Civil War and Reconstruction

Who was the first African American man elected to Congress?

• Hiram Rhodes Revels
• Thurgood Marshall
• Booker T. Washington
• Frederick Douglass

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What are Black Codes?

• Regulations imposed on Native American tribes in the 19th century.
• Laws passed by Northern states to promote equality for African Americans.
• Legislation enacted to regulate the use of public transportation.
• Laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the freedom and rights of African Americans.

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What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To promote industrialization in the South
• To establish a new political party
• To enforce strict segregation laws
• To provide assistance to newly freed slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War.

What is the 15th Amendment?

• The 15th Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms
• The 15th Amendment established the income tax
• The 15th Amendment legalized marriage nationwide

• The 15th Amendment prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

What is the 14th Amendment?

• The 14th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
• The 14th Amendment established the right to bear arms.
• The 14th Amendment granted voting rights to women.
• The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves.

What is the 13th Amendment?

• The 13th Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
• The 13th Amendment increased taxes on imported goods
• The 13th Amendment established a national holiday
• The 13th Amendment legalized child labor

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Who were the Radical Republicans?

• A faction of American politicians within the Republican Party advocating for civil rights, voting rights, and equality for freedmen.
• A group of Democrats advocating for limited government intervention
• A party advocating for the removal of all voting rights
• A movement supporting the expansion of slavery in the United States

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What did the Reconstruction act of 1867 do?

• Provided reparations to Southern states
• Abolished slavery in the United States
• Divided the South into military districts, required ratification of the 14th Amendment, and allowed African American men to vote.
• Established a new federal currency

How did the Emancipation Proclamation effect the South?

• It strengthened the South's economy by increasing agricultural productivity.
• It had no impact on the South's economy or workforce.
• It led to the South becoming more industrialized.
• It undermined the South's economy based on slavery and weakened their workforce.

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What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

• The Emancipation Proclamation was a treaty signed between the North and South to end the Civil War.
• The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States.
• The Emancipation Proclamation only applied to enslaved people in Union-held territories.
• The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War. It declared that all enslaved people in Confederate-held territory were to be set free.

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