Reconstruction Overview

The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to

• provide land and equipment for former slaves

• gain the vote for millions of former slaves.

• provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.

• get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.

Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 3rd

What did the 14th Amendment do?

• made slavery illegal

• made former slaves citizens and provided equal protection

• gave African American men the right to vote

• gave former slaves land to begin farms

The period of rebuilding of The South after The Civil War was known as

• The Renaissance

• Reconstruction

• The Guilded Age

• The Industrial Revolution

These were used to limit the rights of African Americans in the South after the Civil War.

• Amendments

• Reconstruction Codes

• Black Codes

• Civil Rights

Who was the president during the Civil War?

• Jefferson
• Washington
• Lincoln
• Adams

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all slaves in the United States free?

• True

• False

Where did Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

• At Fort Sumter, South Carolina.

• At Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

• Near the city of Gettysburg.

Did the 15th Amendment give women the right to vote?

• YES
• NO

Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with

• his idea for instituting an income tax.

• how to draft more men into the Union Army.

• re-admitting Southern states into the Union.

• his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South