Reconstruction Day 2

Which two major southern cities lay in ruins after the Civil War?

• Atlanta

• Ohio

• Richmond

• Florida

What did the 13th amendment do?

• Abolished slavery in the U.S

• Established citizenship for freedmen

• Granted voting rights for Black men

What did the 14th amendment do?

• Abolished slavery in the U.S

• Established citizenship for freedmen

• Granted voting rights for Black men

What did the 15th amendment do?

• Abolished slavery in the U.S

• Established citizenship for freedmen

• Granted voting rights for Black men

The Freedman's Bureau was responsible for-

• The supervision and management of freedman and lands abandoned or seized during the Civil War

• Rebuilding the entire country after the devastation of the Civil War

• Spreading the Lost Cause narrative across the South after the Civil War

True or False:

Following the Civil War, freedmen established their own public schools and towns

• True

• False

What political compromise effectively ended Reconstruction?

• The Compromise of 1877

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Kansas Nebraska Act

How were the North and Midwest impacted by the Civil War?

• They emerged as strong industrial economies and fueled Westward movement

• They were left devastated and imbittered

How many African American delegates were elected to national office during Reconstruction?

• 40

• 100

• 265

• 0

True or False:

After the Civil War, Blck citizens made up the overwhelming majority of southern Republican voters

• True

• False