Reconstruction Era Policies and Amendments

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Under Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plan, which of the following must each former Confederate state do in order to be readmitted to the Union? Ratify the 13th Amendment and repeal the Ordinance of Secession.

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Ratify the 13th Amendment and repeal the Ordinance of Secession.

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What is the difference between the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment?

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The Emancipation Proclamation only frees the slaves belonging to the Confederate States (the states in rebellion) while the 13th Amendment made the institution of slavery illegal within the United States.

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What was the goal of Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?

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Lincoln's plan focused on reintegrating the Southern states into the Union after the war.

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What was one reason that Georgia remained under US military control after it held its second Reconstruction-era constitutional convention in 1867–1868? Georgia refused to ratify the Fifteenth Amendment and grant African American men the right to vote.

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Georgia refused to ratify the Fifteenth Amendment and grant African American men the right to vote.