Reconstruction Era

The period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was called

• amnesty

• reconstruction

• civil rebuilding

• resurrection

Which of these helped African Americans make the transition from slavery to freedom?

• Reconstruction Act

• Wade-Davis Bill

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Ten Percent Plan

Which amendment gave African-Americans citizenship?

• 13

• 14

• 15

____________ were intended to control freed African American men and women.

• Reconstruction Acts

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Black codes

• Wade-Davis Bill

President Andrew Johnson was impeached in the House, but not convicted in the Senate.

• True

• False

Because 10 states had not ratified the 14th amendment, they were broken into what?

• 10 military districts

• 8 military districts

• 6 military districts

• 5 military districts

Which Southern state immediately ratified the Fourteenth Amendment?

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

• Virginia

• Georgia

What ways did the KKK terrorize African-Americans? Select ALL that apply!

• burned homes

• burned churches

• burned schools

Scandal, corruption, and _________ ruined Grant's presidency and hurt the Republican party.

• voter fraud

• economic depression

• rigged elections

• shady cabinet members

15th Amendment prevented states from denying the right to vote based on race, so southern states used these tactics. Select ALL that apply

• voter ID

• literacy test

• poll tax