Reconstruction

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 equal rights to African Americans

• Confiscating land from Southern planters

• Promoting racial segregation

What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?

• To establish new all-white governments in the South

• To provide education and assistance to former slaves

• To enforce Jim Crow laws in Southern states

• To promote sharecropping as an economic system

What did General Sherman's Field Order 15 promise to former slaves?

• 40 acres of land each

• Equal protection under the law

• The right to vote

• Access to quality education

What did the 14th amendment to the Constitution guarantee?

• Equal protection under the law

• The right to bear arms

• Freedom of speech

• The right to a fair trial

What was the main reason for the decline of Reconstruction?

• Widespread corruption in Republican governments

• Lack of support from Northern Republicans

• Violence and intimidation by white supremacists

• Economic depression in the United States

What was the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction?

• To promote racial equality

• To advocate for the rights of African Americans

• To intimidate and terrorize Republicans and African Americans

• To support the policies of the Democratic Party

What was the outcome of the disputed 1876 presidential election?

• Samuel Tilden became President

• Rutherford B. Hayes became President

• Congress decided the winner

• The Electoral Commission declared a tie

What did the Jim Crow laws in the South aim to do?

• Promote racial integration

• Ensure equal rights for all citizens

• Limit the freedom and rights of African Americans

• Encourage economic development in the South

What was the main legacy of Reconstruction for African Americans?

• Economic independence through land ownership

• Political freedom and the right to vote

• Access to quality education

• Social and economic mobility in the South