Quiz on Amendments and Reconstruction

What is the correct order of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments in terms of their focus?

• Thirteenth—abolition of slavery, Fourteenth—equal protection, Fifteenth—voting rights

• Thirteenth—voting rights, Fourteenth—abolition of slavery, Fifteenth—equal protection

• Thirteenth—equal protection, Fourteenth—voting rights, Fifteenth—abolition of slavery

• Thirteenth—voting rights, Fourteenth—equal protection, Fifteenth—abolition of slavery

Which of the following statements would a supporter of Lincoln's Reconstruction policies most likely endorse?

• The South should face severe penalties for its role in the Civil War.

• Reconciliation and reconstruction of the South should be prioritized to restore the Union.

• Former Confederate leaders should be permanently banned from holding political office.

• All Southern lands should be confiscated and redistributed to Union supporters.

What was one of the reasons why Black legislators were removed from the Georgia General Assembly during Reconstruction?

• To promote white supremacy

• To secede from the Union

• To end the Black Codes

• To enforce military law

How did the objectives of the Freedmen’s Bureau differ from those of the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction era?

• The Freedmen’s Bureau aimed to suppress the education of Blacks, while the Ku Klux Klan promoted it.

• The Freedmen’s Bureau sought to help freed slaves integrate into society, while the Ku Klux Klan opposed this integration.

• The Freedmen’s Bureau and the Ku Klux Klan both worked together to support Black political participation.

• The Freedmen’s Bureau and the Ku Klux Klan both aimed to restrict economic opportunities for freed slaves.

Sharecropping and tenant farming kept many Black people working in the fields after the end of slavery.

• True

• False