Reconstruction Era Assessment

What was one of President Lincoln’s goals for Reconstruction?

• To punish the South harshly

• To divide the United States into military zones

• To create a lasting and just peace

• To make Andrew Johnson president

What was a key flaw of Johnson’s Reconstruction plan?

• It gave land to all formerly enslaved people

• It excluded the Thirteenth Amendment

• It allowed former Confederates to regain political power

• It abolished Congress

What was the most lasting contribution of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• Free land for every freedperson

• Military protection in the South

• Access to education and schools

• Government jobs for all freedpeople

What was the primary purpose of Black Codes?

• To create new trade laws

• To offer freedpeople voting rights

• To control and limit the rights of African Americans

• To rebuild Southern infrastructure

Why did Radical Republicans take control of Reconstruction?

• They wanted to lower taxes

• They aimed to protect civil rights and enforce equality

• They supported Johnson’s plan

• They wanted to bring back slavery

What was the result of Andrew Johnson’s impeachment?

• He was removed from office

• He resigned before the trial

• He remained in office by a single vote

• The Supreme Court overturned it

What was one major effect of sharecropping on freedpeople?

• It created economic independence

• It allowed equal land ownership

• It trapped many in a cycle of debt and poverty

• It guaranteed political rights

What did the Fifteenth Amendment do?

• Ended slavery

• Granted citizenship to all born in the U.S.

• Guaranteed the right to vote regardless of race

• Created public schools in the South

What was the purpose of the Enforcement Acts?

• To lower taxes in the South

• To stop voter suppression and violence

• To support Confederate veterans

• To create new military districts

What did the Compromise of 1877 lead to?

• A. A new Civil War

• B. The expansion of Reconstruction

• C. The withdrawal of federal troops from the South

• D. The creation of the Thirteenth Amendment