Reconstruction Era Quiz

What was the main reason for the establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To provide education and aid to freedmen

• To enforce labor contracts

• To distribute land to freedmen

• To recruit freedmen into the army

Who was tasked with leading the Reconstruction after the Civil War?

• Jefferson Davis

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

What did the Black Codes do?

• Granted freedom to slaves

• Expanded voting rights

• Abolished slavery

• Limited the rights of freedmen

Who took over Reconstruction efforts from President Johnson?

• Liberal Activists

• Democratic Party

• Radical Republicans

• Conservative Unionists

What was the main goal of the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?

• To punish the South

• To restore the Union as quickly as possible

• To ensure rights for freedmen

• To promote industrial growth

What group formed in the South to oppose Reconstruction efforts?

• The Ku Klux Klan

• The Union Army

• The Freedmen's Bureau

• The Carpetbaggers

Who succeeded Andrew Johnson as President?

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• James A. Garfield

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

What was a common job for freedmen in the South after the Civil War?

• Factory workers

• Sharecroppers

• Railroad builders

• School teachers

What ended the Reconstruction era?

• The election of 1876

• The Civil Rights Act

• The assassination of Lincoln

• The Compromise of 1877

What laws were passed to enforce segregation in the South after Reconstruction?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Civil Rights Laws

• Jim Crow Laws

• Reconstruction Acts