Video QZ: What Happened During the Reconstruction Era?

What was the primary goal of the Reconstruction era?

• To punish the Southern states

• To rebuild the entire United States economy

• To expand westward

• To reintegrate the Southern states into the Union and ensure rights for freed slaves

What amendment abolished slavery except as punishment for a crime?

• 14th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 12th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Who became president after Lincoln and opposed Radical Republicans' plans?

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• James A. Garfield

Why did many Southern states pass Black Codes?

• To support Reconstruction efforts

• To restore Union control

• To promote racial equality

• To restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans

What did the 14th Amendment ensure?

• Voting rights for all men

• The direct election of senators

• Citizenship and equal protection under the law for all persons born in the U.S.

• Women's suffrage

What was the main reason for the impeachment of Andrew Johnson?

• His opposition to the Radical Republicans' Reconstruction plans

• Involvement with the Ku Klux Klan

• Corruption charges

• The loss of the Civil War

What amendment granted voting rights regardless of race?

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 12th Amendment

Which group was primarily responsible for violence against African Americans during Reconstruction?

• The Radical Republicans

• The Democratic Party

• The Ku Klux Klan

• The Union Army

What did the Compromise of 1877 result in?

• The election of Ulysses S. Grant

• The impeachment of Andrew Johnson

• The beginning of the Civil War

• The end of Reconstruction

What was a major failure of the Reconstruction era?

• It led to the immediate resurgence of the Southern states' power

• It failed to protect the rights of African Americans in the long term

• It abolished slavery entirely without issues

• It did not adequately rebuild the Southern economy