Unit 8: Reconstruction Era Quiz for GCPS

What right did the 15th Amendment grant to African American men?

• The right to own property

• The right to vote

• The right to free education

• The right to hold public office

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?

• African Americans were granted citizenship

• African Americans could not be citizens

• Slavery was abolished

• The right to vote was granted to all men

What did Southern states have to do before being readmitted to the Union?

• Abolish slavery

• Ratify the Reconstruction Amendments

• Establish new state constitutions

• Pay reparations

What did Congressional Reconstruction focus on?

• Economic development

• Securing African American rights

• Rebuilding Southern infrastructure

• Expanding the U.S. territory

What was the primary role of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• Suppress African American rights

• Support former enslaved people

• Establish military districts

• Reunite the country

What methods did the Ku Klux Klan use to suppress African American rights?

• Education and legal assistance

• Violence and intimidation

• Economic incentives

• Political negotiations

What significant contribution did the Freedmen’s Bureau make to African Americans?

• Provided voting rights

• Expanded education opportunities

• Offered land ownership

• Established military protection

Who prioritized rapid reunification during Reconstruction?

• Radical Republicans

• Lincoln and Johnson

• The Ku Klux Klan

• The Freedmen’s Bureau

What was the response of the federal government to the removal of Black legislators in Georgia?

• Ignored the situation

• Extended Reconstruction in Georgia

• Supported the expulsion

• Reduced Reconstruction efforts

Who was expelled from office along with other African American legislators in Georgia?

• Frederick Douglass

• Henry McNeal Turner

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. Du Bois