1) Why was the Freedman’s Bureau established after the Civil War? a) to make sure blacks got jobs as government officials b) to prevent blacks from gaining too much power. c) to help black Americans create schools, churches and provide food, clothing and shelter, and to build new communities d) to help only free slaves who fought in the military 2) What officially brought the end of slavery? a) the 15th amendment b) the 13th amendment c) the 14th amendment d) the 17th amendment  3) Which white supremacy organization formed after the Civil War to fight against the Republicans and new black rights? a) Ku Klux Klan b) Irish Republican Army c) National Association Advancement Colored People d) American Federation Labor 4) The Fourteenth Amendment a) gave equal citizenship for black Americans b) made Native Americans citizens. c) Gave women the right to vote. d) ended Slavery 5) Which historic period was marked by the military occupation of a portion of the United States, attempts to remove the President from office, and major constitutional revisions? a) Reconstruction b) Roaring Twenties c) Depression and New Deal d) Vietnam War Era 6) Which amendment protected African American's right to vote? a) 15th Amendment b) 16th Amendment c) 14th Amendment d) 13th Amendment  7) Lincoln’s ten percent plan said that a) 10% of Southerners must declare their loyalty to the Union in order to regain statehood. b) ten percent of Southerners would be allowed to vote c) ten percent of slaves would be colonized in Africa d) ten percent of Confederate money would be converted to American dollars 8) The Radical Reconstruction plan to bring Southern States back into the Union included that they a) passing of the 13, 14, & 15th amendment b) lose their vote for President. c) admit to disloyalty. d) end their cotton farming. 9) What were “Carpetbaggers”? a) people who rode carpets b) Southerns who promoted the KKK c) Northerners who moved down South to participate in Reconstruction governments d) Southerners who supported the Reconstruction regime 10) What were “Scalawags”? a) recently freed blacks who supported Reconstruction policies b) Advisors who worked with Andrew Johnson c) Southerners who supported the Reconstruction plan d) Southerners who moved West after their property was destroyed in the Civil War. 11) Radical Republicans were a) Taylor Swift fans b) Republicans who particularly sided with Abraham Lincoln c) Republicans who wanted to punish the South severely for their role in the Civil War d) Republicans who opposed the war. 12) What was the main goal of the Reconstruction Era in the United States following the Civil War? a) To modernize the northern states b) To reintegrate the southern states into the Union and rebuild the South's economy c) To expand U.S. territory into the western frontier 13) After the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, African Americans continued to experience political and economic oppression mainly because a) the amendments were not intended to solve their problems b) many African Americans distrusted the Federal Government c) Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws d) poor communications kept people from learning about their legal rights 14) Which of the following was NOT a Reconstruction Amendment? a) The 13th Amendment b) The 14th Amendment c) The 19th Amendment d) The 28 Amendment  15) What was sharecropping? a) A system where farmers rented land and shared profits with landowners, the farmer would always end up in debt b) A new political party in the South c) A type of trade agreement between the North and South 16) Which statement best describes the treatment of blacks in the South directly after reconstruction? a) Blacks were taken back into slavery. b) Blacks were allowed to vote and attain decent jobs. c) Blacks were denied rights and forced into bad jobs d) Blacks moved in great numbers North. 17) During Presidential Reconstruction, the Black Codes passed by Southern states were attempts to a) provide land to former slaves b) punish former Confederate leaders c) deny equal rights to African Americans d) give black Americans money 18) In the 1898 court case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that a) Segregation was legal as long as it was “separate but equal”. b) Grandfather clauses and literacy tests were good things for African Americans c) Blacks could not serve in the armed forces. 19) The most long-lasting victory for civil rights achieved during Reconstruction was the a) establishment of a strong two-party political system in the South b) ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution c) increased prominence given to the Office of the President d) passage of Black Codes throughout the South 20) Which statement best describes the status of African Americans immediately after the end of Reconstruction in 1877? a) Most African Americans held factory jobs in urban areas. b) Most African Americans were able to take advantage of educational opportunities at colleges c) Despite the passage of several constitutional amendments, African Americans found that gaining equal rights was very difficult. d) Political rights for African Americans were guaranteed in the South, but restrictions and discrimination increased in the North. 21) "Although important strides were made,Reconstruction failed to provide lasting guarantees of the civil rights of the freedmen." Which evidence best supports this statement? a) passage of Jim Crow laws in the latter part of the 19th century b) ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments c) refusal of Southern States to allow sharecropping d) passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 22) The Reconstruction Era ended when congressional Democrats agreed to the election of Rutherford B.Hayes, and the Republicans promised to a) withdraw Federal troops from the South b) B) give each freedman 40 acres and a mule c) do away with the electoral college d) repeal the 15th amendment 23) During what period in American history would the following cartoon most likely have been published? a) World War 1 b) The 1960's Civil Rights Movement c) Reconstruction after the Civil War d) The Antebellum period immediately before the Civil War 24) The artist's purpose for this cartoon was most likely to show a) Reconstruction was successful and achieving it's goals b) Sharecropping was leading to economic independence for freedmen and women after the Civil War c) A warning to Americans a warning for expanding slavery west of the Mississippi River d) That the southern states were trying to build a society based on white supremacy by using terror and violence against formerly enslaved Black Americans in the southern states.

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