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1
President Hayes removed all military from the South in 1877...
True
False
2
Sharecropping is a system in which
The crops are shared by all the members of the family.
The sharecroppers have total control over the land.
A part of the crops go to pay rent for land and supplies
The sharecroppers own the land.
3
Which were native white Southerners who cooperated with the Republicans during Reconstruction?
Redeemers
Carpetbaggers
Radicals
Scalawags
4
The term New South was used to describe the South after the Civil War because
There were more slaves than ever after the war.
The older white politicians were kicked out of office.
The South formed a separate nation
More industry developed in the South.
5
After the Civil War, which allowed African-Americans to vote?
Literacy tests
The 15th Amendment
Poll taxes
Grandfather clauses.
6
True or False? The period of Reconstruction lasted from 1865 until 1901...
False
True
7
Who was elected President in the 1868 Election?
Andrew Johnson
Horatio Seymour
Rutherford B Hayes
Ulysses s Grant
8
During the Reconstruction Era, one reason for the formation of the Ku Klux Klan was to
Prevent freedmen from exercising their rights.
Support the South during the Civil war.
Encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe.
Eliminate sharecropping in the Southern states.
9
One goal of the Radical Republicans was to…
Break the power of the southern planters.
Prevent the passage of the 15th Amendment.
Offer support for President Johnson.
Provide support for Black Codes.
10
For the 1st time in US History, Congress overturned two of President Johnson’s vetoes in 1866.
False
True
11
The 14th Amendment of the Constitution..
Granted citizenship to those born in the US
. Freed the slaves.
Gave African Americans the right to vote
Gave land to the freedmen
12
The system of slavery and sharecropping are alike in that both of them were
Owned by the landowners
Always African-Americans
Very poor
Mostly women
13
After Reconstruction, white Southerners regained control of Southern State governments by
Forcing most African Americans to move North
Limiting the sharecropping system
Ending the Black Codes
Limiting the voting rights of African Americans
14
Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction were known as
Chumps
Carpetbaggers
Scalawags
Loyalists
15
Which election brought an end to Reconstruction?
1880
1868
1872
1876
16
Which of the following was NOT a hardship faced by the South after the Civil War?
Many farms had been destroyed
Freedmen needed jobs.
The South lacked natural resources.
Southern cities were in ruins.
17
What was the outcome of the 1866 Bi-Election?
Republicans won the majority in both houses.
Democrats occupied the House, Republicans the Senate.
Republicans occupied the House, Democrats the Senate.
Democrats won the majority in both houses
18
True or False? President Lincoln ended passing the Wade-Davis Bill by using a pocket veto...
False
True
19
Which two Southern states had more Freedmen living there than white civilians?
South Carolina and Mississippi
Alabama and Virginia
North Carolina and Mississippi
Louisiana and Georgia
20
President Andrew Johnson vetoed the...
Civil Rights Act
Black Codes
Fourteenth Amendment
Wade-Davis Bill
21
T/F? Lee Harvey Oswald was the Confederate sympathizer who assassinated President Lincoln...
False
True
22
Who were the KKK?
a White Supremacist group which committed acts of terrorism.
freedmen who resisted the Reconstruction efforts
a religious cult that expresses its hate against everyon
a faction within the Republican party.
23
Under the sharecropping system, many farmers…
Stayed with the poor
Shared land with state governments
Lost their jobs
Saved enough money to buy land
24
What was the Panic of 1873?
When Congress impeached Andrew Johnson
A second Civil War
A financial crisis and depression in the US
a resurgence of the KKK
25
What happened to the 10 southern states which refused to comply with the Reconstruction Acts?
They were kicked out of the United States.
The South seceded from the Union again.
They were divided into 5 military districts.
Nothing, they were left alone.
26
In Plessy V Ferguson, the Supreme Court…
Outlawed lynching
Upheld segregation
Gave African Americans the vot
Imprisoned Klu Klux Klan members
27
The Reconstruction plan that eventually went into effect was proposed by
Lincoln
Radical Republicans
Grant
Johnson
28
Lincoln could not carry out his plans for Reconstruction because he was
defeated for re-election for President
Against slavery.
disliked by the South
killed shortly after the war
29
Congress impeached President Johnson because they feared he would…
Throw out the new southern governments
Attack the Black Codes
Refuse to enforce Reconstruction laws.
Win the election of 1868
30
Reconstruction refers to the period in which…
Republicans lost power.
The South was rebuilt
African Americans were enslaved
The Civil War was fought
