Reconstruction Era

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Who wanted to make it easy for the southern states to rejoin the Union?

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Abraham Lincoln

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What was NOT a reason why the Freedmen's Bureau was created? Options: to provide emergency relief to people displaced by the war, to set up schools to teach freedmen to read and write, to help freedmen find jobs and resolve disputes between whites and blacks, to disband state government and push for the passage of the 13th amendment

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to disband state government and push for the passage of the 13th amendment

Front

Which Amendment gave African Americans the Right to Vote? Options: 13th, 14th, 16th, 15th

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15th

Front

What name was given to men and women who had been slaves?

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freedmen

Front

This group helped educate African Americans, provide legal aid and feed former slaves.

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Freedman's Bureau

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Which amendment outlawed slavery? Options: 13th, 14th, 15th, 22nd

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13th

Front

Which Amendment gave citizenship to the African Americans? Options: 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th

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14th

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Who wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction? Options: Democrats, Radical Republicans, Scalawags, Carpetbaggers

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Radical Republicans

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Who did the Radical Republicans attempt to impeach? Options: Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes

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Johnson

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Which of the following conspirators attacked President Lincoln? Options: John Wilkes Booth, George Atzerodt, John Surratt, Lewis Powell

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John Wilkes Booth