1) When did the Reconstruction era start?
a) 1862
b) 1865
c) 1877
d) 1860
2) Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
a) 12th Amendment
b) 13th Amendment
c) 14th Amendment
d) 15th Amendment
3) What was the primary goal of the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?
a) Reconciliation with the South
b) Renewed secession
c) Ensuring equal rights for African Americans
d) Rebuilding the Southern economy
4) What were "Black Codes"?
a) Laws passed by Southern states to protect African Americans after the Civil War
b) Laws passed by Southern states to restrict and control the lives of newly freed African Americans
c) Codes used by the Union army to communicate secretly
d) Codes written to guide Reconstruction policies
5) What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
a) To provide assistance and support to newly freed African Americans
b) To investigate crimes against African Americans
c) To maintain racial segregation in the South
d) To aid Confederate war veterans
6) Which amendment granted citizenship and equal rights to African Americans?
a) 13th Amendment
b) 14th Amendment
c) 15th Amendment
d) 18th Amendment
7) Which amendment granted the right to vote to all men, regardless of race or previous condition of servitude?
a) 13th Amendment
b) 14th Amendment
c) 15th Amendment
d) 18th Amendment
8) What was the Compromise of 1877?
a) An agreement between Northern and Southern politicians that effectively ended Reconstruction
b) A compromise on the implementation of the Black Codes
c) A decision on how to count African American votes in elections
d) An agreement about the continuation of slavery in border states
9) How did the end of Reconstruction impact African Americans in the South?
a) They experienced an increase in political power and social equality
b) They experienced a decrease in political power and a resurgence of discrimination and violence
c) They were granted full citizenship and equal rights under the law
d) They were unaffected by the end of Reconstruction
10) What were Jim Crow laws?
a) Laws passed to support African American civil rights
b) Laws meant to maintain racial segregation in the South
c) Laws designed to provide economic support to African Americans
d) Laws protecting former Confederate soldiers from prosecution
Answers: 1) b, 2) b, 3) c, 4) b, 5) a, 6) b, 7) c, 8) a, 9) b, 10) b
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