USII.3b - Reconstruction Policies & Events

What group of citizens was NOT allowed to hold office during Reconstruction?

• Union officers

• Confederate leaders

• Former slaves

• Radical Republicans

During Reconstruction, who WAS allowed to hold office for the first time, thanks to the new amendments?

• African Americans

• Sharecroppers

• Union generals

• Northerners

What new law said that federal troops would enforce the South?

• 13th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• Compromise of 1877

What new "rules" were created by states to limit the freedoms of African Americans during Reconstruction?

• Reform Rules

• Slave Codes

• Property Laws

• Black Codes

What organization, seen here, provided aid and support to former slaves during Reconstruction?

• KKK

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Underground Railroad

• Unions

What was one of the main purposes of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To provide education

• To give money

• To create jobs

• To give food

What group of Northerners got a bad reputation for taking advantage of Southerners during Reconstruction?

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Scalawags

• Carpetbaggers

• Red Cross

What headline would most likely appear on a newspaper at the end of Reconstruction?

• Slaves Freed!

• 14th Amendment Passes!

• Federal Troops Leave the South!

• Black Codes Enforced!

Which of the following would have prevented African Americans from voting after Reconstruction?

• 15th Amendment

• Poll Taxes

• Civil Rights Act

• Literacy Tests