Reconstruction

The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to

• provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.

• 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.

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

• The Renaissance

• Reconstruction

• The Guilded Age

• The Industrial Revolution

Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 3rd

Which Amendment gave United States citizens of all races the right to vote?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 5th

Who would have most likely NOT supported the Freedmen's Bureau?

• An abolitionist

• a carpetbagger

• a former slave owner

• a northern business owner

What did the 14th Amendment do?

• made slavery illegal
• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
• gave black men the right to vote
• gave former slaves land to begin farms

What was Reconstruction?

• equal treatment for all people
• the forced separation of races
• a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land
• the period of time after the Civil War

The US government created what organization to help former slaves and poor whites?

• Bureau of Parks and Recreation
• Free Food Bureau
• Jobs and Education Bureau
• Freedman's Bureau

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Which of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction?

• Reunite the North and the South
• Rebuild the South
• Develop the system of sharecropping
• Determine what to do with African Americans

What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?

• Deciduous Democrats
• Radical Republicans
• Wistful Whigs
• Fancy Federalists