Reconstruction

What is the Reconstruction period post-Civil War?

• A time to bury the lost soldiers

• A time to rebuild the US and integrate the newly freed men and women into society

• A time period of mass destruction and heavy loss of life from battles fought

• A period in which the US built new ships and sent them to London for money

Which of the following happened just days after Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate troops?

• Lincoln was assassinated

• Johnson took over as President

• Congress (R majority) and Johnson (D) did not agree on how Reconstruction should occur

• All of the above

This Reconstruction Amendment abolishes slavery:

• 13

• 14

• 15

This Reconstruction Amendment granted citizenship rights to all born or naturalized citizens in the US:

• 13

• 14

• 15

This Reconstruction Amendment granted black men the right to vote in the US:

• 13

• 14

• 15

During the Reconstruction Era, black men were not allowed to run for governmental position on federal, state or local, levels.

• True

• False

What organization was Nathan Bedford Forrest apart of and a leader of during Reconstruction?

• Reconstruction Army

• Klu Klux Klan

• A well-known politician in the North

• A newly freed African American

Which of the following formally elects Rutherford B Hayes to the Presidency in 1876 and also officially ends Reconstruction in the South?

• Southern Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Compromise of Reconstruction

• Compromise of 1877