Lesson 11: Living Under Congressional Reconstruction

Who were the three groups that had the right to vote in the South during Reconstruction?

• Freedmen, scalawags, and carpetbaggers

• Former Confederates, freedmen, and carpetbaggers

• Former Confederates, scalawags, and carpetbaggers

• Freedmen, scalawags, and former soldiers

Which political party did most freedmen join during Reconstruction?

• Libertarian Party

• Whig Party

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

What term was used to describe White Southerners who opposed secession and registered as Republicans?

• Scalawags

• Confederates

• Carpetbaggers

• Freedmen

What term was used to describe Northerners who moved to the South after the war?

• Freedmen

• Confederates

• Carpetbaggers

• Scalawags

Who was the Republican candidate for president in the 1868 election?

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Horatio Seymour

Which candidate in the 1868 election promised to end Reconstruction and return the South to its traditional leaders?

• Horatio Seymour

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

Which group of voters helped Ulysses S. Grant win the popular vote in the 1868 election?

• Freedmen

• Northerners

• Former Confederates

• White Southerners

What was the main reason for the violence during the 1868 election in the South?

• Voter intimidation

• Lack of law enforcement

• Corrupt government officials

• Attacks on Republicans

What did the Republican Party learn from the 1868 election?

• They needed the support of White voters

• They needed the support of Northerners

• They needed the support of former Confederates

• They needed the support of freedmen

Which amendment granted Black men the right to vote?

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Sixteenth Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment