Reconstruction Test

What is the historical context of the below document?

• It was written during the American Revolution to enforce loyalty to Britain.

• It was passed during Reconstruction to restrict the freedoms of newly freed African Americans after the Civil War.

• It was created during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s to prevent segregation.

• It was a law in the North to ensure equal rights for African Americans.

How does the document above provide evidence that the 14th Amendment was not followed by Southern states?

• It shows that African Americans were granted full citizenship and equal protection.

• It demonstrates that African Americans were punished more harshly than whites and denied equal legal rights.

• It proves that African Americans were allowed to vote without restriction.

• It highlights that Southern states respected the rights of African Americans after the Civil War.

Which of the following is one way former Confederates were helped by Presidential Reconstruction?

• They were permanently banned from holding political office.

• They were quickly pardoned and allowed to regain their land and political power.

• They were forced to give land to freedmen without compensation.

• They were required to move to Northern states.

Which of the following was an attempt to help freedmen through Congressional Reconstruction?

• Passing the Black Codes to control African Americans.

• Creating the Freedmen’s Bureau to provide education, food, and assistance.

• Restoring land and power to former Confederates.

• Removing African Americans from political office.

Which of the following is one way the lives of freedmen were actually improved through Radical Congressional Reconstruction?

• Freedmen gained the right to vote and some were elected to political office.

• Freedmen were forced to work under labor contracts controlled by former owners.

• Freedmen lost access to public education.

• Freedmen were denied citizenship and legal protection.

“Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that every person holding any office to which they have been appointed... shall be entitled to hold such office until a successor is appointed. - The Tenure of Office Act - Passed by Congress, 1867 The above was an example of which historical development?

• An action taken to protect African Americans during Reconstruction.
• At act to return Confederates to power.
• A push towards ending Reconstruction.
• An attempt to limit Andrew Johnson’s power.

What is the main idea of this political cartoon?

• African Americans were denied the right to vote after the Civil War.
• African Americans were exercising their new right to vote during Reconstruction.
• Only wealthy white men could vote in Reconstruction-era elections.
• Women were the first group to vote during Reconstruction.

How did groups like the Ku Klux Klan respond to the situation shown in the cartoon?

• They supported African Americans voting and encouraged equality.
• They ignored voting rights and focused only on politics in the South.
• They used violence and intimidation to try to stop African Americans from voting.
• They worked with African Americans to protect their voting rights.

What was the 13th amendment?

• Abolished slavery

• Gave women the right to vote

• Gave black men the right to vote

• Lowered the voting age to 18

How did southern whites use the 13th amendment to their advantage?

• They created public schools to educate freedmen.

• They used the amendment’s exception for punishment of crimes to arrest freedmen and force them into labor

• They gave freedmen land and economic independence.

• They supported freedmen in gaining voting rights.