Reconstruction Quiz

What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• To punish Confederate officials for the Civil War

• To aid former Confederates in the South

• To aid former enslaved African Americans in the South

True or False The Civil Rights Act of 1866 provided African Americans with the same rights as white Americans.

True or False President Andrew Johnson believed in the principle of equal rights for African Americans.

What amendment did Republicans propose in case the Civil Rights Act 1866 was overturned?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Fill in the blank. The Black Codes sought to limit the economic and ________ freedom of former slaves.

• political

• Physical

Which statement is false?

• During Reconstruction African Americans could not hold public office.

• During Reconstruction African Americans could hold public office.

Finish the sentence. During Reconstruction Hiram Revels was...

• The first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate

• The first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives

Under the Reconstruction Acts in 1867 federal troops occupied the all Southern states. In order to be readmitted each state would have to agree to add which two amendments to their constitutions?

• 14th & 15th

• 13th & 14th

Identify the 3 Historically Black Colleges and Universities that were founded during the Reconstruction era.

Who won the election of 1876?

• Samuel Tilden, a Democrat

• Rutherford B. Hayes, a Republican