Civil War and Reconstruction

After his election, this president went on to end slavery.

• Jefferson Davis

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the cause for the Southern states to secede?

• Lincoln's election of 1860

• They didn't like the clothes the North wore

• The North was taking all of the slaves from the South because they needed help farming

What did the South fear with Lincoln's election?

• He would increase the amount of slavery used

• He would keep the North and South separated

• He would abolish slavery

• None of the above

What was were the goals of Lincoln once he became president? (There are 2 correct answers)

• Abolish slavery

• Give each state the choice to follow whatever laws they wanted

• Destroy the United states

• Unite the country again

This is the name of the period of time the followed the end of the Civil War.

• Building Era

• Reconstruction Era

• Rebuild Era

• Post Civil War Era

This amendment abolished (ended) slavery in the whole country.

• 19th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

The ____________ Amendment grants citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States. This meant that all African Americans that were enslaved were now American citizens.

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

• 19th

The ______________ Amendment gave all African American MEN the right to vote. It was illegal to deny African American men the right to vote.

• 14th

• 16th

• 13th

• 15th