Understanding Reconstruction: Black Codes, Jim Crow, and the Ku Klux Klan

What were the Black Codes primarily designed to do?

• Encourage industrial development in the South

• Limit the rights of newly freed slaves

• Support the Freedmen's Bureau

• Promote African American voting rights

Which president vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• Abraham Lincoln

What did the Jim Crow laws enforce in the southern states?

• Universal suffrage

• Racial segregation

• Abolition of slavery

• Economic equality

The term 'Jim Crow' originated from:

• A historical novel

• A popular song

• A Supreme Court case

• A political party

What was the outcome of the Plessy vs. Ferguson case?

• It ended Reconstruction

• It upheld 'separate but equal' facilities

• It abolished Jim Crow laws

• It granted voting rights to African Americans

When was the Ku Klux Klan founded?

• 1877

• 1901

• 1865

• 1896

What was the primary goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction?

• To promote industrialization

• To restore white Southern political control

• To end Jim Crow laws

• To support the Freedmen's Bureau

What were the Enforcement Acts designed to do?

• Promote Black Codes

• Weaken the Ku Klux Klan

• Strengthen Jim Crow laws

• Support the Ku Klux Klan

What did the Amnesty Act of 1872 accomplish?

• It ended Reconstruction

• It granted voting rights to former Confederates

• It abolished the Freedmen's Bureau

• It established Jim Crow laws

Which Supreme Court case eventually overturned the 'separate but equal' doctrine?

• Roe vs. Wade

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Dred Scott vs. Sandford

• Marbury vs. Madison