Reconstruction Quiz

What did Congress' plan for reconstruction require former Confederate states to do in order to be readmitted to the union?

• Repeal their Jim Crow Laws

• Ratify the 14th Amendment

• Appoint an African American to the U.S. Congress

• Pay off their war debts

Which of the following BEST completes the diagram?

• The 15th Amendment is ratified.

• Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation.

• The Civil Rights Act of 1866 is passed.

• The Reconstruction Act of 1867 is enacted.

The passing of the 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship rights to African Americans. Which 1857 Supreme Court decision did the 14th Amendment nullify?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• McCulloch v. Maryland

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments MOST impacted the rights of which group?

• Women

• Immigrants

• African Americans

• Mexican Americans

The Thirteenth Amendment put an end to what custom found in some parts of the United States?

• requiring an income tax

• the enslavement of people

Which Amendment gave United States citizens of all races the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

When the 15th Amendment was passed following the Civil War, which of these groups benefitted MOST?

• women

• young people

• Asian Americans

• African Americans

Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Which statement describes the attitude of the Congressional ("Radical") Republicans following the Civil War?

• Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.'

• The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions.

• Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War.

• The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible.

Which statement BEST describes Abraham Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan"?

• It was his plan for creating a national income tax.

• It was his plan to re-admit Southern states into the Union.

• It was his plan to invade only 10% of the South.

• It was his plan to free 10% of American slaves as an experiment.