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Reconstruction Era 1865 - 1877
Test Description: Reconstruction
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) After the war, the primary goal of Reconstruction was to....
A
elect a new president after Lincoln was assassinated
B
create a plan to bring the Southern states back into the Union
C
create a Freedman's Bureau for newly freed slaves
2) The Homestead Act gave settlers 160 acres of land if they became farmers and improved the land. Why did the government offer this ?
A
to encourage legal immigration
B
the goal was to encourage westward settlement and to create new western markets
3) Which of the following is an example freedmen exercising their 15th Amendment right?
A
African Americans were free to travel without restriction
B
African American males voted in the presidential election
C
African American males applied for Homesteads
4) Why did the South enact Black Codes after the war?
A
they wanted separate facilities for African Americans
B
they wanted to limit the rights of newly freed African Americans
C
they wanted to extend rights to newly freed blacks in the south
5) The 13th Amendment...
A
granted the right to vote to black males
B
abolished slavery in the U.S.
C
from the War of 1812
D
granted citizenship
6) Hiram Rhodes Revels is remembered in American History because...
A
he was the first black person to vote
B
he was the first African American to serve in Congress (Senate)
C
he was the first African American to run for the presidency
7) This was the first attempt to secure rights for all racial minorities in America, but president Johnson vetoed it.
A
Civil Rights Act of 1964
B
Civil Rights Act of 1866
C
Reconstruction Act on 1867
8) The 14th Amendment...
A
granted suffrage to African American males
B
abolished slavery in the U.S.
C
allowed women the right to vote
D
granted citizenship
9) How did Lincoln's assassination change Reconstruction
A
Democrats controlled Reconstruction in the South
B
The KKK was started
C
Presidential Reconstruction was implemented.
D
Radical Republicans took control of Congress and wanted to punish the South.
10) Which of the following is NOT true about the Reconstruction era
A
60% of southern railroads destroyed
B
Confederate currency was worthless after the war
C
Reconstruction in the south was peaceful for all citizens
D
40% of Southern farms were destroyed
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