Reconstruction Era Quiz

What were Black Codes?

• Laws that restricted African Americans' rights

• Laws that promoted African American voting

• Laws that provided land to African Americans

• Laws that abolished slavery

What system allowed African Americans to work on land in exchange for a share of the crops?

• Crop rotation

• Indentured servitude

• Sharecropping

• Tenant farming

What was a major consequence of sharecropping for African Americans?

• It allowed for political influence

• It often resulted in poverty and debt

• It provided equal opportunities

• It led to wealth and prosperity

What were Jim Crow laws?

• Laws that supported African American rights

• Laws that abolished poll taxes

• Laws that required racial segregation

• Laws that integrated schools

What was a poll tax?

• A tax on income

• A tax on land ownership

• A tax on imported goods

• A tax on voting

Who gained control of the House of Representatives after the 1874 elections?

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Whigs

• Federalists