Reconstruction Period Quiz

When was the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States, approved?

• December

• March

• January

• April

Who became president after the assassination of President Lincoln?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Thaddeus Stevens

• Andrew Johnson

• Benjamin Butler

Which amendment to the Constitution provides equal protection under the Law?

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Twelfth Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

In which year was the First Reconstruction Act passed over Johnson's veto?

• 1866

• 1868

• 1865

• 1867

Who was the first black senator, representing Mississippi?

• Jasper J. Wright

• Joseph H. Rainey

• Oscar J. Dunn

• Hiram Revels

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave the vote to all male citizens regardless of color or previous condition of servitude?

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Twelfth Amendment

Who became president in 1869?

• Benjamin Butler

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Thaddeus Stevens

Who was the first black member sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives?

• Hiram Revels

• Oscar J. Dunn

• Jasper J. Wright

• Joseph H. Rainey

In which year was the Fifteenth Amendment ratified?

• 1868

• 1869

• 1870

• 1871

Who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana in 1868?

• Oscar J. Dunn

• Francis L. Cardozo

• Hiram Revels

• Joseph H. Rainey