Reconstruction Era and Civil Rights Quiz

What three amendments helped Black Americans gain rights?

• 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

• 10th, 11th, and 12th Amendments

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Amendments

• 16th, 17th, and 18th Amendments

How did the Freedmen's Bureau help people?

• Provided food and clothing

• Offered legal advice

• Built new cities

• Created new laws

Why was sharecropping a problem?

• It often trapped former slaves in a cycle of debt

• It provided too much land to farmers

• It was too profitable for farmers

• It was only available to wealthy landowners

What were Jim Crow laws and how did they affect people?

• Unfair laws that separated Black and white people, making life difficult for Black Americans

• Laws that promoted equality and integration

• Laws that provided financial aid to all citizens

• Laws that encouraged industrial growth

Why was Reconstruction an important time in history?

• It was a period of rebuilding and granting rights to formerly enslaved people

• It marked the beginning of the American Revolution

• It was a time of economic prosperity for all

• It was when the United States declared independence

Frederick Douglass fought for the adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed--

• rights to bear arms
• voting rights
• freedom of speech
• freedom of religion

Number only. Which amendment led to this?