Reconstruction Era Study Guide

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To provide land to former slaves

• To help African Americans adjust to life as free people

• To segregate African Americans

• To end slavery

Imagine you're in a history class with Aria, William, and Isla. Your teacher just asked: 'Which group of people did the Freedmen's Bureau aim to help?' How would you answer?

• Immigrants

• Children

• Formerly enslaved people

• Women

Why was the Freedmen's Bureau unsuccessful?

• It provided too much assistance

• It was very successful

• It lacked funding to provide land for farming

• It focused only on education

What were the Jim Crow laws designed to do?

• Provide equal rights

• Segregate and discriminate against African Americans

• Support the Freedmen's Bureau

• Abolish slavery

Hey there, history buffs! Noah, Arjun, and Anika are curious: After which major event were the Jim Crow laws put into place?

• The Civil War

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The end of Reconstruction

• The founding of the United States

Imagine Ava and Olivia are discussing voting rights. Ava asks, 'What does the term "disenfranchise" mean in the context of voting?' Can you help them out?

• To allow someone to vote

• To deny someone the right to vote

• To count someone's vote twice

• To encourage voting

Hey there, history buffs! Lily, Mia, and Ethan are debating a hot topic in class today. They're curious about the main purpose of sharecropping in the South after the Civil War. Can you help them figure it out?

• To increase the wealth of sharecroppers

• To help landowners and sharecroppers equally

• To make landowners wealthier at the expense of sharecroppers

• To provide free land to sharecroppers

Hey there! Mason, Michael, and Hannah are curious: What monumental change did the 13th Amendment bring about?

• It granted citizenship to all people born in the U.S.

• It made slavery illegal throughout the United States

• It allowed all races to vote

• It ended poverty in the western territories

What rights does the 14th Amendment protect?

• The right to own property

• The right to freedom of speech

• The right of all citizens to be equally protected by the law

• The right to vote for all men

Hey there, history buffs! Lily, Mia, and Henry are debating a crucial moment in history. Can you help them out? What did the 15th Amendment guarantee for African American men?

• The right to own property

• The right to vote

• The right to free speech

• The right to fair trial