Reconstruction - New

Who was the President of the United States during the period of Presidential Reconstruction?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

What was the guiding principle of Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction?

• Facilitating reunion and reconciliation

• Granting land to former slaves

• Expanding the powers of the national government

• Promoting equal rights for African Americans

What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?

• To establish new all-white governments in the South

• To divide up confiscated and abandoned Confederate land for former slaves

• To enforce Jim Crow laws in Southern states

• To provide education and assistance to former slaves

What system replaced slavery in many places throughout the South?

• Sharecropping

• Indentured servitude

• Abolitionism

• Segregation

Which amendment to the Constitution defined citizenship and guaranteed equal protection?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

What was the name of the terrorist organization founded in 1866 to target Republicans and African Americans?

• Ku Klux Klan

• Black Panthers

• White Citizens' Council

• Sons of Liberty

What event marked the end of Reconstruction?

• The election of Rutherford B. Hayes

• The passage of the 15th Amendment

• The massacre at Colfax, Louisiana

• The Bargain of 1877

What did the Reconstruction amendments and laws grant former slaves?

• Political freedom and rights

• Economic independence through land ownership

• Social equality with white Americans

• Educational opportunities

What was the main reason for the decline of African American political power in the South?

• Corruption among African American officeholders

• Lack of support from Northern Republicans

• Violence and intimidation by white Democrats

• Restrictive voting laws

What was the legacy of Reconstruction in terms of African American participation in politics?

• Limited progress and continued discrimination

• Complete equality and representation

• Significant advancements in civil rights

• A return to pre-Civil War conditions