3.1 - Early Reconstruction

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a problem for states in the North after the Civil War?

• The economy in the North was in ruins.

• Leaders disagreed on how to deal with former Confederate states and newly freed slaves.

• The government refused to soldiers for their time

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a problem for the former Confederate states after the Civil War?

• Much of the South had been destroyed by the war.

• They had to reorganize all their slaves after defeating the Union.

• Southern states were required to rebuild northern cities destroyed during the war.

Multiple Choice

What was Reconstruction?

• The construction of cemeteries in northern states after the Civil War.

• The process of rebuilding northern factories following the Civil War.

• The rebuilding of and readmitting of former Confederate states into the Union after the Civil War ended.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was included in Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction known as The Ten Percent Plan?

• Amnesty for most southerners who pledged an oath of loyalty to the Union.

• A majority of a state’s voters must pledge an oath of loyalty.

• President Lincoln had to personally approve of all construction projects.

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to be granted 'amnesty'?

• The act of being granted the right to vote.

• You will be excused from any crimes you have committed and will therefore not be punished.

• When a state is officially re-admitted into the Union.

Multiple Choice

What was the main purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• To help African Americans adjust to life after slavery.

• To organize African Americans who would be willing to run for political office.

• To lend money to plantation owners who had suffered damage during the war.

Multiple Choice

Who killed President Abraham Lincoln?

• Lee Harvey Oswald

• Robert E. Lee

• John Wilkes Booth

Multiple Choice

The assassination of President Lincoln was part of a larger plot to kill multiple U.S leaders.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• To deny former Confederate leaders the right to vote.

• To give African American men the right to vote.

• To make slavery illegal in the United States.

Multiple Choice

Why did Radical Republicans in Congress refuse to readmit Southern states under President Johnson’s plan?

• They were angry that former Confederate leaders had been elected to represent Southern states rejoining the Union.

• They believed Johnson was being too harsh on Southern states.

• They believed President Johnson was part of a plot to overthrow the government.