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