The Period of Reconstruction

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W.E.B. Dubois wrote: "The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun..." This statement most likely means:

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The slave enjoyed a brief period of freedom before facing new challenges.

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What is Reconstruction? Reconstruction is ________ and healing of the country after the war. It was a plan to reunite the country as quickly as possible.

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rebuilding

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One major concern facing the United States after the Civil War was deciding how to help the ________.

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Newly Freed Slaves

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One major concern facing the United States after the Civil War was deciding how to fix the ________ (farmer’s fields and cities ruined).

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Devastated infrastructure

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One major concern facing the United States after the Civil War was deciding how to help the ________.

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Families that had been ripped apart

Front

If secession was not legal, what would be the consequence for the Southern states?

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They never left and will need consequences for attempting treason

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If secession was legal, what would happen to the Southern states?

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They would now be territories that must be readmitted to the Union.

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According to Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan, former Confederates guilty of treason can never hold federal office.

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True

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According to Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan, voting rights were left up to the states.

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True

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How can Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan be described?

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Very lenient