Reconstruction Test Prep

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What was Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction?

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Full pardons for all white southerners, except high-ranking military and government officials.

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Which states tended to vote for Hayes according to this election map?

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The North and the West

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Why are the fourteenth and fifteenth Amendments considered the greatest achievements of Reconstruction?

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The amendments protected the civil rights of Blacks and had a lasting impact on the country.

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What is 40 acres and a mule?

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Refers to the belief that freed slaves were promised land and farm animals by the federal government.

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Who were scalawags?

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White Southerners who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party.

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What were Black Codes?

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A series of statutes and laws enacted by the Southern states that restricted Blacks' civil rights.

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Did Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction include granting citizenship and voting rights to African Americans?

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No

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Why did the Radical Republicans eventually send troops into the South?

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to limit violence and voter intimidation against Blacks.

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Who were carpetbaggers?

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Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction, often perceived as exploiting the region.

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What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?

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Prohibited slavery.