Reconstruction Begins

Reconstruction Begins

By Rachel Coon

Multiple Choice

The time period after the Civil War was when the Union and Confederate states came back together.

• The Reconstruction

• The Rebuild

• The Civil War

Multiple Select

Right after the war, newly freed African Americans started to do what?

• Placed ads to find family members

• They traveled for better jobs

• Went to new schools for education

• They also wanted to own their own land

Multiple Choice

More than____of the white male population of the south had died.

• One fifth

• One half

• All

• 3/4

Multiple Choice

Those white southerners who were without land saw the new freedmen as competition in the labor force. 

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What are two of the main aspects of Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?

• 10% of the Southern states population would have to take a loyalty oath

• Southern states had to sign the 13th Amendment

• Lincoln would pardon all Southerners

• Lincoln planned on being assassinated

Fill in the Blank

The 13th Amendment ended what?

Multiple Choice

Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated?

• Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Multiple Choice

Andrew Johnson was a Northerner like Lincoln and worked hard to protect the rights of African Americans during the Reconstruction.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Johnson pardoned all southerners except for Confederate leaders and planters.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Southerners started to pass _____ that were meant to control black people.

• black codes

• political parties

• Confederate laws

• library cards

Multiple Select

What are some things that the Freedman's Bureau tried to help people with?

• labor contracts

• reuniting black families

• provided food, clothing, and medical care

• schooling

Multiple Choice

The 14th Amendment protects ____ and gives them equal protection under the law.

• citizens

• government

• Confederates

• Union soldiers

Multiple Choice

The Military Reconstruction Act was meant to help protect poor white southerners get the food and help they needed.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Military commanders were posted in the southern states to ensure that African Americans could vote.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Congress felt that Johnson was acting against Civil Rights and tried to limit his power in the Tenure of Office Act.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Andrew Johnson was never impeached and eventually started working with the Radical Republican Congress.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Who became president after Andrew Johnson?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Dan Carstens

Multiple Choice

The 15th Amendment protects citizens' right to ___.

• Free Speech

• Gun Ownership

• Vote

• Religious Freedom