Chapter 16:
Reconstruction
1.
What is significant about the date June 19, 1865?
a.
It was the day Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
b.
It was the day Union forces landed at Galveston and declared all enslaved Texans free.
c.
It was the day the Confederate forces surrendered to Union forces.
d.
It was the day Texas was readmitted to the United States.
2.
Which statement best summarizes President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?
a.
He wanted to punish the Southern states.
b.
He wanted to treat the Southern states as conquered territories.
c.
He wanted a moderate policy of Reconstruction.
d.
He wanted to restore the Union slowly and carefully.
3.
Who was appointed provisional governor of Texas until the state was readmitted to the Union?
a.
Gordon Granger
b.
George A. Custer
c.
Andrew J. Hamilton
d.
Andrew Johnson
4.
Which of the following was NOT one of the functions of the Freedmen's Bureau in Texas?
a.
It helped find jobs for freed Texans.
b.
It recorded the oaths of allegiance to the United States.
c.
It established the first public schools for African American children.
d.
It defended the legal rights of the freed Texans in court cases.
5.
What was unusual about the delegates who met to write a new state constitution in 1866?
a.
Almost all were freedmen.
b.
Almost all had actively supported the Confederacy.
c.
Almost all were Union generals.
d.
Almost all were recent immigrants to Texas.
6.
The revised Constitution of Texas in 1866 stated all of the following EXCEPT ________.
a.
secession was illegal
b.
slavery was abolished
c.
former slaves had full legal rights
d.
state war debts were cancelled
7.
Why did members of the U.S. Congress believe they, and not the president, should control Reconstruction?
a.
because they disliked all Southerners
b.
because they were angry at the provisional governors
c.
because they alone had the power to admit new states
d.
because the president had been assassinated
8.
Republicans in the U.S. Congress were opposed to the Southern laws known as ________, which limited the rights of African Americans.
a.
black codes
b.
scalawags
c.
carpetbaggers
d.
plantation rules
9.
Radical Republicans in Congress imposed all but which of the following new requirements for statehood?
a.
required states to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment
b.
required Southerners to take the Ironclad Oath before voting
c.
required the Southern states to repeal the black codes
d.
required the Southern states to pay living wages to freedmen
10.
What event took place at the Texas capitol in January 1874?
a.
Two separate candidates, backed by militia, claimed the office of governor.
b.
Reconstruction was officially declared over.
c.
General Sheridan removed pro-Confederate leaders from their positions.
d.
President Grant sent federal troops to keep Governor Davis in office.
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