Reconstruction Part Two

Reconstruction was the process of

• rebuilding the South after the Civil War

• creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War

• instituting Black Codes for former slaves

• eliminating the plantation economy in the South

The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...

• Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
• Freed the Slaves
• Gave African Americans the right to vote
• Forced African Americans back into slavery

The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...

• Gave African Americans citizenship
• Gave African Americans the right to vote
• Freed the slaves
• Gave landowners the right to sharecrop

What amendment abolished slavery?

• 13th
• 14th
• 15th
• 16th

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

• 14th
• 15th
• 16th
• 13th

Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?

• 17th,18th,19th
• 13th,14th,15th
• 13th,14th,16th
• 8th,9th,10th

How did the 14th amendment overrule the Dred Scott decision?

• It abolished slavery

• It said slaves could vote

• It made former slaves citizens of the United States

• It said that African Americans could move north

Northerners who went South after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the South were called

• Scalawags

• Ku Klux Klan

• Carpetbaggers

• Sharecroppers

In 1866, a group was formed 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 terrorist organization?

• Sons of the Confederacy

• Neo-Nazis

• Ku Klux Klan

• Black Separatists

The election of Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870 was significant because he was the first African American to —

• Win an election as a member of the Democratic Party

• Win a majority of the popular vote in Mississippi

• Serve as a member of the U.S. Senate

• Run for public office in the South