Reconstruction Era Quiz

What was the effort to reintegrate Southern states and newly-freed people into the United States after the Civil War?

• Reconstruction

• Emancipation

• Radical Reconstruction

• Presidential Reconstruction

What did the Black Codes aim to control?

• Labor and behavior of former enslaved people

• Voting rights of Black people

• Land ownership

• Education for Black children

What significant act began Radical Reconstruction in 1867?

• Reconstruction Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Freedmen's Bureau

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• Equal protection under the law

• Voting rights for Black men

• Abolition of slavery

• Land rights for freed slaves

What was the primary goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• Assist refugees and formerly enslaved people

• Enforce Black Codes

• Promote white supremacy

• Establish public schools

What was the impact of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction?

• Suppression of newly freed slaves

• Support for Black rights

• Promotion of education

• Political representation for Black people

What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?

• Right to vote regardless of race

• Abolition of slavery

• Equal protection under the law

• Civil rights for women

What was a major achievement of Radical Reconstruction?

• First state-funded public school systems

• Establishment of the Ku Klux Klan

• Reinforcement of Black Codes

• End of the Civil War

What was the relationship between the Republican Party and Black voters during Reconstruction?

• Republican Party represented a coalition of Black voters

• Republican Party opposed Black rights

• Republican Party was dominated by Southern whites

• Republican Party had no influence

What was the main purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

• To provide land to former slaves

• To establish the Freedmen's Bureau

• To abolish slavery

• To grant citizenship and equal rights to all persons born in the United States