Reconstruction Era MCQ Quiz!
- 1.Which two groups fought in the American Civil War from 1861 - 1865
- A.
The Union and the Confederacy
- B.
The Republicans and the Radicals
- C.
The United States and Great Britain
- 2.How did the American Civil War end?
- A.
The West won the war and refused to join the United States.
- B.
The United States won the war and the British had to go back home
- C.
The Confederacy lost and had to return to the Union
- 3.How did Radical Republicans want to handle reconstruction after the American Civil War?
- A.
They wanted to punish the South and make sure African Americans were given full rights.
- B.
They wanted to punish the British and make sure all Americans had freedom.
- C.
They wanted to punish the North and make sure that all citizens had equal rights.
- 4.What was important about the 13th Amendment?
- A.
It gave everyone equal protection.
- B.
It made slavery illegal.
- C.
It gave African Americans the right to vote.
- 5.Producing and selling many different types of products to different places to have a better, stronger economy is called _____________.
- A.
Refining
- B.
Diversifying
- C.
Trading stocks
- 6.A ________________ is a natural resource that has had impurities or unwanted materials removed from it so that it may be used to make products that people can use.
- A.
Infrastructure
- B.
Cash crop
- C.
Raw material
- 7.Which U.S. Supreme Court Case ruled that segregation of blacks and whites was legal as long as any segregated places were equal?
- A.
The Civil Rights Act of 1875
- B.
Plessy v. Ferguson
- C.
Brown v. the Board of Education
- 8.All the equipment and structures, like roads, bridges, and railways, that are needed by a region are called the ___________________.
- A.
Institutions
- B.
Economy
- C.
Infrastructure
- 9.All the ways a nation makes and spends its money is called its __________________.
- A.
Economy
- B.
Government
- C.
Natural resources
- 10.The group of people who actually vote for the president in an election are called ____________________.
- A.
The Senate
- B.
Citizens of the United States
- C.
The electoral college
- 11.Which of the following groups terrorized African Americans in the South?
- A.
The Industrialists
- B.
The Ku Klux Klan
- C.
The Radical Republicans
- 12.Which of the following was a reason that Reconstruction ended?
- A.
The U.S. had to focus on fixing the nation’s economy.
- B.
The United States entered into the Civil War.
- C.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
- 13.What is the job of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government?
- A.
It passes new laws.
- B.
It carries out the laws.
- C.
It explains the laws.
- 14.What is the job of the Legislative Branch of the U.S. Government?
- A.
It passes new laws.
- B.
It explains the laws.
- C.
It carries out the laws.
- 15.Supreme Court Judges are the head of the ____________ branch of the United States government.
- A.
Executive
- B.
Legislative
- C.
Judicial
- 16.What were the laws that enforced segregation in the South?
- A.
Jim Crow Laws
- B.
Amendments
- C.
Reconstruction Laws
- 17.What was important about the 15th Amendment?
- A.
It made slavery illegal.
- B.
It gave women equal rights.
- C.
It gave African American men the right to vote.
- 18.What was important about the 14th Amendment?
- A.
It made African Americans citizens of the United States
- B.
It made slavery illegal.
- C.
It allowed the South to legally separate blacks and white.
- 19.
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Which state is highlighted in red on the map below?- A.
Arkansas
- B.
Louisiana
- C.
Mississippi
- 20.
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Which state is highlighted in red on the map below?- A.
South Carolina
- B.
Georgia
- C.
Alabama
- 21.People who worked on landowners’ farms in return for a home, food, and clothing were called ___________________.
- A.
Tenant farmers
- B.
Sharecroppers
- C.
Redeemers
- 22.What do processing mills and refineries do?
- A.
Change natural resources into raw materials
- B.
Change raw materials into products
- C.
Change products to raw materials
- 23.The President of the United States is the head of the ____________ branch of the United States government.
- A.
Executive
- B.
Legislative
- C.
Judicial
- 24.United States Congressmen and Senators are the ____________ branches of the United States government.
- A.
Executive
- B.
Legislative
- C.
Judicial
- 25.What do factories do?
- A.
Change natural resources into raw materials
- B.
Change raw materials into products
- C.
Change products to raw materials
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