The Rebuilding of the US post Civil War

After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to —

• punish plantation owners for the use of slavery
• support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South
• promote the activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau
• limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment

Which of these occurred as a result of the 15th Amendment?

• African American families divided by slavery are reunited
• Newly freed men and women move west to claim free land
• African American men voted in the 1872 presidential election
• Newly free men and women were allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship

Black Codes was a name given to laws passed by southern governments established during the presidency of Andrew Johnson. These laws imposed severe restrictions on freedmen, such as prohibiting their right to vote, forbidding them to sit on juries, and limiting their right to testify against white men. They were also forbidden from carrying weapons in public places and working in certain occupations. —
National Archives and Records Administration, http://www.archives.gov (accessed July 14, 2010)
Southern states passed the codes described in this excerpt in order to —

• F. limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments
• G. increase the labor supply for factory jobs in the North
• H. decrease the number of northern representatives in Congress
• J. improve relations with the Democratic Party

The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected the lives of millions of African Americans by —

• A. providing them with voting rights
• B. guaranteeing their freedom of speech
• C. providing them with access to the court system
• D. guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery

- Bonds and currency with little to no value
- Bank failures and bankrupt businesses
- Destroyed railroads, farms, and homes
- High food prices and widespread crop failures
This list describes conditions found in —

• A. California following the Gold Rush
• B. Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812
• C. western territories after the U.S.-Mexican War
• D. southern states at the beginning of Reconstruction

Which of these describes a result of the Thirteenth Amendment?

• A. African Americans in the North could vote
• B. State governments were required to protect individual rights.
• C. Former Confederate officials were prohibited from holding elected office.
• D. African Americans in the South could move elsewhere.

What Amendment was passed to guarantee African American men the right to vote?

• 13th
• Idk
• 16th
• 15th

Which Amendment prohibits slavery?

• 15th
• 14th
• 13th
• What is this😬

Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?

• 14th
• 15th
• 16th
• 13th

In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?

• Sons of the Confederacy
• Neo-Nazis
• Ku Klux Klan
• Black Separatists