Reconstruction Era Quiz

What was Reconstruction?

• A time when the Civil War began

• A time of rebuilding the South after the Civil War

• A time when slavery was made legal

• A time when the colonies fought for independence

Which amendment ended slavery in the United States?

• 1st Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• To punish former slave owners

• To help freed African Americans and poor whites

• To collect taxes from former slaves

• To rebuild southern plantations

Who was president during the beginning of Reconstruction?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

What did the 15th Amendment do?

• Gave women the right to vote

• Abolished slavery

• Gave African American men the right to vote

• Ended Reconstruction

What were “Black Codes”?

• Laws that gave African Americans equal rights

• Secret codes used during the Civil War

• Laws that limited the rights of African Americans after the Civil War

• Codes used to rebuild homes in the South

What were Jim Crow laws?

• Laws that encouraged equality between races

• Laws that enforced racial segregation in the South

• Laws that ended discrimination

• Laws that protected the voting rights of African Americans

What was sharecropping?

• A system where freed slaves received land for free

• A farming system that often kept poor farmers in debt

• A method to share crops among farmers equally

• A way to distribute land to former slaves

Why was Reconstruction important for the United States after the Civil War?

• It helped rebuild the economy and society.

• It allowed the United States to expand westward.

• It led to the discovery of new lands.

• It was a time of peace and no changes.

How did the Freedmen’s Bureau help African Americans and others in the South?

• It provided food, housing, and education.

• It built new factories and businesses.

• It created new laws for the entire country.

• It sent people to explore new territories.