Plans for Reconstruction

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a reason why Reconstruction was needed after the Civil War?

• The South was devastated and needed rebuilding.

• 4 million enslaved people were freed and needed support.

• The Union had to decide how Southern states would rejoin.

• The North wanted to expand westward.

Multiple Choice

What was the main goal of Lincoln's 10% Plan during Reconstruction?

• To punish the South harshly for seceding

• To quickly reunify the nation with lenient terms

• To give full rights to freedmen immediately

• To divide the South into military districts

Multiple Choice

Which of the following were strengths of the Wade-Davis Bill?

• Protected African Americans more

• Quick healing and less bitterness

• Allowed Black Codes

• Reunited states quickly

Fill in the Blanks

Johnson's plan allowed Southern states to pass

restricting freedmen.