Reconstruction Notes 5-8

What was the purpose of the 14th amendment?

• To provide education for freedmen
• To guarantee citizenship for former enslaved people
• To protect the legal rights of freedmen
• To end slavery

What was the purpose of the 15th amendment?

• To provide education for freedmen
• To protect the legal rights of freedmen
• To provide suffrage for former enslaved males
• To end slavery

What was the significance of historically black universities created by the Freedmen's Bureau?

• They provided education for freedmen
• They were the first universities in the United States
• They were created by Lincoln
• They were created by Congress

When was the Freedmen's Bureau Act created?

• 1867
• 1863
• 1869
• 1865

What was the role of the Freedmen's Bureau in providing education for freedmen?

• To provide education for freedmen
• To protect the legal rights of freedmen
• To provide food, shelter, and clothing for freedmen
• To create historically black universities

What was the impact of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments on former enslaved people?

• The provision of suffrage for former enslaved males
• The end of slavery
• The guarantee of citizenship and equal protection under the law
• All of the above

What was the role of the Freedmen's Bureau in providing basic needs for freedmen?

• To create historically black universities
• To provide education for freedmen
• To provide food, shelter, and clothing for freedmen
• To protect the legal rights of freedmen

What did the 13th amendment do?

• Guaranteed citizenship to all former enslaved people
• Provided suffrage to former enslaved males
• Guaranteed equal protection under the law
• Ended any form of involuntary servitude

Which of the following universities was NOT created by the Freedmen's Bureau?

• Hampton University
• Talladega College
• Howard University
• Yale University

Who was Andrew Johnson and what were his views on Reconstruction?

• A northern politician who supported the Black Codes
• A native southerner who supported equal rights for freedmen
• Abraham Lincoln's Vice President who wanted to punish the South
• A native southerner who wanted to restrict the rights of freedmen