Reconstruction Quiz

Southern states created the Black Codes to do what?

• limit African Americans rights

• expand Confederate rights

• give women voting rights

• jail Carpetbaggers

Which amendment is illustrated in the picture?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

The Freedman's Bureau assisted blacks and

• paid taxes for sharecroppers

• helped poor whites

• closed down schools

• voted for Pres. Lincoln

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 Southern economy without relying on slavery

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

• To expand the territory of the United States westward

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

• 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 stable labor supply

• Federal laws that granted land to former slaves

• Military codes used during the Civil War

Who were the Radical Republicans?

• A group that believed the South should be harshly punished and thought that Lincoln was sometimes too compassionate towards the South.

• Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction

• Former Confederate officials who sought to regain power after the Civil War

• Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War

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

• To prosecute former Confederate leaders

• To provide food, housing, medical aid, schooling, and legal assistance to poor blacks and whites

• To oversee the voting process in the South

• To redistribute land to former slaves

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 12th Amendment

What was the main goal of the Reconstruction era?

• To punish the Southern states

• To rebuild the South and integrate it back into the Union

• To expand westward

• To industrialize the Southern economy