Reconstruction

Front

Free people who had previously been enslaved were known as __________.

Back

freedmen

Front

What did Radical Republicans want to accomplish?

Back

punishment for Confederate leaders and protection of the rights of freedmen

Front

What did Radical Republicans do after President Johnson decided to remove the Secretary of War?

Back

They tried to impeach President Johnson.

Front

What problems did formerly enslaved people face during Reconstruction?

Back

All of the above (Black Codes, lack of education, sharecropping)

Front

Which of the following tried to limit the rights of African Americans in order to help the planter elite hold onto slavery-like conditions?

The Freedmen's Bureau

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Abraham Lincoln

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Black Codes

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Radical Republicans

Back

Black Codes

Front

What group was known for its use of violence and intimidation against its enemies during Reconstruction?

Back

the Ku Klux Klan

Front

What agency was created to help former slaves and control abandoned plantation lands?

Back

The Freedmen's Bureau

Front

When African-American men gained the right to vote, how did this affect political parties?

Back

This increased the power of the Republican Party during Reconstruction.

Front

What was a result of the Reconstruction Acts?

Back

Congress divided the South into military districts, and placed it under martial law.

Front

The 15th Amendment gave African Americans the right to...

Back

vote.