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WorksheetsReconstruction
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
Why did the North recover from the Civil War more rapidly than the South?
It had lost fewer men.
It faced fewer economic problems.
It could import what it needed.
It had won most of the battles.
What problem did the South face after the war that the North did not face?
massive destruction of its cities and farms
becoming one nation again
a large number of widows and orphans
rebuilding a peacetime economy
How was the Ten Percent Plan different from the Wade-Davis Bill?
The Ten Percent Plan granted amnesty to all members of the Confederacy.
The Ten Percent Plan made it easier for the South to take part in the national government.
The Ten Percent Plan provided a government agency to help former slaves.
The Ten Percent Plan allowed some time to pass before slavery was completely abolished.
President Lincoln’s assassination was part of
(a)
The purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment was to
(a)
What was the main goal of the Freedmen's Bureau established during Reconstruction?
To segregate the Southern states from the Northern states.
To provide legal assistance to former slaves.
To assist former slaves and poor whites in the South by distributing food and clothing.
To ensure that former Confederate soldiers were granted amnesty.
Which amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States?
The 13th Amendment
The 14th Amendment
The 15th Amendment
The 12th Amendment
What was the primary purpose of the Black Codes enacted in the South after the Civil War?
To grant equal rights to former slaves.
To restrict the freedom and rights of newly freed African Americans.
To encourage Northern migration to the South.
To rebuild the Southern economy without relying on slavery.
Republicans believed that black codes and other restrictions on freedmen’s rights were a result of
President Johnson’s lenient Reconstruction plans.
southern fears about the future they faced.
having southern representatives in Congress.
disrespect for the power of the federal government.
Freedmen received citizenship with the passage of
the Dred Scott decision.
the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
the Thirteenth Amendment.
the Fourteenth Amendment.
How did Republicans gain control of all the new southern state governments when the South
was largely Democratic?
Freedmen’s votes outnumbered those of white voters.
The army discouraged Democrats from going to the polls.
Men who had fought for the Confederacy were not allowed to vote.
White voters believed their state governments would prosper under Republican rule.
The House impeached President Johnson for
ignoring the Fourteenth Amendment.
trying to limit the effects of Radical Reconstruction legislation.
failing to execute the laws Congress had passed.
refusing to veto Reconstruction acts.
The Fifteenth Amendment was important to ALL African American men because
voting rights had been denied them in the South.
everyone knew Radical Reconstruction would not last.
it had been up to each state to determine voting rights.
they had not previously been allowed to vote in parts of the North.
What was the main purpose of the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?
To restore the Union as quickly as possible without major changes to the southern states.
To punish the southern states and ensure the rights of freed slaves.
To promote industrial development in the South.
To secure political dominance for the Republican Party in both the North and South.
Where is the United States capitol?
Columbus, OH
Dallas, TX
Washington D.C.
Richmond VA
