RECONSTRUCTION TEST REVIEW

DIRECTIONS• Each team will have 30 seconds to finalize

their answer.• A new student must answer EACH question

until everyone has answered.• Each correct answer allows that student to shoot

the ball into the trash can• A made shot results in 1, 2, or 3 points• A missed shot results in no points

Southern whites who wished to take their state governments back from Republican control were known by what name?

Who were the Radical Republicans and who were their leaders?

Identify and explain each of the Civil War amendments.

Laws that were passed in the South immediately following the Civil War that enacted a new form of slavery

and that motivated the Radical Republicans to take action were know

as a what?

Who founded the KKK and what were 2 of its goals?

Why did Ulysses S. Grant win the election of 1868?

What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau? Be specific.

What was the deal that ended Reconstruction and what was the

deal?

What was the Tenure of Office Act and why does it hold a special place in

American history?

What is the story of the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

Who were carpetbaggers and Scalawags?

Explain sharecropping.

What were the Reconstruction Acts? What did they do?

Fully explain the impeachment process of the United States for Presidents.

Who are the only 2 Presidents to be impeached?

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

What does “amnesty” mean?

Explain the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson. In your answer, state the

ruling.

What was Congress’ response to the KKK?