Reconstruction
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- Q1
Who did the federal government think should rebuild the South after the Civil War?
Europe
the northern government
the southern states and local governments and the people of the south
England
30s - Q2
Why did the North's economy recover more quickly than the South's economy?
The north had more battles than the south.
European countries gave the north more help.
The infrastructure of the north wasn't as damaged as the south's since most of the battles took place in the south.
The north worked harder than the south.
30s - Q3
Which area of the country was economically wrecked after the Civil War?
west
south
none of the above
north
30s - Q4
What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?
to free the slaves
to feed, clothe, and educate former slaves
to move former slaves to the north
to make sure that former slaves had no rights
30s - Q5
What was the most important task of the Freedman's Bureau?
providing medical care
helping poor whites as well as freedman
setting up schools for the freedmen
establishing courts for freedmen
30s - Q6
Although the Freedman's Bureau originally gave away land, it eventually took the land back because ___________________________.
B - Congress respected the constitutional rights of whites to keep their property
C - Freedmen didn't want the economic independence that they would gain with the land.
both A and B
A - President Johnson returned it to the white owners after pardoning them
30s - Q7
What type of farming replaced the need for slave labor after the Civil War?
cash and carry
industrial farming
sharecropping
slash and burn
30s - Q8
Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction was called the ______________
Forgive and Forget Plan
Amnesty Plan
Freedman's Plan
Ten Percent Plan
30s - Q9
Why did Lincoln's Plan never become a reality?
it was too complicated
it was too rigid or harsh
it was too confusing
it was too generous or easy
30s - Q10
Andrew Johnson's plan was very similar to Lincoln's except he added the following:
Southerners had to join the Ku Klux Klan to rejoin the Union.
The southern elite (planters) had to request a pardon from Johnson.
Southern elite planters had to give away their land to poor white people.
The southern elite had to share their land with the freedmen.
30s - Q11
What limited the rights of African Americans in the South?
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Republican Codes
Black Codes
30s - Q12
What political group was in power in the North and South during Reconstruction?
Whigs
Radical Republicans
Dixie-Crats
Conservative Democrats
30s - Q13
During Reconstruction the former Confederacy was divided into ____ military districts.
10
12
2
5
30s - Q14
Which U.S. Constitutional Amendment banned slavery?
14th
13th
15th
12th
30s - Q15
During Reconstruction, southern legislatures passed laws that said African Americans __________________.
could not work where they wanted
could not own guns
could not serve on juries.
all of the above
none of the above
30s