
Reconstruction
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- Q1What was the main goal of Reconstruction after the Civil War?To make sure the South paid the North for the warTo integrate African Americans fully into Southern societyTo make sure that the South was fully rebuilt before it could join the NorthTo have the North and South get back together as quickly as possible30s
- Q2President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan was modeled after who/what group?Democratic RepublicansAbraham LincolnAndrew HamiltonRadical Republicans30s
- Q3What is Juneteenth?The beginning of the Civil War in TexasThe first day of Summer in TexasThe beginning of Reconstruction in TexasThe day slavery ended in Texas30s
- Q4How did the Constitution of 1876 expand voting rights after the Civil War in Texas?All men were allowed to vote (race did not matter)Anyone over the age of 18 could voteWomen could voteOnly white people could vote30s
- Q5The 13th Amendment abolished (got rid of) what?Illegal immigrationAlcoholInsider tradingSlavery30s
- Q6The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are related to what?Creating a new CongressEconomic ChangesGovernment InterventionCivil Rights30s
- Q7What did the South do to stop African Americans from making political and economic gains after the Civil War (Even though the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were passed)?Jim Crow LawsChange the 14th AmendmentChange the 13th, 14th, and 15th AmendmentChange the 13th Amendment30s
- Q8Why were constitutional amendments made during Reconstruction?To create a trading system with EuropeChange the electoral college systemTo limit how many times a senator could be voted in the SouthTo provide legal and political rights to African Americans30s
- Q9Which group of people received more individual rights after the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were passed?WhitesAfrican AmericansNative AmericansMexican Americans30s
- Q10As a result of the Compromise of 1877, why did Reconstruction end?The provisions of the compromise made it end, the U.S. Army was removed from Southern statesAfrican Americans were in control of the government in the SouthThe North didn't want to help the South anymoreThe president said that it needed to end30s
- Q11How did Reconstruction change because of Abraham Lincoln's assassination?Congress created taxes on cotton in the SouthThe 13th Amendment was approvedCongress decided to get rid of the railroads across the United StatesRadical Republicans took control of Congress30s
- Q12Why did enslaved Texans begin celebrating freedom on June 19, 1865?Texas didn't want to follow the U.S. laws so slavery was not allowedTexas was fighting Mexico for their freedomNot many heard of the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 because of the distance from the message and the Civil WarSlaves were going to be paid for their work30s
- Q13If you were a sharecropper or a tenant farmer how would you end the year?By breaking even (no debt but did not make money)With having to leave the farm and go work in a factoryIn debt (Owing money)With enough money to buy your own supplies30s
- Q14Why did sharecropping develop in Texas after the Civil War?The North told the South they needed to do itIt was the best way to produce products in agricultureIt was the best way for African Americans to make a livingMany small farmers didn't have the money for purchasing items30s
- Q15What is the farming system in which a person works land owned by another person and they pay rent of that land?Crop RotationDry FarmingTenant FarmingCrop Farming30s