What was the Reconstruction Era? American Histo...

What was the main goal of the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War?

• To rebuild Southern plantations for economic gain

• To reunite the country and protect the rights of newly freed slaves

• To encourage more people to move to the Northern states

• To start another war with European countries

Which three amendments were passed during Reconstruction to grant rights to African Americans?

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Amendments

• 10th, 11th, and 12th Amendments

• 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

• 16th, 17th, and 18th Amendments

What were the Black Codes and Jim Crow laws designed to do in the South?

• Protect the rights of African Americans and help them vote

• Encourage African Americans to move to the North for jobs

• Limit the freedom and rights of African Americans

• Provide education and land for African Americans

The organization created to help newly freed slaves with food, housing, medical aid, and education was called the (a)   .

Reconstruction officially ended with the __________, which resulted in the removal of federal troops from the South.

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Compromise of 1877

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Declaration of Independence