Reconstruction

Reconstruction

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Cindy White

Social Studies

7th - 8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Northerners wanted to abolish slavery and Southerners wanted to keep slavery.  These two divided sections of the US selfishly focused on their own needs.  This is called....
sectionalism
nationalism
patriotism
sectarianism

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the 'black codes'?
laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War
laws protecting the newly found rights of freed African Americans
another term for the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
secret laws instituted by the Ku Klux Klan

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Prohibiting African Americans from serving on juries, testifying against whites in courts, or voting were all ______?
black codes
basis for the 13, 14 and 15th amendments
inclusions to the new Texas Constitution of 1866
laws that the Freedman's Bureau tried to abolish

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolished slavery
Gave African American men the right to vote
defined national citizenship and forbade the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
made it illegal for any state to secede

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
Slavery would be abolished
The rights of the freed people would be protected
African American could vote
Women could vote

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
Slavery is abolished
Freed African Americans' rights are protected
African American men can vote
Women can vote

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

_____ were white Southerners who supported Reconstruction.
Scalawags
Carpetbaggers
Vigilantes
Scoundrels

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