US Reconstruction Quiz

What were the main causes of the US Reconstruction?

• Aftermath of the Civil War, rebuilding the Southern states, and addressing slavery and civil rights

• Economic depression, political corruption, and foreign intervention

• Expansion of the railroad system, westward migration, and Native American conflicts

• Industrialization, urbanization, and technological advancements

What was Abraham Lincoln's role in Reconstruction?

• Developing a plan for bringing the Southern states back into the Union

• Leading the Union during the Civil War

• Advocating for the expansion of abolishing slavery in the Southern states

• Implementing policies to further segregate African Americans

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To provide financial support to Confederate soldiers after the Civil War.

• To provide assistance to newly freed slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War.

• To promote the expansion of the abolition of slavery in the South.

• To enforce strict segregation laws in the South.

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• Right to a fair trial

• Equal protection under the law and due process

• Right to bear arms

• Freedom of speech

Which amendment granted African American men the right to vote?

• 15th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

What was the Compromise of 1877?

• An agreement between the North and South to divide the country into two separate nations

• A deal between the North and South focused on creating Transcontinental Railroads through the middle of the country

• A deal between the Democrats and Republicans to create a lasting peace in the Nation

• An informal agreement between Democrats and Republicans to settle the disputed presidential election of 1876 by accepting Republican Rutherford B. Hayes as president in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.

Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?

• 1st Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

Which plan did not include abolishing slavery as part of it?

• Lincoln's 10% Plan

• Johnson's Presidential Reconstruction Plan

• Wade-Davis Bill

• Radical Republican Plan of 1867

Which is NOT a reason Reconstruction came to an end by the mid-1870s

• 14th Amendment

• Financial Panic of 1873

• Corruption in the US Government

• Presidential Election of 1876