US Reconstruction Era

Question 1

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution formally abolished slavery throughout the United States?

Accepted Answer

13th Amendment

Answer

The 13th Amendment, ratified in December 1865, formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States.

Question 2

What was the primary purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau, established in 1865?

Accepted Answer

To assist freed slaves and poor whites in transitioning to freedom

Answer

The Freedmen's Bureau was a federal agency established to provide food, housing, education, and legal assistance to formerly enslaved people and poor whites in the South.

Question 3

President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was called the '10 Percent Plan' because it required what?

Accepted Answer

Ten percent of a state's 1860 voters to swear loyalty oaths before rejoining the Union

Answer

Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan required only 10 percent of a Confederate state's 1860 voters to swear loyalty oaths to the Union before the state could be readmitted.

Question 4

What were 'Black Codes' enacted by Southern states after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Laws restricting the rights and freedoms of freed Black Americans

Answer

Black Codes were restrictive laws passed by Southern states to limit the civil rights of freed Black Americans and maintain white supremacy after emancipation.

Question 5

The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, is best known for guaranteeing what?

Accepted Answer

Citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.

Answer

The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guaranteed equal protection under the law, overturning the Dred Scott decision.

US History Test Practice Test

US History Test Practice Test

US Reconstruction Era