Reconstruction Era Quiz

What were the three main goals of the Reconstruction Era?

• Expand the U.S. territory, improve the economy, and establish new political parties

• Bring southern states back into the Union, reconstruct the southern economy, and free African Americans from slavery

• Rebuild the northern states, establish new laws, and create new states

• End the Civil War, create new states, and establish new trade routes

When did the Reconstruction Era begin?

• 1865

• 1877

• 1863

• 1861

Who was the president at the end of the Reconstruction Era?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Rutherford Hayes

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

Which act required free states to return runaway slaves to their owners in the South?

• The Fugitive Slavery Act

• The 14th Amendment

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Emancipation Proclamation

What was the Dred Scott decision?

• A decision that ended the Civil War

• A law that allowed black people to vote

• A decision that stated free or enslaved black people were not U.S. citizens

• A law that granted freedom to all slaves

What was the main purpose of the 13th Amendment?

• To create new trade laws

• To establish new state governments

• To free African Americans from slavery

• To grant voting rights to all citizens

What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To create new trade laws

• To free slaves in the Confederate states

• To establish new state governments

• To grant voting rights to all citizens

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• The right to vote for all citizens

• Freedom of speech

• Equal rights and freedoms for anyone born or naturalized in the U.S.

• The right to own property

What did the 14th Amendment make illegal?

• The Black Codes

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Fugitive Slavery Act

• The Civil Rights Act

What was the main focus of the 15th Amendment?

• To establish new state governments

• To abolish slavery

• To grant citizenship to all born in the U.S.

• To extend the right to vote to all American citizens, including African Americans