Reconstruction Review

Slavery was abolished as a result of the

• 13th Amendment

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• Freedman's Bureau

• 14th Amendment

The Constitutional amendments that were adopted during Reconstruction --

• limited the number of years in a Presidential term

• provided political and legal rights for African Americans

• increased the rights of Southern soldiers

• allowed federal money to be spent on construction projects

What Amendment does this image best represent?

• 13th Amendment: Slavery or Involuntary Servitude shall not exist in the US unless as a punishment for a crime

• 14th Amendment: All persons born in the US are considered citizens of the US and shall be treated equally under the law

• 15th Amendment: The right of citizens to vote shall not be denied due to race, color, or previous condition of servitude

• 16th Amendment: Congress has the power to create and collect taxes on employment income

How can the provisions stated in the 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments best be summarized?

• Protections is no guaranteed to enslaved citizens under the law

• Protection is only provided for certain ethnic groups under the law

• Protections is guaranteed for all citizens under the law

• Protection is only provided for male citizens under the law

"I am looking for opportunities to influence your government and buy up your plantations for my own personal gain of wealth and power"

Which group of people does the picture and quote represent?

• Carpetbaggers

• Northern Politicians

• Freed African Americans

• Southern military leaders

The Freedmen's Bureau focused on providing aid to --

• Southern politicians

• former slaves

• prisoners of war

• former Confederate soldiers

Black codes were designed to --

• limit the rights of African Americans

• help African Americans find jobs

• stop discrimination against African Americans

• end slavery

In which of the following ways did some southerners respond to the Radical Republicans efforts to change the south during Reconstructions

• They sent southern Republicans to the north to get elected

• They formed groups that supported racial violence

• They passed state laws that aimed to deny African Americans the right to vote

• They banned carpetbaggers from taking positions in state governments

Frederick Douglass fought for the adoption of Constitutional amendments that guaranteed --

• freedom of religion

• freedom of speech

• right to bear arms

• voting rights

Which man urged Southerners to reconcile and reunite with the North?

• Frederick Douglass

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jim Crow