the aftermath of reconstruction quiz
social studies
1. Which of the following events marked the end of the Reconstruction era?
a) The Compromise of 1876
b) The passage of the 15th Amendment
c) The Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
d) The founding of the NAACP
Answer: a) The Compromise of 1876
2. Which group was primarily focused on advancing the rights of African Americans during Reconstruction?
a) The Ku Klux Klan
b) The Freedmen's Bureau
c) The Democratic Party
d) The Radical Republicans
Answer: d) The Radical Republicans
3. Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
a) 13th Amendment
b) 14th Amendment
c) 15th Amendment
d) 16th Amendment
Answer: a) 13th Amendment
4. Which amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all people born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves?
a) 13th Amendment
b) 14th Amendment
c) 15th Amendment
d) 16th Amendment
Answer: b) 14th Amendment
5. Which amendment granted voting rights to all male citizens, regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude?
a) 13th Amendment
b) 14th Amendment
c) 15th Amendment
d) 16th Amendment
Answer: c) 15th Amendment
6. What was the primary purpose of the Black Codes enacted during Reconstruction?
a) To preserve white supremacy and limit the rights of freed slaves
b) To grant land and property to former slaves
c) To support the growth of black-owned businesses
d) To prevent racial discrimination in the workplace
Answer: a) To preserve white supremacy and limit the rights of freed slaves
7. Which of the following laws attempted to enforce racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction?
a) The Fugitive Slave Act
b) The Emancipation Proclamation
c) The Reconstruction Acts
d) The Jim Crow Laws
Answer: d) The Jim Crow Laws
8. Which Supreme Court decision effectively invalidated the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause and justified racial segregation?
a) Dred Scott v. Sandford
b) Plessy v. Ferguson
c) Brown v. Board of Education
d) Marbury v. Madison
Answer: b) Plessy v. Ferguson
9. What was the main goal of Sharecropping during the Reconstruction Era and afterward?
a) To provide freed slaves with the opportunity to purchase land
b) To provide job opportunities for freed slaves outside of agriculture
c) To trap African Americans into a cycle of debt and economic oppression
d) To ensure that African Americans had access to education and social services
Answer: c) To trap African Americans into a cycle of debt and economic oppression
10. Which form of voter suppression tactics were NOT used in the South after Reconstruction to prevent African Americans from voting?
a) Literacy tests
b) Poll taxes
c) Property qualifications
d) Offering incentives to vote for particular candidates
Answer: d) Offering incentives to vote for particular candidates