Reconstruction

What did the 14th Amendment do?

• It made slavery illegal.

• It made formerly enslaved peoples citizens and granted them full legal rights.

• It gave formerly enslaved black men the right to vote.

• It gave formerly enslaved peoples land to begin farms.

Who wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction?

• Democrats
• Radical Republicans
• Scalawags
• Carpetbaggers

Who did the Radical Republicans attempt to impeach?

• Lincoln
• Johnson
• Grant
• Hayes

Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?

• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment

Why was the compromise of 1877 important?

• The compromise of 1877 was important because it settle the dispute of the 1876 election and it pulled troops out of the south during the end of the reconstruction era.

• The compromise of 1877 was important because it calmed the dispute of the 1896 election and it pulled troops out of the south during the end of the reconstruction era.

• The compromise of 1987 was important because it settle the dispute of the 1986 election and it pulled troops out of the south during the end of the reconstruction era.

• The compromise of 1890 was important because it settle the dispute of the 1987 election and it pulled the people out of the south during the end of the reconstruction era.

What was one of the results of Plessy v. Ferguson?

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

• The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

• The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

What famous phrase came out of the Plessy v Ferguson case?

• "Separate but equal"

• "Give me liberty or give me death."

• "By any means necessary"

Where did the scalawags and carpetbaggers come from?

• The West

• The North

What did the Freedmen's Bureau do to help newly freed slaves?

• showed them maps of the Underground Railroad

• They didn't help

• helped them find homes and jobs

• all of the above

What did the 15th amendment accomplish?

• Grants citizenship & equal protection

• Right to bear arms

• Bans slavery

• Guarantees voting rights