Reconstruction Challenge

What was the period in American history following the Civil War called?

• Reconstruction Era

• Reconciliation Time

• Rebuilding Era

• Postbellum Period

What was the main goal of Reconstruction?

• To establish a new government in the South

• To expand slavery in the Northern states

• To rebuild the South and bring the Confederate states back into the Union.

• To grant voting rights to Native Americans

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

• 14th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

What were the laws passed in Southern states to restrict the rights of African Americans during Reconstruction called?

• African Regulations

• White Laws

• Black Codes

• Colorful Statutes

What was the name of the agency established to help formerly enslaved people transition to freedom during Reconstruction?

• Liberation Office

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Emancipation Bureau

• Freedom Agency

Which event marked the end of Reconstruction in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• Compromise of 1877

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Civil War

What was the term used to describe Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction?

• rebels

• southerners

• yankees

• carpetbaggers

Who became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate during Reconstruction?

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• Booker T. Washington

What was the name of the compromise that effectively ended Reconstruction in 1877?

• Reconstruction Act of 1877

• Compromise of 1876

• Reconstruction Compromise

• Compromise of 1877