Post-Civil War Era and Reconstruction Quiz
Test your knowledge on Post-Civil War Era with questions about Presidents, Amendments, and Civil Rights Acts. Get ready for a journey through history!
#1
Who was the President of the United States during the Reconstruction period?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas Jefferson
#2
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
#3
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Sixteenth Amendment
#4
Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas Jefferson
#5
What was the name of the plan proposed by President Lincoln for Reconstruction?
Ten-Percent Plan
Fifteen-Percent Plan
Twenty-Percent Plan
Fifty-Percent Plan
#6
What was the main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
To provide healthcare for freed slaves
To distribute land to former slaves
To provide education and assistance to former slaves
To enforce Jim Crow laws
#7
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
James Earl Ray
Charles J. Guiteau
#8
Which of the following was NOT a Reconstruction Act passed by Congress?
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Freedmen's Bureau Act
First Reconstruction Act
Second Reconstruction Act
#9
Who was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate?
Frederick Douglass
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Booker T. Washington
Sojourner Truth
#10
Who was the main author of the Reconstruction Amendments?
Frederick Douglass
Ulysses S. Grant
John C. Calhoun
John Bingham
#11
What were the 'Black Codes'?
Laws passed by Southern states to restrict the rights of newly freed slaves
Secret codes used by abolitionist groups
Laws granting voting rights to African Americans
Codes of conduct for African American soldiers during the Civil War
#12
What was the main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction?
To advocate for equal rights for African Americans
To promote education for former slaves
To intimidate and oppress African Americans and their supporters
To support the Republican Party
#13
Who coined the term 'Redeemer Governments'?
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Johnson
W.E.B. Du Bois
#14
What was the significance of the Compromise of 1877?
It officially ended the Reconstruction Era
It granted voting rights to all African Americans
It declared all slaves as free citizens
It established equal protection under the law for all races
#15
Who was the first African American to serve as a governor in the United States?
P.B.S. Pinchback
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Edward Brooke
George Washington Carver
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