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Post-Civil War Reconstruction
Test Description: Post-Civil War Reconstruction
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1) The American Civil War took place during the
A
1770s
B
1820s
C
1890s
D
1860s
2) Which Amendment gave United States citizens of all races the right to vote?
A
14th Amendment
B
15th Amendment
C
13th Amendment
D
16th Amendment
3) What does the term suffrage mean?
A
freedom
B
to suffer
C
citizenship
D
the right to vote
4) Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan dealt with
A
re-admitting Southern states into the Union.
B
his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South.
C
how to draft more men into the Union Army.
D
his idea for instituting an income tax.
5) In American history, the term Reconstruction refers to
A
federal government intervention in the former Confederate states in order to monitor the treatment of former slaves.
B
the establishment of a new system of agriculture in the western states and territories based on industrial machinery.
C
problems associated with the transformation to an industrial economy.
D
the admission of Western territories to the U.S. as either Free or Slave states.
6) Frederick Douglass was an advocate for
A
temperance
B
abolition
C
prohibition
D
conservation
7) The Amendment which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude was the
A
14th Amendment
B
15th Amendment
C
16th Amendment
D
13th Amendment
8) The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to
A
get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.
B
provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.
C
gain the vote for millions of former slaves.
D
provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.
9) Which group was created in late 1865 to resist Reconstruction efforts in the South?
A
the Klu Klux Klan
B
the White Knights
C
the Scalawags
D
the Knights of Columbus
10) During Reconstruction, the Black Codes
A
protected the Constitutional rights and liberties of freed slaves.
B
were enacted by the Radical Republicans to prevent racial discrimination in the South.
C
were laws passed by mainly Southern states to keep African Americans in a system of virtual slavery.
D
forced Congress to do the bidding of former Confederate politicians.
11) Which of these BEST describes the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
A
Former slaves were afforded the right to join the war effort.
B
It immediately freed the slaves throughout the country.
C
The President publicly endorsed the abolition of slavery in southern states.
D
It allowed slavery to remain unaltered in states who already used slave labor.
12) What was Abraham Lincoln's chief purpose of the Gettysburg Address?
A
explain the higher purpose of the Civil War
B
announce Lincoln's plans to emancipate southern slaves
C
comfort Union troops on their way south
D
celebrate the Union's crushing victory of the Confederates
13) The Constitutional amendment that prohibited denying voting rights to people based on race or color is the
A
12th Amendment
B
15th Amendment
C
13th Amendment
D
14th Amendment
14) What term describes a white southerner who supported northern Reconstruction policies after the Civil War?
A
carpetbagger
B
unionist
C
scalawag
D
radical
15) Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
A
15th Amendment
B
16th Amendment
C
14th Amendment
D
13th Amendment
16) What was the main goal of the 15th Amendment?
A
to avoid another Civil War
B
to grant former slaves voting rights
C
to punish southern states
D
to granting women the right to vote
17) Whose Reconstruction plan was based on forgiveness and offered a quick and peaceful reunification of the North and South following the Civil War?
A
Alexander Stephens
B
Andrew Johnson
C
Abraham Lincoln
D
Jefferson Davis
18) At the end of the Civil War the nation was reunited, but the Southern states still had to do what?
A
The South had to apply for readmission into the Union.
B
The South had to admit that slavery was wrong.
C
The South had to burn all plantations and any other reminders of slavery.
D
The South had to send men to the North to repair damage done during the Civil War.
19) Although the 15th Amendment was added to insure the voting rights of African-American citizens, this right was restricted by states
A
voter identification laws.
B
adding land ownership requirements.
C
repealing the 14th amendment.
D
use of literacy tests and poll taxes.
20) Which MOST LIKELY caused an increase in racial tension during Reconstruction in South Carolina?
A
Freed slaves were forced to adhere to Jim Crow laws.
B
Whites did not want blacks to work on farms.
C
Freed slaves were allowed to own land, vote, and serve on juries.
D
Whites wanted blacks to go to school and get an education
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