WorksheetsWest. Exp/Reconstrunstruction US History Semester Exam
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A process under which Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of the white culture (dress differently, learn English, etc) was called
a)
Dawes Act
b)
assimilation
c)
reservation
d)
Migration
e)
Trail of Tears
2.
The forced removal of Cherokee (and other Great Plains tribes) Native Americans and their transportation to reservations is known as the
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
assimilation
d)
reservations
e)
Migration
3.
Land set aside specifically for Native Americans during the mid-late 1800s were
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
assimilation
d)
reservations
e)
Migration
4.
This legislation required Native Americans to live apart from their nations/tribes and assimilate into European/American culture.
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
assimilation
d)
reservations
e)
Migration
5.
The Supreme Court case that affirmed the "separate but equal" doctrine.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Segregation
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Poll Tax
e)
Suffrage
6.
Nickname of the laws enacted by southern states and local governments to separate white and black people.
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Segregation
c)
Poll Tax
d)
Suffrage
e)
Plessy v. Ferguson
7.
A fee levied as a requirement to vote, often to keep African Americans from voting, was the
a)
Poll Tax
b)
Segregation
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Suffrage
e)
Plessy v. Ferguson
8.
Which term used to refer to any system of separating people on the basis of race?
a)
Segregation
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Poll Tax
d)
Suffrage
e)
Plessy v. Ferguson
9.
Which term means the right to vote?
a)
Suffrage
b)
Segregation
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Poll Tax
e)
Plessy v. Ferguson
10.
The time period following the American Civil War characterized by the rebuilding and occupation of the South; led to the establishment of institutionalized racism?
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Segregation
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Poll Tax
e)
Suffrage
11.
An exam administered as a precondition for voting, often used to prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote.
a)
literacy test
b)
Segregation
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Poll Tax
e)
Suffrage
12.
Guaranteed "equal rights and protection under the law" for all American citizens.
a)
Thirteenth Amendment
b)
Fourteenth Amendment
c)
Fifteenth Amendment
13.
Officially made involuntary servitude, or slavery, illegal in the United States
a)
Thirteenth Amendment
b)
Fourteenth Amendment
c)
Fifteenth Amendment
14.
Granted suffrage to all males, regardless of race, in the United States. Meant to extend suffrage to African American men.
a)
Thirteenth Amendment
b)
Fourteenth Amendment
c)
Fifteenth Amendment
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