Reconstruction and Policies

Which statement comes THIRD?

• Rights the African Americans had gained are lost through "Jim Crow" laws

• The 13th Amendment abolishes slavery.

• Slavery is common practice on large plantations in the South.

• Southern states adopt Black Codes to limit the economic and physical freedom of former slaves.

Which headline would have most likely occurred immediately after the Reconstruction Period ended?

• "Federal Troops Leave the South"

• "The Freedmen's Bureau is Established"

• "Civil Rights Act Helps Former Slaves"

• "The Black Codes Limit Freedoms of Former Slaves"

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 declared that ALL United States citizens could do all of the following -

• sue another person

• discriminate against others

• make a contract

• buy real estate

After the Civil War, Black Codes were established in the Southern States to -

• restrict the rights of African Americans

• provide funds to the Freedmen's Bureau

• guarantee the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments

• provide African Americans with free farmland

A person who came from one of the Northern States to the South after the Civil War to profit (make money) from Reconstruction.

• Carpetbagger

• Abolitionist

• Unionist

Black Codes were designed to limit the rights of African Americans.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Freedmen's Bureau focused on providing aid to

• former Confederate Soldiers

• former slaves

• prisoners of war

• Southern politicians

Which statement comes FIRST?

• Rights the African Americans had gained are lost through "Jim Crow" laws

• The 13th Amendment abolishes slavery.

• Slavery is common practice on large plantations in the South.

• Southern states adopt Black Codes to limit the economic and physical freedom of former slaves.

Which statement comes SECOND?

• Rights the African Americans had gained are lost through "Jim Crow" laws

• The 13th Amendment abolishes slavery.

• Slavery is common practice on large plantations in the South.

• Southern states adopt Black Codes to limit the economic and physical freedom of former slaves.

Which statement comes LAST?

• Rights the African Americans had gained are lost through "Jim Crow" laws

• The 13th Amendment abolishes slavery.

• Slavery is common practice on large plantations in the South.

• Southern states adopt Black Codes to limit the economic and physical freedom of former slaves.