Reconstruction 1865-1877

Question 1

What year did the Civil War officially end?

Answer 1

1865

Question 2

What was the main purpose of the Reconstruction era?

Answer 2

To rebuild the South and integrate formerly enslaved people into society.

Question 3

True or False: The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What year was the 14th Amendment ratified?

Answer 4

1868

Question 5

Fill in the blank: The __________ Act of 1867 divided the South into military districts.

Answer 5

Reconstruction

Question 6

Which president was impeached during the Reconstruction era?

Answer 6

Andrew Johnson

Question 7

What year did the 15th Amendment grant African American men the right to vote?

Answer 7

1870

Question 8

Multiple Choice: Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Reconstruction era? A) Rebuilding infrastructure B) Ensuring civil rights for African Americans C) Expanding slavery D) Promoting economic growth

Answer 8

C) Expanding slavery

Question 9

What was the Freedmen’s Bureau established for?

Answer 9

To assist freed slaves and poor whites in the South.

Question 10

True or False: The Reconstruction Acts were passed by Congress in 1867.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What were Black Codes?

Answer 11

Laws that restricted the rights of newly freed African Americans.

Question 12

What year did the Compromise of 1877 occur?

Answer 12

1877

Question 13

Fill in the blank: The __________ was a secret society that aimed to maintain white supremacy in the South.

Answer 13

Ku Klux Klan

Question 14

What was the significance of the 1866 Civil Rights Act?

Answer 14

It granted citizenship to all persons born in the U.S. and aimed to protect the rights of African Americans.

Question 15

Multiple Choice: Which amendment granted women the right to vote? A) 13th B) 14th C) 15th D) None of the above

Answer 15

D) None of the above

Question 16

What year was the first Reconstruction Act passed?

Answer 16

1867

Question 17

True or False: The Reconstruction era lasted until 1877.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president?

Answer 18

Andrew Johnson

Question 19

What was the primary focus of the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?

Answer 19

To ensure civil rights and political power for African Americans.

Question 20

Fill in the blank: The __________ was a period of significant political and social upheaval in the South after the Civil War.

Answer 20

Reconstruction

Question 21

What were the main components of the Reconstruction Amendments?

Answer 21

13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

Question 22

What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?

Answer 22

Abolished slavery.

Question 23

What did the 14th Amendment establish?

Answer 23

Defined citizenship and guaranteed equal protection under the law.

Question 24

What did the 15th Amendment prohibit?

Answer 24

Denial of voting rights based on race.

Question 25

True or False: Sharecropping was a common practice during Reconstruction.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

What was the outcome of the Election of 1876?

Answer 26

It led to the Compromise of 1877 and the end of Reconstruction.

Question 27

Multiple Choice: Who was the first African American U.S. Senator? A) Hiram Revels B) Frederick Douglass C) Booker T. Washington D) W.E.B. Du Bois

Answer 27

A) Hiram Revels

Question 28

What was the purpose of the Enforcement Acts?

Answer 28

To protect African Americans' voting rights and combat Klan violence.

Question 29

What year did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?

Answer 29

1896

Question 30

Fill in the blank: The __________ was a political deal that resulted in the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.

Answer 30

Compromise of 1877

Question 31

True or False: The Reconstruction era was marked by significant advancements in civil rights for African Americans.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

What was the main economic challenge faced by the South during Reconstruction?

Answer 32

Transitioning from an economy based on slavery to one based on free labor.

Question 33

Who were the ' carpetbaggers'?

Answer 33

Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction for political or economic opportunities.

Question 34

What were 'scalawags'?

Answer 34

Southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party.

Question 35

What was the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1875?

Answer 35

It aimed to guarantee African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations.

Question 36

What did the Supreme Court rule in the Civil Rights Cases (1883)?

Answer 36

It struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875, stating that the 14th Amendment did not give Congress the power to regulate private discrimination.

Question 37

Fill in the blank: The __________ was a term used to describe the political and social system of racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction.

Answer 37

Jim Crow