Reconstruction

The 13th amendment to the Constitution was the first of the "Reconstruction Amendments," What was the purpose of this amendment?

• to give women the right to vote
• to allow the Confederate States to re-enter the Union
• to give African Americans the right to vote
• to abolish slavery

This was the period after the Civil War where the United States started to rebuild.

• Reconstruction

• Industrial Era

• Golden Age

• Great Depression

Who took the office of President after Pres. Lincoln was killed?

• Andrew Jackson
• Andrew Johnson
• Andrew Livingston
• Andrew Young

The Freedman's Bureau assisted blacks and 

• paid taxes for sharecroppers
• helped poor whites
• closed down schools
• voted for Pres. Lincoln

What amendment ended slavery?

• 12th Amendment
• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment

Where was Mrs Lincoln when the assassination took place?

• At home
• With friends
• Next to Lincoln

This gave African Americans citizenship and said states could not pass black codes.

• Plessy vs. Ferguson
• Civil Rights Act of 1866
• Bill of Rights
• Affordable Healthcare Act

Laws that restricted African Americans from serving on juries, testifying against whites in court were called?

• Black Rights
• White Rights
• Black Codes
• White Codes

What amendment guaranteed that all citizens, regardless of race, have equal protection under the law?

• 12th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What amendment gave voting rights to African American males?

• 12th Amendment
• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment