Reconstruction Quiz Review

Which of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction in the South?

• Rebuilding the relationship between white Southerners and the freed Africans

• Rebuilding the cities, railroads, bridges, and other elements of the South’s infrastructure

• Rebuilding the economy of the South

• Rebuilding the careers of former Confederate government and military leaders

What was the main goal of the Freedman's Bureau?

• To help people affected by the Civil War in the south, especially African Americans

• To educate African Americans so they can find jobs

• To assist Confederate soldiers in finding new jobs now that they are marked as traitors

• To help African Americans train to work in government

Which statement is true about Lincoln's Reconstruction plan?

• He wanted to punish the South for their secession

• He wanted to reunite the nation quickly and peacefully

• He wanted to allow slavery only in the Deep South (AL, MS, LA, and GA)

• He wanted to give more power to the federal government

According to Lincoln and Johnson's plan for Reconstruction, how many people in each Southern state had to be in favor of returning to the U.S. before they would be admitted back into the Union?

• 1,000,000 citizens per state

• 50% of voting men

• All citizens worth over $100,000

• 10% of the population

What document did the Southern States have to approve before returning to the U.S.?

• The 14th Amendment

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The 13th Amendment

• The U.S. Constitution

President Andrew Johnson became President of the United States because...

• President Lincoln was impeached

• President Lincoln was assassinated

• President Lincoln retired early due to his Reconstruction plans failing

• He received an overwhelming number of votes

Radical Republicans disapproved of Andrew Johnson because...

• He was cheating on his income taxes

• The American people disapproved of his treaty with Great Britain

• He refused to let the Southern states return to the United States

• They did not think he did enough to protect the freedmen of the South

True or False: African Americans joined in white communities and blended with their former masters.

• True

• False

Which two choices summarize the goal of the Radical Republicans once they controlled Reconstruction?

• Punish the South and Confederate leaders for their secession

• Make sure all Southerners are welcomed back to the Union peacefully and quickly

• Reduce the rights of African-American men so they could not vote for the Democratic Party

• Protect the rights of the emancipated African-American population of the South

What was the purpose of Black Codes?

• To assist African Americans in acquiring rights during Reconstruction

• To prevent African Americans from gaining too many rights

• To give African Americans special rights

• To force masters to pay their African Americans for the work they have done