Reconstruction

Who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln?

• John Wilkes Booth

• A member of the Ku Klux Klan

• Jim Crow

• The murderer was never identified.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

How many slaves were set free by the Emancipation Proclamation?

• 4 thousand

• 400 thousand

• 4 million

• 400 million

What were the "Black Codes?"

• Rules for African Americans on how to get government assistance

• Rules for African Americans on how to find employment

• Laws that were supposed to make things more fair for African Americans

• Special laws that were applied to African Americans only

Which amendment gave African Americans many of the the same rights under the law as White Americans?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Even after blacks were allowed to enjoy many of the same rights as whites, what ethnic group was still being excluded?

• Mexican-Americans

• Chinese-Americans

• Japanese-Americans

• Native Americans

What new government agency was created in order to help "freedmen" (ex-slaves) get on their feet?

• The Bureau of Economic Analysis

• The Federal Bureau of Investigation

• The Freedmen's Bureau

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics

In 1866, where did the U.S. government send all Native Americans?

• to the area that is today Texas

• to the area that is today Kansas

• to the area that is today Nebraska

• to the area that is today Oklahoma

Who became president after president Andrew Johnson was impeached?

• 2

• 1

• U.S. Grant

• 3

Why was president Andrew Johnson impeached?

• Because he had slaves in the White House.

• Because he vetoed practically every law that Congress wrote.

• Because he took bribes.

• Because he broke the law.