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Reconstruction

Quiz by Deborah Stranges

Grade 8
Social Studies
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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19 questions
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  • Q1
    the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.
    What was Reconstruction?
    30s
  • Q2
    Granted amnesty (forgiveness) to most former Confederates.
    To restore the Southern states into the Union as quickly as possible, President Andrew Johnson...
    30s
  • Q3
    The passage of Black Codes.
    How did former slaves continue to face unequal treatment in the South during Reconstruction?
    30s
  • Q4
    They felt it was too lenient on the Confederate Rebels.
    Reconstruction was not supported by the Radical Republicans because...
    30s
  • Q5
    A power struggle with Congress over Reconstruction.
    The underlying reason for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson was...
    30s
  • Q6
    Ensure civil rights for former slaves.
    One goal of Reconstruction was to...
    30s
  • Q7
    Allow the Southern States to reenter the nation as quickly as possible
    What was the main goal of Reconstruction?
    30s
  • Q8
    Would forgive some Confederates.
    A major reason the Radical Republicans opposed President Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan was that his plan...
    30s
  • Q9
    Established schools for former slaves.
    During Reconstruction, the Freedmen's Bureau...
    30s
  • Q10
    Provide assistance to former slaves.
    One of the functions of the Freedmen's Bureau was to...
    30s
  • Q11
    Make it more difficult for African Americans the right to vote.
    Poll Taxes and Grandfather Clauses were devices used to...
    30s
  • Q12
    Fourteenth Amendment
    Which amendment gave freed slaves all the rights and privileges of American citizen?
    30s
  • Q13
    The 14th and 15th amendments.
    The poll tax, the literacy test, and the actions of the Ku Klux Klan were all attempts to limit the effectiveness of...
    30s
  • Q14
    Ratification of the 13th amendment in 1865.
    The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the...
    30s
  • Q15
    Increased individual rights for African Americans.
    The 14th and 15th Amendments, passed during Reconstruction, resulted in...
    30s

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