Reconstruction Quiz Review

The period from 1865-1877 after the Civil War is called 

• Reconscription
• Reconstruction
• Rebuilding
• None of these

Which of these was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To free all of the slaves
• To assist former slaves with basic needs
• To keep slaves from achieving equal rights
• None of these

Which of these is NOT something President Johnson did during Presidential Reconstruction?

• Pardoned Confederate officials
• Allowed former Confederate states to set up their own governments
• Pushed for African-Americans to have equal rights
• Had trouble getting along with Congress and other Cabinet members

Which of these words best describes Johnson's treatment of the South during Reconstruction?

• Harsh
• Lenient
• Warlike
• Strict

Laws passed to restrict African-American rights in the South during Presidential Reconstruction were called

• Reconstruction Acts
• Slaves codes
• 14th Amendment
• Black codes

Which of these is true of the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

• It attempted to give all people born in the US equal rights
• It said that all people born in the US (except women and Native Americans) were citizens
• It was the first time in US history that Congress overrode a Presidential veto
• All of these are true

Which of these amendments freed the slaves?

• 13th
• 14th
• 15th
• 16th

Which of these amendments provided equal rights and equal protection under the law?

• 13th
• 14th
• 15th
• 16th

Which of these is NOT something that Southern states had to do to get back into the Union after the passing of the Reconstruction Acts?

• Ratify the 14th Amendment
• Be split into military districts
• Elect a Radical Republican governor
• Pass a new state constitution giving blacks the right to vote

The following event happened during which of these phases of Reconstruction?
--Splitting of South into military districts

• Presidential Reconstruction
• Moderate Reconstruction
• Radical Reconstruction