Reconstruction Quiz

Reconstruction is the period of time:

• After the Civil War

• Before the Civil War

• During the Civil War

• Prior to the arrival of Colombus

During Reconstruction, the South was divided into how many military districts?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 9

Which amendment granted citizenship to former slaves?

• 1

• 13

• 14

• 15

Which amendment outlawed slavery?

• 3

• 13

• 14

• 15

Which amendment granted former slaves the right to vote?

• 8

• 13

• 14

• 15

Which state was the first to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War?

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

• Virginia

• South Carolina

The agreement allowing Rutherford B. Hayes to become president was known as:

• The Great Deal

• The Great Ripoff

• The Great Compromise

• None of the above

The Supreme Court case that created “separate but equal” was:

• Scott v. Illinois

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Schenectady v. United States

• Marbury v. Madison

Laws designed to segregate whites and blacks are known as:

• Jim Crow laws

• White Power laws

• Dred Scott laws

• Nuremberg Laws

Jim Crow laws were most common in the:

• North

• South

• East

• West