Reconstruction Era Quiz

Based on the quotation below, which statement describes Abraham Lincoln's approach to the South at the end of the Civil War?

• The South should be punished for its part in the war.

• The South should be treated with kindness and justice.

• The South should ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.

• The South should pay for property damage caused by the war.

Which of the following was NOT included in President Johnson's Reconstruction plan?

• Cancellation of war debts.

• New state constitutions for Confederate states.

• Ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment.

• Guarantee of voting rights for freedmen.

Which of these was a lasting effect of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• Job security

• Land distribution

• Free medical care

• Educational opportunity

What was the purpose of the Black Codes?

• To control freed people

• To provide fair wages for freed people

• To reconstruct the plantation system

• To teach reading skills to freed people

What was the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?

• To abolish slavery

• To provide citizenship to freed people

• To allow freedmen to run for office

• To legislate fair treatment of all citizens

What does the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee to all individuals in the United States?

• The right to vote

• The right to medical care

• Equal protection of the law

• Equal access to public facilities

During Congressional Reconstruction, which group held political power in the South?

• Wealthy, white landowners

• Former Confederate leaders

• Members of the Ku Klux Klan

• People who had been loyal to the United States

As a result of the Military Reconstruction Act 1867, which of these made up the largest group of new Southern voters?

• African Americans

• White Southern Democrats

• Former Confederate soldiers

• Northerners who moved to the South

What was the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment?

• To give all citizens the right to vote

• To provide education for all citizens

• To raise taxes to repair damage to the South

• To protect the voting rights of African American men

What did Congress hope the Enforcement Acts would prevent?

• Misuse of tax money

• Attacks on political leaders

• Attempts to keep people from voting

• Opposition to new state governments