Reconstruction Vocab Quiz

What is the process of rebuilding the Union (US) and readmitting the Southern States called?

• Reconstruction

• Amendment

• Black Codes

• Emancipation

What were the laws called that were passed in the South after the Civil War to control and limit freedoms of newly freed African Americans?

• Reconstruction

• Black Codes

• Amendments

• Civil Rights Act

What is a change, correction, or improvement made to a document called?

• Reconstruction

• Black Codes

• Amendment

• Legislation

Who were Southerners that worked alongside the Republicans and were seen as traitors, especially when they gained political power?

• Carpetbaggers

• Scalawags

• Sharecroppers

• Abolitionists

Who were the Northerners that moved South to take advantage of the unstable political environment to gain power?

• Sharecroppers

• Scalawags

• Carpetbaggers

• Emancipators

What does legislation refer to?

• The action of making laws by a legislative body

• A type of land ownership

• A social equality movement

• A historical event

Who were the Northerners that moved to the South during Reconstruction to help rebuild or make money?

• Scalawags

• Carpetbaggers

• Sharecroppers

• Legislators

What did the Homestead Act of 1862 provide to settlers?

• Free land in the West

• Voting rights

• Citizenship

• Employment opportunities

What were the laws called that limited the rights and freedoms of newly freed African Americans?

• Civil Rights

• Black Codes

• Reconstruction Acts

• Suffrage Laws

What was the period called when the United States rebuilt the South and integrated formerly enslaved people into society?

• Reconstruction

• Homesteading

• Suffrage

• Legislation