Quiz on Amendments and Reconstruction

What does the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution do?

• Grants citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.

• Ensures the right to vote regardless of race

• Bans slavery in the United States

• Establishes the Freedmen’s Bureau

Which amendment grants citizenship to all persons born in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

What right does the 15th Amendment ensure?

• Freedom of speech

• Right to vote regardless of race

• Right to bear arms

• Right to a fair trial

Who was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress?

• Frederick Douglass

• Booker T. Washington

• Hiram Revels

• W.E.B. Du Bois

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 achieve for African Americans?

• Abolished slavery

• Granted equal rights

• Established the Freedmen’s Bureau

• Allowed African Americans to hold public office

Who were the "carpetbaggers" during Reconstruction?

• Southern military leaders

• Northern individuals who moved South

• Freed African Americans

• Southern farmers

Which group was not allowed to hold office during Reconstruction?

• African Americans

• Southern military leaders

• Northern soldiers

• Freedmen’s Bureau members

What was the outcome of the election of 1876?

• Compromise that ended Reconstruction

• Start of the Civil War

• Abolition of slavery

• Introduction of Jim Crow laws

What happened to federal troops during Reconstruction?

• They were removed from the South

• They were increased in the North

• They were sent to Europe

• They were disbanded

What did Abraham Lincoln believe was more important than punishing the South?

• Preservation of the Union

• Expanding the territory

• Economic growth

• Military strength