Which statement regarding the era of Reconstruction is FALSE?
A) the 13th Amendment outlawed slavery in all American states
B) state laws and customs upheld the constitutional amendments
C) the 14th Amendment made African-Americans citizens of the U. S.
D) federal law was changed to abolish slavery in states where it still existed
2)
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
What was the main goal of the 15th Amendment?
A) to punish southern states
B) to avoid another Civil War
C) to granting women the right to vote
D) to grant former slaves voting rights
3)
Despite new railroads and industrial growth in Texas following the Civil War, newly-freed slaves had difficulty achieving prosperity and independence. What system contributed to these difficulties in the post-slave era?
A) communism
B) feudalism
C) sharecropping
D) industrialization
4)
The Amendment which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude was the
A) 13th Amendment.
B) 14th Amendment.
C) 15th Amendment.
D) 16th Amendment.
5)
Following the Civil War, the Radical Republicans in Congress
A) allowed the South to pass the Black Codes.
B) pardoned southern leaders for Civil War actions.
C) hoped to reunite the country as quickly as possible.
D) regarded the southern states as conquered territory.
6)
The "Compromise of 1877" regarding the election dispute between Hayes and Tilden is BEST characterized by which of these facts?
A) Hayes was accepted as President and he appointed a Democrat to be his Vice-president.
B) The Democrats accepted Hayes in exchange for being able to appoint the next Supreme Court Justice.
C) The compromise failed and in a bitterly fought battle the House of Representatives elected Hayes as President.
D) Southern Democrats wanted federal troops withdrawn from the South and voting rights of the freedmen decided by state governments.
7)
What was the name of the agency that was created in 1865 to set up schools, supply food, and solve employment issues for the former slaves?
A) the Freedmen's Bureau
B) the Congress of Racial Equality
C) the American Missionary Association
D) the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
8)
Which group was created in late 1865 to resist Reconstruction efforts in the South?
A) the Ku Klux Klan
B) the Scalawags
C) the White Knights
D) the Knights of Columbus
9)
Which BEST describes the way the Fourteenth Amendment affected the states?
A) States had to give all citizens, regardless of their race or religion, equal protection under the law.
B) States could no longer make any laws that were not approved by the federal government.
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C) States had to pass laws that gave more rights to freed slaves than to other citizens.
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D) States could no longer institute poll taxes or tests for citizens before they voted.
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10)
Which statement BEST describes the impact of the Freedmen's Bureau?
A) It failed to attract former slaves to northern states.
B) It was not successful in sparking trade between the North and the South.
C) It failed because it did not offer education opportunities to former southern slaves.
D) It was unsuccessful in bringing about unity and understanding of the races after the Civil War.