Reconstruction Quiz

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?

• Facilitate reunion and reconciliation

• Advocate for secession of the South

• Promote equal rights for all

• Support land redistribution for former slaves

What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?

• To promote sharecropping as an economic system

• To enforce discriminatory voting laws

• To provide education and assistance to former slaves

• To establish new all-white governments in the South

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

• The right to vote

• 40 acres of land each

• Access to quality education

• Equal protection under the law

What did the 14th amendment to the Constitution guarantee?

• Equal protection under the law

• The right to a fair trial

• Freedom of speech

• The right to bear arms

What was the main reason for the decline of Reconstruction?

• Economic depression in the United States

• Violent opposition from white Southerners

• Lack of support from Northern Republicans

• Widespread corruption in Republican governments

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

• To advocate for voting rights for African Americans

• To promote racial equality

• To support the Republican Party in the South

• To intimidate and terrorize Republicans, both black and white

What did the Bargain of 1877 involve?

• Granting African Americans the right to vote

• Building a transcontinental railroad through Texas

• Establishing equal protection under the law

• Expanding the powers of the national government

What was the impact of Reconstruction on African Americans?

• Access to quality education

• Equal representation in government

• Increased social and economic mobility

• Limited rights and increased discrimination

What was the main reason for the decline of African American political power in the South?

• Lack of interest from Northern Republicans

• Widespread corruption among African American officeholders

• Restrictive voting laws and intimidation

• Economic depression in the United States