Reconstruction Era Test

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All persons born or naturalized in the United States…are citizens of the United States.

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14th Amendment

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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied.

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15th Amendment

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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude…shall exist within the United States.

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13th Amendment

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The Radical Republicans were Congressional Republicans who

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

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The Wade-Davis Bill required 50% of voters in Southern states to take the oath of allegiance to the United States.

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Andrew Johnson was re-elected twice.

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False

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Andrew Johnson originally took office after Lincoln’s assassination.

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True

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Andrew Johnson was impeached.

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True

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Andrew Johnson would not allow Southern states to rejoin the Union.

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False