Reconstruction Study Guide Questions

What years were considered the Reconstruction Era of the United States?

• 1865-1877

• 1862-1900

• 1862-1903

• 1863-1877

This historical figure established the "go slow" approach to fighting for equality for African Americans. This figure invested heavily in industrial and trade education for African Americans after the Civil War.

The term reconstruct means to:

• rebuild

• repair

• reassemble

• all of the above

What did Lincoln say in one of his last speeches that ultimately led to his assassination?

Which amendment granted citizenship rights to anyone born in the United States?

• The 26th Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

• The 15th Amendment

• The 19th Amendment

These laws were passed to restrict the rights of African Americans in Northern and Southern states.

• The Black Codes

• The Grandfather Clauses

• Poll Taxes

• Literacy Tests

These colleges were all Freedmen's Schools (Historically Black Colleges) except:

• Morehouse College

• Tuskegee University

• Howard University

• University of Pennsylvania

Which system replaced slavery after the Civil War

• Jim Crow Laws

• Convict Leasing

• Sharecropping

• Freelancing

The Supreme Court eventually ruled that ________ and ______ could discriminate against individuals based on race but the U.S. government could not.

What was the secret organization formed after the Civil War that used intimidation and violence to restore white supremacy rule?