The 14th & 15th amendments, passed during Reconstruction, resulted in

increased individual rights for African Americans.

How were poll taxes & literacy tests used?

to deny African Americans the right to vote

How did sharecropping affect African Americans during Reconstruction?

a set up for poor whites & former slaves to become farmers

What were the Black Codes?

they limited the rights of Afr.Amer. to travel, vote, & work

gave African American men the right to vote

In the ten years following the Civil War, how did many former slaves earn a living?

sharecroppers on Southern farms

Which was NOT part of the purpose of Reconstruction?

set up a system for former slaves to become farmers

The major purpose of provisions of the 14th amendment was to

protect the rights of African Americans.

Following the Civil War, many Southern states enacted (passed) Black Codes to

restrict the rights of former slaves.

Which statement most accurately describes the 10 percent plan?

Lincoln's plan: in reconstuction 10 % of a state needed to agree upon.

ended slavery in the United States

gave full citizenship to African Americans

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1
President Johnson vetoed the __________________ but his veto was overturned and Congress passed the bill.
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Reconstruction Act
The Canal and Bridge Act of 1869
Tenure of Office Act
2
At the end of Recontruction, this person took the oath of office and became the first African American Senator.
Crispus Attucks
Hiram Revels
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
3
The 14th & 15th amendments, passed during Reconstruction, resulted in
expanded rights for Native American Indians on reservations.
additional rights for Southern segregationists.
equal rights for women in the United States.
increased individual rights for African Americans.
4
How were poll taxes & literacy tests used?
to prevent immigrants from becoming citizens
to raise money for political campaigns
to extend suffrage to women & 18-yr-old citizens
to deny African Americans the right to vote
5
How did sharecropping affect African Americans during Reconstruction?
plans to reunite the country
a set up for poor whites & former slaves to become farmers
it gave former slaves free farmland
a system that provided food, clothing, med care, & education
6
What were the Black Codes?
they limited the rights of Afr.Amer. to travel, vote, & work
it started schools & hospital in former slave-holding states
they protected the rights of African Americans
they made sure black ppl had all the same rights as whites
7
What political party believed in equal rights and punishing the South?
Radical Republicans
Democratic Republicans
National Democrats
Democrats
8
15th Amendment
gave African American men the right to vote
gave full citizenship to African Americans
ended slavery in the United States
9
Southern states tried to limit the impact of the new amendments passed during Reconstruction by
ending racial discrimination
passing Jim Crow laws
seceding (separating) from the Union
fighting the Civil War
10
Northerners called _______________ moved to the South to take advantage during Reconstruction.
the Ku Klux Klan
carpetbaggers
Republicans
Federalists
11
In the ten years following the Civil War, how did many former slaves earn a living?
conductors on the Underground Railroad
workers in Northern factories
sharecroppers on Southern farms
gold miners in California
12
When President Andrew Johnson violated the Tenure of Office Act,
he was impeached
he was formally sanctioned
he established the Republican Party
he was demoted to V.P.
13
In the South, this secret society killed African Americans
the Freemans Bureau
the Segregation Society
the Ku Klux Klan.
the Southern Society
14
Which was NOT part of the purpose of Reconstruction?
rebuild the South
set up a system for former slaves to become farmers
plans to reunite the country
help the newly freed slaves
15
Period when the South rejoined the Union and began to rebuild.
impeach
assassination
Reconstruction
Freedmen's Bureau
16
The major purpose of provisions of the 14th amendment was to
limit the power of the federal government.
protect the rights of African Americans.
maintain competition in business.
expand the civil rights of women.
17
Black Codes like the Grandfather Clause were attempts to
repeal (go against) the Jim Crow laws.
maintain segregation
free slaves
charge money for slavery
18
Following the Civil War, many Southern states enacted (passed) Black Codes to
guarantee equal civil rights for African Americans.
support the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau.
restrict the rights of former slaves.
provide free farmland for African Americans.
19
Who killed Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Jessica Wright
John Wilkes Booth
Mr. Saunders
20
To charge a government official with a crime.
assassination
impeach
Freedmen's Bureau
Reconstruction
21
Which constitutional amendment ended slavery in the United States?
13th amendment
1st amendment
5th amendment
14th amendment
22
Which statement most accurately describes the 10 percent plan?
Lincoln's plan: in reconstuction 10 % of a state needed to agree upon.
Southerners should be made to pay for their rebellion
War damages should be collected through military occupation
African Americans should be given free land in 10 percent of the U.S.
23
13th Amendment
gave African American men the right to vote
ended slavery in the United States
gave full citizenship to African Americans
24
The transcontinental railroad led to all but what
more people and goods in the West
growth of steel industry
increased sectionalism
need for time zones
25
14th Amendment
gave African American men the right to vote
gave full citizenship to African Americans
ended slavery in the United States
26
An agency set up to provide food, clothing, med. care & legal advice to poor blacks & whites.
Freedmen's Bureau
Reconstruction
impeach
assassination

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