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Reconstruction

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Kevin Michaud
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Established schools
Certified applications for political office
Granted small-business loans
Provided funds for farming supplies
Answer explanation
The correct choice, 'Established schools', aligns with initiatives aimed at improving education and community development, which is a common goal in various support programs.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
After the Civil War, Southern states adopted Black Codes in order to—
punish plantation owners for the use of slavery.
support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South.
promote the activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau.
limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment.
Answer explanation
After the Civil War, Southern states adopted Black Codes primarily to limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery. These laws aimed to restrict the rights and freedoms of newly freed African Americans.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?
Agricultural workers organized labor unions.
Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.
Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses.
Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves.
Answer explanation
The sharecropping system often left many former slaves in debt due to high interest rates and unfair contracts, trapping them in a cycle of poverty and dependency on landowners.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The election of Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870 was significant because he was the first African American to -
win an election to public office as a member of the Democratic Party.
win a majority of the popular vote in Mississippi.
serve as a member of the U.S. Senate.
serve as President of the United States.
Answer explanation
Hiram Rhodes Revels was significant as he became the first African American to serve as a member of the U.S. Senate in 1870, marking a historic moment in American politics during Reconstruction.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How did Southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?
By creating a segregated public education system
By shutting down all remaining offices of the Freedmen's Bureau
By imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote
By forcing African Americans to work as tenant farmers & sharecroppers
Answer explanation
Southern states responded to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment by imposing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other discriminatory practices to effectively deny African Americans the right to vote.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected the lives of millions of African Americans by —
providing them with voting rights
guaranteeing their freedom of speech
providing them with access to the court system
guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery
Answer explanation
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, guaranteeing permanent freedom for African Americans. It did not directly provide voting rights, freedom of speech, or access to the court system.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
As the new freedmen in the South looked for a way to make a living, their former owners needed workers to farm their land. That led to the development of the --
immigration of workers to the South
end of the Reconstruction period in the South
system of sharecropping
abolishment of the institution of slavery
Answer explanation
The system of sharecropping emerged as a solution for freedmen seeking work and former owners needing labor to farm their land, allowing both parties to engage in agricultural production post-slavery.
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