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Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

Innocent until proven guilty

b)

Necessary and proper

c)

Separate but equal

d)

Equal opportunity

2.

What was the main goal of General Sherman’s March to the Sea?

a)

Provide jobs for freedmen

b)

Capture Confederate leaders

c)

Disrupt Confederate supply lines and economy

d)

Guide freedmen to Union territory

3.

What distinguished tenant farmers from sharecroppers during Reconstruction?

a)

Sharecroppers were mostly European immigrants

b)

Sharecroppers were Northern carpetbaggers

c)

Tenant farmers owned tools; sharecroppers relied on landowners

d)

Tenant farmers were often in debt, sharecroppers were wealthy

4.

Which organization distributed rations to elderly and sick Southerners after the Civil War?

a)

Freedmen’s Bureau

b)

American Red Cross

c)

Tennessee Valley Authority

d)

Underground Railroad

5.

Who would most likely have said in the mid-1800s: “The federal government should not dictate our actions”?

a)

Southern plantation owner

b)

Northern abolitionist

c)

Southern miner

d)

Northern factory owner

6.

The Leo Frank case reflected which Southern prejudices?

a)

A. Distrust of Northerners and Jews

b)

B. Distrust of African Americans and Catholics

7.

Which three men made up Georgia’s Bourbon Triumvirate?

a)

A. Joseph E. Brown

b)

B. Alfred H. Colquitt

c)

E. Henry McNeal Turner

d)

C. John B. Gordon

e)

D. Henry Grady

8.

What did Henry Grady promote as managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution?

a)

Women’s suffrage

b)

Racial integration

c)

Labor unionization

d)

Southern industrial growth

9.

Which cause did Tom Watson and other Populists support?

a)

Reducing government regulations

b)

Encouraging industrial growth

c)

Expanding African American rights

d)

Promoting farmers’ interests

10.

Why did W. E. B. Du Bois criticize Booker T. Washington?

a)

For promoting violent tactics

b)

For encouraging emigration to Africa

c)

For claiming African Americans weren’t ready for full rights

d)

For urging focus on education and work before civil rights

11.

What did Georgia’s refusal to seat Henry McNeal Turner signify?

a)

A. Democratic Party ignored federal oversight

b)

B. Republican Party avoided working with Freedmen’s Bureau

12.

How did the federal government respond when Southern states resisted ratifying the 14th Amendment?

a)

Outlawed the Ku Klux Klan

b)

Relocated plantation owners

c)

Banned Democrats from elections

d)

Placed Southern states under military rule

13.

Why was Georgia readmitted to the Union in 1870?

a)

Adopted a new constitution

b)

Ratified the 15th Amendment

c)

Arrested Confederate leaders

d)

Desegregated schools

14.

How did Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plan differ from Congress’s plan?

a)

Protected freedmen’s rights

b)

Readmitted states quickly

c)

Punished Southern states

d)

Expanded economic opportunities for African Americans

15.

Which statement best compares Lincoln, Johnson, and Congress’s Reconstruction plans?

a)

A. Lincoln/Johnson: harsh punishment; Congress: diplomacy

b)

B. Lincoln/Johnson: restore Union; Congress: protect freedmen

c)

C. Lincoln/Johnson: rebuild South; Congress: treat Confederates fairly

d)

D. Lincoln/Johnson: ensure loyalty; Congress: block Confederate reentry

16.

At the 1895 Atlanta Exposition, what did Booker T. Washington encourage African Americans to do?

a)

Cause civil unrest

b)

Emigrate to Africa

c)

Advance themselves through education

17.

Which statement best explains the significance of the 1881 International Cotton Exposition?

a)

Opened international textile markets

b)

Spread the plantation system

c)

Promoted small-scale farming

d)

Attracted Northern industrial investment

18.

What was the main purpose of the Union blockade of Georgia’s coast?

a)

Prevent British troops from landing

b)

Stop Confederate ships from reaching the Atlantic

c)

Trap Confederate leaders after Sherman’s invasion

d)

Block shipments of Georgia goods to Europe

19.

Which law enforced the message of an 1800s Mississippi newspaper advertisement and preserved slavery?

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)

b)

Fugitive Slave Act (1850)

c)

Missouri Compromise (1820)

d)

Civil Rights Act (1866)

20.

According to Georgia’s 1861 Declaration of Secession, why did the state leave the Union?

a)

Republican infringement on Black Americans’ rights

b)

Federal expansion of slavery westward

c)

Protect state powers

d)

Republican threat to ban slavery and enforce racial equality

21.

Although the Union lost the Battle of Chickamauga, leaders considered it important because it helped:

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22.

What was the long-term effect of the 1906 Atlanta Riot?

a)

Increased racial segregation

b)

Removal of African American legislators

c)

Emergence of a civil rights movement

d)

Suspension of Jim Crow laws

23.

Which statement best describes the difference between tenant farmers and sharecroppers?

a)

Tenant farmers grew only cotton; sharecroppers followed instructions

b)

Tenant farmers eventually owned land; sharecroppers did not

c)

Tenant farmers could sell crops; sharecroppers gave a share to landowners

d)

Tenant farmers owned land and crops; sharecroppers rented land and surrendered crops

24.

How did W. E. B. Du Bois’s and Booker T. Washington’s approaches differ?

a)

Washington: tolerate discrimination; Du Bois: political activism

b)

Du Bois: tolerate discrimination; Washington: activism

c)

Washington: violent resistance; Du Bois: peaceful protest

d)

Du Bois: violent resistance; Washington: peaceful protest

25.

How did white legislators justify removing African American lawmakers from Georgia’s General Assembly?

a)

Election fraud

b)

Could vote but not hold office

c)

Not citizens of Georgia

d)

Unconstitutional redistricting

26.

Why were Jim Crow laws enacted in the South after Reconstruction?

(a)  

27.

Which approach to Reconstruction did Lincoln and Johnson prioritize compared to Congress?

a)

A. Harsh punishment vs. diplomacy

b)

B. Loyalty vs. prevent Confederate return

c)

C. Restore Union vs. protect freedmen

d)

D. Rebuild South vs. fair treatment of Confederates

28.

Which approach to African American advancement did Booker T. Washington support?

a)

Resisting white supremacy

b)

Gradual improvement via education and work

c)

Elite-led activism

d)

Legal action and NAACP

29.

What does the expulsion of African American lawmakers in Georgia in 1868 reveal?

a)

Decline of labor unions

b)

Freedmen’s Bureau influence

c)

Race outweighed political affiliation

d)

Social progress outweighed economics

30.

How did the Leo Frank case affect Georgia society?

a)

Legal reforms protecting minorities

b)

Federal removal of governor

c)

Northern migration boosted economy

d)

Antisemitism increased and KKK resurgence

31.

Henry McNeal Turner, in 1868, demanded his rights in the legislature. Which issue was he addressing?

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32.

Which statement compares the Freedmen’s Bureau and the Ku Klux Klan?

a)

Both outlawed by Congress

b)

Both created by Congress

c)

Both used violence

d)

Both arose from social changes

33.

What was the Freedmen’s Bureau’s most lasting achievement?

a)

End segregation through lawsuits

b)

End sharecropping

c)

Aid Southern economy

d)

Expand African American education

34.

Why were Georgians opposed to reducing Leo Frank’s sentence?

a)

A. Newspaper argued his innocence

b)

B. Prejudice against African Americans

c)

C. Prejudice against Jews and Northern migrants

d)

D. Governor claimed unfair trial

35.

What does the outcome of the Leo Frank case reveal about Georgia in the early 20th century?

a)

A. Resentment toward Northerners and ethnic minorities

b)

B. Support for labor protections

c)

C. Fear of communist influence

d)

D. Resistance to federal policies

36.

What did the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments in Georgia lead to?

a)

Founding African American colleges

b)

Reduced Freedmen’s Bureau funding

c)

Removal of Black legislators

d)

Refusal to outlaw KKK membership

37.

Which statement best describes sharecropping in Reconstruction Georgia?

a)

Helped laborers buy land

b)

Kept laborers in debt

c)

Forced landowners to give land

d)

Prevented exploitation

38.

Why did the KKK rise in Georgia during the 1860s?

a)

Built hospitals and schools

b)

Business concern over profits and unions

c)

Federal troops ineffective

d)

Fear of African Americans’ growing power

39.

What was Sherman’s March to the Sea’s main purpose?

a)

Employment for freedmen

b)

Capture Confederate leaders

c)

Disrupt economy and supply lines

d)

Escort freedmen to safety

40.

Which event symbolized the success of Reconstruction in Georgia?

a)

Freedmen elected to office

b)

Segregation ended

c)

Sharecropping abolished

d)

Northern industry invested

41.

Which Reconstruction-era amendment allowed African Americans to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th