Reconstruction Review

What major event happened right before Reconstruction

• The Seven Years War

• The American Revolutionary War

• The American Civil War

• World War I

Which of these was NOT a major goal of Reconstruction?

• To expand United States territory to the west

• To bring southern states back into the United States

• To rebuild the relationship between the North and South

• To protect and give rights to newly freed slaves

Which Amendment outlawed slavery in the United States?

• 12th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

• John Wilkes Booth

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Lee Harvey Oswald

Who became President right after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

Which of these people/groups had debates over Reconstruction policies

• Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson

• Ulysses S. Grant and Congress

• Andrew Johnson and Congress

Which of these was a major issue the government faced during Reconstruction?

• The British invaded the United States while it was at its weakest

• People began to kill each other due to the little food being left after the war

• Many Americans died on their journeys west

• Violence against African Americans from groups like the Ku Klux Klan

Which of these groups were anti-Reconstruction

• Northern Republicans

• Southern Democrats

• Freedmen

• U.S. Soldiers

What does the term "freedmen" refer to?

• Immigrants from Europe

• Former slaves who were freed after the Civil War

• Soldiers who fought for the North

• People who moved west to search for new land

What was the purpose of Jim Crow Laws?

• To enforce segregation, keeping white people and black people separate

• To promote equality to all citizens

• To help freed slaves find housing and well paying jobs

• To allow Southern Democrats to arrest any Republican without reason