Reconstruction

What was the result of the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

• Southern military leaders were allowed to run for public office

• Sharecropping became popular in northern states

• African Americans gained equal rights

• Plantations were given to former slaves

Which statement should be placed in the box labeled with the number 2?

• Ensures all citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

• Bans slavery in the United States and all of its territories.

• Grants citizenship to all persons born in the United States and guarantees them equal protection under the law.

• Guarantees employment to all previous slaves.

Robert E. Lee would have most likely urged Southerners to do what following the conclusion of the Civil War?

• Urge Southerners to reunite with the Union as Americans

• Support the institution of Black Codes

• To keep fighting against the Union

• Side with those who wanted to continue to fight.

Which group of people does the picture and quote above make reference to during the Reconstruction Era?

• Freed African Americans

• Carpetbaggers

• Southern military leaders

• Northern politicians

Frederick Douglass fought for the adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed _________.

• Voting rights

• Freedom of speech

• Right to bear arms

• Freedom of religion

Which of the following describes African Americans AFTER the Civil War?

• Carpetbaggers

• Enslaved

• Citizens

• Scalawags

Black Codes were designed to do all of the following EXCEPT _________.

• Prohibit African Americans from finding a job or buying a house.

• Limit the physical freedom of former enslaved African Americans.

• Limit the economic freedom of former enslaved African Americans.

• Aid former enslaved African Americans.

After Reconstruction, the system of segregation was supported by _________.

• Immigration Laws

• Jim Crow Laws

• Black Codes

• Civil Rights Laws

Slavery was abolished with the passage of the _______.

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Which of the following was a result of the 14th Amendment?

• Provided aid to African Americans by giving them jobs and education.

• Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.

• Abolished slavery in the United States and all of its territories.

• Ensured male citizens the right to vote.