5.1 Social Studies Review

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Which of the following BEST describes American Reconstruction?

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Time period of hope, change, and rebuilding following Civil War

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Abraham Lincoln wanted all of the following for Reconstruction EXCEPT: He wanted to keep the Union together, He wanted to persuade southern states to surrender, He wanted to end the Civil War as quickly as possible.

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He wanted to continue slavery in the South

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Which of the following statements would describe many southerners during Reconstruction? 1. They continued the practice of slavery on large plantations in the South 2. They wanted to change their unfair ways and treat all freedmen equally 3. They wanted society to remain the same socially, economically, and politically 4. They did not want things to change but wanted to make life easier for freedmen

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They wanted society to remain the same socially, economically, and politically

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What was an aim of southern African Americans during Reconstruction?

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They wanted to have equal rights and citizenship.

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What was the overall purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?

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to protect the rights of African Americans

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Why was the Freedmen's Bureau so important to the South during Reconstruction?

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it helped all people in need in the South

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What was the goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction?

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to keep African Americans from using their newly gained rights

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Which of the following was NOT a result of the Compromise of 1877? Options: It ended Reconstruction, African Americans were abandoned by the government, Democrats won control of the southern state government

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It supported political rights for the freedmen

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Who benefitted most from the system of sharecropping? Options: African Americans, Freedmen, Landowners, Poor white men

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Landowners

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How did Reconstruction affect the plantation system of the south?

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The plantation system was completely ruined.