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ICT Class 831 Unit Test on Reconstruction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

Why were the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments added to the Constitution during Reconstruction?

a)
To bring an end to the Civil War
b)

To give civil rights to African Americans

c)
To limit the rights of African Americans
2.

Why did the Southern states pass laws that established literacy tests, poll taxes, and black codes?

a)
To raise money to rebuild the South after the Civil War
b)
To improve education of U.S. citizens
c)
To limit the rights of former slaves
3.

What did the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution accomplish?

a)

It banned slavery.

b)

It gave citizens the right to vote.

c)

It gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S.

4.

What did the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution accomplish?

a)

It banned slavery.

b)

It gave all citizens the right to vote.

c)

It gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S.

5.

What did the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution accomplish?

a)

It banned slavery.

b)

It gave all citizens the right to vote.

c)

It gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S.

6.

Which of the following were NOT actions of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

a)
Passing Black Codes for former slaves
b)
Providing education for former slaves
c)
Legalizing marriages for former slaves
7.

What was the main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction?

a)

To ensure that freedmen would not have equal rights.

b)

To ensure that freedmen had their equal rights protected.

c)

To ensure that the Reconstruction Amendments were followed.

8.

In what year did Reconstruction officially end?

a)
1865
b)
1872
c)
1877
9.

Which is true about sharecropping?

a)
Sharecropping was beneficial (good) for the freedmen.
b)
Many freedmen remained in debt or a cycle of being poor.
c)
Many freedmen were able to buy homes and farm equipment through sharecropping.
10.

The following image is called "The First Vote." Which historical understanding would this document support?

a)
White southerners used physical violence and intimidation to prevent freedpeople from exercising their rights
b)
After the Civil War, freedpeople acted on their freedom by reuniting with their families and exercising their rights.
c)
The federal government’s Reconstruction plan promised protection of freedpeople’s rights,
11.
This document can be used to support which historical understanding of Reconstruction?
a)
White southerners used physical violence, intimidation and unfair contracts in response to freedpeople’s attempts to exercise their political and economic rights.
b)
After the Civil War, freedpeople acted on their freedom by reuniting with their families and getting married.
c)
The federal government’s Reconstruction plan promised protection of freedpeople’s civil rights, provided for their physical safety, and established schools and helped to ensure fair labor contracts between freedpeople and their former masters.
12.

This organization was set up by the federal government; it gave food, clothing, medicine, and other needed supplies to freed slaves.

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

13.

A plan which stated that a southern state could be readmitted to the Union once 10 percent of its voters pledged allegiance to the Union.

a)

Lincoln's Plan (Ten Percent Plan)

b)

Andrew Johnson's Plan (Presidential Reconstruction)

c)

Radical Republicans' Plan (Congressional Reconstruction)

14.

A test to prove you could read or write in order to vote; used to keep African Americans from voting

a)

Literacy Tests

b)

Poll Taxes

c)

Sharecropping

15.

A derogatory term applied to any person from the North who came to the South after the Civil War; they were viewed as taking advantage of the South

a)

Freedman

b)

Scalawag

c)

Carpetbagger

16.

Considered a slur; referred to white southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the end of the Civil War

a)

Freedman

b)

Scalawag

c)

Carpetbagger

17.

Which of the following was NOT a secret society started by a group of Confederates who wanted to limit the rights of freedmen and used intimidation and physical violence

a)

Freedmen's Bureau

b)

White League

c)

Ku Klux Klan

18.

Who were the Radical Republicans?

a)

People who describe themselves as NOT extreme in their political beliefs

b)

Group of representatives that were very extreme with their views; believed the government should be tough on the South for leaving the Union

c)

Southerners who wanted the northerners to leave the South and allow southern states to rule themselves

19.
  • After the Civil War, the South faced the task of repairing tremendous ________________.

a)

growth

b)

destruction

c)

freedom

20.
  • Presidents Lincoln and Johnson recommended __________________ plans for Reconstruction, but Congress refused to accept either one.

a)

mild

b)

harsh

c)

tough