L-23 The Reconstruction Era

All of these were included in President Johnson's Reconstruction plan except

• cancellation of war debt

• new state constitutions for confederate states

• ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment

• guarantee of voting rights for freedmen

Which of these was a lasting effect of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• job security

• educational opportunity

• free medical care

• land distribution

What was the purpose of the black codes? to...

• control former enslaved people

• provide fair wages for freedmen

• reconstruct the plantation system

• teach language skills to freedmen

What does the 14th Amendment guarantee to all individuals in the United States?

• right to vote

• right to medical care

• equal protection of the law

• equal access to public facilities

What was the purpose of the 13th amendment?

• abolish slavery

• provide citizenship to former enslaved people

• allow freedmen to run for office

• legislate fair treatment of all citizens

During Congressional Reconstruction, which group help political power in the South?

• wealthy, whit landowners

• former conferates

• members of the Ku Klux Klan

• people who had been loyal to the United States

As a result of the Military Reconstruction Act, which of these made up the largest group of new southern voters?

• white southern Democrats

• African Americans

• confederate soldiers

• Northerners who moved to the South

What was the purpose of the 15th Amendment?

• give all citizens the right to vote

• provide education for all citizens

• raise taxes to repair damage to the South

• protect the voting rights of African American men

What did Congress hope the Enforcement Acts would prevent?

• misuse of tax money

• attacks on political leaders

• attempts to keep people from voting

• opposition to new state governments

Why did Southern Democrats pass Jim Crow laws? to...

• ensure equal education for all

• encourage Southerners to move to the North

• separate African Americans and white people in public life

• prevent African Americans from voting