American History Quiz

Which act provided free land to settlers in the West?

• Mercantilism

• Jim Crow Laws

• Black Codes

• Homestead Act

Which amendments are known as the Reconstruction Amendments?

• 16, 17, 18

• 19, 20, 21

• 1, 2, 3

• 13, 14, 15

Who was the U.S. President during the Civil War?

• Andrew Jackson

• Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

What was the main economic policy of the British colonies?

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Feudalism

What was the name of the secret society that opposed Reconstruction and African American rights?

• Freedmen's Bureau

• KKK

• Scalawags

• Carpetbaggers

The 13th amendment to the Constitution was the first of the "Reconstruction Amendments," What was the purpose of this amendment?

• to give women the right to vote

• to allow the Confederate States to re-enter the Union

• to give African Americans the right to vote

• to abolish slavery

Which amendment is illustrated in the picture?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Which statement should be placed in the box labeled with the number 2?

• Ensures all citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

• Bans slavery in the United States and all of its territories.

• Grants citizenship to all persons born in the United States and guarantees them equal protection under the law.

• Guarantees employment to all previous slaves.