Reconstruction

Reconstruction was the time period following which war?

• WW I

• Vietnam War

• Civil War

• War of 1812

Reconstruction was the rebuilding of what region of the United States?

• North

• South

• Mediterranean

• Southeast

Why did the South have to be rebuilt?

• In some areas every house, barn, bridge were destroyed.This is a wrong answer

• The cities of Columbia, Richmond, and Atlanta were leveled.This is a wrong answer

• Two-thirds of the South's railroad track had been destroyed.

• All of the above.

Who were freedmen?

• Men returning from the war.This is a wrong answer

• Slaves who escaped North.This is a wrong answer

• People who did not have to fight in the war.This is a wrong answer

• Men and women who had been slaves.

The Freedmen's Bureau only helped former slaves.

• True

• False

Who assassinated President Lincoln?

• John Wilkes Booth

• President Washington

• Lee Harvey Oswald

• Benedict Arnold

Where was President Lincoln assassinated?

• The White House

• Gettysburg

• Ford's Theatre

• The Battle of Bull Run

Who became President when Lincoln died?

• George Washington

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Donald Trump

The 13th Amendment banned?

• Slavery

• Tobacco

• Alcohol

• Freedom of Speech

Black codes were aimed at limiting the rights of:

• Women

• Children

• Freedmen

• Men