USII.3a-b Reconstruction Test Review

"No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges...of citizens...nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law..."
The excerpt above is taken from the--

• 14th Amendment
• 13th Amendment
• 18th Amendment
• 15th Amendment

The picture above shows African Americans voting. Which of the following Constitutional Amendments guarantees that right?

• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment
• 18th Amendment

Slavery was abolished as a result of the--

• Freedmen's Bureau
• 13th Amendment
• Civil Rights Act of 1866
• 14th Amendment

What was the result of passing the 15th Amendment during Reconstruction?

• Expanded rights for First Americans
• Rights were taken away from plantation owners
• Women received equal rights
• African American rights increased

The Constitutional Amendments that were adopted during Reconstruction--

• increased the rights of southern soldiers
• limited the number of years in a presidential term
• provided political and legal rights for African Americans
• allowed federal money to be spent on building construction

Which group of people does the picture above make reference to during the Reconstruction Era?

• Freed African Americans
• Carpetbaggers
• Southern military leaders
• Northern politicians

Which headline would have most likely occurred immediately after the Reconstruction period ended? 

• "Federal Troops Leave the South"
• "The Black Codes Limit Freedoms of Former Slaves"
• "The Freedmen's Bureau is Established"
• "Civil Rights Act Helps Former Slaves

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 declared that all United States citizens could do all of the following EXCEPT--

• discriminate against others
• make a contract
• buy real estate
• sue another person

During Reconstruction, former Confederate generals were--

• required to rejoin the United States army
• Given command of local military units
• forbidden to hold public office
• tried for treason against the United States

African American Efforts to Gain Equality in the 19th Century:
!. First: 
2. Then: 
3. Next:
4. Following Reconstruction
Which statement best fits in the box labeled with the number 1?

• Slavery is a common practice on large plantations in the South.
• Rights the African Americans had gained were lost through "Jim Crow" laws.
• the 13th Amendment abolishes slavery.
• Southern states adopt Black Codes to limit the freedom of former slaves.