Reconstruction Test 24-25

Reconstruction policies stated Southern military leaders could NOT -

• move north

• hold public office

• return to their plantations

• join the military

What right does the 15th amendment ensure U.S. citizens regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude?

• The right to free speech

• Freedom of the press

• The right to vote

• Trial by jury

Why did Southerners adopt Black Codes?

• To help former enslaved African Americans gain farm land

• To ensure the removal of federal troops from their region

• To allow enslaved African Americans to use specific codes to communicate

• To limit the economic and physical freedom of former slaves

According to the timeline below, in what year did Reconstruction end?

• 1865

• 1876

• 1877

• 1880

Abraham Lincoln believed - *

• African Americans should remain enslaved

• Southern states should have fewer rights than Northern states

• preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the South

• The United States should become two separate nations

Which two statements are associated with the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

• African Americans gained equal rights

• Sharecropping became popular in the Northern states

• The use of federal troops was authorized for enforcement

• Southern military leaders were allowed to run for government office

At the end of Reconstruction, federal troops -

• were mainly Southern soldiers

• lived and worked only in the North

• supervised the South

• were removed from the South

Which two groups were affected by "Jim Crow" laws?

• African Americans

• Women

• American Indians

• Carpetbaggers

What are the basic 14th amendment provisions given to those born in the U.S.?

• Grants citizenship

• Bans slavery

• Ensures the right to vote

• Guarantees equal protection under the law

What years were the Civil War fought?

• 1850-1854

• 1861-1865

• 1961-1965

• 1970-1971