Unit 10 flash cards
What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
A) To enforce Black Codes
B) To assist formerly enslaved people with education/jobs
C) To rebuild Southern factories
D) To promote westward expansion
To assist formerly enslaved people with education/jobs
What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?
A) Gave women the right to vote
B) Abolished slavery
C) Granted citizenship to African Americans
D) Ended Reconstruction
Abolished slavery
How did Black Codes restrict African Americans?
A) By granting them equal rights
B) By limiting their freedom (e.g., forced labor contracts)
C) By allowing them to hold office
D) By integrating schools
By limiting their freedom (e.g., forced labor contracts)
What was a key goal of Radical Republicans?
A) To punish the North
B) To protect African American rights and punish the South
C) To restore the plantation system
D) To impeach Andrew Johnson
To protect African American rights and punish the South
Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached?
A) He supported the Ku Klux Klan
B) He violated the Tenure of Office Act
C) He ended Reconstruction
D) He started the Civil War
He violated the Tenure of Office Act
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
A) Voting rights for women
B) Citizenship and equal protection under the law
C) The right to bear arms
D) Freedom of speech
Citizenship and equal protection under the law
How did Reconstruction end?
A) With the passage of the 15th Amendment
B) The Compromise of 1877 withdrew federal troops from the South
C) Lincoln was reelected
D) The Freedmen’s Bureau took over Southern governments
The Compromise of 1877 withdrew federal troops from the South
