American Civil War Reconstruction Quiz

When did the Reconstruction era begin?

• 1865

• 1876

• 1901

• 1945

Which amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery?

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

Who became the President of the United States after Abraham Lincoln's assassination?

• John F. Kennedy

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Andrew Johnson

What was the main goal of Reconstruction?

• To establish a new government in the South

• To punish the Southern states for their role in the Civil War

• To rebuild and reunite the United States after the Civil War.

• To expand slavery in the United States

Which act granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves?

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Nineteenth Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

What was the name of the secret society that aimed to restore white supremacy in the South during Reconstruction?

• Ku Klux Klan

• Southern Restoration Group

• Supremacist Society

• White Brotherhood

Which amendment to the United States Constitution granted equal protection under the law to all citizens?

• Nineteenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

• First Amendment

What was the name of the period of intense political corruption and fraud during Reconstruction?

• Gilded Age

• Roaring Twenties

• Carpetbaggers era

• Progressive Era

Which act divided the South into five military districts and required the states to ratify the 14th Amendment?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Homestead Act

• Reconstruction Act of 1867

Who won the disputed presidential election of 1876, leading to the end of Reconstruction?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes