Friday, February 17, 2012

Reconstruction help! 30 points for best answer?

help tell me the answers for all.thank you.





1 Scalawags, sharecropping, and Radical Republicans are terms most closely identified with which time period in American history?



American Revolution

War of 1812

Civil War

Reconstruction Era



2 The practice of racial segregation in the South was based on the belief that



each culture has contributed to American society

some racial groups are superior to others

people should be treated equally regardless of race

mixing racial groups creates a nice blend in society



3 The poll tax, the literacy test, and the actions of the Ku Klux Klan were all attempts to limit the effectiveness of



the 14th and 15th amendments

the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education

civil rights legislation passed in all states after the Civil War

immigration laws such as the Gentlemen's Agreement and the Chinese Exclusion Act



4 Speaker A: Secession from the Union caused this war, and all those who supported it must now be punished.



Speaker B: The war may have ended, but the fight must continue to keep the system of white supremacy in the South.





Base your answer on the the speakers' statements.



Which speaker represents the viewpoint of the Radical Republicans who controlled Congress during Reconstruction?



A

B

Both A and B

Neither A nor B





5 The decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson



outlawed segregation

allowed slavery in new territories

legalized segregation

banned slavery in new territories



6 In the late 1800s, which action led to an increase in violations of the rights of African Americans?



addition of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Federal Constitution

integration of public facilities such as restaurants and restrooms

passage of Jim Crow legislation by some Southern states

start of affirmative action programs by the Federal Government



7 Speaker A: Secession from the Union caused this war, and all those who supported it must now be punished.



Speaker B: The war may have ended, but the fight must continue to keep the system of white supremacy in the South.





Base your answer on the the speakers' statements.



Speaker B represents the beliefs of the



Radical Republicans

Carpetbaggers

Ku Klux Klan

Freedmen



8 Poll taxes, grandfather clauses, and literacy tests were attempts by Southern white legislators to



restrict the migration of African Americans to the North

increase the number of Republican voters

prevent African Americans from voting

improve public education in the South



9 In the South after the Civil War, which system of land usage was developed to replace the major system destroyed by the war?



plantation

small self-sufficient farming

sharecropping

corporate farming







Reconstruction help! 30 points for best answer?
You can't give 30 points.

Some of the other answerer's items are wrong.

To avoid that problem, do your own research either in your textbook or here: http://www.mrburnett.net/civilwar.html (scroll down to bottom)Reconstruction help! 30 points for best answer?
1. Reconstruction Era

2. some racial groups are superior to others

3. 14th and 15th amendments

4. B

5. banned slavery in new territories?

6. passage of Jim Crow legislation by some Southern states

7. Radical Republicans

8. prevent African Americans from voting

9. sharecropping

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