Reconstruction Quiz Review

Some African Americans fought for the Union during the Civil War to end the practice of slavery.

• True

• False

The Freedmen's Bureau helped freed slaves move up North after the Civil War.

• True

• False

What was the "20 Slave Rule?"

• It allowed owners of 20 or more slaves to avoid fighting in the war.

• It allowed up to 20 slaves to be used to fight in each battle.

• It limited the number of slaves allowed to work on a farm to 20.

• It limited the number of slaves one person could own to 20.

Women continued running factories and farms after the Civil War because of the high number of male casualties.

• True

• False

What was the name of laws passed by southern states to limit the voting rights and other freedoms of African Americans after the Civil War?

• black codes

• civil rights

• racial profiling

• equal rights

Poor farmers were the least likely group of people to serve in the army during the Civil War.

• True

• False

The destruction caused by the Civil War caused all South Carolinians at the time to suffer from a shortage of food and basic needs.

• True

• False

How were the lives of the elite changed because of the Civil War?

• They lost most of their money since they could not export cotton during the war.

• They gained more land and wealth by taking over smaller farms.

• They lost their social status and their power in the state.

• They left the state and moved north to start over.

During Reconstruction, the public school system was created.

• True

• False

Many white Southerners refused to recognize the rights of freed African Americans.

• True

• False