Reconstruction Era

What was the generally accepted timeframe for the Reconstruction era following the Civil War?

• 1861-1865

• 1863-1877

• 1865-1877

• 1870-1890

What was the primary purpose of General William T. Sherman's Field Order No. 15?

• To establish military control over the defeated Confederate states.

• To redistribute land from former Confederate owners to newly freed Black people.

• To provide financial compensation to white Southerners for their losses during the war.

• To create a new system of sharecropping for Black laborers.

How did President Andrew Johnson's approach to Reconstruction differ from General Sherman's proposal regarding land redistribution?

• Johnson supported Sherman's plan to redistribute land to freedmen.

• Johnson believed in pardoning Confederates and returning their land, opposing redistribution.

• Johnson advocated for federal purchase of land to be given to freedmen.

• Johnson focused solely on voting rights, leaving land issues to state governments.

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, with one notable exception. What was this exception?

• For individuals who voluntarily entered into servitude contracts.

• For those serving in the military during wartime.

• As a punishment for a crime.

• For temporary labor required during national emergencies.

What was one of the initial actions taken by the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War?

• Establishing a national banking system for freedmen.

• Legally recognizing marriages between formerly enslaved people.

• Providing land grants to all formerly enslaved families.

• Forcing formerly enslaved people into sharecropping contracts.

How did the Freedmen's Bureau's efforts in securing work contracts for Black Americans turn out?

• They successfully established fair wage systems for all Black workers.

• They ensured land ownership for most formerly enslaved families.

• They often resulted in Black Americans being forced into exploitative sharecropping or tenant farming arrangements.

• They led to widespread economic independence for Black communities.

What significant achievement did the Freedmen's Bureau accomplish in the field of education?

• It established the first historically Black colleges and universities.

• It created a system of segregated public schools across the South.

• It set up over a thousand schools for freedmen of all ages in the South by 1870.

• It mandated that all former slave owners provide education to their former slaves.

Who moved to the center of discussion about race?

• white men

• black men

• white women

• black women

The result of federal troops being removed from southern states was

• Easing of racial tensions

• Reduction of costs for the government

• increase in violence against African Americans

• Not much change