Reconstruction Era Quiz

Which is the best description of Reconstruction?

• rebuilding the US after a big earthquake

• a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War

• a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War

• unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War

What was the primary goal of the Reconstruction Era following the American Civil War?

• To punish the Southern states for their role in the Civil War

• To rebuild the cities and infrastructure destroyed during the war

• To reintegrate the Southern states into the Union and define the rights of the newly freed slaves

• To expand the territory of the United States westward

Which amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States?

• The 13th Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

• The 15th Amendment

• The 12th Amendment

What were the Black Codes?

• Laws passed in the North to ensure equal rights for newly freed slaves

• Laws passed in the South to restrict the freedom of African Americans and ensure a labor force

• A series of economic policies to rebuild the Southern economy

• Military codes used during the Civil War

Who were the Radical Republicans?

• A group that believed the South should be harshly punished and that African Americans should be given full citizenship and the right to vote

• Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction

• Former Confederate officials who sought to regain power

• Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War

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

• To provide military support to the South

• To assist former slaves and poor whites in the South by distributing food and clothing and by setting up schools and hospitals

• To oversee the voting process in the South

• To collect taxes in the Southern states

Which President was impeached during the Reconstruction Era?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Rutherford B. Hayes

What was the Compromise of 1877?

• An agreement to officially end the Civil War

• A deal that resolved the 1876 presidential election and resulted in the federal government pulling the last troops out of the South, effectively ending Reconstruction

• A compromise that admitted California as a free state

• An agreement to abolish slavery in all territories

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• The right to vote for all male citizens regardless of race

• The abolition of slavery

• Citizenship and equal protection under the laws for all persons born or naturalized in the United States

• The direct election of Senators

Which group primarily opposed the Reconstruction efforts?

• The Ku Klux Klan

• The Union Army

• The Freedmen's Bureau

• The Radical Republicans