Legislation
Suffrage is the right to
Carry a weapon
Vote
Trial by jury
Equal protection under the law
2. Vote
Which of the following amendments abolished slavery?
14th
13th
19th
15th
2. 13th
African Americans were provided with food, clothes, and education during Reconstruction through the
Black Codes
15th Amendment
Jim Crow
Freedman’s Bureau
4. Freedman’s Bureau
The Underground Railroad was
a railroad with many tunnels
a series of safe houses for people escaping from slavery
the name of a railway terminal
Hidden passages below ground
2. a series of safe houses for people escaping from slavery
Which political group wanted the federal government to force change in the South?
Radical Democrats
Tea Party
Radical Republicans
Green Party
3. Radical Republicans
Which of the following was NOT used to keep African Americans from voting?
Poll taxes
Literacy tests
Blood tests
Intimidation by the KKK
3. blood tests
Which of the following amendments gave African Americans the right to vote?
19th
14th
13th
15th
4. 15th
How long did Reconstruction last?
1860-1870
1865-1877
1863-1881
1812-1877
2. 1865-1877
Southern whites restricted the freedom of African Americans soon after the Civil War by using
The federal courts
Black Codes
Freedman’s Bureau
Congressional aid
2. Black Codes
Who was the first African American to serve on the Senate?
U.S. Grant
Stephen Douglas
Rosa Parks
Hiram Revels
4. Hiram Revels
What did Frederick Douglass mean when he said that the freedmen “were sent away empty-handed, without money, without friends, and without a foot of land to stand upon”?
The freedmen had little with which to start a new life
The freedmen lost their land during the war
Sharecroppers should form organizations to support each other and gain land
In order to be allowed to vote, freedmen had to pass a literacy test
1. The freedmen had little with which to start a new life
Which of the following amendments gave African Americans equal rights of citizenship?
14th
19th
13th
15th
1. 14th
Which of the following was NOT a part of Johnson’s Plan?
Nullify acts of secession
End slavery
Repudiate war debts
Give land to formerly enslaved
4. Give land to formerly enslaved
The most common form of farm work for freedmen was
indentured servitude
Sharecropping
Apprenticeship
Slavery
2. sharecropping
Which of the following about Harriet Tubman is NOT true?
She freed about 300 people from slavery
She was a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad
She never went back to the South
She was born into slavery and freed herself
3. She never went back to the South
Why were southern laws that stopped African Americans from voting NOT considered illegal?
They were never tested in court
They were not public laws, so no one knew about them
Congress said that the states could pass the laws
They applied in theory to both whites and African Americans
4. They applied in theory to both whites and African Americans
How were the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment similar?
They were immediately approved by all states
They were based on the idea of “separate but equal”
They helped African Americans gain civil rights
They helped southern states set up new governments
3. They helped African Americans gain civil rights
What did President Johnson do in response to the Civil Rights Act of 1866? (this act defined citizenship and gave all citizens equal protection)
Celebrated it
Vetoed it
Nothing
He wasn’t the president at the time
2. Vetoed it
Which best describes the economic situation of many African Americans in the South after the Civil War?
Slavery was replaced by the cycle of poverty through sharecropping
Advances in technology brought an end to agricultural work
Mining provided the best opportunities
Opportunities in the South outnumbered those in the North
1. Slavery was replaced by the cycle of poverty through sharecropping
Who was a key leader of the Radical Republicans who advocated for land redistribution?
Harriet Tubman
Thaddeus Stevens
Andrew Johnson
Frederick Douglass
2. Thaddeus Stevens
How did the Fugitive Slave Act impact African Americans?
It guaranteed trial by jury for enslaved African Americans captured in the North
It prohibited enslavers and traders from tracking people running away from slavery in the North
It jeopardized the safety of African Americans in the North, forcing many to flee to Canada
It allowed enslaved African Americans to purchase their freedom, once they escaped to the North
3. It jeopardized the safety of African Americans in the North, forcing many to flee to Canada
What was the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case?
That slavery diminished the national character
That African American rights were protected by the Constitution
That slavery should be abolished by executive order
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal courts because they were not citizens
4. That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal courts because they were not citizens
Why did Congress propose the Wade-Davis Bill?
Congress wanted a stricter policy towards Reconstruction than Lincoln’s 10% plan
The bill was meant to be a challenge to President Johnson
Congress wanted “soft” Reconstruction
The bill had the support of the South’s new state governments
1. Congress wanted a stricter policy towards Reconstruction than Lincoln’s 10% plan
Which of the following was NOT a major goal of Reconstruction?
To bring the southern states back into the Union
To ensure Black Americans their freedom, and civil and political rights
To preserve the health of the economy
To ease immigration laws in order to rebuild the population
4. To ease immigration laws in order to rebuild the population
A term given to some southern whites who supported Republican policy through Reconstruction
Override
Impeach
Carpetbaggers
Scalawags
4. Scalawags