Unit 6 practice test

The Freedman's Bureau was created in order to:

• Settle new immigrants to the South after the Civil War.

• Force the South to rejoin the Union after the end of the Civil War.

• Restrict the movement and freedom of newly freed slaves in the South.

• Educate, help, and provide food/shelter to newly freed slaves in the South.

What was "Reconstruction"?

• The era of time when the North and South were fighting over the issue of slavery.

• The name of the law that President Lincoln created to free all of the slaves in America.

• The time period after the war when the South was rebuilt brought back in to the Union.

• The name of the series of events that caused the Civil War.

The intent of the KKK was to

• help former slaves vote in elections

• prevent former slaves from voting in elections

• help former soldiers adjust to life at home

• prevent women from voting

Following the Civil War, most former slaves in the South made their living as...

• teachers.

• tradesmen.

• carpenters.

• sharecroppers.

The 14th Amendment granted...

• freedom of speech
• citizenship and equal protection
• the right to vote
• the right to a speedy and fair trial

The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to —

• protect the voting rights of African American men

• abolish the institution of slavery

• mandate fair labor contracts between African American workers and plantation owners

• establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves

This amendment abolished slavery

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

This amendment stated anyone born in the United States is a citizen with equal rights.

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

This amendment gave African American men the right to vote

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Which of the following were challenges experienced by African Americans following the Civil War? (SELECT ALL THAT ARE CORRECT)

• Racial terrorism from the Ku Klux Klan

• Lack of a formal education or employment opportunities

• Limitations of 13th Amendment freedoms through Black Codes

• Enjoyment of civil rights and the ability to participate in the government through voting