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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Civil War can best be described as
devastating and bloody.
one short battle.
a fight over land.
the result of miscommunication.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of these did not occur during the Reconstruction Era?
former slaves became US citizens.
Landless Southern farmers became very rich.
The president and members of Congress disagreed over the approach to the former Confederate states.
Many former Confederate states passed laws to restrict the freedom of African Americans.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was the federal agency that provided school, food, medicine and clothes to freed slaves in the South known as?
The Freedom Union
The Reconstruction Agency
The Freedmen's Bureau
The Department for Freed Slaves
- 4. Multiple Choice
Andrew Johnson became president right after
Democrats and Republicans made a compromise.
the first battle of the Civil War began.
President Lincoln was assassinated.
Ulysses S. Grant was impeached for treason.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true about President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction?
It included harsh punishments for all former Confederate states.
It was lenient toward the former Confederacy and allowed for states’ rights.
It made sure that states could not restrict the freedom of former slaves.
It took all power away from state governments throughout the US.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of these is an example of a "Black Code"?
a state law passed in Mississippi in 1865 that required freed black men to have written evidence of employment or face imprisonment
the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution
a clause in the Fourteenth Amendment that guaranteed equal protection under the law
an act passed in 1854 that stated that a vote would determine whether slavery would be allowed in the Kansas and Nebraska territories
- 7. Multiple Choice
When were former slaves granted US citizenship?
when the Civil War ended
when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed
when the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified
when the Amnesty Act was passed
- 8. Multiple Choice
How was the Thirteenth Amendment different from the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Thirteenth Amendment legally ended slavery throughout the US, while the Emancipation freed slaves from Confederate states.
The Thirteenth Amendment provided legal protections to those who were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Thirteenth Amendment freed slaves from Confederate states, while the Emancipation legally ended slavery throughout the US.
The Thirteenth Amendment was issued by President Lincoln, while the Emancipation Proclamation was passed by Congress.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Some states prevented black men from voting with
literacy tests.
restrictive state laws.
all choices are correct
poll taxes.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following occurred during Reconstruction?
Women were given the right to vote.
The Supreme Court said that segregation was unconstitutional.
Southern states seceded from the Union.
Black representatives were elected to state and federal government.
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