Reconstruction Era Quiz

What does 'antebellum' mean?

• Before the war

• During the war

• After the war

• The end of the war

Who were the Carpet Baggers?

• European immigrants

• Northern opportunists

• Southern officials

• Freed slaves

What was the main goal of the Radical Republicans?

• To punish the South

• To enforce strict laws

• To rebuild the South

• To support former slaves

What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?

• Established equality

• Granted voting rights

• Abolished slavery

• Gave citizenship to former slaves

What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?

• To provide military support

• To assist former slaves

• To enforce Black Codes

• To segregate the South

What were Black Codes designed to do?

• Encourage migration

• Support civil rights

• Promote racial equality

• Restrict African-Americans' freedoms

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• Right to own land

• Right to vote

• Citizenship rights

• Freedom of movement

What did the 15th Amendment secure?

• Voting rights

• Property rights

• Educational rights

• Employment rights

Who was the first African-American to win a seat in the US Congress?

• Booker T. Washington

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Frederick Douglass

What was sharecropping?

• A method of farming

• A legal contract

• A type of slavery

• A system of debt