Review for P.A.S.S - Social Studies

Which of the following best describes the aim of Reconstruction for Andrew Johnson?

• Andrew Johnson wanted to continue slavery.

• Andrew Johnson's aim was to preserve the Union.

• Andrew Johnson wanted to continue Lincoln's policy.

• Andrew Johnson's aim was to help Southerners that were in debt.

Which of the following best describes the main idea of the 14th Amendment?

• All African Americans were given citizenship rights.

• All citizens of the United States were given the right to vote.

• All citizens of the United States were denied the right to vote.

• All male citizens of the United States were given the right to vote.

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

• It worked to enforce Jim Crow laws.

• It worked to stop westward expansion.

• It worked to put an end to the Civil War.

• It worked to provide schools throughout the South.

Which of the following best describes the 15th Amendment?

• It declared that African Americans were able to vote and hold office.

• It recognized the right of all citizens to due process and equal protection.

• It freed the slaves in the North and South from plantations and factory work.

• It provided African Americans forty acres and a mule if they knew how to farm.

Which of the following best explains the effect of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) on the rights and opportunities of African Americans during Reconstruction?

• The KKK fought for African Americans to have the right to vote.

• The KKK provided African Americans with food, education, and hopsitals.

• The KKK intimidated African Americans to keep them from exercising their rights.

• The KKK intimidated White southerners to keep them from exercising their rights.

What were the results of the Compromise of 1877?

• Reconstruction began and African Americans were supported by the federal government.

• Reconstruction ended and African Americans were abandoned by the Federal government.

• Federal troops were sent to the South to protect all Southerners including Native Americans and African Americans.

• Federal troops were removed and no longer protected terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and other radical groups.

Compare the differences between Southerners before and after the end of slavery.

• Southern elite stopped using African Americans for labor.

• Southern planters felt no effect due to the end of slavery.

• Southern elite were better off financially after the end of slavery.

• Southern planters were forced to find alternate ways to work their fields.

How were carpetbaggers viewed by Southerners?

• The Southerners welcomed the carpetbaggers because they helped with the election.

• The Southerners did not welcome the carpetbaggers because they look their sharecroppers.

• The Southerners welcomed the carpetbaggers because they brought much needed supplies.

• The Southerners did not welcome the carpetbaggers because they thought they were taking advantage of them.

Which of the following best describes how the railroad helped the development of the West?

• It increased travel on the east coast in major cities.

• It did not have a major impact on trade in the West.

• It attracted new immigrant settlers to the western United States.

• It transported people from Europe to the United States and Canada.

Explain the development of the Great Plains.

• Land was left to develop on its own to make the plains into great seaports.

• Land was plowed and irrigation was created to make the plains a great farming region of the country known as the breadbasket.

• Land was timbered and logs were hauled to make the plains into a timber area of the country known as the timber king region.

• Land was cleared and large cities were built to make the plains into an area of commerce featuring factories of all kinds.