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Reconstruction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TRUE or FALSE - The Radical Republicans wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

3.

Which constitutional amendment gave all MEN the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

4.

Which constitutional amendment made all people born in the US citizens and guaranteed them equal rights?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

5.

TRUE or FALSE - The Senate has the power to impeach the president.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

TRUE or FALSE - The House of Representatives holds the President's impeachment trial.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What was the purpose of the Black Codes?

a)

To allow Southern African Americans to vote.

b)

To ensure equality in all government actions.

c)

To restrict the freedoms of African Americans in the South.

d)

To limit the voting rights for all women in the US.

8.

What did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v Ferguson?

a)

Slaves are property of their owners and therefore do not have any rights.

b)

Separate facilities are constitutional as long as they are equal.

c)

All women should be permitted to vote.

d)

Black Codes are unconstitutional and cannot be enacted.

9.

What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?

a)

To help former slaves by providing food, clothes, and education.

b)

To assist freemen in moving to the North.

c)

To help former plantation owners maintain their land.

d)

To ensure that African American men are allowed to vote in all federal elections.

10.

How many military districts were established by the Radical Republicans in the South during Reconstruction?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

11.

Southern whites who supported Reconstruction were known as

a)

Carpetbaggers

b)

Freedmen

c)

Scalawags

d)

Radical Republicans

12.

Northerners who moved to the south during Reconstruction to set up new businesses were known as

a)

Carpetbaggers

b)

Scalawags

c)

Freedmen

d)

Radical Republicans

13.

Which of the following was NOT used to prevent African Americans from voting?

a)

Poll Tax

b)

Literacy Test

c)

Intimidation by the Ku Klux Klan

d)

Grandfather Clause

14.

Who won the Election of 1876?

a)

Samuel Tilden

b)

Ulysses S Grant

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Rutherford B Hayes

15.

TRUE or FALSE - The goal of the Ku Klux Klan was to keep former slaves powerless.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

TRUE or FALSE - The Radical Republicans set up the military districts in the South to ensure that Southern States followed Reconstruction Law.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What ultimately ended Reconstruction by removing all Union Troops from the South?

a)

Compromise of 1877

b)

Election of 1876

c)

The Force Bill

d)

The Freedman's Bureau

18.

Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached?

a)

He vetoed too many bills proposed by the Radical Republicans.

b)

He was accused of lying under oath.

c)

He fired a cabinet member, defying the Tenure of Office Act.

d)

He did not allow African American men to vote in federal elections.

19.

What is segregation?

a)

Basing voting rights on race.

b)

Dividing facilities based on race.

c)

Designating separate spaces based on gender.

d)

Integrating all public facilities.

20.

What was the purpose of the Jim Crow Laws?

a)

To limit voting rights for African Americans

b)

To segregate public facilities in the South

c)

To ensure equal rights for men and women

d)

To allow all African American men to vote