Reconstruction Quiz

What was the period of time following the Civil War called?

• Reflection

• Reconstruction

• Construction

• Rededication

Which choice described freed slaves after Reconstruction?

• They were enslaved by their owners.

• They were discriminated against.

• They made a lot of money.

• They all moved to the North.

Which choice was a way of making money for freed slaves?

• They could work as a slave.

• They would be repaid by their former owners.

• They could sharecrop.

• They could hire slaves.

Why weren’t sharecroppers successful?

• They made more profit as a slave.

• They made too much of a profit.

• They refused to share with the landowners.

• They did not make much of a profit.

What was NOT a job of the Freedman’s Bureau?

• Government assistance for former slaves

• Building schools

• Helping African Americans find jobs

• Slave owner counseling

What did projects in the South rebuild during Reconstruction?

• Schools and libraries

• Factories and industries

• Railroads and highways

• Homes, stores, and bridges

Why were Southern plantation owners struggling to make a profit after the Civil War?

• They invested in industries.

• They moved to the North.

• They had too many crops.

• The Emancipation Proclamation banned slavery.

Why did industries in the North flourish during the Civil War?

• They relied on slave labor.

• They manufactured products like textiles.

• They had more land.

• They had better weather.

How was Southern life destroyed during the Civil War?

• By the Freedmen’s Bureau

• By the March to the Sea

• By the Northern industries

• By the Emancipation Proclamation

Why were the “Civil War” Amendments passed?

• To support Northern industries

• To rebuild the Southern economy

• To ensure equal protection under the Constitution

• To create new states