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Reconstruction Era and Former Slaves Quiz

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What was the significance of Special order 15?

It established black churches for former slaves
It helped to create tension between whites and blacks
It declared land for freed slaves in the South
It offered 40 acres and a mule to former slaves (correct)

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

To establish a working free labor system in the South
To create tension between whites and blacks in the South
To provide assistance in health and education to former slaves (correct)
To revert the South back to the pre-Civil War status quo

What type of farm tendency is associated with the sharecropping system?

Renting or contracting with the owner (correct)
Ownership of large plantations
Equal distribution of land among former slaves
Direct government control

What were the Black Codes as mentioned in the text?

Laws that regulated the lives of former slaves (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Bill of 1866?

To give people born in the United States citizenship (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the 14th amendment?

It put the Civil Rights Bill into the United States Constitution (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the main actions taken during Radical Reconstruction (1867 and on)?

Temporarily separating the South into military areas (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was Andrew Johnson's stance on helping former slaves?

He ordered all federal lands to be returned to former owners (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the main goals of the Freedmen's Bureau?

To assist with health and education for former slaves. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What characterized sharecropping contracts?

Petition for land that Johnson gave back to whites. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What did President Johnson fail to say anything about?

Laws restricting voting rights for whites and blacks. (C) Signup and view all the answers

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