Reconstruction

Who was President during most of Reconstruction?

• Andrew Johnson

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

What years were Reconstruction?

• 1775-1783

• 1914-1918

• 1865-1877

• 1861-1865

What was one focus of Reconstruction?

• asserting dominance over the South

• re-enslaving African Americans

• to keep Radical Republicans in power forever

• rebuilding war torn states and restoring Southern governments

What Amendment abolished slavery (freed the slaves)?

• 10th

• 11th

• 12th

• 13th

What amendment granted newly freed enslaved people citizenship?

• thirteenth

• fourteenth

• fifteenth

• sixteenth

The Fourteenth amendment granted citizenship to all groups of people except...?

• Native Americans

• black women

• the Irish

• all women

Which organization was founded after the War and used terrorism and murder to limit new opportunities for African Americans?

• Carpetbaggers

• Ku Klux Klan

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Scalawags

How did the Freedmen's Bureau help newly freed African Americans?

• provided free legal counsel

• increasing education opportunities

• gave 30 acres of land to each family

• helped them to find nearby employment

How did Southern states react to the new Reconstruction laws?

• they seceded from the Union again

• They began re-enslaving African Americans

• they passed their own laws to limit African American opportunities

• They ratified the 14th amendment and rejoined the Union

What is a scalawag?

• system where former slaves still work for their former owners

• someone who uses terrorism and murder to limit opportunities

• Northerner who traveled to the South for profit

• Southerner who supported Radical Republicans