Reconstruction

Reconstruction is referred to as...

• the President during the Civil War.

• "separate but equal" laws that required segregation.

• southerners who supported Republican policies.

• the rebuilding of America for 12 years after the Civil War.

What was the MAIN goal of Reconstruction?

• expanding westward

• reuniting the Union as quickly as possible

• helping the economy in the North

• giving money

Which of the following was Lincoln's aim for Reconstruction?

• to humiliate the Southern elite

• to reestablish slavery

• to reunite the North and the South

• to punish the South for the Civil War

Which of the following was an aim of following was an aim of African Americans during Reconstruction?

• to humiliate the Southern elite

• equal citizenship (land, jobs, education)

• to put families back together

• both B and C

What was the purpose of the Black Codes after the Civil War?

• to provide services for the freedmen

• to keep African Americans in an unequal position in society

• to bring African American families back together

• to reunite the North and South as quickly as possible

Which amendment recognized African American citizenship and offered equal protection under the law?

• 15th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

Which of the following amendments abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Which of the following amendments granted the right to vote for all male citizens?

• 12th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Congress created the Freedmen’s Bureau during the Reconstruction. Which of the following services were provided by the bureau?

• military service

• free train passes

• job assistance

• college tuition

Why did subversive groups like the Ku Klux Klan form?

• to keep African Americans from exercising their rights under the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments

• to protect the rights that the new amendments granted

• to protect personal property

• to prevent the spread of violence