Reconstruction

Which amendment was passed by Congress before the end of the Civil War?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

President Andrew Johnson was for the ____ Amendment, but against the ____ Amendment.

• 13th, 14th

• 14th, 15th

• 14th, 13th

What was the effect of the 13th Amendment?

• It put in place civil rights laws for African Americans.

• It made African Americans citizens.

• It freed all enslaved persons.

• It gave all male citizens the right to vote.

Literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and segregation were examples of:

• resistance by Southerners to allow African Americans to get ahead.

• resistance by Northerners to allow African Americans to get ahead.

• ways to help African Americans face their difficulties.

A factor that led to "Radical Reconstruction" was:

• Southerners electing more "Radical Republicans."

• President Johnson's opposition to the 14th Amendment.

• Northerners trying to help the South recover faster.

The effect of the 14th Amendment was that it:

• freed all enslaved people.

• imposed fines on the South for oppressing former enslaved people.

• gave males the right to vote regardless of race.

• made African Americans citizens.

Which of the following reconstruction plans was put in place?

• The Reconstruction Act of 1867

• Lincoln's 10% Plan

• The Wade-Davis Bill

• Andrew Johnson's plan for reconstruction

The name of the organization that assisted former slaves was the:

• Former Slaves Association

• Reconstruction Help Society

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Lincoln's Reconstruction Society

Northerners who went South and took advantage of the unstable political environment were the:

• scoundrels.

• scalawags.

• Southern Simps.

• carpetbaggers.

To reenter the Union, Southern states had to:

• get rid of Jim Crow Laws.

• ratify the 13th and 14th amendments.

• elect an African American to Congress.