ICT Class 831 Unit Test on Reconstruction

Why were the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments added to the Constitution during Reconstruction?

• To bring an end to the Civil War
• To give civil rights to African Americans

• To limit the rights of African Americans

Why did the Southern states pass laws that established literacy tests, poll taxes, and black codes?

• To raise money to rebuild the South after the Civil War
• To improve education of U.S. citizens
• To limit the rights of former slaves

What did the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution accomplish?

• It banned slavery.

• It gave citizens the right to vote.

• It gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S.

What did the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution accomplish?

• It banned slavery.

• It gave all citizens the right to vote.

• It gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S.

What did the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution accomplish?

• It banned slavery.

• It gave all citizens the right to vote.

• It gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S.

Which of the following were NOT actions of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• Passing Black Codes for former slaves
• Providing education for former slaves
• Legalizing marriages for former slaves

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

• To ensure that freedmen would not have equal rights.

• To ensure that freedmen had their equal rights protected.

• To ensure that the Reconstruction Amendments were followed.

In what year did Reconstruction officially end?

• 1865
• 1872
• 1877

Which is true about sharecropping?

• Sharecropping was beneficial (good) for the freedmen.
• Many freedmen remained in debt or a cycle of being poor.
• Many freedmen were able to buy homes and farm equipment through sharecropping.

The following image is called "The First Vote." Which historical understanding would this document support?

• White southerners used physical violence and intimidation to prevent freedpeople from exercising their rights
• After the Civil War, freedpeople acted on their freedom by reuniting with their families and exercising their rights.
• The federal government’s Reconstruction plan promised protection of freedpeople’s rights,