Amendments
What is the cause of this effect....
Effect: African American men in the South vote in the presidential election of 1872.
The 15th Amendment is ratified
The term "Reconstruction" in the United States history refers to the period after what event?
A. Civil War
B. Revolutionary War
C. The constitutional Convention
A. Civil War
This list below is associated with which group that was formed during reconstruction?
-Secret society of White supremacists
-Formed to undermine Republican policies in the Reconstruction South
-Worked to instill fear in African Americans and the people who assisted them
Ku Klux Klan
How did Black leaders respond to the removal of African American Legislatures?
A. Decided to create their own state assembly and make new laws.
B. assembled in Macon to protest
C. Met with president to inform of their removal
D. Held another election in hopes of getting reelected
B. assembled in Macon to protest
Who benefited the most from sharecropping in the Reconstructive south?
A. landowners
B. Sharecroppers
C. Migrant workers who controlled agriculture
A. landowners
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendment MOST impacted the rights of which group?
African Americans
Why did many members of congress oppose Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan?
A. They believed it gave too much power to African Americans
B. They thought it was too lenient on the Southern States
C. They felt it was too hard and would delay the South's recovery
B. They thought it was too lenient on the Southern States
Who would have most likely NOT supported the Freedmen's Bureau?
A. Western Farmer
B. Newly Freed Slave
C. Former slave Owner
D. Northern Abolitionist
C. Former slave Owner
Americans in Reconstruction Government
Reconstruction era
Identify THREE goods and services that were a key part of Georgia's economy in the decade following the Civil War.
A. Sharecropping
B. Steel Mills
C. Tenant Farming
D. Cotton
B. Steel Mills
C. Tenant Farming
D. Cotton
13th Amendment (1865)-Abolition of Slavery
14th Amendment (1866)-Definition of Citizenship; Due Process
15th Amendment (1869)-Right to Vote not based on Race or previous servitude
What conclusion can be drawn from the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
The passage of the amendments was to abolish slavery and establish rights to previous slaves.
Which of these happened as a result of Abraham Lincoln's assassination?
A. The Civil War finally came to an end
B. Ulysses S Grant became the president of the United States
C. "Radical Republicans" oversaw the reconstruction of the South
C. "Radical Republicans" oversaw the reconstruction of the South
Which of these was a task of the Freedmen's Bureau?
A. Established schools for newly freed slaves
B. set up "Return to Africa" trips for former slaves
C. Helped transition Native Americans to city and industrial life
D. created jobs for newly arrived immigrants to U.S.
A. Established schools for newly freed slaves
When removing African Americans from Congress, what grounds did the state lawmakers claim to remove these members?
A. Black members would need to be re-elected after re-admittance.
B. Black members had deceived voters to get elected in the assembly
C. 14th Amendment specifically prohibited black assembly members.
D. State constitution didn't recognize Blacks' rights to hold in office.
D. State constitution didn't recognize Blacks' rights to hold in office.
Why was it so important to rebuilding of railroads in the South during the Reconstruction Era?
A. Railroads provided a transportation for workers to travel.
B. Railroads gave tenant workers a way to northern cities.
C. Railroads allowed manufactured goods from within GA to travel throughout the United States.
C. Railroads allowed manufactured goods from within GA to travel throughout the United States.
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified following which war?
A. Civil War
B. Vietnam War
C. World War II
A. Civil War
Choose the THREE items that were part of the Reconstruction Era in the United States.
A. 14th Amendment
B. Suffrage for women
C. Black Codes
D. Military occupation of southern states
A. 14th Amendment
C. Black Codes
D. Military occupation of southern states
Which of these have been a goal for the Ku Klux Klan in the South during the Reconstruction?
A. making sure the Reconstruction went smoothly
B. assisting the scalawags and carpetbaggers
C. ensuring that freedmen had the right to vote
D. restoring southern democrats to political power
D. restoring southern democrats to political power
Lincoln's "10 percent plan" dealt with
A. his idea for instituting an income tax
B. how to draft more men into the Union Army
C. Re-admitting Southern States into the Union
D. his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South
C. Re-admitting Southern States into the Union
What crop was produced more than any other in GA during the Reconstruction Era?
A. Cotton
B. Peanuts
C. Tobacco
D. Wheat
A. Cotton
The 13th Amendment ended slavery in the U.S. What would be the best reason congresws decided to amend the Constitution to make this practice illegal?
A. Congress felt all women deserved the right to vote
B. Congress felt slavery was ethically and morally wrong
C. Congress believed everyone should have US citizenship
B. Congress felt slavery was ethically and morally wrong
How did the Radical Republicans in Congress shape Reconstruction policies?
A. Pushed for lenient approach to the South
B. Favored strict policies that ensured Africans being protected
C. Worked closely with former confederate leaders
D. Encouraged southern states to make their own laws without federal involvement
B. Favored strict policies that ensured Africans being protected
What group was created in 1865 Tennessee, for the purpose of preventing both the programs of Reconstruction and laws promoting racial equality?
A. Ku Klux Klan
B. Freedmen's Bureau
C. Know Nothing Party
D. White Citizen Councils
A. Ku Klux Klan
A. First African American Mayors
B. African American Legislators during reconstruction
C. First African American citizens following the Civil War
B. African American Legislators during reconstruction
After the civil war, what lifestyle did many poor whites and freed slaves adopt?
A. Drugs and Alcohol
B. Become cowboys
C. Enrolled in college
D. Sharecropping and tenant farming
D. Sharecropping and tenant farming