Reconstruction

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Which of the following was NOT a challenge faced by the South after the Civil War: Over 200,000 Confederate soldiers were killed and many more severely injured; Currency printed by the Confederate government was now useless; Drought and bad weather made growing crops for food difficult; Many southern towns, farms, and homes had been destroyed in the war.

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Drought and bad weather made growing crops for food difficult.

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Which amendment permanently made slavery unconstitutional in the United States?

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13th amendment.

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Because most formerly enslaved people had no homes, money, or education, many found themselves working for their former owners under a system called...

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Sharecropping.

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Which political group in Congress supported Lincoln's plan to offer forgiveness to rebel soldiers and readmit Confederate states quickly?

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Moderate Republicans

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Which political group in Congress wanted to protect the civil rights of African Americans and favored harsh treatment for traitorous Confederate soldiers?

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Radical Republicans

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Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction said that a state could rejoin the country if what percentage of its voters swore a loyalty oath and agreed to the end of slavery?

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10%

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Under Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction, which of the following states quickly formed a new government and rejoined the country? Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi

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Tennessee

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In March 1865, this agency was formed to provide food, clothing, schools, and hospitals to formerly enslaved people.

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Freedmen's Bureau

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The Radical Republicans in office proposed the Wade-Davis Bill, which required states to grant black men the right to vote and required what percentage of voters to sign a loyalty oath?

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50%

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When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, who became the 17th president of the United States?

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Andrew Johnson