Reconstruction

The 12 years following the Civl War in which the United States worked to readmit former Confederate states to the Union

Reconstruction lasted from

• 1861-1865

• 1865-1877

• 1830-1850

• 1877-1898

official pardon or immunity from punishment

Black Codes were

• Laws passed in Union states aimed at protecting the rights of free African Americans

• "American" names given to former African Americans

• Laws passed in former Confederate states in 1865 & 1866 that aimed to limit the rights of newly freed African Americans

• Laws passed in former Confederate states aimed at protecting the rights of free African Americans

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Who became President of the United States after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• James A. Garfield

What was the main goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To provide food, housing, and medical aid to former slaves

• To enforce Black Codes

• To promote industrialization in the South

• To support the Confederate cause

Which group was primarily targeted by the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction?

• Native Americans

• Newly freed African Americans

• Union soldiers

• Southern plantation owners

What was the purpose of the 14th Amendment?

• To abolish slavery

• To grant citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States

• To give women the right to vote

• To establish income tax

Which President ended the Reconstruction era?

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• James A. Garfield