Reconstruction
The era focused on restoring the Union and defining freedom after slavery. This topic is part of U.S. History within History. This page currently draws on 9 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Reconstruction trivia questions
Reconstruction followed which U.S. conflict?
Answer: Civil War
Bonus fact: The era focused on restoring the Union and defining freedom after slavery.
Which amendment granted citizenship to people born or naturalized in the United States?
Answer: 14th Amendment
Bonus fact: The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868.
Which amendment prohibited denying voting rights on the basis of race?
Answer: 15th Amendment
Bonus fact: It was ratified in 1870.
The Reconstruction Era followed which war?
Answer: American Civil War
Bonus fact: Reconstruction reshaped the South after slavery.
Which two institutions make up the core of what is commonly called the World Bank?
Answer: IBRD and IDA
Bonus fact: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and International Development Association form the World Bank.
The 15th Amendment says voting rights cannot be denied because of race, color, or what?
Answer: Previous condition of servitude
Bonus fact: The amendment was one of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted after the Civil War.
Which president was in office when the 15th Amendment was ratified?
Answer: Ulysses S. Grant
Bonus fact: Grant strongly supported federal enforcement of Black voting rights during Reconstruction.
What kind of work is "The Marrow of Tradition"?
Answer: a novel
Bonus fact: The work explores the Wilmington racial violence of 1898 and post-Reconstruction racial politics.
Which topic is central to "The Marrow of Tradition"?
Answer: the Wilmington racial violence of 1898 and post-Reconstruction racial politics
Bonus fact: "The Marrow of Tradition" dates from 1901.