Reconstruction Period Quiz

What was the main purpose of the Reconstruction period that followed the American Civil War?

• To establish new states outside of the Union

• To maintain the status quo before the Civil War

• The process of reintegrating the confederate states to the Union.

• To promote industrialization in the southern states

What was the time frame of the Reconstruction period in the United States?

• 1860 to 1870

• 1861 to 1865

• 1865 to 1877

• 1870 to 1880

What was Lincoln's objective with his plan for the Southern states after the Civil War?

• To punish the Southern states severely

• To bring back the Southern states as quickly as possible with no animosity

• To demand reparations from the Southern states

• To permanently divide the Union and the Southern states

According to Lincoln's 10% Plan, what was required for Southern states to be readmitted to the Union?

• 50% of its voters had to swear allegiance to the Union

• All of its voters had to swear allegiance to the Union

• 10% of its voters had to swear allegiance to the Union

• 25% of its voters had to swear allegiance to the Union

What did the Radical Republicans require for the re-admittance of Southern states into the Union?

• Complete military control over Southern states

• A majority to pledge loyalty, no confederate officials in the new government.

• Immediate emancipation of all slaves

• All Confederate officials to be included in the new government

What was the main goal of Congressional Reconstruction?

• To punish the South for the Civil War

• To establish basic rights for African Americans

• To reelect Johnson

• To bring back the South with open arms

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 12th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What was the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• It abolished slavery in the United States

• It declared the Civil Rights Act of 1866 unconstitutional

• It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation, by legitimizing separate but equal

• It granted voting rights to African American men

Which amendment granted African American men the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Which Amendment ensures that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• Civil Rights Act of 1866