Download Reconstruction Unit Test 1 What impact did the event portrayed

Reconstruction Unit Test
1
What impact did the event portrayed above have on the start of the
Reconstruction Era?
a.
Abraham Lincoln was unable to follow through with his mild
Reconstruction plans to let the South re-join the Union.
b.
A new hope was given to the Confederate Army and the
Civil War went on for several more months.
c.
The Reconstruction Era began peacefully as the North and
South joined together to honor their fallen leader.
d.
Abraham Lincoln was unable to follow through his harsh
Reconstruction plans and punish the South for starting the
war.
2
The above drawing portrays which of the
following events from 1865?
f.
the capture of Richmond by the Union
Army
g.
the Confederate surrender at Appomattox
Courthouse
h.
the debate over the 13th amendment to
the Constitution
i.
the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
3
The headline above appeared in the New York
Times on December 19, 1865, immediately
following which event?
a.
the issuing of the Emancipation
Proclamation
b.
the surrender of the Confederate Army in
the Civil War
c.
the ratification of the 15th amendment to
the Constitution
d.
the ratification of the 13th amendment to
the Constitution
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6
Which of the following groups would have been
happy to pick up a paper and read the above
headline?
f.
Southern farmers
g.
abolitionists
h.
Confederate soldiers
i.
plantation owners
The notice above appeared in an 1865
newspaper and was primarily directed to:
a.
former plantation owners.
b.
former Union Soldiers.
c.
former Confederate soldiers.
d.
former African slaves.
Based on the population of the country at the end
of the Civil War, most Freedmen's Conventions
were held in the:
f.
Southern states.
g.
Northern states.
h.
Native American reservations.
i.
Western territories.
7
A plantation owner usually provided a
sharecropper with housing and tools. This was a
good arrangement for the plantation owner
because:
a.
these items were left over from the days of
slavery.
b.
the sharecropper usually provided these
items for himself.
c.
the sharecropper did not want these items.
d.
these items were not important in growing
crops.
8
In the above "sharecropping equation", which of
the following items was provided by the
sharecropper?
f.
Farmland
g.
Farm Tools
h.
Housing
i.
Labor
9
At the end of a harvest, a plantation owner would
usually pay a sharecropper:
a.
nothing.
b.
a portion of the crops that were produced.
c.
the cash that was earned when the crops
were sold.
d.
all of the crops that were produced.
10
Following the Civil War, most of the people who
became sharecroppers were:
f.
former Confederate soldiers.
g.
former plantation owners.
h.
former Union soldiers.
i.
former African slaves.
11. Which of the following was an effect of the
Reconstruction Acts?
a. All African Americans had the right to vote.
b. African American men had the right to vote.
c. African Americans could lobby Congress for the right to vote.
d African Americans were not allowed to vote.
12. What was the North’s point of view on slavery by the 1850s?
f. Most Northern states had outlawed slavery.
g. Most Northern states supported slavery.
h. Most Northern factories hired slaves for workers.
i. Slaves were found only on farms in the North.
13. Reconstruction was:
a. The rebuilding of houses that were burned during the Civil War.
b. The process of bringing southern states back into the Union after the
Civil War.
c. The rebuilding of the federal government after Lincoln’s death.
d. The process of ousting northern officials from the South after the Civil
War.
14. The policy of separate facilities for blacks and whites put into effect after
The Civil War is called:
f. Segregation
g. Civil Rights legislation
h. Redemption
i. Reconstruction
15. _______________________ became leader of the United States after
the death of Abraham Lincoln.
a. Mrs. Lincoln
b. General Grant
c. Andrew Johnson
d. Jefferson Davis
16. Freedmen were:
f. Black slaves who ran away from their owners
g. Northern whites who came to form governments in the southern
states
h. Southern whites who tried to frighten black people
i. Slaves who were freed at the end of the Civil War
17. The Ku Klux Klan was formed to frighten blacks and prevent them from
voting.
a. True
b. False
18. What brought freedom for the slaves besides the Union winning the Civil
War?
f. The slaves revolt
g. The Freedmen’s Bureau
h. The 13th amendment
i. White slaves owners decided it was cheaper to hire workers than
import slaves
19. What gave black men the right to vote?
a. The Emancipation Proclamation
b. The end of the Civil War
c. The 15th amendment
d. The Bill of Rights
20.
f.
g.
h.
i.
21.
Why was the Freedmen’s Bureau established?
to rebuild churches and homes
to take away land from the rich and give it to the poor
provide funds to build plantations
to help former slaves after the war
What was one of the major differences between a sharecropper
and a slave?
a. There was no difference.
b. Sharecroppers were very wealthy.
c. Sharecroppers were paid in shares for the work they did on the farm.
d. Sharecroppers were paid in gold.
22.
What enforced the separation of African Americans and other
races in the South?
f. Reconstruction laws
g. Jim Crow laws
h. Congress
i. Freedman’s Bureau
23.
What was the motivation behind the rise of the Ku Klux Klan during
Reconstruction?
a. to keep women from exercising their newly gained rights
b. to keep African Americans from exercising their newly gained
rights
c. to keep the “black” race sacred
d. to keep the “white” race from taking over the government
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