Reconstruction Quiz

What was the primary goal of Reconstruction in the South after the Civil War?

• To punish the Southern states for seceding

• To rebuild the Southern economy

• To integrate freed slaves into society as equal citizens

• To restore the Confederate states to power

Which amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States?

• The 13th Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

• The 15th Amendment

• The 16th Amendment

What were the Black Codes?

• Laws that granted equal rights to African Americans

• Laws that restricted the rights and movements of newly freed African Americans

• A series of economic policies to support Black entrepreneurship

• Military codes used during the Civil War

Who were the Radical Republicans?

• A group that supported Abraham Lincoln's lenient Reconstruction plan

• Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction

• A faction within the Republican Party that pushed for harsh penalties on the South and strong protections for freed slaves

• Former Confederate officials who sought to regain power

What was the main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To provide military training to former slaves

• To oversee the transition of power back to the Southern states

• To assist freed slaves and poor whites in the South by providing food, housing, and medical aid

• To enforce the Black Codes

Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves?

• The 13th Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

• The 15th Amendment

• The 16th Amendment

What was the significance of the Compromise of 1877 in the context of Reconstruction?

• It marked the beginning of Reconstruction

• It officially ended the Civil War

• It resulted in the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction

• It granted voting rights to African American men

Which amendment guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"?

• The 13th Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

• The 15th Amendment

• The 16th Amendment

What was the main reason many Southern states implemented sharecropping after the Civil War?

• To quickly industrialize the Southern economy

• To provide employment opportunities for Northern migrants

• To maintain an agricultural economy with a labor system similar to slavery

• To encourage the migration of freed slaves to the North

What role did the Ku Klux Klan play during Reconstruction?

• They were a charitable organization that helped rebuild the South

• They served as a military arm of the Republican Party

• They were a terrorist organization that sought to undermine Reconstruction and restore white supremacy

• They provided security and protection for freed slaves