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Reconstruction Review

Quiz by Grace Ekwue

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17 questions
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  • Q1
    In which era did carpetbaggers come to the South?
    Industrial Revolution
    Age of Jackson
    Reconstruction
    Age of Reform
    30s
  • Q2
    How did the Freedmen's Bureau help former slaves?
    They forced the government to allow slaves to vote.
    They offered public school and legal help.
    They asked the government to pay former slaves.
    They helped them fight in the Civil War.
    30s
  • Q3
    What was the main reason Andrew Johnson was impeached?
    He was against the Radical Reconstruction policies imposed on former Confederate states.
    He forced Congress to repeal the Thirteenth Amendment.
    He wanted to put African Americans in charge of the South.
    He started a petition to get the South to secede again.
    30s
  • Q4
    After the Civil War, why were Black Codes created in the South?
    to promote funding for former slaves
    to limit the impact of ending slavery (13th Amendment)
    to give freedmen more rights
    to keep the routes of the Underground Railroad a secret
    30s
  • Q5
    Name That Era: -South divided into military districts -14th amendment -15th amendment -president is impeached
    Civil War
    Age of Jackson
    Reconstruction
    Sectionalism
    30s
  • Q6
    What was a negative effect of the sharecropping system?
    It kept former slaves in a cycle of debt.
    It did not allow former slaves to vote.
    It did not allow landowners to sell their property in the South.
    It forced plantation owners to repay former slaves for years of service.
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following led to the passing of the 14th Amendment?
    popular sovereignty
    black codes
    Emancipation Proclamation
    Gettysburg Address
    30s
  • Q8
    "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." [Declaration of Independence, 1776] -What rights are being described above?
    government rights
    religious rights
    rights of the accused
    unalienable rights
    30s
  • Q9
    The goal of the abolitionist movement was achieved with which amendment?
    14th Amendment
    13th Amendment
    15th Amendment
    18th Amendment
    30s
  • Q10
    The Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) stated that fines or imprisonment will be given to individuals who criticized the government, Congress, or president in speech or print. This act violated --
    freedom of the press
    right to remain silent
    freedom of religion
    right to trial by jury
    30s
  • Q11
    Literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were obstacles used by the South to limit the effects of the --
    Fugitive Slave Act
    15th Amendment
    Missouri Compromise
    Dred Scott case
    30s
  • Q12
    Reporting for jury duty helps protects the rights of citizens under the --
    1st Amendment
    4th Amendment
    6th Amendment
    10th Amendment
    30s
  • Q13
    -Company donates money to homeless shelter -Students boycott the dress code -Teachers go on strike -Jurors decide on a verdict in a criminal case Which one is the best example of civic duty (responsibilities of a citizen)?
    Teachers go on strike
    Jurors decide on a verdict in a criminal case
    Company donates money to homeless shelter
    Students boycott the dress code
    30s
  • Q14
    -Creating an equitable (fair) tax system -Ending racial discrimination in public places -Creating the South's first state-funded public school system All of these reforms were put in place by -
    Reconstruction governments after the Civil War
    Quakers in the abolition movement
    War Hawks during the War of 1812
    Women in the suffrage movement
    30s
  • Q15
    The Civil Rights Act of 1866 granted citizens certain rights and stated that ALL people born in the U.S (except Native Americans) were citizens. What was significant about this act?
    It was the first time Congress voted for Native American rights.
    It was the first time a law was passed with a unanimous vote.
    It was the first law passed by Congress that protected racial minorities.
    It was the first law created during the Early Republic era.
    30s

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