Reconstruction Review

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The 13th Amendment

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Abolished slavery

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The 14th Amendment

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Citizenship rights and equal protection under the law

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The 15th Amendment guaranteed the right to vote to

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African American men

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The Radical Republicans were Congressional Republicans who -

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wanted to punish the South and send Union troops to the South to protect the rights of freed Blacks.

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Why was Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan sometimes called "The 10% Plan?"

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10% of each Southern state's voters were required to pledge loyalty to the United States and support emancipation before that state was readmitted into the Union.

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The Wade-Davis Bill--

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Stated that 50% of voters in Southern states must take the oath of allegiance to the United States.

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What was a "Scalawag?"

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A Southerner who supported the Union.

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What was a "Carpetbagger?"

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A Northerner who moved to the South during Reconstruction in order to make money.

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The Freedmen's Bureau--

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Helped former enslaved people with school, jobs, and housing.

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What was the Ku Klux Klan?

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Former Confederate soldiers who terrorized Black people across the South.