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Reconstruction In The South
Test Description: Reconstruction
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why was the Freedman's Bureau put in place?
A
To provide former slaves and poor white with basic needs
B
A plan to punish the south for seceding
C
To fight for freedom for the Southern states under military rule
D
To help plantation owners rebuild their farms
2) Why did the federal government pass the 13th-15th Amendments?
A
The north wanted to maintain the balance of power in the south
B
The North wanted to punish the south for seceding from the Union
C
States started to pass Black Codes that limited the rights of blacks
D
Because the KKK was fighting for black rights
3) Which statement BEST describes the differences between sharecropping and tenant farming?
A
Sharecroppers received a percentage of the crops produced, allowing them to set aside cash money to purchase their own land,
B
Sharecroppers owned nothing but their labor, while tenant farmers owned farm animals and equipment to use in working other pe
C
Tenant farmers earned equity or an interest in the land they worked from year to year so that eventually they would own their
D
Tenant farmers received a cash salary or wage for their farm work, while sharecroppers received only a portion of the crops
4) What amendment did white legislators use to expel Henry McNeal Turner from office?
A
15th; b/c freed slaves had the right to vote, but not hold office
B
14th Amendment; b/c it did not specifically state that blacks could hold political office
C
1st Amendment; stating that freed slaves did not have the right to freedom of speech
D
13th Amendment; b/c slaves were just free but could not have certain jobs
5) According to Lincoln's Reconstruction plan, which group of southerns would be pardoned after taking an oath of allegiance?
A
government officials
B
high ranking civil and military leaders
C
former soldiers and prisoners of war
D
Confederate Generals
6) Which statement is true about the 13th-15th Amendments?
A
13th- gave equal protection under the law, 14th- abolished slavery, 15th-gave all males the right to vote
B
13th-gave males the right to vote, 14th- gave equal protection to all citizens, 15th- abolished slavery
C
13-abolished slavery-14th-gave males the right to vote-15-gave equal protection to all citizens
D
13th-abolished slavery, 14-gave equal protection to all citizens, 15-All males the right to vote
7) The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution was passed in response to
A
The refusal of white southerns to provide freedmen with land and farm animals
B
The refusal of some southern states to adopt constitutional provisions calling for end to slavery and involuntary servitude
C
The rising violence from terrorist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan
D
The adoption of laws known as black codes by the southern states
8) Why would the Ku Klux Klan abuse, terrorize, and murder blacks?
A
In order to help the Freedman's Bureau
B
To punish the North for freeing the slaves
C
They wanted to kick the blacks out of office
D
In order for whites to gain social control of the state
9) Under Johnson's Reconstruction Plan, which amendment had to be passed before a state could reenter the Union?
A
14th-allowing equal protection for all citizens
B
15th-allowing blacks to own property
C
15th-allowing all men to vote
D
13th-abolishing slavery
10) Why was Lincoln's Reconstruction never enacted?
A
The plan did not become effective before Lincoln was assassinated
B
The plan did not have the support of the states
C
The Wade-Davis bill took its place
D
The plan was too easy for the South
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