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Reconstruction Era Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

What was the main goal of Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan?

a)

Punish the Southern states

b)

Quickly reintegrate the Southern states into the Union

c)

Grant immediate voting rights to all freed slaves

d)

Establish military rule over the South

2.

Which amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

3.

What was a key feature of Johnson's Reconstruction Plan?

a)

It required 50% of voters to take a loyalty oath

b)

It was harsher on the Southern states than Lincoln's plan

c)

It offered amnesty to most Southerners who swore allegiance to the Union

d)

It immediately granted freed slaves the right to vote

4.

What did the Black Codes aim to do?

a)

Provide equal rights to freed slaves

b)

Restrict the freedom and rights of freed slaves

c)

Encourage freed slaves to move to the North

d)

Establish schools for freed slaves

5.

Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

6.

What was the main purpose of Congressional Reconstruction?

a)

To rebuild the South's infrastructure

b)

To ensure that Southern states were punished for the Civil War

c)

To protect the civil rights of freed slaves

d)

To redistribute land to former slaves

7.

Which amendment prohibited the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

8.

What was sharecropping?

a)

A system where freed slaves owned and farmed their own land

b)

A system where landowners provided land and supplies to a farmer in exchange for a share of the crops

c)

A government program to distribute land to freed slaves

d)

A Southern strategy to industrialize the rural South

9.

How did the Southern states react to the 14th and 15th Amendments?

a)

They quickly ratified the amendments without any opposition

b)

They created laws to undermine the amendments' effects

c)

They appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn the amendments

d)

They encouraged freed slaves to vote and participate in government

10.

What was the Ten Percent Plan, which was part of Lincoln's Reconstruction strategy?

a)

It required 10% of a state's voters to swear loyalty to the Union

b)

It imposed a 10% tax on Southern states

c)

It promised 10% of confiscated land to freed slaves

d)

It offered amnesty to Southerners who could prove they owned less than 10 slaves

11.

Why did many Republicans find Johnson's Reconstruction Plan too lenient?

a)

It allowed former Confederate leaders to regain power

b)

It did not require Southern states to pay reparations

c)

It did not include provisions for the redistribution of land

d)

It granted too much autonomy to Southern states in managing their affairs

12.

What was the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

A Southern organization that supported the Black Codes

b)

A military group that enforced Reconstruction policies in the South

c)

An agency established by Congress to help former slaves and poor whites

d)

A group of Southern sympathizers in the North

13.

What impact did sharecropping have on African Americans in the South?

a)

It allowed them to quickly accumulate wealth

b)

It often led to a cycle of debt and poverty

c)

It provided them with political power

d)

It was a temporary measure until they could buy their own land

14.

Which group was primarily targeted by the Black Codes?

a)

Northern businessmen

b)

Freed slaves

c)

Confederate soldiers

d)

European immigrants

15.

What was the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

a)

It established the Freedmen's Bureau

b)

It was the first federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law

c)

It officially ended the Civil War

d)

It granted voting rights to African American men

16.

How did Southern states circumvent the 15th Amendment and prevent African Americans from voting?

a)

By requiring voters to be landowners

b)

Through the use of poll taxes and literacy tests

c)

By outlawing political parties that supported African American rights

d)

By refusing to ratify the amendment

17.

What was the main reason for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson?

a)

His lenient approach to Reconstruction

b)

His violation of the Tenure of Office Act

c)

His support for the Black Codes

d)

His opposition to the 14th Amendment

18.

What role did the Radical Republicans play in Reconstruction?

a)

They supported Johnson's lenient Reconstruction plan

b)

They sought to protect the rights of former slaves and ensure their integration into society

c)

They advocated for the immediate return of the Southern states to the Union without conditions

d)

They pushed for the South to pay reparations to the North

19.

What was the Compromise of 1877 and how did it affect Reconstruction?

a)

It was an agreement to end the military occupation of the South, effectively ending Reconstruction

b)

It was a deal to provide Southern states with federal funds for rebuilding

c)

It was a compromise that allowed for the passage of the 15th Amendment

d)

It was an agreement to redistribute land to freed slaves

20.

How did the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affect the achievements of Reconstruction?

a)

It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation, undermining civil rights gains

b)

It overturned the Black Codes

c)

It reinforced the 15th Amendment

d)

It declared sharecropping illegal

21.

What was the primary economic activity of freed slaves in the South during Reconstruction?

a)

Industrial work in factories

b)

Sharecropping on plantations

c)

Mining

d)

Owning and operating small businesses

22.

Which of the following best describes the Southern economy during Reconstruction?

a)

Rapid industrialization and urbanization

b)

Dominated by agriculture, with little change from the antebellum period

c)

Diversification into manufacturing and services

d)

Collapse due to the abolition of slavery

23.

What was the main challenge faced by the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

Lack of funding and resources

b)

Opposition from Northern states

c)

Support for the Black Codes among its staff

d)

Inability to provide military protection

24.

How did the end of Reconstruction affect African Americans in the South?

a)

They gained more political and economic power

b)

They faced renewed discrimination and the imposition of Jim Crow laws

c)

They were granted large tracts of land

d)

They migrated in large numbers to the North

25.

What derogatory term was used by angry southerners to describe other southerners who were sympathetic or helpful towards the northerners and federal government during Reconstruction?

a)

Scalawag

b)

Hiram Rhodes Revels

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Debt Peonage

26.

Who was the 1st Black U.S. Congress person who took over Jefferson Davis' old Senate seat held before the southern succession?

a)

Scalawag

b)

Hiram Rhodes Revels

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Debt Peonage

27.

What type of farming involved Freedmen renting small plots of land from a landowner in return for a portion of their crop, often resulting in falling into financial debt?

a)

Scalawag

b)

Hiram Rhodes Revels

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Debt Peonage

28.

What term describes the situation when Freedmen fell into debt to the landowner through sharecropping and could not leave the land until the debt was paid?

a)

Scalawag

b)

Hiram Rhodes Revels

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Debt Peonage

29.

What racist white terror group was created during the Reconstruction era in the south to terrorize black American families through violence and intimidation?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Literacy Tests

c)

Grandfather Clause

d)

Poll Taxes

30.

What were given at the voting booth before a Freedman could vote, with the intention of keeping them from exercising their right to vote?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Literacy Tests

c)

Grandfather Clause

d)

Poll Taxes

31.

What rule for literacy tests allowed illiterate white people to still vote regardless of failing the literacy test?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Literacy Tests

c)

Grandfather Clause

d)

Poll Taxes

32.

What was the tax on voting used in hopes of keeping Freedmen from voting?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Literacy Tests

c)

Grandfather Clause

d)

Poll Taxes

33.

What laws passed in the south after Reconstruction segregated public spaces based on race?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Segregation

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Nadir

34.

What term describes separating the public based on race?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Segregation

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Nadir

35.

What Supreme Court ruling upheld Jim Crow Laws by claiming racial segregation was 'separate but equal'?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Segregation

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Nadir

36.

What was the worst period of race relations between white people and black people in the United States?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Segregation

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Nadir

37.

What is the term for the right to vote?

a)

Suffrage

b)

Scalawag

c)

Hiram Rhodes Revels

d)

Sharecropping

38.

What term describes a rule that allowed illiterate white people to still vote regardless of failing the literacy test?

a)

Suffrage

b)

Grandfather Clause

c)

Hiram Rhodes Revels

d)

Sharecropping

39.

What term describes a tax on voting used in hopes of keeping Freedmen from voting?

a)

Suffrage

b)

Scalawag

c)

Poll Tax

d)

Sharecropping

40.

The political cartoon comments on events that occurred during the...

a)

Reconstruction era

b)

Age of Jackson

c)

Second Great Awakening

d)

War of 1812

41.

How did the Freedmen's Bureau most assist in the reconstruction of the South?

a)

By dividing large plantations and redistributing the property to former slaves

b)

By creating a militia to help enforce the voting rights of former slaves

c)

By offering legal assistance and public schooling to former slaves

d)

By petitioning the government to offer money to former slaves

42.

*Establishment of the South's first state-funded public school system

*Implementation of more equitable taxation system

*Prohibition of racial discrimination in public transportation and accommodations


These reforms were instituted by...

a)

governors during the colonial era

b)

Reconstruction governments after the Civil War

c)

Patriots during the American Revolution

d)

revivalists after the Second Great Awakening

43.

Provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1866

  • Designated all people born in the U.S. (except American Indians) as citizens
  • Granted all citizens certain rights under the law


What is the historical significance of this act?

a)

It was the first time Congress ruled to overrule a presidential veto.

b)

It represented a shift in federal power after the impeachment of president Johnson.

c)

It was the first time Congress passed a law that protected racial minorities.

d)

It represented the failure of abolitionists to influence Reconstruction policies.

44.

The election of Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870 was significant because he was the first African American to...

a)

win an election as a member of the Democratic Party

b)

win a majority of the popular vote in Mississippi

c)

serve as a member of the U.S. Senate

d)

run for public office in the South

45.

What was the main cause of the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in 1868?

a)

His opposition to the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment

b)

His refusal to investigate reported criminal activity by the Union army during the Civil War

c)

His opposition to Radical Reconstruction policies for former Confederate states

d)

His refusal to use the Homestead Act to redistribute land to former slaves.

46.

After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to...

a)

punish plantation owners form the use of slavery

b)

support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South

c)

promote the activities of the Freedmen's Bureau

d)

limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment

47.

What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?

a)

To establish a national bank.

b)

To grant voting rights to women.

c)

To expand the territory of the United States.

d)

To abolish slavery and involuntary servitude.

48.

Which organization was established to help newly freed slaves?

a)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

b)

American Red Cross

c)

Freedmen's Bureau

d)

National Urban League

49.

What were the Black Codes?

a)

Laws in Southern states restricting African Americans' rights after the Civil War.

b)

Laws in Southern states promoting African Americans' rights after the Civil War.

c)

Federal laws promoting equality for African Americans after the Civil War.

d)

Laws in Northern states protecting African Americans' rights after the Civil War.

50.

What was the role of the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

To provide financial assistance to Confederate soldiers.

b)

To assist newly freed African Americans and white refugees after the Civil War.

c)

To promote slavery and maintain the plantation system.

d)

To enforce segregation laws in the South.