Reconstruction Era Quiz

How was Congress’ Reconstruction Plan different from President Johnson’s plan?

• Congress wanted to allow slavery.

• Congress wanted to be tougher on the South.

• Congress wanted to compromise with the South.

• Congress wanted to follow the plan started by President Lincoln.

What was the impact of the Compromise of 1877?

• It ended Reconstruction.

• It established black codes across the country.

• It gave former enslaved people the right to vote.

• It made it illegal for Southern military leaders to hold office.

Why was the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen’s Bureau) established?

• to prevent former slaveholders from voting

• to prevent formerly enslaved people from voting

• to aid former slaveholders to transition to sharecropping

• to aid formerly enslaved people in the transition to freedom

What was the purpose of Black Codes?

• to restrict African Americans’ rights

• to protect African Americans’ rights

• to give African American children an education

• to grant African American men the right to vote

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence about Florida after the Civil War. There was ________ damage in Florida than in other Confederate states after the Civil War.

• more

• less

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence about Florida after the Civil War. Florida’s economy recovered from the Civil War ________ quickly than other Confederate states.

• more

• less

Which amendment passed during Reconstruction with the correct effect. Floridians could not be enslaved any longer.

• 13
• 14

• 15

Which amendment passed during Reconstruction with the correct effect? Formerly enslaved male Floridians received the right to vote.

• 15
• 13

• 14

Which amendment passed during Reconstruction with the correct effect? Formerly enslaved Floridians became United States citizens with equal protection of the laws.

• 14
• 13

• 15

Which statement best completes the graphic organizer?

• Congress ends Reconstruction.

• Congress passes the 13th Amendment.

• Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

• Congress discontinues the Freedmen’s Bureau.