Chapter 10: Reconstruction

Who become the new President following Abraham Lincoln's assassination?

• Lyndon Johnson

• Andrew Johnson

• Jacob Johnson

• Robert Johnson

Under Presidential Reconstruction, who made decisions regarding how the nation was reunited?

• Andrew Johnson

• The President of the United States

• Congress

• Carpetbaggers

What did the 13th Amendment do?

• abolished slavery

• gave all men the right to vote

• made everyone equal under the law

• all answers are correct

Black codes were

• laws that limited the rights of freedmen.

• illegal.

• abolished under the 13th Amendment.

• all answers are INCORRECT.

Which of the following would the Freedmen's Bureau have helped freedmen with during Reconstruction?

• finding a job

• gaining access to education

• establishing a bank account

• finding suitable housing

Following Congressional Reconstruction, who became the new leaders in the southern states?

• carpetbaggers

• scalawags

• freedman

• wealthy, white southern plantation owners

The 14th Amendment made _______ equal under the law.

• freedmen

• everyone

• women

• wealthy, white plantation owners

What law, act or amendment broke the South up into five military districts under the control of a general?

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• Military Reconstruction Act

• 14th Amendment

• Command of the Army Act

President Andrew Johnson was impeached while President. What does "impeached" mean?

• accused of serious wrongdoing

• found guilty of serious wrongdoing

• removed from his position as President

• NONE of the answers are correct

Who was elected as the 18th President of the U.S. in 1868?

• Andrew Johnson

• Rutherford Hayes

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln