Reconstruction Era Quiz

Who was the U.S. President during the early Reconstruction era?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• To regulate trade

• To assist freed slaves and poor whites

• To manage Native American affairs

• To oversee immigration

What was the main goal of the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?

• To restore the monarchy

• To ensure civil rights for freed slaves

• To expand the railroad system

• To reduce taxes

What was the significance of the Jim Crow laws?

• They promoted racial integration

• They enforced racial segregation

• They supported women's suffrage

• They encouraged economic growth

Who proposed to treat the South leniently after the Civil War?

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

What was a major issue facing the South regarding freedmen?

• How to reinstate slavery

• How to integrate them into public life and the economy

• How to deport them to other countries

• How to provide them with military training

Which amendment abolished slavery?

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Sixteenth Amendment

What did the Fifteenth Amendment prohibit?

• Slavery

• Denial of voting rights based on race

• Segregation in schools

• Child labor

Who was the first African American elected to Congress?

• Frederick Douglass

• Booker T. Washington

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

• W.E.B. Du Bois

What happened after Northern troops were withdrawn from the South?

• Southern states abolished segregation

• Southern states started passing segregation laws

• Southern states declared independence

• Southern states increased military presence