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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the historical significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
It was the first time Congress voted to overrule a presidential veto
It represented a shift in federal power after the impeachment of President Johnson
It showed Congress' intent to pass laws that protected racial minorities
It represented the failure of northern abolitionists to influence Reconstruction policies.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Reforms such as a more equitable tax system, the prohibition of racial discrimination, and the establishment of the South's first state funded public school system were instituted by--
governors during the colonial era
Reconstruction governments after the Civil War
Patriots during the American Revolution
revivalists after the Second Great Awakening
- 3. Multiple Choice
Southern states passed Black Codes in order to--
limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments
increase the labor supply for factory jobs in the North
decrease the number of northern representatives in Congress
improve relations with the Democratic Party
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a feature of the Freedmen's Bureau?
established schools
certified applications for political office
granted small business loans
provided funds for farming supplies
- 5. Multiple Choice
One effect of the Dawes Act was that it--
caused many American Indians tribes to create written constitutions
provided education to American Indians through locally run schools
limited the voting rights of American Indians
harmed the communal structure of American Indian society
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of these occurred as a result of the Fifteenth Amendment?
African American families divided by slavery were reunited
newly free men and women moved west to claim land
African American men voted in the 1872 election
Newly free men and women were allowed to apply for US citizenship
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of these describes a result of the Thirteenth Amendment?
African Americans in the North could vote
State governments were required to protect individual rights
Former Confederate officials were prohibited from holding elected office
African Americans in the South could move elsewhere
- 8. Multiple Choice
What provision of the Radical Republicans' plan for Reconstruction did the Southern states object to?
The requirement to ratify the 14th Amendment to be readmitted to the Union
The requirement to modernize their economies in order to be readmitted to the Union
The requirement that states eliminate all immigration restriction in order to be reunited to the Union
The requirement that states offer land grants to newly freed slaves in order to be readmitted to the Union
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was a long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?
Agricultural workers organized labor unions
many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt
many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses
landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves
- 10. Multiple Choice
In the context of the Reconstruction era, "carpetbaggers" were--
Southerners who supported the government's Reconstruction plan
Northerners who moved south to participate in Reconstruction governments
recently freed African Americans denied their rights as a result of Black Codes
Southern Democrats who vowed to "redeem" their states for their role in the Civil War
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a result of Reconstruction?
New laws and constitutional amendments were passed to help African Americans
New Southern governments were created that sought to extend corruption in the South
The South largely abandoned agriculture
A renewed era of cooperation between the executive and legislative branches began
- 12. Multiple Choice
In the context of the Reconstruction Era, "scalawags" were--
southerners who supported the government's plan for Reconstruciton
former slaves who supported Reconstruction policies
Northern Democrats who through Radical Reconstruction policies were too harsh
Southerners who moved west after their property was destroyed in the Civil War
- 13. Multiple Choice
The election of Hiram Rhodes Revels was significant because he was the first African American to--
win an election as a member of the Democratic Party
win a majority of the popular vote in Mississippi
serve as a member of the US Senate
run for public office in the South
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a result of the Homestead Act of 1862?
settlement of the western territories accelerated
new home construction integrated better building materials
public schools closed during the summer to allow children to work on family farms
southern plantation owners gave land to former slaves
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which act offered land grants for institutions of higher education?
Homestead Act
Morrill Act
Dawes Act
Military Reconstruction Act
- 16. Multiple Choice
One impact of the Morrill Act was to--
discourage women from attending college
attract railroad lines to small western towns
provide federal student loans to immigrants
make higher education accessible to more people
- 17. Multiple Choice
After the Civil War ended, Congress divided the South into five military districts and assigned as their leaders generals who--
believed abolition was unnecessary
did not want African Americans to vote
sympathized with the former Confederate States
backed President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction
- 18. Multiple Choice
Who was the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor?
Philip Bazaar
Eugene Beaumont
William Carney
Alexander Webb
- 19. Multiple Choice
Philip Bazaar received a Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in which of the following wars?
Mexican-American War
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Civil War
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