Reconstruction Quiz

What did the 13th Amendment do?

• made slavery illegal
• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
• gave black men the right to vote
• gave former slaves land to begin farms

What did the 14th Amendment do?

• made slavery illegal
• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
• gave black men the right to vote
• gave former slaves land to begin farms

What did the 15th Amendment do?

• made slavery illegal
• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
• gave black men the right to vote
• gave former slaves land to begin farms

An organization founded by the US government that sought to provide education, clothing, health care and food to newly freed African Americans.

• Bureau of Parks and Recreation
• Free Food Bureau
• Jobs and Education Bureau
• Freedman's Bureau

System of farming where farmers gave part of their crop to pay for the land they rented

• Family-Farming
• Sharecropping
• Groupcropping
• Split-Farming

Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?

• "Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "

• "The Southern states should be punished, and the voting rights of African Americans (Suffrage) must be guaranteed"

• "Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."

• "The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."

How did economic conditions for African Americans change during reconstruction?

• The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.

• The southern economy relied on sharecropping instead of slavery, but economic conditions and quality of life was still largely the same for freedmen

• The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.

• The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.

Why were southerners angered by the election of 1876?

• Southerners thought Hayes would reverse the policies of Lincoln and Johnson that were friendly towards the south.

• Southernern states wanted to repeal black codes but were unable to.

• Southerners thought that new western states should not be admitted to the union.

• Southerners distrusted northern republicans, and tried to block Hayes from becoming president.

What happened to many confederate leaders after the civil war ended:

• They eventually gained power in southern states after the war ended

• They were imprisoned in forts throughout the united states

• They were forced into exile and sent to live in places like Cuba

• They were executed immediately at Andersonville prison.

How was Andrew Johnson's reconstruction plan similar to Lincoln's plan?

• Both plans asked confederate leaders to leave the country voluntarily

• Andrew Johnson's plan was much more generous than Lincoln's in every way

• Both plans wanted to restore the political status of the southern states as fast as possible

• Both plans allowed slavery to continue in some parts of the country