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SS8H6 Reconstruction in Georgia

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Democrats would have been strong supporters of a group that used racial violence and intimidation tactics against former slaves.  What is the name of the group?

a)

Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

b)

The White League

c)

The Freedmen's Bureau

d)

The Knights of the Golden Circle

2.

What was the positive effects of the Freedmen’s Bureau?​

a)

It helped former slaves adjust to newfound freedom and it helped set up schools.

b)

It was truly successful in bringing unity and understanding and it help set up hospitals.

c)

It terrorized former slaves through racial violence and intimidation tactics and took away their rights.

3.

After the Civil War was over, who was the group of people who wanted to punish the South?

a)

Radical Republicans

b)

Devilish Democrats

c)

Freedman's Bureau

d)

Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

4.

What is the name of the War that led to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments being written?

a)

Civil War

b)

War of 1812

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Revolutionary War

5.

Which Reconstruction plan required states to have 10% population vote an oath of loyalty and for the states to ratify the 13th Amendment

a)

Military

b)

Congressional

c)

Presidential

6.

The Southern States refusing to ratify the 14th Amendment and the rise of the KKK lead to Southern States being...

a)

placed into military districts governed by an army general.

b)

sold to the Spain for the refusing to compromise.

c)

kicked out of the Union and never allowed to join again.

7.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was known as  
a)

New South

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Atlanta Compromise

d)

Georgia Platform

8.
Why did Georgia expel its black legislators?
a)

Said Georgia's constitution denied blacks the right to hold political office

b)
Said since they couldn't read they couldn't hold office
c)
Said they couldn't hold political office because they wouldn't allow them to hold their own school board.
9.
_________________________ owned animals and equipment, but not land.
a)
Sharecroppers
b)
Tenant Farming
c)
Freedmen
d)

Carpetbaggers

10.

Constitutional Amendment that granted citizenship to freedmen; required freedmen to be given "equal protection under the law"

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

24th

11.

Constitutional amendment that abolished slavery

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

26th

12.

What three things did Lincoln’s Plan require the South to do to be reunited back to the Union?

a)

10% of the people in each state had to take an oath to obey the Constitution.

b)

Each state had to set up a new government and a new state constitution.

c)

Each state had to abolish slavery.

d)

Each state had to imprison ALL ex-Confederates.

13.

What did the 15th Amendment do?

a)

It granted African American men the right to vote.

b)

It gave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws to all Americans including slaves.

c)

It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.

d)

It allowed women the right to vote.

14.

What caused Georgia to be placed under military rule during Reconstruction?

a)

Georgia's refusal to ratify the 14th Amendment

b)

Georgia's refusal to ratify the 19th Amendment

c)

Georgia's denial to allow industrial business in the state

d)

the election of Abraham Lincoln

15.
Who was the African American minister who was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1868? 
a)

Alexander Stephens 

b)

Henry McNeal Turner

c)

William Sherman

d)

Austin Dabney

16.
Which statement describes the attitude of the Ku Klux Klan?
a)
The KKK supported the ideas of Congressional Reconstruction.
b)
The KKK supported Black American politicians.
c)
The KKK used violence to terrorize Blacks from voting.
d)
The KKK agreed with Radical Republicans.
17.
After the creation of the 15th Amendment, which group of people still did not have voting rights?
a)
Blacks
b)
Black Males
c)
Women
d)
Senators
18.

Which of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction?

a)

Reunite the North and the South

b)

Rebuild the South

c)

Develop the system of sharecropping

d)

Determine what to do with African Americans

19.

What is the name of the labor system that developed throughout the South after the Civil War and kept poor blacks and whites working in agriculture?

a)

antebellum

b)

indenturing

c)

convict lease system

d)

sharecropping