Reconstruction Review

Which amendment to the Constitution abolished (banned) slavery and made slaves free?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Which amendment to the Constitution granted citizenship to former slaves and equal protection under the law?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Which amendment to the Constitution gave African-American men voting rights?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson's plan to reunite the US after the Civil War did not want to punish the South, canceled the wartime debts, made the south abolish slavery and say the secession was illegal.              What was this plan called?

• Constitutional Plan

• Presidential PLan

• Congressional Plan

• Capital Plan

The Reconstruction plan led by Radical Republicans that wanted to punish the south, place them under military rule, require them to approve the 14th amendment, eliminate black codes and force the South to allow freedmen to vote was called?

• Constitutional Plan

• Presidential Plan

• Congressional Plan

• Capital Plan

What was the primary purpose of the Freedman's bureau Lincoln established during Reconstruction in Texas?

• it helped to provide jobs to former Confederate solders after the war

• it provided land for every former slave in the South

• it provided food, education, medical aid, and legal assistance to former slaves in the South

• it helped former slaves find manufacturing jobs in the North

What was an immediate effect of this Amendment?

• many plantation owners attempted to recapture former slaves

• many plantation owners were forced to give land to former slaves

• many former slaves were awarded money by former Confederate leaders

• many former slaves became sharecroppers to earn a living

How did Southern States like Texas respond to the ratification of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments?

• by shutting down all remaining offices of the Freedmen's Bureau

• by forcing African Americans to work as tenant farmers

• by often imposing restrictions called Black Codes on African Americans that denied them equal rights such as voting

• by creating a segregated public education system

What was one effect of the 15th Amendment during the Reconstruction Period?

• American Indian tribal land was divided into individual plots

• Black voters for a short period of time helped bring the Republican Party to power in the South

• Electors selected the President and Vice President of the United States on separate ballots

• Immigrants from Europe faced less discrimination

The Reconstruction amendments 13th, 14th, 15th of the United States Constitution were all similarly concerned with -

• the rights and freedoms of formerly enslaved persons

• the rights of Texas and European immigrants

• the imprisonment for members of the Confederacy

• the voting rights for all Americans, including women and minorities