American History Quiz

What period began with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House in April 1865?

• The Antebellum Period

• The Reconstruction Era

• The Gilded Age

• The Progressive Era

By the end of Reconstruction, what change occurred in Texas' agriculture?

• Texans raised less cotton than before.

• Texans raised more cotton than ever before.

• Texans completely stopped growing wheat and corn.

• Texans only focused on livestock and not crops.

What was the 13th Amendment responsible for?

• Granting citizenship to former enslaved persons.

• Abolishing the system of slave labor.

• Guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

• Establishing sharecropping as a labor system.

Which amendment granted citizenship to former enslaved persons?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

What was the main effect of sharecropping on newly freed African Americans?

• It allowed them to become wealthy landowners.

• It provided them with full economic independence.

• It often trapped them in a cycle of debt and poverty.

• It ensured their right to vote was protected.

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To limit the rights of African Americans

• To provide food and health care to African Americans

• To support the activities of the Ku Klux Klan

• To enforce the "black codes"

What were "black codes" designed to do?

• To ensure equal rights for freedmen

• To limit the political process in the United States

• To limit the rights of African Americans

• To provide jobs for African Americans

Which group was known for terrorizing African Americans during the Reconstruction era?

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Black Codes

• Ku Klux Klan

• The federal government

When did Reconstruction in the United States end?

• 1865

• 1877

• 1890

• 1900

Which amendment is known for guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment