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Reconstruction Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the term 'Reconstruction' refer to in the context of the period following the Civil War?

a)

It refers to the period before the Civil War when the North and South were undergoing significant changes leading to the war.

b)

It refers to the period during the Civil War when the North would destroy something in the South, which would then be quickly rebuilt.

c)

It refers to the period after the Civil War when the Southern way of life had to be completely rebuilt.

d)

It refers to the period after the Civil War when the infrastructure of the North was left decimated.

2.

Which sayin' down yonder best mirrors how many folks in the South felt 'bout reconstruction?

a)

"I'm pleased as punch we can all be one big happy kinfolk and live in peace."

b)

"I've been ponderin' free slaves should be able to vote for years."

c)

"I don't give a hoot if they are free, I ain't gonna allow a black person to have any rights in my town."

d)

"The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments are just peachy!"

3.
There were two basic plans for Reconstruction that were proposed by the federal government. What were the two plans?
a)
Presidential and Congressional
b)
Presidential and Constitutional
c)
Freedman and Congress
d)
Johnson and Lincoln
4.
Which reconstruction plan was the friendliest to the south?
a)
Lincoln
b)
Johnson
c)
South
d)
North
5.
This reconstruction plan, while still pro-south, would have Southerners make an oath, pass a new state constitution, BUT added that the state had to ratify the 13th amendment.
a)
Lincoln's Plan
b)
Johnson's Plan
c)
Congressional Plan
6.
What 3 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the Reconstruction Amendments?
a)
12th, 13th, 14th
b)
14th, 15th, 16th
c)
13th, 14th, 15th
d)
17th, 21st, 19th
7.

I am the Amendment that granted all former enslaved, and anyone born on US soil, citizenship. (Input the number only)

(a)  

8.

Who was assassinated and changed the course for Reconstruction?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Freedman Bureau

d)

Thaddeus Stephens

9.

I am the Amendment that made slavery illegal throughout the USA. (input the number only)

(a)  

10.

I am the Amendment that gave all male citizens the right to vote. (Input the number only)

(a)  

11.
After the slaves were released they realistically had no choice but to:
a)
leave the south and move north
b)
go back to Africa
c)
join the freedman's bureau
d)
return to the plantation and become sharecroppers
12.
Which statement below describes sharecropping?
a)
Sharecroppers rented land from land owners and provided their own animals, equipment, and supplies.
b)
Sharecroppers were poor and relied on the landowner for everything needed to farm.
c)
Sharecroppers lived on the farm and would farm the land for most of the profit from the crop.
d)
Sharecroppers were usually only white and would earn a small portion of the crop's price.
13.
Which statement below best describes tenant farming?
a)
Tenant farmers rented only land from land owners.
b)
Tenant farmers rented land and lived on the plantation
c)
Tenant farmers made less than sharecroppers
d)
Tenant farmers were bad a farming.
14.
"Sharecropping is a form of economic slavery," Which of the following best explains the preceding quote?
a)
Sharecroppers had to work long hard hours and were often left crippled after their labor.
b)
Sharecroppers were owned by the plantation owner and could never leave the farm and have a better life.
c)
Sharecroppers had nothing so they were forced to find seed and equipment in order to work the land they rented.
d)
Sharecroppers had two options: work for whatever land owner paid them, or be homeless and starve.
15.
What agency was started by the government to help former enslaved people? (Hint - READ THEM CAREFULLY)
a)
Freemans League
b)
Freedman's Club
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Freeman's Corps
16.
Which group started as a social club for Southern Civil War Veterans but later became a terrorist organization with the goal of oppressing freedman and their allies (radical republicans)?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
White League
c)
NAACP
d)
Freedman's Bureau