Reconstruction

What did the 13th Amendment do?

• made slavery illegal

• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights

• gave black men the right to vote

• gave former slaves land to begin farms

What did the 14th Amendment do?

• made slavery illegal

• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights

• gave black men the right to vote

• gave former slaves land to begin farms

What did the 15th Amendment do?

• made slavery illegal

• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights

• gave black men the right to vote

• gave former slaves land to begin farms

What was Reconstruction?

• equal treatment for all people
• the forced separation of races
• a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land
• the period of time after the Civil War

The US government created what organization to help former slaves and poor whites?

• Bureau of Parks and Recreation
• Free Food Bureau
• Jobs and Education Bureau
• Freedman's Bureau

These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working.

• Freedman's Bureau Laws

• Reconstruction Acts

• Black Codes

• Jim Crow Laws

Reconstruction was the process of

• rebuilding the South after the Civil War
• creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
• instituting Black Codes for former slaves
• eliminating the plantation economy in the South

Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--

• started Reconstruction
• got him impeached
• made Southern Democrats angry
• ended Reconstruction

The south was divided into how many military districts during reconstruction?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 7

What organization was designed to intimidate former slaves and anyone who supported former slaves?

• Ku Klux Klan
• Freedmen s Bureau 
• Black Codes