Reconstruction Reforms and Their Impact on Southern Society

Lesson 41 covers the Reconstruction era in the South, focusing on the resistance to Northern reforms, the Congressional Reconstruction Acts of 1867, and the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. It discusses the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, highlighting their impact on African American rights. The lesson also explores the social reforms in the South, the election of African Americans to Congress, and the expansion into the West through the Homestead, Morrill, and Dawes Acts.

What was one of the main focuses of Lesson 41?

• The Industrial Revolution

• Reconstruction Acts of 1867

• The Civil War battles

• The American Revolution

What was the result of Southern states refusing to accept the 14th Amendment?

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• The end of slavery

• The start of the Civil War

• The beginning of Congressional Reconstruction

Who were the Scalawags during the Reconstruction era?

• Ex-Confederates banned from voting

• Former slaves who gained voting rights

• White Southerners who supported Northern reforms

• Northerners who moved South

Which group was known for carrying their belongings in homemade carpet bags?

• Carpetbaggers

• Scalawags

• Ex-Confederates

• Freedmen

What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?

• It allowed women to vote

• It guaranteed voting rights regardless of race

• It granted citizenship to all born in the U.S.

• It abolished slavery

Who was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate?

• Frederick Douglass

• Hiram Revels

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. Du Bois

What was a consequence of the new state constitutions written during Reconstruction?

• Reinstatement of debtors prisons

• Abolition of public schools

• Increased taxes for citizens

• End of voting rights for African Americans

Which act offered 160 acres of free land to settlers willing to farm it?

• The Dawes Act

• The Homestead Act

• The Reconstruction Act

• The Morrill Act

What was the main goal of the Dawes Act?

• To establish land-grant colleges

• To provide free land to settlers

• To end slavery

• To Americanize Native Americans

What was the impact of the Morrill Act?

• It granted voting rights to women

• It ended the Civil War

• It abolished slavery

• It created land-grant colleges