Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Immediately following the Civil War, which group in Congress opposed
Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction?
A. | frustrated whigs | B. | angry democrats | C. | radical
republicans | D. | disillusioned independents |
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Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?
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The 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution
A. | abolished slavery. | B. | guarantees equal
protection. | C. | allows for freedom of speech. | D. | granted black men the right to
vote. |
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The 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution
A. | abolished slavery. | B. | guarantees equal
protection. | C. | allows for freedom of speech. | D. | granted black men the right to
vote. |
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Immediately following the Civil War and during Reconstruction, the intent of the
Ku Klux Klan was to
A. | help blacks find jobs. | B. | register blacks to vote. | C. | prevent blacks from
voting. | D. | protect blacks from violence. |
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Which BEST explains the reason the 14th Amendment was added to the U.S.
Constitution?
A. | It was passed in response to the actions of the Ku Klux Klan. | B. | It was passed in
response to the actions of the Freedmen’s Bureau. | C. | It was passed
in response to the passage of the black codes in the South. | D. | It was passed in
response to attempts in the South to prevent blacks from voting. |
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For what reason was Georgia placed under military occupation for a third time in
1868?
A. | because slavery still existed in the state | B. | because of the
actions of the Ku Klux Klan | C. | because of the actions of the Radical
Republicans | D. | because black codes were limiting freedmen’s
rights |
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register blacks to vote
help the former slaves
help poor southern whites | |
These statements were goals of
which organization? A. | Black Codes | B. | Ku Klux Klan | C. | Freedmen’s
Bureau | D. | Radical Republicans |
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Following the Civil War, most freedmen in the South made their living as
A. | farmers. | B. | tradesmen. | C. | carpenters. | D. | sharecroppers. |
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Which statement accurately describes Abraham Lincoln’s plan for
Reconstruction?
A. | Lincoln’s plan mirrored the radical republicans’
plan. | B. | Lincoln’s plan reflected the thinking of the majority of his
party. | C. | Lincoln’s plan consisted of few steps and was meant to be completed
quickly. | D. | Lincoln’s plan consisted of numerous steps and would take years to
complete. |
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The public school system in Georgia was the result of laws passed during
A. | World War I. | B. | the Civil War. | C. | Reconstruction. | D. | the Antebellum. |
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Upon its founding, who led the Freedmen’s Bureau?
A. | Henry Grady | B. | Henry Turner | C. | Oliver O.
Howard | D. | William T. Sherman |
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The first institutions in the south to segregate were the
A. | schools. | B. | churches. | C. | businesses. | D. | governments. |
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Which statement best describes the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau
during Reconstruction?
A. | register newly freed slaves to vote | B. | help the newly freed slaves adjust to their
freedom | C. | provide education, training, and social services for newly freed
slaves | D. | manage the distribution of farm land and animals to newly freed
slaves |
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Which statement best describes the difference between sharecropping and
tenant farming?
A. | Tenant farmers received a cash salary or wage for their farm work, while
sharecroppers received only a portion of the crops they raised. | B. | Tenant farmers
earned equity or an interest in the land they worked from year to year so that eventually they would
own their own property. | C. | Sharecroppers owned nothing but their labor,
while tenant farmers owned farm animals and equipment to use in working other people’s
lands. | D. | Sharecroppers received a percentage of the crops produced and could set aside cash
money to purchase their own land, while tenant farmers had difficulty saving
cash. |
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What statement best describes the contributions of the Freedmen’s
Bureau in education?
A. | The Bureau founded over 10,000 primary schools throughout the South for black and
white children. | B. | The Bureau established six major colleges in the South, all of which are located in
the metropolitan Atlanta area. | C. | The Bureau opened government agencies,
including schools, colleges, and universities, for poor blacks and whites in the
South. | D. | The Bureau set up thousands of primary schools, industrial or vocational schools, and
teacher training centers for African Americans in the South. |
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Which statement best describes the reason behind the move of
Georgia’s capital to Atlanta from Milledgeville?
A. | Most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1867 were carpetbaggers and
scalawags. | B. | The state was under a military governorship in 1867, and the military headquarters
was in Atlanta. | C. | The Republicans were in power in the city of Atlanta, and the Democrats were in power
in Milledgeville. | D. | Many of the delegates to the Constitutional
Convention of 1867 were blacks who were denied lodging in Milledgeville
hotels. |
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Which educational improvement of the New South era was the most
significant?
A. | opening schools for three months per year | B. | the establishment of
a system of free public schools funded by the state | C. | the segregation of public schools in an equal
but separate setting for different races | D. | the establishment of teacher-training schools
to raise the skills of public school teachers |
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What was the secret white supremacy organization that became a force in Georgia
during Reconstruction and tried to prevent freedmen from exercising their civil rights?
A. | the Grange | B. | the Georgia Act | C. | the Ku Klux
Klan | D. | the Freedmen’s Bureau |
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When was this drawing made?
A. | after the Civil War | B. | during World War II | C. | in the antebellum
South | D. | after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
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