The Era of Reconstruction

Which organization was founded during the Reconstruction era to oppose the rights of African Americans?

• Ku Klux Klan

• NAACP

• United Nations

• Red Cross

What was the main economic system in the South during the Reconstruction era?

• Sharecropping

• Industrialization

• Mercantilism

• Feudalism

What is a 'Carpetbagger'?

• A Northerner who moves south to make money

• A Southerner who supports the Union

• A Southern farmer

• A Northern soldier.

What does the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• The right to bear arms

• Citizenship to all persons born in the US

• The right to free speech

• The right to a fair trial

What group is described as former Confederate soldiers who terrorized Black people across the South?

• The Ku Klux Klan

• The Union Army

• The Abolitionists

• The Freedmen's Bureau

Match the following Reconstruction Political Groups

• Freedmen

• Ex-Southern Slaves who turned to the Republican Party for aid

• KKK

• Northerners who capitalized on Economic Opportunities in the Reconstruction era by moving South, goal were to help freedmen and receive economic gains

• Carpet Baggers

• Southern Unionists during the war, In Reconstruction these southerners supported Republican efforts to aid the south

• Scalawags

• Typically Southern Democrats and ex-slaveowners who turned to violence after Radical Republicans stripped their right to vote

• Radical Republicans

• Avid Northern Republicans who compared to the rest of the Republican Party sought to severely Punish Rebels and provide vast services to Freedmen

This group helped educate African Americans, provide legal aid and feed former slaves.

• KKK
• Freedman's Bureau
• Radical Republicans
• Democrats

What was the primary goal of the Reconstruction Amendments?

• To expand the territory of the United States

• To establish a national bank

• To secure civil rights for former slaves

• To promote industrialization in the South

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Who were the 'Scalawags' during the Reconstruction era?

• Northern soldiers stationed in the South

• Southern whites who supported Reconstruction

• Former slaves who moved to the North

• Politicians who opposed the 14th Amendment