U.S. History - Ch. 10 Reconstruction Article Quiz

What was the main goal of the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War?

• To punish the southern states for the Civil War

• To rebuild the southern states and reunify the nation

• To relocate northerners to the southern states

• To establish military rule over the southern states

What nickname was given to northerners who moved to the South to make money off of the rebuilding after the Civil War?

• Freedmen

• Unionists

• Carpetbaggers

• Confederates

Under Lincoln's plan of Reconstruction, what did each Southern state have to do?

• To declare war on the Confederate states

• To grant amnesty to all former Confederate soldiers

• To make slavery illegal

• To establish the Freedmen's Bureau

Who was President when multiple Confederate states started rejoining the Union?

• Andrew Johnson
• Abraham Lincoln
• James Buchanan
• Ulysses S. Grant

What were the Jim Crow laws?

• Regulations governing voting rights in the Northern United States.
• Legislation aimed at improving educational opportunities for minorities.
• Laws promoting racial integration in the Southern United States.
• State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau created by Lincoln?

• To provide military training to freedmen

• To give clothing, food, and medicine to those in need

• To oversee the voting process in the South

• To collect taxes from the southern states

Who became the 17th president of the United States after Lincoln's death?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• Andrew Johnson

• None of the above

What were the Black Codes?

• Laws passed by Northern states to promote racial equality
• Regulations imposed on Native American tribes
• Legislation enacted to protect the rights of immigrants
• Laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the freedom and rights of African Americans.

What did the Radical Republicans believe?

• That the rights of African Americans should be protected.

• They supported the rights of states over the federal government

• They were in favor of a strong central government without state interference

• They advocated for the continuation of slavery in the southern states

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• The right to bear arms

• Freedom of speech

• Equal protection under the law

• The right to vote