Reconstruction Era Review

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What years were the Reconstruction Era?

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1865-1877

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What group of politicians felt that Pres. Lincoln was going "too soft" on the South? Options: Southern Republicans, Demonstrative Democrats, Radical Republicans, None of the above

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Radical Republicans

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Pres. Johnson's Reconstruction Plan could be described as...

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favorable to the South

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Constitutional amendments 13-15 were designed to...

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...all of the above

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Hiram Revels and Blanche Bruce were African-American ______

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Senators

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Black Codes were put into place for what purpose?

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Oppress Black citizens

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Which title would have most likely appeared on this political cartoon immediately after the Reconstruction period ended? "Black Codes Limit Freedoms of Former Slaves", "Federal Troops Leave the South", "Freedmen's Bureau is Established", "Civil Rights Act Helps Former Slaves"

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"Federal Troops Leave the South"

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What did the 13th Amendment do?

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made slavery illegal

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What did the 14th Amendment do? Options: made slavery illegal, made former slaves citizens and gave them rights, gave black men the right to vote, gave former slaves land to begin farms

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made former slaves citizens and gave them rights

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What did the 15th Amendment do?

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gave black men the right to vote