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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
to create equality for all Americans
to ensure equal distribution of power between National and State government.
to limit the power of the federal government
to give all people the right to vote
- 2. Multiple Choice
Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with
his idea for instituting an income tax.
how to draft more men into the Union Army.
re-admitting Southern states into the Union.
his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South
- 3. Multiple Choice
This system of agriculture developed in the late 19th century, in which a landowner allowed a tenant to use the land in return for a portion of what was produced. It was called
slash and burn farming
share cropping
rent farming
farm to fork farming
- 4. Multiple Choice
The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to
provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.
gain the vote for millions of former slaves.
provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.
get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Presidential Reconstruction following the American Civil War can BEST be described as
a plan to fix the damage to the White House caused by the Civil War.
a desire to rebuild the southern states quickly to help control the economy.
a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war.
a desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the war.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Following the Civil War, ___ were very common in Southern agriculture, bringing with them work tools and work animals.
freedman
sharecroppers
tenant farmers
land owners
- 7. Multiple Choice
What group was created in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, for the purpose of preventing both the programs of Reconstruction and laws promoting racial equality?
Freedman's Bureau
Ku Klux Klan
Know Nothing Party
White Circle Council
- 8. Multiple Choice
Racial tensions continued in Georgia, even after African Americans were granted citizenship by the Fourteenth Amendment. This was evidenced by their removal from the Georgia General Assembly in 1868. What did it take for this removal to finally be reversed, allowing black citizens to serve in the Georgia Assembly again?
The U.S. Congress penalized white Georgia Assembly members through heavy taxation
White Assembly members had to be physically removed and placed in jail for a year.
Black leaders led protests near the U.S. Congress meetings, demanding federal help.
The U.S. Congress had to pass an act, and sent in military support to help maintain order
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified following which war?
The Civil War
The Vietnam War
The American Revolution
The Spanish American War
- 10. Multiple Choice
The period of rebuilding of The South after The Civil War was known as
The Renaissance
Reconstruction
The Guilded Age
The Industrial Revolution
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
13th
14th
15th
3rd
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?
"Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "
"The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."
"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."
"The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?
The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.
The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor
The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.
The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which Amendment gave United States citizens of all races the right to vote?
13th
14th
15th
5th
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who would have most likely NOT supported the Freedmen's Bureau?
An abolitionist
a carpetbagger
a former slave owner
a northern business owner
- 16. Multiple Choice
- Helped to organize the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Georgia 2. Helped organize Georgia's Republican Party 3. Served in the Georgia Constitutional Convention 4. Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. All of these characteristics describe...
Nat Turner
Thaddeus Stevens
Henry McNeal Turner
George Washington Carver
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