Reconstruction US History

____________ is the period during which the United States began to rebuild after the Civil War – roughly 1865-1877

• Reorganization

• Reconstruction

• Reconstitution

• NOT THE CORRECT ANSWER

The 13th amendment....

• allowed for discriminatory voter laws

• give the right to vote

• gives equal protection

• prohibits slavery

The 14th Amendment- States cannot deprive citizens of life, liberty, or property without “due process” and states must provide “___________” to all citizens under the law.

• equal protection

• fair laws

• federal assistance

• separate but equal rights

The 15th Amendment- Cannot deny the________ based on race.

• Right to Vote

• Right to own land

• Right to Speech

• Right to bear arms

Which of the following was NOT a problem facing the nation after the Civil War ended?

• Much of the South was destroyed

• Many refugees were homeless and needed food, shelter, and work

• Much of the North lay in ruins

• Many people in the North and the South still felt hatred for their enemy

A major reason why Lincoln's plans for Reconstruction were NOT put into place was

• Lee surrendered

• Andrew Johnson became president

• John Wilkes Booth was captured

• Lincoln was assassinated

Which amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Became 17th POTUS after Lincoln was assassinated?

• Lincoln

• Johnson

• Grant

• Buchanan

26 year old Southern sympathizer that shot & killed Abraham Lincoln?

• John Wilkes Booth

• David Herold

• Lewis Payne

• Edwin Spangler

The term for rebuilding the South after the Civil War was ?

• the Cold War

• Reconstruction

• slavery

• Secession