Reconstruction Era Quiz

What was the primary goal of the Reconstruction period after the Civil War?

• To punish the Southern states for seceding

• To rebuild the Southern economy and society

• To ensure the newly freed slaves had rights and opportunities

• To expand the territory of the United States

Who were the freedmen?

• Slave owners who freed their slaves

• Northern soldiers who fought in the Civil War

• Slaves who were freed during or after the Civil War

• Politicians who supported Reconstruction

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To provide military support to the South

• To assist freed slaves and poor whites in the South with food, housing, and education

• To oversee the punishment of Confederate leaders

• To manage the redistribution of land to former slaves

Who became President after Abraham Lincoln and was later impeached?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• James A. Garfield

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• The abolition of slavery

• The right to vote for all men, regardless of race

• Citizenship and equal protection under the law for all persons

• The direct election of Senators

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

What did the 15th Amendment achieve?

• Gave women the right to vote

• Prohibited the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"

• Allowed for the direct election of Senators

• Established income tax

What were the Black Codes?

• Laws that granted equal rights to freedmen

• Military codes used during the Civil War

• Laws in the Southern states that restricted the freedom of African Americans

• The secret communication system of the Underground Railroad

Who were the Radical Republicans?

• A group that supported the Confederacy

• Politicians who sought to end slavery quickly

• Northern politicians who advocated for harsh punishments for the Southern states

• Both B and C

What does it mean to impeach a president?

• To give the president more power

• To publicly support the president

• To charge the president with wrongdoing in office

• To remove the president from office without a trial