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Reconstruction
Test Description: Reconstruction
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment was to
A
abolished slavery
B
grant citizenship
C
guarantees equal protection under the law
D
grant black suffrage
2) Poll taxes, literacy tests, and the grandfather clause were all created during the late 1800s to restrict the voting rights of
A
Immigrants
B
Women
C
African Americans
D
Native Americans
3) The decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson
A
outlawed segregation
B
legalized segregation
C
allowed slavery in new territories
D
banned slavery in new territories
4) After Reconstruction, white Southerners regained control of Southern state governments by
A
ending the Black Codes
B
limiting voting rights of African Americans
C
forcing most African Americans to move to the North
D
limiting the sharecropping system to whites, only
5) Racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction was based on the belief that
A
people should be treated equally regardless of race
B
some racial groups are superior to others
C
each culture has contributed equally to American society
D
the freedmen required special attention
6) The main purpose of Jim Crow laws was to
A
encourage boycotts
B
separate blacks and whites
C
encourage racial harmony
D
encourage the growth of black-owned businesses
7) The principle of “separate but equal” established by the Supreme Court in the case of Plessy v.Ferguson (1896) was used to
A
expand the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights
B
end the use of child labor
C
justify racial segregation of public facilities
D
provide reservation lands for Native American Indians
8) The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were added to the Constitution during the Reconstruction period to
A
bring an end to the Civil War
B
grant legal rights to African Americans
C
improve the operation of the electoral college
D
limit the powers of the president
9) Which statement best describes the political situation of African Americans in the South after Reconstruction ended in 1877?
A
They lost interest in politics and government.
B
They gained more seats in state legislatures.
C
They formed political parties, which became strong and influential.
D
They had little political power because of restrictions on voting rights.
10) During the Reconstruction Era one reason for the formation of the KKK was to
A
eliminate sharecropping from the South.
B
prevent formerly enslaved persons from exercising their rights.
C
support the South during the Civil War.
D
encourage immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe.
11) The Fourteenth Amendment is important because , in addition to awarding citizenship to former slaves, it
A
provides protection against illegal search and seizure
B
guarantees equal protection under the law
C
guarantees women the right to vote
D
abolishes the poll tax
12) Which of the following is one way the Black Codes tried to restore the old way of life in the South?
A
by not ratifying the Thirteenth Amendment
B
by forcing blacks to work for whites
C
by closing the Freedman's Bureau
D
by opposing the 1866 Civil rights Act
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