Civil War and Reconstruction Era Quiz

What was the time period after the Civil War known as?

• The Antebellum Era

• The Reconstruction Era

• The Progressive Era

• The Gilded Age

What did the Union victory confirm after the Civil War?

• The supremacy of the Southern states

• The equality of all states

• The supremacy of the federal government over states' rights

• The independence of the Southern states

What was the major issue during the Reconstruction Era regarding the Southern states?

• How will the Southern states maintain their economies?

• How will the Southern states be divided into territories?

• How will the Southern states develop new governments?

• How will the Southern states be admitted back into the Union?

Which branches of government argued over the conditions for the Southern states' re-admission into the Union?

• The President and the Supreme Court

• The President and Congress

• Congress and the state governments

• The Supreme Court and state governments

According to the 10% Plan, what percentage of a former Confederate state's voters needed to take an oath of allegiance to the Constitution for the state to be readmitted into the Union?

• 5%

• 10%

• 20%

• 50%

What did the ratification of the 13th Amendment accomplish?

• It granted women the right to vote

• It abolished the institution of slavery

• It repealed Prohibition

• It established the two-term limit for the presidency

What were the strict laws passed by former Confederate leaders that denied freed slaves their rights called?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Civil Rights Act

• Black Codes

• Intolerable Acts

What was a requirement for southern states under President Johnson's Reconstruction plan?

• They had to pay reparations to the Union.

• They had to revise their constitutions, cancel their secession, and ratify the 13th amendment.

• They had to provide land to former slaves.

• They had to maintain their secession from the Union.

What did Congress think of President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction?

• They thought it was too harsh on the southern states.

• They believed it was well-suited for the nation's reunification.

• They believed the plan was too easy on the south and refused to accept the southern states.

• They agreed with the plan without any objections.

Why were many Northerners upset after the Civil War according to the Congressional Plan for Reconstruction?

• Because of the high cost of the war

• Because of the election of former Confederate leaders and the Black Codes

• Because the Southern states were allowed to secede

• Because of the immediate economic boom in the South