Civil War and Reconstruction Era Quiz

In what year did President Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

• 1861

• 1863

• 1865

• 1870

What was the main goal of the Reconstruction Era?

• To expand the territory of the United States

• To rebuild the southern states

• To reduce the power of the federal government

• To start new plantations

Who were referred to as 'carpetbaggers' during the Reconstruction Era?

• Southern plantation owners

• Northern businessmen

• Confederate soldiers

• European immigrants

What did the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction aim to achieve?

• To establish new trade laws

• To punish the Confederate states

• To declare war on neighboring countries

• To reunify the Confederate and Union states

What was required of any state that rejoined the Union under Lincoln's plan?

• To change their state flags

• To make slavery illegal

• To adopt new currency

• To elect new governors

What amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 12th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Who became president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

• Andrew Johnson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Ulysses S. Grant

• James Buchanan

What laws did many southern states enforce that limited the rights of Black Americans after the Civil War?

• Black Codes

• Civil Rights Laws

• Freedom Laws

• Equality Acts

Which amendment guaranteed Black Americans equal rights and freedoms as U.S. citizens?

• 13th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What event marked the end of the Reconstruction Era?

• The election of Rutherford B. Hayes

• The assassination of Abraham Lincoln

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation