Reconstruction-Quiz

What was the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

• to create equality for all Americans

• to ensure equal distribution of power between National and State government.

• to limit the power of the federal government

• to give all people the right to vote

Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with

• his idea for instituting an income tax.

• how to draft more men into the Union Army.

• re-admitting Southern states into the Union.

• his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South

The period of rebuilding of The South after The Civil War was known as

• The Renaissance

• Reconstruction

• The Guilded Age

• The Industrial Revolution

Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 3rd

Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?

• "Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "

• "The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."

• "Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."

• "The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."

Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?

• The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.

• The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor

• The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.

• The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.

Which is the best description of Reconstruction?

• rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
• a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
• a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
• unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War

What were free slaves called? (a)  

• Indentured servants
• Abolitionists
• Colonists
• freedmen

Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assasinated? (a)  

• Andrew Jackson
• Andrew Johnson
• Ulysses S. Grant
• James K. Polk

Which group wanted freedmen to be granted full political equality?

• Radical Republicans

• Abolitionists

• Unionists

• Confederate States