US - Reconstruction Review - 21-22

The time period after the Civil War when the Southern states were rebuilt and gradually brought back into the Union was known as -

• Reconstruction

• Revolution

• Regeneration

• Renaissance

Which of these groups took control of Reconstruction after President Lincoln's death and worked to punish the former Confederacy for causing the Civil War?

• Radical Republicans

• Dynamic Democrats

• Intellectual Independents

• Fancy Federalists

During Reconstruction, many of the Southern states enacted laws that restricted the rights of former slaves. These laws were known as -

• Black Codes

• Slave Laws

• Rules of the South

• Reconstruction Rules

What was the name of the government agency that was created during Reconstruction to provide former slaves with food, clothing, education, and jobs?

• the Freedmen's Bureau

• the Salvation Army

• the Helping Hands

• the First Aid Stations

Which "Reconstruction Amendment" is the one that officially abolished slavery in the U.S.?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Which "Reconstruction Amendment" is the one that gave citizenship rights to former slaves?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Which "Reconstruction Amendment" is the one that gave former slaves the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American -

• from the South to be elected to U.S. Congress

• to attend a four-year university

• to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court

• to be awarded the Medal of Honor

Which U.S. President was impeached for his actions during Reconstruction?

• Andrew Johnson

• Hannibal Hamlin

• James K. Polk

• Ulysses S. Grant

Which of these terms is used to describe Northerners who came to the South during Reconstruction to help solve economic and social problems [and profit from Reconstruction]?

• carpetbaggers

• freedmen

• sharecroppers

• scalawags