1. Which best summarizes the effectiveness of the Freedmen’s Bureau? A. It successfully redistributed land to all former slaves, but it did not teach them how to farm the land.
B. It built schools and hospitals for former slaves, but a lack of funding prevented it from doing more.
C. It gave cholera vaccines to former slaves, but it failed to provide basic medical needs beyond that.
D. It distributed clothing to former slaves, but it left them illiterate and without an education.
2. Why did Congress impeach President Andrew Johnson in 1868?
A. Congress and Johnson disagreed on the powers of the Supreme Court.
B. Congress and Johnson disagreed about Reconstruction legislation.
C. Congress and Johnson disagreed over America's purchase of Alaska.
D. Congress and Johnson disagreed on whether slavery should be legal.
3. Why did many white Southerners oppose the Fourteenth Amendment?
A. The amendment placed the blame for starting the Civil War on the South.
B. The amendment granted equal rights as citizens to African Americans.
C. The amendment forced Southern states to extend voting rights to women.
D. The amendment abolished the practice of slavery in the South forever.
4. Why did Congress divide the South into military districts?
A. Republicans in Congress wanted to redraw state borders to prevent future attempts at secession.
B. Republicans in Congress did not trust white southerners to adopt reforms giving rights to freed slaves.
C. Both parties in Congress wanted a reason to increase the federal military budget.
D. Both parties in Congress believed districts would make it easier to return escaped slaves to their owners.
5. Which statement is true about African Americans in government during early Reconstruction?
A. Many African Americans in the South were elected to Congress and state legislatures.
B. African Americans were not allowed to vote in the former Confederate states.
C. Congress banned African Americans from serving in state legislatures.
D. An African American became governor in every one of the former Confederate states.