Reconstruction Quiz

________ is a period of time in which southern states were brought back into the Union after the Civil War.

He was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate

• Andrew Johnson

• Phillip Bazaar

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

• Robert E. Lee

The ____ amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

This reformers group worked to make the 13h amendment a reality?

Which war NOT a reason impeachment charges were brought against President Andrew Johnson?

• He worked to carry out Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction

• Johnson repeatedly tried to block the enforcement of all Reconstruction acts.

• He began to speak out against  Radical Republicans and their supporters.

• Johnson dismissed the Secretary of War, which violated the Tenure of Office Act.

These are the terms of the ______________. It divided the south into 5 military districts,

• required new state constitutions to include male suffrage, required to ratify the 14th Amendment.

What is a way Confederate government leaders (Congressmen) were punished for their role in the Civil War?

The ___________ assisted former slaves by helping to set up schools,  provided education, fed, clothed and helped negotiate and enforce labor contracts and provided legal assistance. 

1. They helped to rebuild southern governments.

• Abolitionists

• Radical Republicans

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Carpetbaggers

Which was NOT an effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Connected east and west coasts

• opened new markets for businesses

•  Settlements of the West increased as railroads needed towns along the tracks across the country.

• More people moved North to work in factories near Railroads