USA Knowledge Tests (1865-1890) “Reconstruction”

Question 1

How many Americans died in the Civil War?

Answer 1

700,000

Question 2

How many pardons did Johnson issue to Confederates?

Answer 2

13,000

Question 3

How many slaves were freed by the 13th Amendment?

Answer 3

4 million

Question 4

When was the Freedmen’s Bureau established?

Answer 4

1865

Question 5

Which act introduced military control over the South?

Answer 5

1867 Military Reconstruction Act

Question 6

What did the Amnesty Act 1872 do?

Answer 6

Allowed ex-confederates back into power

Question 7

What did the Supreme Court rule in 1883?

Answer 7

1875 Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional

Question 8

What did the Southern Compromise 1877 do?

Answer 8

Ended reconstruction and power was completely restored to the Southern States

Question 9

In South Carolina, how many eligible blacks voted in 1880 compared to 1896?

Answer 9

70% - 11%

Question 10

In the Louisiana elections 1868 how many were killed by white terrorists?

Answer 10

1,000

Question 11

How many were killed in the 1873 Colfax Massacre and why?

Answer 11

150 freedmen were killed because a Republican won the election for Governor

Question 12

In 1876, in the US v Cruikshank case what did the Supreme Court rule?

Answer 12

14th Amendment only applicable to states not individuals

Question 13

What does NAACP stand for?

Answer 13

National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People

Question 14

Who was the first female black millionaire?

Answer 14

Madame CJ Walker

Question 15

How many black senators and House of Representatives were elected to Congress?

Answer 15

2 Senators and 20 House of Representatives