Reconstruction in the Post-Civil War South

What was President Andrew Johnson's stance on states' rights after the Civil War?

• He opposed states' rights.

• He was adamant about states' rights.

• He strongly supported federal oversight.

• He had no clear stance.

What were the Black Codes?

• Laws that promoted black voting rights.

• Laws that integrated blacks and whites.

• Laws that severely segregated blacks from whites.

• Laws that abolished slavery.

What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau and Civil Rights Bills?

• To support the southern states' economy.

• To promote states' rights.

• To protect the rights of freed slaves.

• To rebuild southern infrastructure.

What was the Reconstruction Act of 1867?

• An act that abolished the Black Codes.

• An act that divided the South into military districts.

• An act that ended Reconstruction.

• An act that supported President Johnson's policies.

Who were the carpetbaggers and scalawags?

• Confederate soldiers.

• Southern Democrats.

• Abolitionists.

• Northern Republicans and southern allies.

What was a significant outcome of Radical Reconstruction?

• The Black Codes were strengthened.

• African Americans were elected to state and local offices.

• The South remained under Confederate control.

• The Civil War resumed.

What led to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan?

• Violent response to forced racial integration.

• Economic prosperity in the South.

• Federal legislation supporting civil rights.

• Support for Reconstruction.

What was the Compromise of 1877?

• A law that abolished slavery.

• A treaty with Native American tribes.

• A deal that ended Reconstruction in exchange for Rutherford B. Hayes becoming president.

• An agreement to end the Civil War.

What was the long-term effect of the Compromise of 1877?

• Immediate end to racial segregation.

• Return to segregation in the Jim Crow South.

• Economic prosperity in the South.

• Permanent end to the Ku Klux Klan.

When did the Civil Rights Movement bring an end to segregation?

• In the 1870s.

• In the 1980s.

• In the 1960s.

• In the 1920s.