The South Carolina Journey—Chapter 6 Test
Section 1
1. Lincoln’s Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction included all of the following except ______________.
A. each state had to support Emancipation
B. a rebel state could rejoin the Union as soon as 10 percent of the people who voted in the 1860 presidential election took
an oath of allegiance to the United States
C. amnesty to all Southerners, except high-ranking military officers and government officials
D. a rebel state could rejoin the Union as soon as 50 percent of the people who voted in the 1860 presidential election took
an oath of allegiance to the United States
2. Literacy, the ability to travel, and a strong sense of family and community were important for freedmen for all of the following
reasons except ______________.
A. the ability to travel could open new possibilities for freedmen
B. literacy could lead to more opportunities for freedmen
C. a sense of family and community helped build networks of support
D. African Americans had all of these during slavery, and they wanted to hold on to their traditions
3. How did President Johnson challenge the Radical Republicans’ power in Congress?
A. Johnson successfully vetoed all of the Republicans' proposed bills.
B. Johnson campaigned across the South for Democrats.
C. Johnson pushed for the passage of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
D. Johnson successfully blocked Republicans from Congress.
4. How did the creation of military districts and the institution of martial law impact the South?
A. It gave the South more freedom.
B. It took the freedom to govern away from the South and placed it in the hands of the United States government.
C. It increased the power of the Southern military.
D. It improved the relationship between the North and South.
5. The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution included which of the following?
A. Voting rights for African Americans
B. Voting rights for women
C. The guarantee of civil rights for all citizens of the United States
D. The end of slavery
6. Sherman’s Reservation plan was controversial because______________.
A. it suggested that coastal lands, including the region's largest rice plantations, be given to slave families
B. it was designed as a permanent solution for the housing and settling of thousands of slaves
C. Sherman wanted American Indians and African Americans to live on the same land
D. it called for integrated communities of white and black South Carolinians
7. How was South Carolina’s Constitution of 1868 significant for African Americans?
A. The Constitution denied equal rights for African Americans.
B. During the drafting of the Constitution, African Americans were left out of the writing process.
C. The Constitution called for equal treatment of all races and made education a legal requirement.
D. The Constitution ended racism in South Carolina.
8. Under Congressional Reconstruction, states had to meet what requirements in order to reenter the Union?
A. Hold a Constitutional Convention and ratify the 14th Amendment
B. Hold impeachment hearings against President Johnson
C. Elect Confederate leaders into state office
D. Hold impeachment hearings against members of Congress
9. In response to President Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan, Republicans in Congress ______________.
A. boycotted their seats in office
B. gathered support from Southern Democrats to challenge Johnson
C. successfully overrode Johnson's veto of a bill to extend the life of the Freedman's Bureau
D. passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the 14th Amendment to the Constitution
10. As a result of tenant farming and the crop lien system, many African Americans in the South______________.
A. entered into a cycle of poverty and debt
B. were able to own their own land
C. became wealthy from the crops they grew
D. did not have to answer to white merchants and planters
11. Scalawags were viewed by many white Southerners as______________.
A. heroes
B. traitors
C. corrupt Northerners
D. loyal to the South
12. The Freedmen’s Bureau and the Union League were both established to address what major issue in the South?
A. Easing white Southerners' fears of racial tensions
B. The integration of whites and African Americans in the South
C. The rights of freedmen
D. To protect ex-Confederate leaders' rights during Reconstruction
13. How did the Enforcement Acts impact the Ku Klux Klan?
A. The laws effectively stopped the Klan from any further actions.
B. The laws allowed the federal government to arrest suspected Klan members, which resulted in arrests and conviction of
the majority of Klansmen.
C. The laws allowed the federal government to arrest suspected Klan members; however, most cases were dropped and few
Klansmen were convicted.
D. The laws had no effect on the operation of the Ku Klux Klan.
14. The Redeemers wanted South Carolina’s government and society to ______________.
A. reform and change
B. rebel against the federal government and declare an independent South Carolina
C. fall to Radical Republicans
D. return to conditions in antebellum South Carolina
15. What term best describes the legacy of Reconstruction?
A. Clear
B. Conflicted
C. Successful
D. Positive
16. As a result of the 1876 Election, Reconstruction in the South ______________.
A. continued for another 10 years
B. came to an end after a compromise over the presidential election of 1877
C. continued for another 20 years
D. continued in half of the Southern states
17. While the 15th Amendment gave voting rights to all males regardless of race or previous condition of servitude, Southern
Democrats ______________.
A. pushed for voting rights for women as well
B. declared the amendment null and void in South Carolina
C. found loopholes to keep from following the amendment
D. strongly supported the amendment
18. As a result of federal troops withdrawing from South Carolina, the state ______________.
A. followed the federal government's mandates more carefully
B. had greater freedom to use intimidation and violence against African Americans and white Republicans
C. reinstituted slavery
D. was able to reach a compromise between Republicans and Democrats
19. The 1868 election affected the government of South Carolina because ______________.
A. it created a Democratic majority in the General Assembly and the Senate
B. it created a Republican majority in the General Assembly and the Senate
C. it created an even split between Democrats and Republicans
D. no African Americans were elected to office
20. What accusations did Republicans make against Johnson during his impeachment trial?
A. President Johnson vetoed bills passed by Congress.
B. President Johnson did not agree with the Radical Republicans' position on Reconstruction.
C. President Johnson was a white supremacist.
D. President Johnson violated the Tenure of Office Act.
21. Although the black codes established some rights for Freedmen, the codes ______________.
A. all but re-enslaved African Americans
B. forbade African Americans from owning property
C. prevented African Americans from attending school
D. refused to recognize slave marriages
22. How did the Ku Klux Klan influence white Republicans’ votes?
A. The Klan used intimidation tactics to influence white Republicans' votes.
B. The Klan held town meetings to discuss concerns, which in turn influenced Republicans' votes.
C. The Klan hosted debates with Republicans to discuss the issues on the ballot.
D. The Klan prevented all Republicans from voting.
23. How did new towns and settlements such as Promised Land impact society in South Carolina?
A. Settlements like Promised Land further integrated South Carolina society.
B. Settlements like Promised Land pushed African Americans out of South Carolina.
C. Settlements like Promised Land led to separate communities for blacks and whites.
D. Settlements like Promised Land demonstrated the harmony between blacks and whites during Reconstruction.
24. The black codes were created in response to______________.
A. the question of how to define the status of former slaves and how to address labor shortages
B. the need to protect freedmen from white militant groups
C. the belief that freedmen should have the same rights with whites
D. the freedmen's desire for a society separate from whites
25. Johnson’s Reconstruction plan differed from Lincoln’s because______________.
A. Johnson's plan was harsher on the South than Lincoln's plan
B. Johnson's plan was similar to the Radical Republicans' plan for Reconstruction
C. Johnson's plan was similar to Lincoln's plan; however, Johnson's belief in states' rights allowed rebel states to enter the
Union with few requirements
D. Johnson's plan called for more rights for Freedmen than Lincoln's plan did
26. How did Radical Republicans respond to the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction?
A. Radical Republicans supported Lincoln's plan.
B. Radical Republicans wanted harsher requirements and punishments for the South.
C. Radical Republicans believed Lincoln's plan was too hard on the South.
D. Radical Republicans responded with a compromise for Reconstruction that immediately went into effect.
27. Define the terms martial law and regime and explain how they are related to each other.
28. Define the terms lynch and resign and explain how they are related to each other.
29. Define the terms civil rights and suffrage and explain how they are related to each other.
30. Define the terms crop lien and sharecropping and explain how they are related to each other.