L2 - Reconstruction

Black codes deprived African Americans of... (check all that apply)

• the right to vote.

• the right to serve on juries.

• the right to own or carry weapons.

• the right to work.

• the right to be called free men.

At the end of Reconstruction, newly freed African Americans saw

• little improvement in their economic and social status

• major improvement in their economic and social status

• little improvement in their economic but major improvement in their economic status

• major improvement in their economic but little improvement in their social status

The 15th Amendment granted:

• citizenship to everyone, regardless of race

• equal rights to blacks

• voting rights to black males

• voting rights to women

The United States Senate was how many votes short of impeaching President Johnson?

• 1 vote

• 3 votes

• 5 votes

• 10 votes

What were the two main reasons that Grant was elected?

• Blacks voted for him.

• Former confederates could not vote.

• He spent the most money.

• Nobody knew the democratic nominee.

What were free slaves called? (a)  

• Indentured servants
• Abolitionists
• Colonists
• freedmen

Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assasinated? (a)  

• Andrew Jackson
• Andrew Johnson
• Ulysses S. Grant
• James K. Polk

What was established to help the freed slaves with food, schooling, clothing and medical care?

• Underground Railroad

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Thirteenth Amendment

This act established direct military rule over former Confederate states until new governments could be formed.

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Thirteenth Amendment

• Civil War Act

• Reconstruction Act

Which group wanted freedmen to be granted full political equality?

• Radical Republicans

• Abolitionists

• Unionists

• Confederate States