Reconstruction Game NUMBER A PIECE OF NOTEBOOK PAPER 1-20

#1 WHAT WAS THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT? A. Suffrage for all men, despite race B. The right to be free from discrimination of the law and have equal protection of the law. C. Slavery is outlawed D. Women get suffrage

#1 answer C. Slavery is outlawed

#2 Which of the following best describes the 14 th amendment? A. Suffrage for all men, despite race B. The right to be free from discrimination of the law and have equal protection of the law. C. Slavery is outlawed D. Women get suffrage

#2 Answer B. The right to be free from discrimination of the law and have equal protection of the law.

#3 Which of the following is NOT a problem of the Dawes Act? A. 2/3 of their land was gone after the Dawes Act B. Many of the Native Americans had never farmed before. C. Native American Culture became less and less apparent. D. They had to move to the eastern coast.

#3 Answer They had to move to the eastern coast.

#4 Which one of the following is true of the Homestead Act of 1862? A. It was passed to help states raise money for public education. B. Any citizen could occupy 1,000 acres of government land C. If the settler improved the land with a home and crops, they could own the land after 5 years. D. Only a couple thousand people ended up being granted homesteads under the law.

Answer #4 C. If the settler improved the land with a home and crops, they could own the land after 5 years.

#5 Which of the following is not true about the Morrill Act of 1862? A. It was signed by President Lincoln B. Texas A&M was founded in 1876 using money from the Morrill Act C. The state could sell land given from the federal government to fund public colleges that taught agriculture and mechanics. D. Under this act, any citizen could occupy 160 acres of government land.

Answer #5 D. Under this act, any citizen could occupy 160 acres of government land.

#6 Under the Radical Republicans’ Plan for Reconstruction, which of the following is not accurate about their plan? A. They made it illegal for freedman to hold public office B. It established military rule over the former Confederate states until a new government established. C. Federal troops helped African-Americans to vote. D. They proposed the 14 th amendment which gave citizenship to newly freedmen

Answer #6 A. They made it illegal for freedman to hold public office

Question 7 Why did Johnson end up not getting impeached? A. The House of Representatives did not have enough votes. B. He promised congress that he would be more aggressive with the south so they let him off the hook. C. The Senate was one short of a 2/3 voted needed for conviction. D. The Senate was 2 votes short of a ¾ vote that was needed for conviction.

Answer 7 The Senate was one short of a 2/3 voted needed for conviction.

Question 8 Which of the following is not true about Ulysses S Grant? A. He received most of the 700,000 black votes cast in the 1868 election. B. He served on term before he died. C. He was known as an honest but ineffective president. D. He had the support of the Radical Republicans when he ran for office.

Answer #8 B. He served on term before he died.

#9 Which of the following best explains the 15 amendment? A. It abolished slavery B. It granted citizenship to African-Americans C. Gave women the right to vote D. Gave African American men the right to vote

Answer 9 D. Gave African American men the right to vote

#10 Which groups of people are most associated with working on the railroad lines during the 1800’s? A. Mexicans and Native Americans B. Irish and Chinese C. Chinese and Korean D. Irish and Native Americans

Answer 10 B. Irish and Chinese

#11 Which of the following best describes the requirements to own land under the Homestead Act of 1862? A. 21 years or older, pay $10 to obtain the permit, served in the army or navy, intent to build a home and grow crops. B. 21 years or older, have at least 2 children, served in the Confederate Army C. Served in the army or navy, born in the United States, 18 years old or older

Answer 11 A. 21 years or older, pay $10 to obtain the permit, served in the army or navy, intent to build a home and grow crops.

#12 Why did Lincoln want to pass the Homestead of 1862 act? A. The east was overly populated. B. He wanted to help encourage expansion in the west, particularly the Midwest. C. He made a lot of money off of the land sales. D. He wanted to open up his store in the Midwest.

Answer 12 B. He wanted to help encourage expansion in the west, particularly the Midwest.

#13 Which of the following is not related to the Chinese immigrants that helped build the railroad lines in the 1800’s? A. They had to provide their own food and tents B. They received between $26-35 a month. C. The work was dangerous, they had to blast through mountains D. They generally came in from the New York harbor and started working from Nebraska

Answer 13 D. They generally came in from the New York harbor and started working from Nebraska

Question 14 The Dawes Act included all of the following except which one? A. The act gave each Indian family 160 acres B. Beyond the designated acres for the families, all other Indian- owned land was opened for white settlement. C. Each Native American family received $100,000. D. Tribal ownership disappeared.

Answer 14 C. Each Native American family received $100,000.

Question 15 Which of the following is NOT accurate about BLACK CODES from the Reconstruction Era? A. It was illegal for freedman to hold public office B. It was illegal for freedman to serve on juries and travel freely C. Any freedman without a job could be jailed. D. All freedman had to work for free and could not be paid.

Answer 15 D. All freedman had to work for free and could not be paid.

Question 16 Which of the following was set up to help deal with Southern Black Codes? A. Congress B. Freedman’s Bureau C. Red Cross D. Carpetbaggers

Answer 16 B. Freedman’s Bureau

#17 Which of the following people was the first black man to serve in Congress and was senator of Mississippi? A. Hiram Rhodes B. Horace Mann C. Fredrick Douglas D. Ulysses S. Grant

Answer 17 A. Hiram Rhodes

#18 What is a nickname for white southern republicans who came to the south to aid in reconstruction and help most of the major political offices in the south? A. Carpetbaggers B. Scalawags C. Confederates D. Yankees

Answer 18 B. Scalawags

Question 19 Which of the following would be most associated with the Great Plains? A. California and Oregon B. Mexico C. Kansas and Nebraska D. Minnesota and Wisconsin

Answer 19 C. Kansas and Nebraska

Question 20 Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan included all but which TWO of the following? A. Ratify the 13th Amendment B. 10% of a former Confederate state’s voters had to take an oath of allegiance to the Constitution. C. The south had to pay the Union 10 million in losses. D. The southerners were not allowed to vote for four years.

Answer 20 C. The south had to pay the Union 10 million in losses. D. The southerners were not allowed to vote for four years.