Reconstruction

What was the primary purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To redistribute land to former slaves

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

• To enforce the Black Codes

• To promote the migration of freed slaves to the North

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Twelfth Amendment

What was the main goal of the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?

• To restore the Union as quickly as possible

• To ensure that former Confederate leaders regained power

• To secure equal rights for African Americans

• To reduce the power of the federal government

What were black codes?

• Laws that granted equal rights to African Americans
• Regulations that promoted African American businesses
• Policies that aimed to integrate African Americans into society
• Black codes were laws that restricted the rights of African Americans after the Civil War.

The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to?

• establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves.
• mandate fair labor contracts between African American workers and plantation owners.
• abolish the institution of slavery.
• protect the voting rights of African American men.

What did the 13th Amendment formally abolish?

• tariffs

• ability to secede from the Union

• slavery

• the 10% Plan

Answer explanation

Congress proposed, and the states ratified the 13th Amendment, freeing the slaves in border states. Lincoln had freed all slaves in rebelling states back in 1863 when he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Now slavery was illegal in each state in the US.

Which branches of government argued over who should be in charge of Reconstruction?

• Executive and Judicial

• Executive and Legislative

• Legislative and Judicial

• all three

Answer explanation

Presidential Reconstruction refers to the plans of the Executive branch

Congressional Reconstruction refers to the plans of the Legislative Branch.

Both branches wanted to control the Reconstruction process.

Which plan was the strictest when it came to punishment of the Southerners?

• Lincoln's Plan

• Johnson's Plan

• Radical Republican's Plan

• All were very strict on the Southerners

Which amendment guaranteed the “equal protection” of the laws to all American citizens?

• 1st Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Reconstruction succeeded in its goals of restoring the Union and helping to

• regulate the railroads

• eliminate the Ku Klux Klan

• destroy the Freedmen’s Bureau

• repair the war-torn South