Reconstruction

Multiple Choice

What was the primary goal of the Homestead Act of 1862?

• To encourage settlement in the West by providing free land

• To return land to Native American tribes

• To expand industrial development in the North

• To limit immigration to the United States

Multiple Choice

How did the Pacific Railway Act contribute to U.S. expansion?

• It restricted railroad construction in the South

• It provided government support for the Transcontinental Railroad

• It prevented settlers from moving westward

• It reduced the need for agricultural labor in the West

Multiple Choice

What was a key difference between Lincoln’s 10% Plan and the Radical Republicans’ approach to Reconstruction?

• Lincoln wanted to punish the South, while the Radical Republicans sought a quick reunification

• Lincoln wanted a more lenient process, while the Radical Republicans wanted stricter requirements for reentry

• Lincoln required all former Confederate leaders to be imprisoned, while Radical Republicans pardoned them

• Lincoln opposed the 13th Amendment, while Radical Republicans supported it

Multiple Choice

What was one major purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• To provide financial compensation to former Confederate soldiers

• To help newly freed African Americans adjust to life after slavery
  

• To deport freedmen to Africa

• To create new laws that restricted African American voting rights

Multiple Choice

How did Black Codes impact freed African Americans in the South?

• They guaranteed full equality and voting rights

• They limited economic and political opportunities for African Americans

• They provided financial aid to African American families

• They encouraged freedmen to run for public office

Multiple Choice

What was the main goal of the 14th Amendment?

• To establish slavery in new western territories

• To grant citizenship and equal protection under the law

• To return former slaves to their owners

• To provide land to Native Americans

Multiple Choice

Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached?

• He refused to ratify the 13th Amendment

• He fired a cabinet member, violating the Tenure of Office Act

• He supported racial equality in the South

• He attempted to abolish the U.S. Congress

Multiple Choice

What was one effect of the Military Reconstruction Act?

• The South was divided into military districts to enforce Reconstruction laws

• Former Confederate leaders were allowed to serve in Congress

• All Southern states were immediately readmitted to the Union

• The Freedmen’s Bureau was abolished

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the 15th Amendment?

• To grant women the right to vote

• To ensure voting rights for African American men

• To abolish slavery in the United States

• To establish the Electoral College

Multiple Choice

What was a common effect of sharecropping on African American farmers?

• It provided them with economic independence and land ownership

• It trapped them in a cycle of debt and poverty

• It allowed African Americans to own large plantations

• It was only practiced in the Northern states

Multiple Choice

How did the Compromise of 1877 impact Reconstruction?

• It resulted in the removal of federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction

• It granted equal rights to all African Americans in the South

• It strengthened the enforcement of Reconstruction laws

• It allowed former Confederate leaders to be imprisoned

Multiple Choice

What were Jim Crow laws designed to do?

• Promote racial equality in the South

• Provide free education for all citizens

• Enforce racial segregation and limit African American rights

• Prevent women from voting

Plessy v. Ferguson

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was a Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation under the doctrine of "separate but equal."

• Homer Plessy, who was part African American, sat in a whites-only train car in Louisiana and was arrested for violating segregation laws.

• The Court ruled that separate facilities for Black and white people were legal as long as they were "equal."

• This decision made segregation legal across the U.S. and led to Jim Crow laws that enforced racial separation.

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After the Civil War Congress passed the​ ​

Select answer

Amendment which stated slavery was illegal.

Explanation Slide...

The correct choice is the 13th amendment, which stated slavery was illegal after the Civil War.

Explanation Slide...

The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution prohibited the state and federal governments from denying the right to vote to any male citizen because of 'race.' Therefore, the correct choice is 15th.

Drag and Drop

Which amendment to the US Constitution prohibited the state and federal governments from denying the right to vote to any male citizen because of "race?"

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

12th

13th

14th

15th

Multiple Choice

• F

• G

• H

• J

Multiple Choice

• F

• G

• H

• J

Categorize

Options (8)

Harsh punishment for Southerners

Loose punishment on the South

10% must support emancipation

Establish Freedmen's Bureau to assist former slaves

Military districts to enforce civil rights

States must declare secession illegal

10% of Southern voters must swear allegiance

50% oath of allegiance

Organize these options into the right categories into the different plans for Reconstructing the Union.

Lincoln's 10% Plan

Radical Republicans' Plan

Johnson's Plan

Hotspot

Which location on the map was the turning point of the Civil War?

Hotspot

This is considered the low point of the Civil War for the South. The Anaconda Plan is now complete.

Categorize

Options (8)

Worked for a wage

Could vote

Discriminated against

Were not paid for their labor

Could own their own business

Could travel without restrictions

No control over their life

Were citizens

Organize these options into the right categories for characteristics of Free and Enslaved Black people prior to the Civil War.

Free Black People

Enslaved Black People

Neither

Both

Match

Match the following people to their significance

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Rutherford B. Hayes

First Black U.S. Senator

Assassinated before reconstruction

Impeached during Reconstruction

Ended Reconstruction

• First Black U.S. Senator

• Assassinated before reconstruction

• Impeached during Reconstruction

• Ended Reconstruction