Reconstruction Era Quiz

Who was the President of the United States immediately after Abraham Lincoln?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

What principle did Andrew Johnson hold regarding the South's secession?

• It should lead to immediate independence

• It was unimportant

• It was unconstitutional

• It was justified

What was the main goal of the Freedman's Bureau?

• To distribute land to former slaves

• To establish universities

• To provide military support

• To oversee the reconstruction of the South

What system replaced slavery in many places throughout the South?

• Self-employment

• Wage labor

• Indentured servitude

• Sharecropping

Which amendment defines citizenship and guarantees equal protection?

• 15th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 12th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

What did the 15th Amendment prohibit?

• Alcohol

• Slavery

• Women's suffrage

• Denying the right to vote based on race

Who were the 'Redeemers'?

• Northern Republicans

• Freed slaves

• Military leaders

• White Southern Democrats

What was the main reason for the end of Reconstruction?

• Economic depression

• Military defeat

• International pressure

• Complete equality achieved

What did the Bargain of 1877 result in?

• The end of federal troops in the South

• The election of Rutherford B. Hayes

• Both A and B

• The beginning of the Civil War

What was a lesser-known legacy of Reconstruction?

• The establishment of national parks

• The question of economic independence for freed slaves

• The creation of the internet

• The invention of the cotton gin