Reconstruction

Which of the following was a primary aim of Reconstruction?

• distribting aid to northern families

• Readmitting confederate states to the Union

• building up America's military strength

• making sure the south paid for the damages done by the war

Which person would most likely be called a carpetbagger?

• a KKK member

• a northern businessman

• a liberated slave

• former Confederate soldier

Which president passed the Enforcement Acts?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses Grant

• Rutherford Hayes

Poll taxes worked against....

• the Black Codes

• the 14th Amendment

• literacy tests

• Jim Crow Laws

Which best describes Lincoln's approach to the South following the Civil War?

• Balanced

• Timid

• Vindictive

• Hands-off

Which best describes Reconstruction?

• process that focused on preparing southern states to return to the Union

• process that focused on rebuilding the damages done during the Civil War

• process that focused on punishing the south and capturing war criminals

• process that focused on rebuilding the political parties that run the government

Which amendment abolished slavery and made it illegal in the US?

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 16th amendment

Which amendment guaranteed former slaves (men anyway) the right to vote?

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 16th amendment

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• to help end slavery in the US

• to help ex-slaves integrate into society

• to help southerners rejoin the union

• to help northerners find jobs in the south

Which amendment made ex-slaves citizens and promised them and all citizens equal protection under the laws?

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 16th amendment