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