placeholder image to represent content

Reconstruction Test Review 2018

Quiz by Leslie Lloyd

Our brand new solo games combine with your quiz, on the same screen

Correct quiz answers unlock more play!

New Quizalize solo game modes
48 questions
Show answers
  • Q1
    What was the purpose of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
    to ensure the right of all male American citizens to vote
    to allow Congress to collect income taxes to pay for the cost of the Civil War
    to protect the political and social rights of African Americans
    to officially ban the institution of slavery on American soil
    30s
  • Q2
    How did South Carolina and many other southern states respond to the passage of Reconstruction policies?
    They passed Black Codes and elected former Confederates to Congress.
    They passed laws that protected African American rights and elected new officials.
    They used state militaries to protect white citizens through martial law.
    They seceded from the Union and created the Confederacy.
    30s
  • Q3
    How did Reconstruction impact race relations in South Carolina?
    The time period saw a short alliance between African Americans and poor farmers, but ended in worsened relations and increased violence on the part of whites.
    As compared to the rest of the nation, blacks were considerably better treated in South Carolina than they were in other states.
    The time period was initially difficult, with strained relations between the groups, but the turn of the century saw dramatic improvement.
    Reconstruction had little impact on race relations in the state; they remained exactly as they were before the Civil War.
    30s
  • Q4
    In what way did the sharecropping system that developed during Reconstruction resemble slavery?
    It tied many African American farmers to land owned by white men.
    It often required that families be separated from each other.
    It did not give African Americans anything in exchange for their labor.
    It involved corporal punishment on a regular basis.
    30s
  • Q5
    This is an excerpt from an act passed by Congress in 1865. In which area was this act the most successful?
    Question Image
    ensuring that the former slaves received equal rights with white citizens
    preventing white Southerners from using violence against the former slave
    establishing schools and teaching former slaves to read and write
    providing free farmland and tools to the former slaves
    30s
  • Q6
    How was the process of Reconstruction impacted by the assassination of President Lincoln?
    Southern states were able to develop and implement their own plans for Reconstruction
    President Johnson took over Reconstruction and made it easier on the South since he was a Southerner.
    It had no impact on Reconstruction since Congress followed the plan established by Lincoln.
    Congress took over Reconstruction and made it more difficult for southern states to rejoin the Union.
    30s
  • Q7
    What set of laws were black codes most similar to in purpose and goals?
    slave codes
    consumer protection laws
    voter fraud laws
    the Reconstruction Amendment
    30s
  • Q8
    Which Reconstruction law is correctly matched with its purpose?
    14th Amendment--the statement that all men, regardless of race, could vote
    15th Amendment--the abolition of slavery and indentured servitude
    Reconstruction Act of 1867--the establishment of five military districts and requirement that states ratify the 14th amendment before re-entering the Union
    Enforcement Act--the establishment of five military districts and requirement that states enforce the 13th amendment before re-entering the Union
    30s
  • Q9
    How did the use of the military impact Radical Reconstruction after the Civil War?
    The military was used to enforce federal policies and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
    The military continued to use the resources of the South and weakened their economy.
    Military officers often tried to undermine the laws passed by the national government.
    The South welcomed the presence of military troops as a means of keeping them safe.
    30s
  • Q10
    Which statement best describes the aims of President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?
    to harshly punish the South
    to ensure that the economy of the South would be rebuilt
    to protect the rights of African-Americans
    to bring the southern states back into the Union quickly
    30s
  • Q11
    What was the most long-lasting impact of the Freedman's Bureau?
    The funding of medical treatment and food for the newly freedmen.
    The establishment of public school systems and historically black colleges and universities in the South.
    The distribution of Confederate lands to freedman and poor whites.
    The development of positive relations and political allegiances between poor whites and blacks in the South.
    30s
  • Q12
    What was the most long-lasting impact of the Freedman's Bureau?
    Question Image
    The establishment of public school systems and historically black colleges and universities in the South.
    The distribution of Confederate lands to freedman and poor whites.
    The development of positive relations and political allegiances between poor whites and blacks in the South.
    The funding of medical treatment and food for the newly freedmen.
    30s
  • Q13
    This chart shows some laws passed in South Carolina immediately after the end of the Civil War. What was the purpose of these laws?
    Question Image
    to ensure the former slaves were treated fairly by white citizens
    to maintain the social structure that existed before the war
    to prevent unqualified workers from entering the labor force
    to make sure that all former slaves were able to find jobs
    30s
  • Q14
    This is the cover page of a bill passed in South Carolina in 1872. This bill continues the efforts of which Reconstruction organization?
    Question Image
    the Union Army
    the Ku Klux Klan
    the White Citizens League
    the Freedmen’s Bureau
    30s
  • Q15
    This chart shows a comparison between Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction. Based on this comparison, which statement is true about Reconstruction?
    Question Image
    Congress was committed to reuniting the Union as quickly as possible.
    Ending slavery was not a priority in either Reconstruction plan
    Lincoln’s assassination caused Reconstruction to be more difficult for the South.
    South Carolinians were likely to support the Radical Republicans in Congress.
    30s

Teachers give this quiz to your class