Unit 10---Reconstruction

Question 1

What was the primary goal of the Reconstruction era?

Answer 1

To rebuild the United States and integrate formerly enslaved people into society.

Question 2

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

Answer 2

True

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Reconstruction

Question 4

Who was the President of the United States at the beginning of Reconstruction?

Answer 4

Abraham Lincoln

Question 5

Multiple Choice: Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.?

Answer 5

14th Amendment

Question 6

What were Black Codes?

Answer 6

Laws enacted in the South to restrict the freedom of African Americans.

Question 7

True or False: The Freedmen’s Bureau was established to help formerly enslaved people.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as President and oversaw much of Reconstruction?

Answer 8

Andrew Johnson

Question 9

Fill in the blank: The _______ Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.

Answer 9

15th

Question 10

What was the significance of the Compromise of 1877?

Answer 10

It effectively ended Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from the South.