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Reconstruction, War, and Reform in Tennessee

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the 16th president of the United States, and president during the Civil War?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

George W. Bush

d)

Donald Trump

2.

What did the 13th Amendment, passed during Reconstruction, say?

a)

Slavery was illegal/not allowed.

b)

All people are citizens of the United States

c)

All men in the United States can vote.

3.

The ​ (a)   Era refers to the period after the Civil War, especially in the ​ (b)   . ​

Choose from the below words
Reconstruction
South
Civil War
North
4.

The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to

a)

provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.

b)

gain the vote for millions of former slaves.

c)

provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.

d)

get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.

5.

The period of rebuilding of The South after The Civil War was known as

a)

The Renaissance

b)

Reconstruction

c)

The Guilded Age

d)

The Industrial Revolution

6.

What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws.

a)

to segregate white and black Americans

b)

to ban slavery

c)

to ban poll taxes

d)

to allow African American men to vote.

7.

What was most likely the greatest problem facing the South after the Civil War?

a)

Most people who lived in the South wanted to move to the North, but they did not have the money to do so.

b)

Most Southerners still refused to release their slaves.

c)

The South was devastated, and the people struggled to deal with the destruction of lives and property.

d)

Most Northerner congressmen and senators did not want the South back in the Union.

8.
Which of the following believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans?
a)
William Lloyd Douglas
b)
W.E.B. Du Bois
c)
George Washington     
d)
Booker T. Washington
9.

WEB DuBois

a)

founded the NAACP

b)

worked in a salt mine at age 9

c)

was born in Tennessee

d)

taught job skills to African-Americans

10.

Who was the Tennessee Representative that cast a vote to break a tie for the women's suffrage amendment?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

W.E.B Dubois

d)

Harry Burn

11.

Why did Harry Burn decide to vote yes for women's suffrage?

a)

He was paid to vote yes

b)

He was threatened to be killed if he didn't

c)

His mom told him to

d)

He wanted women to be allowed to vote

12.

Why was John Scopes put on trial?

a)

Rejecting religion completely

b)

Teaching evolutionary theory

c)

Teaching about God

13.
Where did the Scopes Trial occur?
a)
Dayton, Tennessee
b)
Dayton, Ohio
c)
Nashville, Tennessee
d)
Indianapolis, Indiana
14.

The National Park that encompasses parts of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina is called what?

a)

Shenandoah

b)

The Cumberland Gap

c)

The Great Smoky Mountains

d)

The Blue Ridge Mountains

15.

The longest live broadcasting radio program in the world is hosted in Nashville, TN and is called what?

a)

The Great Old Opry

b)

The Country Jubilee

c)

Live From Broadway

d)

The Grand Ole Opry

16.
The _______________________ was FDR's plan to help get the economy going again and help the unemployed find jobs.
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
German race
c)
The New Deal
d)
Pearl Harbor
17.
Which program cleared the river valley in Tennesee and brought electricity to these rural parts near the river?
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
18.

The TVA provided ________ for rural citizens.

a)

Electricity

b)

new farm land

c)

new homes

d)

New Deal support

19.

This man changes the way people shopped for their groceries in the 1920's

a)

W.C. Handy

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Charles Lindbergh

d)

Clarence Saunders

20.

Oak Ridge had 3 large _____________where employees worked on making nuclear materials for the atomic bomb.

a)

factories

b)

schools

c)

plants

d)

industrial war goods facilities

21.

Today, Oak Ridge is still considered to be the largest hi-tech nuclear research and testing facility in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Where did B.B. King hitchhike to to begin his blues career?

a)

Nashville

b)

Memphis

c)

Knoxville

d)

Clarksville

23.

What is the name of Elvis Presley's estate?

a)

Church Street

b)

Graceland

c)

Blue Suede Shoes

d)

The Old Daisy

24.

Which body of water helped to spread different music styles to Memphis?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Minnesota River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Gulf of Mexico