Overview of Reconstruction

Multiple Choice

What were the three goals of Reconstruction?

• Rebuild the country, Reunite the country, help freed slaves

• punish the defeated South, strengthen the Northern economy, and provide freedoms for freed slaves

• impeach President Johnson, reinforce the power of the Radical Republicans, and provide freedoms for freed slaves

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: The political divisions after the war remain today. Generally speaking, many Northern states vote for one party while the South votes for the other.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

I commanded the Southern forces during the Civil War and surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse.

• Lincoln

• Stevens

• Lee

• Johnson

Multiple Choice

I served as the 18th President of the United States. I was the Union General first in the West, then commander of the Northern forces during the Civil War. I received General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.

• Lincoln

• Johnson

• Stanton

• Grant

Multiple Choice

The period of rebuilding of The South after The Civil War was known as

• The Renaissance

• Reconstruction

• The Guilded Age

• The Industrial Revolution

Multiple Choice

These were used to limit the rights of African Americans in the South after the Civil War.

• Amendments

• Reconstruction Codes

• Black Codes

• Civil Rights

Multiple Choice

Who was the president during the Civil War?

• Jefferson

• Washington

• Lincoln

• Adams

Multiple Choice

Where did Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

• At Fort Sumter, South Carolina.

• At Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

• Near the city of Gettysburg.

Multiple Choice

Did the 15th Amendment give women the right to vote?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with

• his idea for instituting an income tax.

• how to draft more men into the Union Army.

• re-admitting Southern states into the Union.

• his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South

Multiple Choice

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

• Fort Sumter

• The Atlanta Campaign

• Sherman's March to the Sea

• Appomattox Court House

Multiple Choice

When did the Civil War begin and end?

• 1890-1892

• 1861-1865

• 1800-1806

• 1823-1836

Multiple Choice

Which battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Antietam

• 1st Bull Run