Literacy taxes and poll taxes

limit voter participation by former slaves

When was the antebellum period in America?

Between the American Revolution and the Civil War

When did Reconstruction begin?

After the North won the Civil War

What was the goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?

free slaves in confederate states

The 15th amendment to the Constitution

gave the right to vote to black males

What is most true of Grant and Sherman's strategy during the Civil War?

burn down as many cities as possible

Which of the following describes the South during Jim crow era 1877-1954?

Laws were passed in the south to segregate blacks and whites

What caused the first southern state to secede from the Union?

The election of Abraham Lincoln

What does impeach mean?

Charge a public official with a crime

Why were former slaves at a disadvantage after the Civil War?

During slavery they were not allowed to read or write

What is a carpetbagger?

Northerner who came South to make money

What was the purpose of the formation of the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War?

to promote white supremacy and prevent black men from voting

Lincoln's reconstruction plan called for

10% of voters in South to swear loyalty oath

Which of the following is true about sharecropping?

Most blacks mortgaged future harvests to buy tools and seeds

What was NOT a requirement of former Confederate states under Radical Reconstruction plan?

Southern Plantations were divided and given to former slaves

Former soldier from the South who supported Reconstruction

Black codes passed in a number of southern states after the Civil War were intended to

Limit social and economic opportunities for former slaves

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1
What does segregation mean?
Togetherness
Separation
Different
Being forced to do something you don't want to do
2
Who won the election of 1876?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Rutherford B. Hayes
Stephen J. Tilden
3
Who actually decides if a president has to step down from office?
American citizens vote on it
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Senate
4
Literacy taxes and poll taxes
limit voter participation by former slaves
promote equal opportunities
provide job training
enforce constitutional amendments
5
Food, clothing and education were provided for former slaves by
Congress
Ku Klux Klan
Freedmen's Bureau
13th amendment
6
When was the antebellum period in America?
When Native Americans were the only people in America
Between the American Revolution and the Civil War
When Europe owned the colonies
After the Civil War
7
After the Civil War, most freedmen ended up working as
farmers on their own land
sharecroppers
day laborers
factory workers
8
What role did Jefferson Davis play in the war?
President of USA
Confederate general
President of the Confederacy
Union general
9
When did Reconstruction begin?
After Johnson was impeached
During the Civil War
After the North won the Civil War
After the South won the Civil War
10
The 13th amendment to the constitution
ended democracy
ended freedom of speech
ended the civil war
ended slavery
11
Who did the Radical Republicans believe should be in charge of Reconstruction?
parliament
The President
Congress
The Supreme Court
12
What was the goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?
free slaves in the border states
free all slaves
free slaves in confederate states
enlist slaves in the Union Army
13
The 15th amendment to the Constitution
gave the right to vote to black males
granted citizenship to former slaves
guaranteed equal protection under the law for all citizens
abolished slavery
14
What is most true of Grant and Sherman's strategy during the Civil War?
cautious against General Lee
Use native Americans
burn down as many cities as possible
Ignore Emancipation Proclamation
15
Which battle of the Civil War split the confederacy and gained control of the Mississippi?
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Saratoga
Antietam
16
Which of the following describes the South during Jim crow era 1877-1954?
Grandfather clauses helped Blacks vote for the first time
African Americans became important political leaders
Laws were passed in the south to segregate blacks and whites
The Supreme Court protected blacks
17
What caused the first southern state to secede from the Union?
Dred Scott decision
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
The election of Abraham Lincoln
The Wilmont Priviso
18
What does impeach mean?
Kick the president out of office
Charge a public official with a crime
To bring someone before the Senate
To get rid of something
19
Why were former slaves at a disadvantage after the Civil War?
During slavery they were not allowed to read or write
They did not know where they could live
They wanted to go back to the way things were
They had no skills for jobs
20
What is a carpetbagger?
Northerner who came South to make money
Former solider from the South who supported Reconstruction
White supremacist
Former slave who tried to help out other slaves
21
What was the purpose of the formation of the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War?
to promote education like Morehouse College
to promote white supremacy and prevent black men from voting
educate former saves to serve in elected positions
to maintain Republican control of southern state governments
22
All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens.
14th amendment
13th amendment
15th amendment
1st amendment
23
Lincoln's reconstruction plan called for
establish military governments in the south
deny voting rights to ex-Confederates
10% of voters in South to swear loyalty oath
ex-Confederate leaders could not elected to congress
24
Which of the following is true about sharecropping?
Most blacks mortgaged future harvests to buy tools and seeds
The crop lien was usually helpful.
Most tenant farmers moved North
Most sharecroppers were able to buy their own land
25
What was NOT a requirement of former Confederate states under Radical Reconstruction plan?
Southern Plantations were divided and given to former slaves
African Americans were allowed to vote
Ratify the 14th amendment
South divided into 5 military districts
26
Which group in Congress did not like President Andrew Johnson?
Radical Democrats
Radical Republicans
Moderate Democrats
Moderate Republicans
27
What is a scalawag?
Person from the North who came South to make money
White supremacist
Former slave who was trying to help out other former slaves
Former soldier from the South who supported Reconstruction
28
Black codes passed in a number of southern states after the Civil War were intended to
close schools
promote the return of former slaves to Africa
Limit social and economic opportunities for former slaves
Enable black citizens to vote
29
Who served as president of the United States during the war?
Barach Obama
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
30
General Lee's surrender to General Grant took place at
Battle of the Wilderness
Appomattox
Vicksburg
Gettysburg

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