Reconstruction Quiz

Which amendment allowed Freedmen to serve on a jury and have the right to a speedy trial?

• 15th

• 2nd

• 13th

• 14th

Rights that allow you to have a lawyer, a speedy trial, and anything related to the court system are called?

• Suffrage

• Due Process

• amendments

• emancipation

Which amendment gave Freedmen the right to vote?

• 15th

• 13th

• 14th

• 2nd

Which amendment gave Freemen citizenship?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 1st

What was the primary purpose of the 13th Amendment?

• To grant citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States

• To prohibit the sale and consumption of alcohol

• To abolish slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime

• To establish the right to vote for men of all races

What was the main goal of the Black Codes during the Reconstruction era?

• To ensure equal rights for Freedmen

• To restrict the freedoms of Freedmen and maintain a labor force

• To provide Freedmen with land and resources

• To integrate Freedmen fully into American society

What was the first act passed that protected the rights of minorities?

• 13th amendment

• Tea Act

• Civil Rights act of 1866

• Civil Rights act of 1964

True or False

The Black codes led to the 14th amendment

• True

• False

Share Cropping led to

• Suffrage

• great profits for Freemen

• a cycle of debt

• Equal Pay

Pick two

After Freedmen were given the right to vote with the 15th amendment, lawmakers in the South tried to stop them from voting by?

• asking for identification

• Poll Taxes

• protesting

• Literacy Tests