Reconstruction in the South (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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What years did the Reconstruction Era last?
What years did the Reconstruction Era last?
1865-1877
What approach did President Andrew Johnson take during Presidential Reconstruction?
What approach did President Andrew Johnson take during Presidential Reconstruction?
Relatively lenient towards former rebels
What happened to land seized during the Civil War under Presidential Reconstruction?
What happened to land seized during the Civil War under Presidential Reconstruction?
Returned to Confederate owners
What were the Black Codes?
What were the Black Codes?
Discriminatory laws restricting freedmen
Who took control of Reconstruction in 1866?
Who took control of Reconstruction in 1866?
Republicans in Congress
How many military districts were created under the Reconstruction Acts of 1867?
How many military districts were created under the Reconstruction Acts of 1867?
Five districts
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
Equal legal protection for all
What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
Voting rights for freed enslaved men
What were carpetbaggers?
What were carpetbaggers?
Northerners who migrated to the South
Approximately how many carpetbaggers were elected to Congress?
Approximately how many carpetbaggers were elected to Congress?
60 carpetbaggers
Which president agreed to end military rule in the South?
Which president agreed to end military rule in the South?
Rutherford B. Hayes
By what year had all former Confederate states been readmitted to the Union?
By what year had all former Confederate states been readmitted to the Union?
1870