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Grade 8 Reconstruction
Grade 7 Reconstruction
What were black codes?
  1. Laws limiting the rights of African Americans.
  2. Law freeing African Americans.
  3. Laws offering unlimited African American rights.
  4. Laws enslaving African Americans again.
Grade 11 Reconstruction
What organization was created to help the newly freed slaves and poor whites in the South?
  1. The Slavery Acts
  2. The Reconstruction Acts
  3. The Helpers Bureau
  4. The Freedman's Bureau
Grade 11 Reconstruction
Grade 5 Reconstruction
Based on the enhanced economical, political, and social opportunities why did many African Americans still desire to leave the South?
  1. Many African Americans left the South because they wanted to find long lost family members.
  2. Many African Americans left the South because they wanted to find new job opportunities to support their families.
  3. Many African Americans left the South because they felt they were still not treated equally and wanted a fresh start.
Grade 8 Reconstruction
Which political group wanted the federal government to force change in the South?
  1. Radical Democrats
  2. Tea Party
  3. Radical Republicans
  4. Green Party
Grade 4 Reconstruction
What did the Reconstruction Act do?
  1. it allowed men to vote
  2. It allowed African American men to vote
  3. it allowed women to vote
Grade 5 Reconstruction
Knowing what each amendment states, what was the underlying purpose for these amendments?
  1. It was to show that whites did care for African Americans.
  2. It was to protect and enhance the rights for African Americans.
  3. It was to establish freedom for all mankind.
Grade 5 Reconstruction
Which statement correctly distinguishes between Jim Crow Laws and Black Codes?
  1. Black Codes were not a law but limited what African Americans could do, while Jim Crow Laws were actual laws set up by governments.
  2. Black Codes were laws that limited ALL privileges of African Americans, while Jim Crow Laws only limited SOME of the privileges for African Americans.
  3. There is no difference between Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws.
Grade 8 Reconstruction
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