U.S. History Final

Reconstruction succeeded in its goals of restoring the Union and helping to

• regulate the railroads

• eliminate the Ku Klux Klan

• destroy the Freedmen’s Bureau

• repair the war-torn South

The Fourteenth Amendment was part of a series of laws that

• ensured the civil rights of African Americans.

• shifted the balance of power in favor of the Supreme Court.

• changed the way a President could hire government officials.

• restored the balance of power between the President and Congress.

The Freedmen’s Bureau succeeded in

• electing African Americans to southern state governments.

• keeping ex-Confederate supporters out of office.

• redistributing formerly white-owned land to black southerners.

• providing clothing, medical care, food, and education to many freed people.

The goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau was to

• prevent African Americans from voting.

• force African Americans to move north.

• help former slaves adjust to freedom.

• abolish slavery.

A major failure of Reconstruction was that

• racist attitudes continued in the North and South.

• the South’s cotton production never recovered.

• war debts remained unpaid.

• no African Americans were voted into Congress.

What was the verdict in President Johnson’s impeachment trial?

• He escaped conviction by one vote.

• He was forced to confess his guilt.

• He was removed from office.

• He was found guilty.

What amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• The 15th Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

• The 13th Amendment

• The 12th Amendment

Which of the following amendments recognized African Americans citizenship and offered equal protection under the law?

• The 13th Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

• The 15th Amendment

• The Bill of Rights

This amendment gave African American men the right to vote

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Who wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction?

• Democrats
• Radical Republicans
• Scalawags
• Carpetbaggers