Understanding the Reconstruction Era

The US government created what organization to help former slaves and poor whites?

• Bureau of Parks and Recreation

• Free Food Bureau

• Jobs and Education Bureau

• Freedman's Bureau

• A

• B

• C

• D

Gave citizenship and equal protection to anyone born in the U.S. 

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What did the 14th Amendment do?

• made slavery illegal

• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights

• gave black men the right to vote

• gave former slaves land to begin farms

Which of the following amendments abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

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

• To provide land to former slaves

• To assist freed slaves and poor whites in the South

• To enforce the Black Codes

• To support the Confederate government

Which system often trapped African American farmers in a cycle of debt and poverty during Reconstruction?

• Tenant Farming

• Sharecropping

• Industrialization

• Urbanization

Who were the Radical Republicans?

• A group that supported the Confederacy

• A faction of the Democratic Party

• A group that advocated for harsh penalties on the Southern states and full rights for freed slaves

• A group that wanted to maintain the status quo

What were the Southern Black Codes?

• Laws that granted equal rights to African Americans

• Laws that restricted the freedom and rights of African Americans

• Codes that promoted industrial growth in the South

• Regulations for Southern railroads

Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment