The Reconstruction Era Quiz 4

Why was the Ku Klux Klan formed?

• A. to integrate Southern schools
• B. to end government corruption
• C. to return white Democrats to power
• D. to protect the voting rights of Southerners

Why did Southern Democrats pass Jim Crow laws?

• A. to assure equal educaon for all
• B. to encourage Southerners to move to the North
• C. to separate African Americans and whites in public life
• D. to prevent unqualified African Americans from vong

What effect did Plessy v. Ferguson have on African Americans?

• A. Jim Crow laws are unconstitutional.
• B. Public facilities should be available to all races.
• C. Integration of schools is required by law.
• D. Separate but equal public facilities are constitutional.

What was an effect of Southern poll tax laws?

• A. African Americans were denied voting rights.
• B. Money was raised to fund public education.
• C. Public funding of small businesses increased.
• D. Southern Democrats were voted out of office

As a result of the Military Reconstruction Act 1867, which of these made up the largest group of new Southern voters?

• A. African Americans
• B. white Southern Democrats
• C. former Confederate soldiers
• D. Northerners who moved to the South

What was the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment?

• A. to give all citizens the right to vote
• B. to provide education for all citizens
• C. to raise taxes to repair damage to the South
• D. to protect the voting rights of African American men

What did Congress hope the Enforcement Acts would prevent?

• A. misuse of tax money
• B. attacks on political leaders
• C. attempts to keep people from voting
• D. opposition to new state governments

What was the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?

• A. to abolish slavery
• B. to provide citizenship to former slaves
• C. to allow freedmen to run for office
• D. to legislate fair treatment of all citizens

During Congressional Reconstruction, which group held political power in the South?

• A. wealthy, white landowners
• B. former Confederate leaders
• C. members of the Ku Klux Klan
• D. people who had been loyal to the United States

What does the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee to all individuals in the United States?

• A. the right to vote
• B. the right to medical care
• C. equal protection of the law
• D. separate but equal public facilities