African Americans and Reconstruction

Question 1

The Fourteenth Amendment said

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that all African Americans were citizens.

Question 2

The Fifteenth Amendment said

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that African American men could vote.

Question 3

Which of these statements about the Freedmen’s Bureau are true? Check all of the boxes that apply

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It faced a great deal of opposition.; It failed in most of its efforts.

Question 4

Choose the right phrase to complete each sentence.Both the National Equal Rights League and the Union Leagues were founded by .

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African Americans

Question 5

Use the map to help you answer the question. African Americans were the majority in how many Southern states?

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3

Question 6

Which of the following were true of state constitutional conventions? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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They were an early test of African Americans’ political power.; Many African American delegates were elected to serve during the conventions.; More than one hundred African American delegates were formerly enslaved persons

Question 7

Many political leaders, like Hiram R. Revels, came from African American

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churches.

Question 8

Read the newspaper article, and then answer the question that follows.How does the article describe Hiram Revels?

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as dignified

Question 9

Why did the people watching behave as described in the article?

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Revels’ swearing in was a historic event.

Question 10

The Freedmen’s Bureau was founded to help ✔ formerly enslaved personsfree-born African AmericansSouthern white landowners.

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✔ formerly enslaved persons

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