The Rise of Jim Crow — Unit test Answers

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In the late 1800s, sharecroppers paid their rent with

A
pieces of equipment.
B
part of the harvest.
C
seeds and supplies.
D
part of their cash.
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During Reconstruction in the United States, the Freedmen’s Bureau

A
helped African Americans relocate from the South to the North.
B
administered poll taxes and literacy tests during elections.
C
negotiated labor contracts between laborers and employers.
D
segregated white and African American students in schools.
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During Reconstruction, which group or organization built schools for African Americans and trained teachers?

A
the Freedmen’s Bureau
B
the Southern Democratic Party
C
the carpetbaggers
D
the scalawags
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How did the life of sharecroppers affect their children?

A
Children went to school because the farms were small, with little work.
B
Children had to help work on the farm, so they rarely went to school.
C
Children made extra money from working on the farm.
D
Children left home when they became adults because the land wasn’t theirs.
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In the Plessy v. Ferguson case, the Supreme Court ruled that

A
segregation was illegal and Jim Crow laws were unconstitutional.
B
segregation was legal as long as facilities were separate but equal.
C
segregation had been outlawed by the Fourteenth Amendment.
D
segregation had been established by the Thirteenth Amendment.
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As a result of economic problems that occurred in 1874,

A
Northerners wanted to create new jobs through Reconstruction policies.
B
Northerners wanted to increase spending on Reconstruction programs.
C
Republicans in Congress began to speak out against Reconstruction.
D
Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives to Democrats.
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The passage of the Fifteenth Amendment led to

A
a ban on giving literacy tests to people in the southern states so they could vote.
B
more African Americans being elected to all levels of government.
C
the establishment of grandfather clauses that helped African Americans in the voting booth.
D
poll taxes being outlawed because they were discriminatory.
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The Ku Klux Klan formed as a

A
political party.
B
social club.
C
terrorist group.
D
labor union.
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After Black Codes were established in the South, unemployed African Americans

A
could be arrested as vagrants.
B
could take their pick of jobs.
C
often escaped to the North.
D
were returned to enslavement.
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Which of the following abolished involuntary servitude in the United States?

A
the Thirteenth Amendment
B
the Fourteenth Amendment
C
the Reconstruction Acts
D
the Black Codes
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On February 24, 1868, President Andrew Johnson was impeached by

A
the US Senate.
B
the House of Representatives.
C
the Supreme Court.
D
the readmitted Southern states.
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Which statement best describes President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction?

A
Johnson’s plan pardoned most Southern whites and did not protect the rights of free African Americans.
B
Johnson’s plan pardoned some Confederates but did not allow them to participate in government.
C
Johnson’s plan made it difficult, if not impossible, for Confederates to reestablish governments.
D
Johnson’s plan created policies that only the Radical Republicans in Congress supported.
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How did Northern Republicans react to the new members of Congress who joined in 1866?

A
They were angry that African Americans had been elected to Congress.
B
They were outraged that former Confederates were able to join Congress.
C
They encouraged cooperation to accomplish the goals of Reconstruction.
D
They decided to hand over control of Reconstruction to President Johnson.
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States that wanted to rejoin the Union during Reconstruction had to

A
create a branch of the Freedmen’s Bureau.
B
register white and African American voters.
C
show their support for the Black Codes.
D
organize at least one new military district.
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Which best describes the goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

A
to relocate all formerly enslaved people to urban areas in the North
B
to stop scalawags from taking advantage of African Americans
C
to give land formerly owned by whites to African American farmers
D
to help formerly enslaved people adjust to freedom in the South
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The Fourteenth Amendment affected many court cases, such as Brown v. Board of Education, in which

A
women gained the right to equal pay.
B
school segregation was outlawed.
C
African Americans gained the right to vote.
D
the Black Codes became unconstitutional.
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What was one provision of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?

A
The act sent hundreds of Klan members to jail
B
The act established military control in the South.
C
The act granted citizenship to African Americans.
D
The act gave African American men the vote.

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