The Era of Reconstruction

Which organization was founded during the Reconstruction era to oppose the rights of African Americans?

• Ku Klux Klan

• NAACP

• United Nations

• Red Cross

What was the main economic system in the South during the Reconstruction era?

• Sharecropping

• Industrialization

• Mercantilism

• Feudalism

What is a 'Carpetbagger'?

• A Northerner who moves south to make money

• A Southerner who supports the Union

• A Southern farmer

• A Northern soldier.

What does the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• The right to bear arms

• Citizenship to all persons born in the US

• The right to free speech

• The right to a fair trial

What group is described as former Confederate soldiers who terrorized Black people across the South?

• The Ku Klux Klan

• The Union Army

• The Abolitionists

• The Freedmen's Bureau

Match the following Reconstruction Political Groups

• KKK

• Avid Northern Republicans who compared to the rest of the Republican Party sought to severely Punish Rebels and provide vast services to Freedmen

• Radical Republicans

• Ex-Southern Slaves who turned to the Republican Party for aid

• Scalawags

• Typically Southern Democrats and ex-slaveowners who turned to violence after Radical Republicans stripped their right to vote

• Freedmen

• Northerners who capitalized on Economic Opportunities in the Reconstruction era by moving South, goal were to help freedmen and receive economic gains

• Carpet Baggers

• Southern Unionists during the war, In Reconstruction these southerners supported Republican efforts to aid the south

This group helped educate African Americans, provide legal aid and feed former slaves.

• KKK
• Freedman's Bureau
• Radical Republicans
• Democrats

What was the primary goal of the Reconstruction Amendments?

• To expand the territory of the United States

• To establish a national bank

• To secure civil rights for former slaves

• To promote industrialization in the South

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Who were the 'Scalawags' during the Reconstruction era?

• Northern soldiers stationed in the South

• Southern whites who supported Reconstruction

• Former slaves who moved to the North

• Politicians who opposed the 14th Amendment