Brainpop Reconstruction

Hiram Rhodes Revels was the:

• first Speaker of the House.

• first African American representative.

• first African American senator.

• first African American president of the United States.

What was the main effect of the Compromise of 1877?

• It allowed people in Kansas to decide the issue of slavery in their state.

• It allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as free.

• It ended Reconstruction.

• It banned slavery north of the "36, 30" line.

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 led to which Constitutional amendment?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

What ultimately ended Reconstruction by removing all Union Troops from the South?

• Compromise of 1877

• Election of 1876

• The Force Bill

• The Freedman's Bureau

TRUE or FALSE - The Radical Republicans wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction.

• True

• False

Which constitutional amendment made all people born in the US citizens and guaranteed them equal rights?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?

• To help former slaves by providing food, clothes, and education.

• To assist freemen in moving to the North.

• To help former plantation owners maintain their land.

• To ensure that African American men are allowed to vote in all federal elections.

How many military districts were established by the Radical Republicans in the South during Reconstruction?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

Southern whites who supported Reconstruction were known as

• Carpetbaggers

• Freedmen

• Scalawags

• Radical Republicans

Northerners who moved to the south during Reconstruction to set up new businesses were known as

• Carpetbaggers

• Scalawags

• Freedmen

• Radical Republicans