Impact of Reconstruction Answers

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3

Which challenges did freed African Americans face following the war? Check all that apply.

A
They had to reunite their families.
B
They had to find places to live.
C
They had to find jobs.
D
They were forced to fight for equal civil and political rights.
E
They often faced violent opposition from whites.
4

What was the primary purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

A
to find employment for all free African Americans
B
to help the South develop a new type of economy
C
to help newly freed African Americans adjust to freedom
5

Which actions did the Freedmen’s Bureau take to accomplish their mission? Check all that apply.

A
They protected African Americans from the KKK.
B
They negotiated labor contracts.
C
They participated in riots in Memphis to bring attention to their cause.
D
They built schools and trained teachers.
E
They registered marriages for African Americans.
9

During the Civil War, Hiram Revels served as a

A
colonel in the Union army.
B
private in the Confederate army.
C
chaplain for an all-African American regiment.
13

The KKK was created by

A
six former Confederate officers from Tennessee.
B
a group of police officers from Atlanta.
C
former Union officers from Kentucky.
14

Why did members of the KKK wear disguises?

A
to show the public they were a unified group
B
to hide their identities
C
to gain support from the public
15

African American voters in the 1868 election helped give the presidency to

A
Ulysses S. Grant.
B
Samuel Tilden.
C
Rutherford B. Hayes.
16

In order to combat violence against African Americans, Grant and Congress passed the

A
15th Amendment to the US Constitution.
B
Civil Rights Act of 1871.
C
Compromise of 1877.
17

Why did support for Reconstruction fade in the 1870s? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
The Democrats won the presidency in 1872.
B
The Panic of 1873 resulted in high unemployment.
C
The Grant administration was facing charges of corruption.
D
People believed the North should try to help the South economically instead of trying to help African Americans.
18

Why was the election of 1876 so controversial?

A
Several states could not award their electoral votes due to charges of voter fraud
B
Samuel Tilden won the electoral vote, but still lost the election.
C
Rutherford B. Hayes won the popular vote, but not the electoral vote.
20

Who became president under the Compromise?

A
Ulysses S. Grant
B
Samuel Tilden
C
Rutherford B. Hayes

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