Reconstruction and Civil Rights Quiz

What did the 13th Amendment do?

• Banned slavery

• Granted citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.

• Banned any state from denying the right to vote based on race

• Provided food, clothing, and education to former slaves and poor whites.

What did the 14th Amendment grant?

• Banned slavery

• Granted citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.

• Banned any state from denying the right to vote based on race

• Provided food, clothing, and education to former slaves and poor whites.

What did the 15th Amendment ban?

• Banned slavery

• Granted citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.

• Banned any state from denying the right to vote based on race

• Provided food, clothing, and education to former slaves and poor whites.

What happened to African Americans in the South after Reconstruction?

• They gained political power

• They lost political power

• They migrated to the North

• They formed their own political party

Who became president after Lincoln was killed?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Rutherford B. Hayes

What did the South need after the Civil War?

• More slaves

• More land

• More factories

• Rebuilding as their plantations and cities were ruined

What were black codes?

• Laws that banned slavery

• Laws that granted citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.

• Laws that banned any state from denying the right to vote based on race

• Laws that severely restricted the rights of freedmen

Who was the first African American to serve a full term in the Senate?

• Frederick Douglass

• Hiram Revels

• Blanch K. Bruce

• Booker T. Washington

How did Southern industry compare to the North by 1900?

• Southern industry was much more advanced

• Southern industry was about the same as the North

• Southern industry was non-existent

• Southern industry was far behind the North

Who were carpetbaggers?

• Northerners who went south after the Civil War

• Southern Democrats who supported Reconstruction

• African Americans who migrated to the North

• Former slaves who became politicians