Vocabulary for Topic 8

What was the main goal of the Reconstruction era?

• To expand the United States territory

• To rebuild after war

• To start a new government

• To end slavery

Who insisted that the Confederates had committed crimes during Reconstruction?

• Southern Democrats

• Radical Republicans

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Black Codes

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 guarantee?

• State control over civil rights

• Federal guarantees of civil rights

• The right to own land

• The right to bear arms

Which amendment gave African Americans the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

What does it mean to impeach a government official?

• To elect them

• To charge wrongdoing in office

• To promote them

• To pardon them

Which organization aimed to help former slaves with food, clothing, and education?

• Radical Republicans

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Black Codes

• Civil Rights Act

Which laws were created to keep African Americans as landless workers?

• Civil Rights Act

• Black Codes

• 14th Amendment

• Sharecropping

Which amendment is associated with guaranteeing equality under the law?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Which group in Congress believed the Confederates had committed crimes?

• Southern Democrats

• Radical Republicans

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Black Codes

What does the 15th Amendment address?

• Equality under the law

• Voting rights for African Americans

• Abolishing slavery

• Impeachment procedures