WorksheetsUnit 1: Reconstruction Test
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which president was in power during the Civil War and paved the way to Reconstruction?
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Jackson
What did the 13th Amendment signify?
It gave African Americans the right to vote.
It states that all people born or naturalized in the United States are United States citizens with the full rights and are entitled to due process.
It allowed any person the right to vote regardless of age, gender, or race.
It abolished slavery.
What were the Black Codes during the Reconstruction Era?
Laws designed to restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans. These restrictions include: restrictions on employment, property ownership, voting rights, and other liberties for African Americans.
Laws designed to mandate segregation for African Americans in public spaces, such as: schools, transportation, and restaurants.
Laws that forced the removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the Southern United States.
Laws that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
What does the term carpetbaggers mean?
Enslaved individuals who escaped to the North during the Civil War.
Southern white Democrats who supported Reconstruction.
Northern Republicans who opposed the abolition of slavery.
Individuals who moved from the North to the South during Reconstruction.
What was the Freedmen’s Bureau?
An organization established to help newly freed slaves after the Civil War.
A secret organization that supported the abolition of slavery.
An underground railroad system for runaway slaves.
A political party formed by former slave owners.
What is the term used to describe the expansion of settlers from the eastern United States to the western territories?
Westward Expansion
Manifest Destiny
Colonization
Industrial Revolution
Who made the Louisiana Purchase?
James Madison
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
How many new people came to California from the United States and abroad during the California Gold Rush?
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
What is the definition of Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the United States should remain isolated from international affairs.
The belief that the United States should focus on industrial development rather than territorial expansion.
The belief that the United States was destined to expand its territory from the East coast to the West coast.
The belief that the United States should prioritize diplomatic relations with European powers.
This amendment gave black men the right to vote
13th
14th
15th
16th
Which major U.S. river was the starting point for Westward Expansion?
Colorado River
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Columbia River
What does the 14th Amendment state?
It grants African American men the right to vote.
It established slavery in the United States.
It gave all African Americans the right to vote.
It defined citizen rights and equal protection under the law.
