Reconstruction Era Quiz

The Reconstruction Era began after the Civil War primarily to—

• Expand U.S. territory

• Rebuild the South and readmit former Confederate states to the Union

• Increase immigration

• Create new political parties

Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 12th Amendment

The Freedmen's Bureau was created to—

• Punish Confederate leaders

• Provide assistance to formerly enslaved people

• Control southern elections

• Build railroads

The 14th Amendment guaranteed—

• The right to vote for all citizens

• Citizenship and equal protection under the law

• The end of slavery

• Land for formerly enslaved families

Which group used violence and intimidation to prevent African Americans from exercising their rights?

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Radical Republicans

• Ku Klux Klan

• Union Army

The Compromise of 1877 resulted in—

• The expansion of voting rights

• The end of Reconstruction and removal of federal troops from the South

• New protections for African Americans

• The start of the Civil War

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What did the Military Reconstruction Act of 1867 do?

• Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law

• Protected voting rights for African American men

• Divided the South into military districts and required new state constitutions

• Abolished slavery in the United States

Which law or amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law?

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction?

• To enforce racial segregation in the South

• To help formerly enslaved people with food, schools, and legal assistance

• To restrict the rights of African Americans

• To divide the South into military districts