Standard 3 quiz 3 Reconstruction

What best summarizes Abraham Lincoln's idea about reconstruction?

• The South needed to be punished.

• Reconstruction should be the responsibility of Congress.

• The South should develop their own plan for Reconstruction.

• It should be easy for the South to return to the Union.

Why did Radical Republicans push for the 14th amendment during early reconstruction?

• to stop southerners from using Black Codes to limit the rights of African Americans

• to provide assistance to the Freedmen's Bureau in the goal of helping newly freed slaves

• to stop the use of literacy tests and poll taxes as a way to keep African American men from voting

• to discourage "carpetbaggers" from traveling to the South and taking advantage of the situation

What action was taken by the Federal government to enforce the 13th, 14th, 15th amendments in the South during Reconstruction?

• Governors in southern states were removed from office.

• The South was divided into five military districts.

• Senators for the southern states were appointed by the president.

• A special election commission was appointed to monitor voting in the South.

Why did Congress establish the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction?

• to help white Southerners regain their voting rights

• to ensure that African Americans were elected to office

• to provide benefits to veterans on both sides of the war

• to assist newly freed slaves in obtaining basic resources and education

How was sharecropping similar to slavery during reconstruction?

• Sharecroppers depended on white farmers for food, clothing, and other basic necessities.

• Sharecropping kept African Americans economically dependent on white farmers.

• Sharecroppers were forced to observe the same religious practices of the land owner for whom they worked.

• Sharecropping was closely regulated by the government with strict rules about working conditions and hours.

After the Civil War, what was the purpose of Black Codes in the South?

• to guarantee freedom to newly freed blacks

• to replace slave codes and prevent freed slaves from enjoying Constitutional rights

• to prevent blacks from becoming share croppers

• to ensure basic legal and political rights to newly freed slaves

Which example illustrates the lasting consequences 0f Reconstruction policies on African Americans?

• African Americans were forced back into a state of social, political, and economic inferiority.

• Southern states continued to include African Americans in politics despite charges of corruption.

• The passage of Jim Crow laws was immediately met with fierce resistance from voters.

• The number of African American owned businesses and factories grew in cities across the South.

How did early Reconstruction expand Democracy?

• It allowed African Americans to vote and hold political office.

• It allowed men and women to vote and hold political office.

• It allowed immigrants to vote without gaining citizenship.

• It allowed for universal white male suffrage.

How did southern states attempt to limit the freedom of former slaves?

• ratifying the 13th Amendment

• adopting Jim Crow laws

• supporting the Civil Rights Act of 1866

• ratifying the 14th Amendment

What supreme court case was overturned by the 14th amendment (all citizens are equal and should have due process)?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Sweatt v. Painter