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WorksheetsUnit 3 Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 26mins
In Plessy v. Ferguson (1898), the Supreme Court ruled that segregated train cars for African Americans and whites were constitutional. Which principle did this establish?
Innocent until proven guilty
Necessary and proper
Separate but equal
Equal opportunity
What was the main goal of General Sherman’s March to the Sea?
Provide jobs for freedmen
Capture Confederate leaders
Disrupt Confederate supply lines and economy
Guide freedmen to Union territory
What distinguished tenant farmers from sharecroppers during Reconstruction?
Sharecroppers were mostly European immigrants
Sharecroppers were Northern carpetbaggers
Tenant farmers owned tools; sharecroppers relied on landowners
Tenant farmers were often in debt, sharecroppers were wealthy
Which organization distributed rations to elderly and sick Southerners after the Civil War?
Freedmen’s Bureau
American Red Cross
Tennessee Valley Authority
Underground Railroad
Who would most likely have said in the mid-1800s: “The federal government should not dictate our actions”?
Southern plantation owner
Northern abolitionist
Southern miner
Northern factory owner
The Leo Frank case reflected which Southern prejudices?
A. Distrust of Northerners and Jews
B. Distrust of African Americans and Catholics
Which three men made up Georgia’s Bourbon Triumvirate?
A. Joseph E. Brown
B. Alfred H. Colquitt
E. Henry McNeal Turner
C. John B. Gordon
D. Henry Grady
What did Henry Grady promote as managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution?
Women’s suffrage
Racial integration
Labor unionization
Southern industrial growth
Which cause did Tom Watson and other Populists support?
Reducing government regulations
Encouraging industrial growth
Expanding African American rights
Promoting farmers’ interests
Why did W. E. B. Du Bois criticize Booker T. Washington?
For promoting violent tactics
For encouraging emigration to Africa
For claiming African Americans weren’t ready for full rights
For urging focus on education and work before civil rights
What did Georgia’s refusal to seat Henry McNeal Turner signify?
A. Democratic Party ignored federal oversight
B. Republican Party avoided working with Freedmen’s Bureau
How did the federal government respond when Southern states resisted ratifying the 14th Amendment?
Outlawed the Ku Klux Klan
Relocated plantation owners
Banned Democrats from elections
Placed Southern states under military rule
Why was Georgia readmitted to the Union in 1870?
Adopted a new constitution
Ratified the 15th Amendment
Arrested Confederate leaders
Desegregated schools
How did Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plan differ from Congress’s plan?
Protected freedmen’s rights
Readmitted states quickly
Punished Southern states
Expanded economic opportunities for African Americans
Which statement best compares Lincoln, Johnson, and Congress’s Reconstruction plans?
A. Lincoln/Johnson: harsh punishment; Congress: diplomacy
B. Lincoln/Johnson: restore Union; Congress: protect freedmen
C. Lincoln/Johnson: rebuild South; Congress: treat Confederates fairly
D. Lincoln/Johnson: ensure loyalty; Congress: block Confederate reentry
At the 1895 Atlanta Exposition, what did Booker T. Washington encourage African Americans to do?
Cause civil unrest
Emigrate to Africa
Advance themselves through education
Which statement best explains the significance of the 1881 International Cotton Exposition?
Opened international textile markets
Spread the plantation system
Promoted small-scale farming
Attracted Northern industrial investment
What was the main purpose of the Union blockade of Georgia’s coast?
Prevent British troops from landing
Stop Confederate ships from reaching the Atlantic
Trap Confederate leaders after Sherman’s invasion
Block shipments of Georgia goods to Europe
Which law enforced the message of an 1800s Mississippi newspaper advertisement and preserved slavery?
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
Missouri Compromise (1820)
Civil Rights Act (1866)
According to Georgia’s 1861 Declaration of Secession, why did the state leave the Union?
Republican infringement on Black Americans’ rights
Federal expansion of slavery westward
Protect state powers
Republican threat to ban slavery and enforce racial equality
Although the Union lost the Battle of Chickamauga, leaders considered it important because it helped:
What was the long-term effect of the 1906 Atlanta Riot?
Increased racial segregation
Removal of African American legislators
Emergence of a civil rights movement
Suspension of Jim Crow laws
Which statement best describes the difference between tenant farmers and sharecroppers?
Tenant farmers grew only cotton; sharecroppers followed instructions
Tenant farmers eventually owned land; sharecroppers did not
Tenant farmers could sell crops; sharecroppers gave a share to landowners
Tenant farmers owned land and crops; sharecroppers rented land and surrendered crops
How did W. E. B. Du Bois’s and Booker T. Washington’s approaches differ?
Washington: tolerate discrimination; Du Bois: political activism
Du Bois: tolerate discrimination; Washington: activism
Washington: violent resistance; Du Bois: peaceful protest
Du Bois: violent resistance; Washington: peaceful protest
How did white legislators justify removing African American lawmakers from Georgia’s General Assembly?
Election fraud
Could vote but not hold office
Not citizens of Georgia
Unconstitutional redistricting
Why were Jim Crow laws enacted in the South after Reconstruction?
(a)
Which approach to Reconstruction did Lincoln and Johnson prioritize compared to Congress?
A. Harsh punishment vs. diplomacy
B. Loyalty vs. prevent Confederate return
C. Restore Union vs. protect freedmen
D. Rebuild South vs. fair treatment of Confederates
Which approach to African American advancement did Booker T. Washington support?
Resisting white supremacy
Gradual improvement via education and work
Elite-led activism
Legal action and NAACP
What does the expulsion of African American lawmakers in Georgia in 1868 reveal?
Decline of labor unions
Freedmen’s Bureau influence
Race outweighed political affiliation
Social progress outweighed economics
How did the Leo Frank case affect Georgia society?
Legal reforms protecting minorities
Federal removal of governor
Northern migration boosted economy
Antisemitism increased and KKK resurgence
Henry McNeal Turner, in 1868, demanded his rights in the legislature. Which issue was he addressing?
Which statement compares the Freedmen’s Bureau and the Ku Klux Klan?
Both outlawed by Congress
Both created by Congress
Both used violence
Both arose from social changes
What was the Freedmen’s Bureau’s most lasting achievement?
End segregation through lawsuits
End sharecropping
Aid Southern economy
Expand African American education
Why were Georgians opposed to reducing Leo Frank’s sentence?
A. Newspaper argued his innocence
B. Prejudice against African Americans
C. Prejudice against Jews and Northern migrants
D. Governor claimed unfair trial
What does the outcome of the Leo Frank case reveal about Georgia in the early 20th century?
A. Resentment toward Northerners and ethnic minorities
B. Support for labor protections
C. Fear of communist influence
D. Resistance to federal policies
What did the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments in Georgia lead to?
Founding African American colleges
Reduced Freedmen’s Bureau funding
Removal of Black legislators
Refusal to outlaw KKK membership
Which statement best describes sharecropping in Reconstruction Georgia?
Helped laborers buy land
Kept laborers in debt
Forced landowners to give land
Prevented exploitation
Why did the KKK rise in Georgia during the 1860s?
Built hospitals and schools
Business concern over profits and unions
Federal troops ineffective
Fear of African Americans’ growing power
What was Sherman’s March to the Sea’s main purpose?
Employment for freedmen
Capture Confederate leaders
Disrupt economy and supply lines
Escort freedmen to safety
Which event symbolized the success of Reconstruction in Georgia?
Freedmen elected to office
Segregation ended
Sharecropping abolished
Northern industry invested
Which Reconstruction-era amendment allowed African Americans to vote?
13th
14th
15th
16th
