L-23 The Reconstruction Era

Front

What was not included in President Johnson's Reconstruction plan?

Back

Guarantee of voting rights for freedmen

Front

Which of these was a lasting effect of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• job security
• educational opportunity
• free medical care
• land distribution

Back

educational opportunity

Front

What was the purpose of the black codes?

Back

control former enslaved people

Front

What does the 14th Amendment guarantee to all individuals in the United States?

Back

equal protection of the law

Front

What was the purpose of the 13th amendment?

Back

abolish slavery

Front

During Congressional Reconstruction, which group held political power in the South?

Back

people who had been loyal to the United States

Front

As a result of the Military Reconstruction Act, which of these made up the largest group of new southern voters?

• white southern Democrats
• African Americans
• confederate soldiers
• Northerners who moved to the South

Back

African Americans

Front

What was the purpose of the 15th Amendment?

Back

protect the voting rights of African American men

Front

What did Congress hope the Enforcement Acts would prevent?

Back

attempts to keep people from voting

Front

Why did Southern Democrats pass Jim Crow laws?

Back

separate African Americans and white people in public life