Reconstruction Era Quiz

Which act aimed to limit the power of President Andrew Johnson?

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• Tenure of Office Act

• Morrill Act of 1862

• Reconstruction Act of 1867

Who served as the 17th President of the United States from 1865 to 1869?

• Andrew Johnson

• Hiram Revels

• William T. Sherman

• Abraham Lincoln

Which group believed in being tough on the South after the Civil War?

• Radical Republicans

• Ku Klux Klan

• Sharecroppers

• Tenant farmers

What was the purpose of Special Field Order #15 issued by General William T. Sherman?

• To provide land and mules to formerly enslaved people

• To establish colleges focusing on agriculture and mechanical arts

• To ensure equal rights for all citizens

• To terrorize African Americans and their allies

What was the main occupation of sharecroppers after the Civil War?

• Farming someone else's land and sharing the crops

• Renting land and paying the landowner with a share of crops or money

• Working as government officials without permission from Congress

• Terrorizing African Americans and their allies

What was the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan?

• To provide support to newly freed slaves

• To establish colleges focusing on agriculture and mechanical arts

• To terrorize African Americans and their allies

• To ensure equal rights for all citizens

What did the 13th Amendment to the Constitution do?

• Banned slavery and involuntary servitude

• Established voting rights for African Americans

• Provided land to states for colleges

• Ended the impeachment trial of President Johnson

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• Equal rights to all citizens

• Banned slavery and involuntary servitude

• Established voting rights for African Americans

• Provided land to states for colleges

What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?

• Equal rights to all citizens

• Banned slavery and involuntary servitude

• Established voting rights for African Americans

• Provided land to states for colleges

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To provide support to newly freed slaves

• To establish colleges focusing on agriculture and mechanical arts

• To terrorize African Americans and their allies

• To ensure equal rights for all citizens