Reconstruction Louisiana

What amendment allowed for slavery to be abolished?

• 13th
• 14th
• 15th
• 12th

What amendment allowed for Black Males to be able to vote?

• 15th
• 14th
• 13th
• 17th

What term is associated with rebuilding South after Civil War

• Rehabilitation
• Reconstruction
• Restoration
• Resurrection 

Northerners who came to the South during Reconstruction were often called "carpetbaggers" because they carried their belongings in a carpet bag.  Which of the following describes why the South despised the carpetbaggers so much?

• They added to heavily populated areas of the South that were already extrememly overcrowded by the end of the Civil War.
• They tried to make the cities in the South mirror the major cities in the North
• The used the destruction of the South for political and financial gain
• They stopped the South from organizing another rebellion against the North.

Strict punishment of Confederate veterans and financial assistance to African Americans were policies pushed by which of the following group during the Reconstruction Era?

• Radical Democrats
• Abraham Lincoln
• Radical Republicans
• Andrew Johnson

One of the most heavily debated programs of Reconstruction was the Freedman's Bureau.  While it had mixed results, the primary goal of this program was to:  

• prevent the African American population from voting in federal elections.
• establish the "sharecropping" system to make sure that white farmers continued to employ African Americans.
• provide newly freed slaves with food, shelter, work, and education.
• to enforce "Black Codes," or laws that treated African Americans as second-class citizens

What does this photo say about how newly freed slaves were treated during Reconstruction? 

• Everyone was getting along, regardless of race
• They were treated worse that slaves
• They were provided more opportunities
• Whites worked with African Americans to fix the problems of the South

What was the purpose of the White League?

• Regain White Democratic Power
• Restore the Union
• Help Freedmen
• Create New Businesses in the South

What amendment grants all citizens equal protection of the laws?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?

• "Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "

• "The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."

• "Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."

• "The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."