Chapter 18 Test: Reconstruction Review PPT

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Chapter 18 Test ReconstructionReview PPT
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1. Which of the following was NOT part of
Lincolns Reconstruction plan?

• a. Banning the Ku Klux Klan
• b. Pardoning Confederate officials
• c. Allowing Confederate states to form new
  governments
• d. Allowing Confederate states to send elected
  officials to Congress

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1. Which of the following was NOT part of
Lincolns Reconstruction plan?

• a. Banning the Ku Klux Klan
• b. Pardoning Confederate officials
• c. Allowing Confederate states to form new
  governments
• d. Allowing Confederate states to send elected
  officials to Congress

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2. Rutherford B. Hayes...

• became president as a result of the
• Compromise of 1877...
• removed the last federal troops
• from the South...
• was a strong supporter of Radical
• Reconstruction...
• All the above
• A and B only

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2. Rutherford B. Hayes...

• became president as a result of the
• Compromise of 1877...
• removed the last federal troops
• from the South...
• was a strong supporter of Radical
• Reconstruction...
• All the above
• A and B only

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3. Radical Republicans wanted all the following
EXCEPT

• a. Congressional control of the Reconstruction
  process.
• b. full and equal citizenship for freed African
  Americans.
• c. the transformation of the South into a place
  of small farms, free schools, and political
  equality.
• d. former slaves to come north buys farms or to
  work in factories.

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3. Radical Republicans wanted all the following
EXCEPT

• a. Congressional control of the Reconstruction
  process.
• b. full and equal citizenship for freed African
  Americans.
• c. the transformation of the South into a place
  of small farms, free schools, and political
  equality.
• d. former slaves to come north buys farms or to
  work in factories.

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4. White Southerners planned to restore the old
South by

• a. regaining control of Congress and overturning
  Lincolns Reconstruction plan.
• b. creating laws to return former slaves to
  plantation labor.
• c. getting a Southerner elected to the presidency
  as soon as possible.
• d. seceding again and starting a second Civil War.

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4. White Southerners planned to restore the old
South by

• a. regaining control of Congress and overturning
  Lincolns Reconstruction plan.
• b. creating laws to return former slaves to
  plantation labor.
• c. getting a Southerner elected to the presidency
  as soon as possible.
• d. seceding again and starting a second Civil War.

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5. The Fourteenth Amendment

• a. abolished slavery forever.
• b. stated that all people born in the United
  States were citizens and had the same rights.
• c. was supported by President Johnson, but
  opposed by the Radical Republicans.
• d. All the above
• e. A and B only

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5. The Fourteenth Amendment

• a. abolished slavery forever.
• b. stated that all people born in the United
  States were citizens and had the same rights.
• c. was supported by President Johnson, but
  opposed by the Radical Republicans.
• d. All the above
• e. A and B only

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6. Which of the following was NOT one of the
changes the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 made
on the South?

• a. The South was divided into five military
  districts, each run by an army commander.
• b. Members of the ruling class before the war
  lost their voting rights.
• c. The Southern Democratic Party was abolished.
• d. Southern states could reenter the Union after
  they wrote new state constitutions that allowed
  African American men to vote.
• e. Southern states must ratify the Fourteenth
  Amendment.

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6. Which of the following was NOT one of the
changes the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 made
on the South?

• a. The South was divided into five military
  districts, each run by an army commander.
• b. Members of the ruling class before the war
  lost their voting rights.
• c. The Southern Democratic Party was abolished.
• d. Southern states could reenter the Union after
  they wrote new state constitutions that allowed
  African American men to vote.
• e. Southern states must ratify the Fourteenth
  Amendment.

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7. Which of the following was NOT one of the
three groups of Republicans who controlled
Southern state governments?

• a. Poor white farmers called scalawags
• b. Carpetbaggers
• c. Free blacks
• d. Former Confederate government officials

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7. Which of the following was NOT one of the
three groups of Republicans who controlled
Southern state governments?

• a. Poor white farmers called scalawags
• b. Carpetbaggers
• c. Free blacks
• d. Former Confederate government officials

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8. President Johnson was impeached because

• a. he violated the Reconstruction Acts of 1867.
• b. of his support for the Fourteenth Amendment.
• c. he fought against the Radical Republicans for
  control of Reconstruction.
• d. All the above
• e. A and B only

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8. President Johnson was impeached because

• a. he violated the Reconstruction Acts of 1867.
• b. of his support for the Fourteenth Amendment.
• c. he fought against the Radical Republicans for
  control of Reconstruction.
• d. All the above
• e. A and B only

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9. At his impeachment trial, Johnson was charged
with

• a. accepting bribes from former Confederate
  officials.
• b. violating the Fourteenth Amendment.
• c. being a secret member of the Ku Klux Klan.
• d. violating the Tenure of Office Act.

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9. At his impeachment trial, Johnson was charged
with

• a. accepting bribes from former Confederate
  officials.
• b. violating the Fourteenth Amendment.
• c. being a secret member of the Ku Klux Klan.
• d. violating the Tenure of Office Act.

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10. The Freedmens Bureau

• a. set up schools and hospitals for former
  slaves.
• b. gave clothes, food, and fuel to former slaves.
  
• c. was opposed by scalawags and carpetbaggers.
• d. All the above
• e. A and B only

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10. The Freedmens Bureau

• a. set up schools and hospitals for former
  slaves.
• b. gave clothes, food, and fuel to former slaves.
  
• c. was opposed by scalawags and carpetbaggers.
• d. All the above
• e. A and B only

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11. After being set free, many slaves traveled to

• a. search for missing family members.
• b. see what the world outside their plantations
  was like.
• c. take jobs in Northern factories.
• d. All the above
• e. A and B only

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11. After being set free, many slaves traveled to

• a. search for missing family members.
• b. see what the world outside their plantations
  was like.
• c. take jobs in Northern factories.
• d. All the above
• e. A and B only

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12. In what TWO ways did freedom help strengthen
African-American families?

• a. Freedmen could marry legally.
• b. African American couples could now have as
  many children as they wished.
• c. Former slaves could try to locate lost family
  members.
• d. Black children had more respect for their
  fathers now that the men were no longer slaves.

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12. In what TWO ways did freedom help strengthen
African-American families?

• a. Freedmen could marry legally.
• b. African American couples could now have as
  many children as they wished.
• c. Former slaves could try to locate lost family
  members.
• d. Black children had more respect for their
  fathers now that the men were no longer slaves.

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13. During Reconstruction, African Americans were
educated

• a. at home by their parents and other relatives.
• b. at black universities founded by former
  abolitionists and wealthy free blacks.
• c. in schools established by the Freedmens
  Bureau, missionaries or African American
  organizations.
• d. despite laws that still prohibited black
  education in many Southern states.

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13. During Reconstruction, African Americans were
educated

• a. at home by their parents and other relatives.
• b. at black universities founded by former
  abolitionists and wealthy free blacks.
• c. in schools established by the Freedmens
  Bureau, missionaries or African American
  organizations.
• d. despite laws that still prohibited black
  education in many Southern states.

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14. Which of the following was NOT one of the
main reasons African Americans wanted their own
land?

• a. Taking land from their former masters was an
  excellent way to get revenge for having been
  enslaved.
• b. Land ownership was the only way to guarantee
  that they would not be oppressed by white
  employers.
• c. It was their right to own land that had been
  purchased by themselves being sold over and over
  again.
• d. They wanted to become economically independent
  and take care of their families.

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14. Which of the following was NOT one of the
main reasons African Americans wanted their own
land?

• a. Taking land from their former masters was an
  excellent way to get revenge for having been
  enslaved.
• b. Land ownership was the only way to guarantee
  that they would not be oppressed by white
  employers.
• c. They believed it was their right to own land
  that had been purchased by themselves being sold
  over and over again.
• d. They wanted to become economically independent
  and take care of their families.

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15. Many in Congress opposed Stevens and
Sumners land reform plan because

• a. it would be too expensive to purchase all the
  necessary acres.
• b. it didnt go far enough to help the freedmen.
• c. they believed that suffrage and new civil
  rights were enough to give African Americans a
  better life.
• d. they felt it was illegal and immoral to give
  one persons land to another person.

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15. Many in Congress opposed Stevens and
Sumners land reform plan because

• a. it would be too expensive to purchase all the
  necessary acres.
• b. it didnt go far enough to help the freedmen.
• c. they believed that suffrage (voting) and new
  civil rights were enough to give African
  Americans a better life.
• d. they felt it was illegal and immoral to give
  one persons land to another person.

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16. Which of the following was NOT one of the
drawbacks of the contract system?

• a. Even the best contracts paid very low wages.
• b. Workers often could not leave the plantation
  without permission.
• c. Many owners cheated workers out of wages and
  other benefits.
• d. Workers were not allowed to choose their
  employer.
• e. Laws punished workers for breaking their
  contracts.

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16. Which of the following was NOT one of the
drawbacks of the contract system?

• a. Even the best contracts paid very low wages.
• b. Workers often could not leave the plantation
  without permission.
• c. Many owners cheated workers out of wages and
  other benefits.
• d. Workers were not allowed to choose their
  employer.
• e. Laws punished workers for breaking their
  contracts.

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17. Which of the following was NOT true of
sharecropping?

• a. It was not widely practiced in the South after
  the Civil War.
• b. A worker rented a plot of land to farm and
  paid for it by the giving the landowner a share
  of the crop.
• c. The landowner provided the necessary tools and
  seed, as well as housing for the sharecroppers
  family.
• d. Under sharecropping, families without land got
  a place to farm and landowners got cheap labor.

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17. Which of the following was NOT true of
sharecropping?

• a. It was not widely practiced in the South after
  the Civil War.
• b. A worker rented a plot of land to farm and
  paid for it by the giving the landowner a share
  of the crop.
• c. The landowner provided the necessary tools and
  seed, as well as housing for the sharecroppers
  family.
• d. Under sharecropping, families without land got
  a place to farm and landowners got cheap labor.

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18. How did the goals of sharecroppers and
plantation owners conflict?

• a. Farmers wanted to grow food for their
  families, but landowners forced them to grow cash
  crops, such as cotton.
• b. Plantation owners used various laws and tricks
  to make it impossible for sharecroppers to buy
  their own land.
• c. Plantation owners wanted share-croppers to
  treat them with respect, but they refused.
• d. Sharecroppers wanted to form agri-cultural
  unions, but the landowners always prevented them.

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18. How did the goals of sharecroppers and
plantation owners conflict?

• a. Farmers wanted to grow food for their
  families, but landowners forced them to grow cash
  crops, such as cotton.
• b. Plantation owners used various laws and tricks
  to make it impossible for sharecroppers to buy
  their own land.
• c. Plantation owners wanted share-croppers to
  treat them with respect, but they refused.
• d. Sharecroppers wanted to form agri-cultural
  unions, but the landowners always prevented them.

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19. Lynching was used

• a. as part of the contract system.
• b. against sharecroppers who didnt pay their
  rent.
• c. by whites to terrorize blacks and keep them
  from voting.
• d. against KKK members by radical Republicans.

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19. Lynching was used

• a. as part of the contract system.
• b. against sharecroppers who didnt pay their
  rent.
• c. by whites to terrorize blacks and keep them
  from voting.
• d. against KKK members by radical Republicans.

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20. The Ku Klux Klan was a secret society whose
members wanted to

• a. restore Democratic control of the South.
• b. keep former slaves powerless.
• c. replace sharecropping and the contract system
  with farmers cooperatives.
• d. All the above
• e. A and B only

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20. The Ku Klux Klan was a secret society whose
members wanted to

• a. restore Democratic control of the South.
• b. keep former slaves powerless.
• c. replace sharecropping and the contract system
  with farmers cooperatives.
• d. All the above
• e. A and B only

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21. African American voters made the difference in

• a. the election of Hayes to the presidency in
  1876.
• b. Grants election to the presidency in 1868.
• c. securing passage of the Sixteenth Amendment.
• d. ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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21. African American voters made the difference in

• a. the election of Hayes to the presidency in
  1876.
• b. Grants election to the presidency in 1868.
• c. securing passage of the Sixteenth Amendment.
• d. ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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22. The Fifteenth Amendment declared that

• a. slavery was no longer lawful in the United
  States.
• b. all persons born in the United States were
  citizens and were entitled to equal civil rights.
• c. racial segregation in public services was
  banned and that African Americans could serve on
  juries.
• d. the right to vote should not be denied on
  account of race, color, or previous condition of
  servitude.

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22. The Fifteenth Amendment declared that

• a. slavery was no longer lawful in the United
  States.
• b. all persons born in the United States were
  citizens and were entitled to equal civil rights.
• c. racial segregation in public services was
  banned and that African Americans could serve on
  juries.
• d. the right to vote should not be denied on
  account of race, color, or previous condition of
  servitude.

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23. As a result of scandals in the Grant
administration, the Republican Party

• a. lost the elections of 1872 and 1876.
• b. was forced into the Compromise of 1877.
• c. was split into the Liberal Republicans and the
  Stalwart Republicans.
• d. finally regained the White House in 1877.

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23. As a result of scandals in the Grant
administration, the Republican Party

• a. lost the elections of 1872 and 1876.
• b. was forced into the Compromise of 1877.
• c. was split into the Liberal Republicans and the
  Stalwart Republicans.
• d. finally regained the White House in 1877.

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24. Which of the following demands was NOT made
by Southern Democrats in the Compromise of 1877?

• a. Removal of federal troops from the South
• b. Land grants and loans to build railroads
• c. Money for internal improvements
• d. Reduction or removal of all tariffs
• e. Appointment of a Democrat to the cabinet

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24. Which of the following demands was NOT made
by Southern Democrats in the Compromise of 1877?

• a. Removal of federal troops from the South
• b. Land grants and loans to build railroads
• c. Money for internal improvements
• d. Reduction or removal of all tariffs
• e. Appointment of a Democrat to the cabinet

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25. Which of the following was NOT a result of
the anti-Klan bill?

• a. Federal marshals then arrested thousands of
  Klansmen.
• b. Klan violence against African Americans
  increased dramatically.
• c. As a result, the 1872 presidential election
  was both fair and peaceful in the South.
• d. Grant won the election and served a second
  term.

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25. Which of the following was NOT a result of
the anti-Klan bill?

• a. Federal marshals then arrested thousands of
  Klansmen.
• b. Klan violence against African Americans
  increased dramatically.
• c. As a result, the 1872 presidential election
  was both fair and peaceful in the South.
• d. Grant won the election and served a second
  term.

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26. Which of the following is NOT true about the
Panic of 1873?

• a. It began when several powerful Eastern banks
  failed.
• b. The stock market temporarily collapsed,
  railroads failed, and many farmers were ruined.
• c. Many Americans blamed the Southern Democrats
  for the crisis.
• d. During the Panic, the nation lost interest in
  Reconstruction.

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26. Which of the following is NOT true about the
Panic of 1873?

• a. It began when several powerful Eastern banks
  failed.
• b. The stock market temporarily collapsed,
  railroads failed, and many farmers were ruined.
• c. Many Americans blamed the Southern Democrats
  for the crisis.
• d. During the Panic, the nation lost interest in
  Reconstruction.

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27. The Supreme Court hurt Reconstruction by
ruling that the states

• a. could deny the vote blacks for reasons other
  than race or color.
• b. alone could punish those who violated the
  civil rights of blacks.
• c. could deny voting rights to former slaves, but
  not blacks who had been freed before the Civil
  War.
• d. All the above
• e. A and B only

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27. The Supreme Court hurt Reconstruction by
ruling that the states

• a. could deny the vote blacks for reasons other
  than race or color.
• b. alone could punish those who violated the
  civil rights of blacks.
• c. could deny voting rights to former slaves, but
  not blacks who had been freed before the Civil
  War.
• d. All the above
• e. A and B only

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28. Who became president as a result of the
Compromise of 1877?
a. Andrew Johnson b. Ulysses S. Grant c. Samuel
L. Tilden d. Rutherford B. Hayes
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28. Who became president as a result of the
Compromise of 1877?
a. Andrew Johnson b. Ulysses S. Grant c. Samuel
L. Tilden d. Rutherford B. Hayes
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29. Which TWO of the following were part of the
lasting gains African Americans made during
Reconstruction?

• a. Protection of civil rights became part of the
  U.S. Constitution.
• b. African Americans began continuous service in
  Congress and in Southern legislatures.
• c. Racial prejudice against blacks began to
  decline steadily.
• d. Black schools and churches begun during
  Reconstruction endured.

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29. Which TWO of the following were part of the
lasting gains African Americans made during
Reconstruction?

• a. Protection of civil rights became part of the
  U.S. Constitution.
• b. African Americans began continuous service in
  Congress and in Southern legislatures.
• c. Racial prejudice against blacks began to
  decline steadily.
• d. Black schools and churches begun during
  Reconstruction endured.

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30. Which of the following was NOT one of the
problems African Americans faced after
Reconstruction?

• a. African Americans continued to face widespread
  violence and prejudice.
• b. Many African Americans still lived in poverty.
• c. By law, African Americans could not vote or
  hold public office.
• d. Few African Americans took part in politics.

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30. Which of the following was NOT one of the
problems African Americans faced after
Reconstruction?

• a. African Americans continued to face widespread
  violence and prejudice.
• b. Many African Americans still lived in poverty.
• c. By law, African Americans could not vote or
  hold public office.
• d. Few African Americans took part in politics.