1. Chapter 18 Test: Reconstruction Review PPT

2. 1. Which of the following was NOT part of Lincoln’s 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

3. 1. Which of the following was NOT part of Lincoln’s 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

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

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 4. White Southerners planned to restore the “old South” by
a. regaining control of Congress and overturning Lincoln’s 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.

9. 4. White Southerners planned to restore the “old South” by
a. regaining control of Congress and overturning Lincoln’s 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.

10. 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

11. 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

12. 6. Which of the following was NOT one of the changes the Reconstruction Acts of 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.

13. 6. Which of the following was NOT one of the changes the Reconstruction Acts of 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.

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 10. The Freedmen’s 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

21. 10. The Freedmen’s 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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 Freedmen’s Bureau, missionaries or African American organizations.
d. despite laws that still prohibited black education in many Southern states.

27. 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 Freedmen’s Bureau, missionaries or African American organizations.
d. despite laws that still prohibited black education in many Southern states.

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. 15. Many in Congress opposed Stevens’ and Sumner’s land reform plan because
a. it would be too expensive to purchase all the necessary acres.
b. it didn’t 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 person’s land to another person.

31. 15. Many in Congress opposed Stevens’ and Sumner’s land reform plan because
a. it would be too expensive to purchase all the necessary acres.
b. it didn’t 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 person’s land to another person.

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. 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 sharecropper’s family.
d. Under sharecropping, families without land got a place to farm and landowners got cheap labor.

35. 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 sharecropper’s family.
d. Under sharecropping, families without land got a place to farm and landowners got cheap labor.

36. 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.

37. 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.

38. 19. Lynching was used a. as part of the contract system.
b. against sharecroppers who didn’t pay their rent.
c. by whites to terrorize blacks and keep them from voting.
d. against KKK members by radical Republicans.

39. 19. Lynching was used a. as part of the contract system.
b. against sharecroppers who didn’t pay their rent.
c. by whites to terrorize blacks and keep them from voting.
d. against KKK members by radical Republicans.

40. 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

41. 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

42. 21. African American voters made the difference in
a. the election of Hayes to the presidency in 1876.
b. Grant’s election to the presidency in 1868.
c. securing passage of the Sixteenth Amendment.
d. ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment.

43. 21. African American voters made the difference in
a. the election of Hayes to the presidency in 1876.
b. Grant’s election to the presidency in 1868.
c. securing passage of the Sixteenth Amendment.
d. ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment.

44. 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.

45. 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.

46. 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.

47. 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.

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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.

51. 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.

52. 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.

53. 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.

54. 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

55. 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

56. 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

57. 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

58. 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.

59. 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.

60. 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.

61. 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.