SS.912.A.2.2 Quiz

What was the goal of the Radical Republicans in Congress during reconstruction?

• To secure civil rights and political equality for freed slaves.
• To limit the voting rights of all citizens.
• To establish a national bank for economic recovery.
• To promote land redistribution among poor farmers.

Which organization was established to aid freed slaves during Reconstruction by providing food, education, and legal assistance?

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Ku Klux Klan

• National Woman Suffrage Association

• Carpetbaggers Association

Who was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate?

• Frederick Douglass

• Booker T. Washington

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

• W.E.B. Du Bois

Which group was known for moving from the North to the South during Reconstruction, often seeking economic opportunities or to assist in rebuilding?

• Scalawags

• Carpetbaggers

• Radical Republicans

• Ku Klux Klan

The main goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was to:

• Promote African American civil rights

• Support Reconstruction governments

• Oppose Reconstruction and suppress African American rights through violence and intimidation

• Aid freed slaves in finding employment by forcing the government to provide aid

Which amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Elizabeth Cady Stanton is best known for her work in which movement during Reconstruction?

• Abolitionist Movement

• Women's Suffrage Movement

• Temperance Movement

• Labor Movement

What was the primary focus of the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?

• To punish the South and provide full rights to freed African Americans

• To quickly restore Southern states to the Union without conditions

• To promote industrial development in the North

• To expand U.S. territories westward

Which President's election effectively ended Reconstruction due to the Compromise of 1877?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

Who was the Union general who proposed redistributing land to freed slaves, famously associated with "40 acres and a mule"?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

• Oliver O. Howard

• George B. McClellan