Reconstruction Realities Civil War Pt.2

Which of the following choices BEST describes the main idea of the website “Reconstruction Realities”?

• Reconstruction did not automatically bring equal treatment for African Americans as the Freemen’s Bureau was opposed and Jim Crow laws were later passed.

• The Reconstruction period was meant to rebuild and help the South after they loss the Civil War.

• President Abraham Lincoln was killed.

• The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were added to the United States Constitution.

What does the word readmitted mean as it is used in the sentence above?

• To create their own country.

• To pass and create new laws for all states to follow.

• To become apart of or join the Union again.

• To declare war against one another.

Which of the following inferences can be made after reading “Reconstruction Realities”?

• Most of the North and the South were still very divided in their beliefs during and after the Reconstruction period.

• Everyone supported the work of the Freedmen’s Bureau.

• Reconstruction was a time of peace and kindness.

• Leaders of the U.S. completely agreed about how to handle the Reconstruction period.

According to the text, which term describes a farming system where farmers use a land owner’s land and tools in exchange for giving them some of the profits from their crops?

• Land swapping

• Freedmen’s Farm

• Sharecropping

• Plantations

Why was the time period from 1865 to 1877 most likely known as the Reconstruction period?

• America was working to rebuild, or construct, the White House.

• America was working to rebuild the South and reunite the country after the Civil War.

• America was preparing to fight England for their freedom.

• This time period focused on constructing or building skyscrapers and large cities.