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Study Guide
Ch. 16 The Reconstruction
This test will be worth 70 points! Questions on the test will include matching, multiple choice, true/false and
short answer. Below are the questions divided by type! Good Luck!
1. Matching (20 pts)
Be able to identify the following people and agreements for the matching section.
People
 Ulysses S. Grant
 John Wilkes Booth
 Rutherford B. Hayes
Agreements/Treaties
 Sharecropping
 Wade-Davis Bill
 13th Amendment
 Jim Crow Laws
2. Possible True/false or multiple choice concepts
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Why was the Tenure in Office Act passed by Congress?
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What was the purpose of Black Codes?
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How did the KKK make life difficult for Blacks in the South?
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What were Jim Crow Laws supported by?
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What was the attitude of Americans about Reconstruction?
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Why were poll taxes passed?
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Who were Carpetbaggers?
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What did the Wade-Davis Bill demand from Southerners?
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What gave the government the right to seize Southern property?
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Why did the South become known as “New South”?
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What was Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction?
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What were the goals of the Radical Republicans?
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The purpose of the Freedman’s Bureau was?
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What are EXAMPLES of how Southerners made it difficult for Blacks to vote?
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 What problems was a part of Grant’s presidency?
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The outcome of Plessy v Ferguson was…
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What allowed Hayes to win the election?
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What were problems with sharecropping?
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What did Johnson do to show Congress he disagreed with their solutions for Reconstruction?
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4. Short Answer (10 pts per question)
Please pick TWO of the following questions to write about. The more detail and facts = points
Question # 1: How did the government try to solve key problems facing the nation after the war?
(Hint: Discuss Lincoln’s plans, Radical Republican’s plans, & the Freedman’s Bureau).
Question # 2: How did disagreements over Reconstruction lead to conflict in the government and in
the South?
(Hint: Think about Johnson’s plans, Radical Republican’s plans, & Radical Reconstruction)
Question # 3: In what ways did Reconstruction ultimately fail to give African Americans equal rights?
(Hint: Think about the Election of Hayes, South voting laws, & sharecropping)