2 Fast 2 Curious: The Reconstruction Era

Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Which of the following were challenges experienced by African Americans following the Civil War? (SELECT ALL THAT ARE CORRECT)

• Racial terrorism from the Ku Klux Klan

• Lack of a formal education or employment opportunities

• Limitations of 13th Amendment freedoms through Black Codes

• Enjoyment of civil rights and the ability to participate in the government through voting

What was one of the primary functions of the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War?

• To provide legal assistance to former Confederate leaders.

• To help former slaves find employment and education opportunities.

• To organize political rallies in support of the Union.

• To manage the reconstruction of Southern infrastructure.

Which of these occurred as a result of the Fifteenth Amendment?

• African American families divided by slavery were reunited

• Newly free men and women moved west to claim land

• African American men voted in the 1872 presidential election

• Newly free men and women were allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship

What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?

• Agricultural workers organized labor unions

• Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt

• Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses

• Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves

Which TWO describe the 14th amendment?

• Everyone given equal protection

• Granted former slaves the right to vote

• Gave citizenship to former slaves

• Abolished slavery

Who were the Radical Republicans?

• Congressmen who favored continuing slavery in the south.

• Congressmen who supported Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction.

• Congressmen who demanded equal rights for freedmen.

• Congressmen who supported Johnson's leniency on the south.

Why is Reconstruction seen as a failure?

• Unable to bring all southern states back into the Union.

• Former slaves did not truly gain equal rights.

• Slavery continued for several more decades.

• Abraham Lincoln was not around to make it happen.

Which terror organization was established during the Reconstruction era to oppose the Republican Party's policies?

• Radical Republicans

• Ku Klux Klan

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Democratic Party

After the Civil War, who were referred to as carpetbaggers?

• Northern businessmen who came to the south seeking profit

• Southerners who supported the Republican party

• Southern Democrats looking to regain political power

• Labor workers in Georgia textile mills