Reconstruction

Multiple Choice

What was the main purpose of the Reconstruction period after the Civil War?

• To expand the United States territory

• To rebuild the nation and its economy after the Civil War

• To start another war

• To abolish the presidency

Multiple Choice

What did the 13th Amendment do?

• It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

• It gave women the right to vote.

• It established equal protection under the law.

• It was adopted in 1868.

Multiple Choice

What did the 14th amendment do?

• The 14th Amendment limited the powers of the federal government.
• The 14th Amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law.
• The 14th Amendment established voting rights for women.
• The 14th Amendment abolished slavery.

Open Ended

Describe the process by which the 15th Amendment was passed and ratified. Why do you think this process was important for American democracy?

Multiple Choice

What did the 15th Amendment do?

• The 15th Amendment established income tax.
• The 15th Amendment granted women the right to vote.
• The 15th Amendment abolished slavery.
• The 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the 15th Amendment in United States history?

• It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.

• It granted citizenship and equal protection under the law.

• It ensured the right to vote for all male citizens regardless of race or previous condition of servitude.

• It established the Supreme Court.

Multiple Select

Which of the following were key points of Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan?

• Pardon and restore all who fought, including high-ranking officers

• 10% of voters in each state had to approve the plan

• Slavery would no longer exist in any state

• Immediate punishment for Southern states

Multiple Choice

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

• To punish the South for causing the Civil War

• To bring the country back together quickly after the war

• To abolish the presidency

• To expand the United States' territory

Multiple Choice

Why did some Republicans think the 10% plan was to easy on the South?

• They believed it would lead to further conflict with the North.
• They thought it would encourage Southern states to rebel again.
• They felt it would undermine the Union's efforts to rebuild.
• They thought it was too lenient and did not sufficiently punish the South.

Multiple Choice

Who was the leader of the Radical Republicans who opposed Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan?

• Andrew Johnson

• Thaddeus Stevens

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Frederick Douglass

Multiple Choice

What event prevented President Lincoln from carrying out his Reconstruction Plan?

• He resigned from office

• He was assassinated

• He was impeached

• He fell ill

Open Ended

What were Lincoln’s three main points for Reconstruction?

Multiple Choice

What impact did Lincoln's assassination have on the course of Reconstruction?

• It delayed Reconstruction for several years

• It led to Vice-President Andrew Johnson taking charge

• It resulted in the immediate end of Reconstruction

• It caused the Southern states to secede again

Multiple Choice

What was the main criticism of Andrew Jackson during Reconstruction?

• Advocacy for Native American rights
• his lenient policies towards the South

• Support for the Reconstruction Amendments
• Promotion of industrialization in the South

Multiple Choice

Why did congress need to pass the 14th and 15th amendments?

• To limit the power of the federal government.
• To promote economic growth in the South.
• To establish a national language.
• To secure civil rights and voting rights for former slaves.

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?

• To enforce laws against former enslaved people.
• To assist formerly enslaved people with food, housing, education, and civil rights.
• To promote agricultural practices among white landowners.
• To provide military training for freedmen.

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan?

• To advocate for civil rights and equality for all races.
• To promote white supremacy and racial segregation through intimidation and violence.
• To promote economic development in minority communities.
• To support integration and multiculturalism in society.

Multiple Choice

Why were black legislators expelled from Georgia's General Assembly during Reconstruction?

• Black legislators were expelled due to political backlash and efforts to regain control by white Democrats.
• They were expelled for financial misconduct.
• They were expelled because of their support for the Confederacy.
• They were expelled due to a lack of qualifications.

Multiple Choice

What was the difference between a tenant and a sharecropper?

• A tenant works for the landowner; a sharecropper owns the land.
• A tenant pays rent for land; a sharecropper pays with a portion of the crops.
• A tenant receives crops; a sharecropper pays cash for land.
• A tenant is a farm laborer; a sharecropper is a landowner.

Multiple Choice

How did sharecropping take advantage of people?

• Sharecropping encouraged economic independence.
• Sharecropping provided fair wages to workers.
• Sharecropping eliminated the need for loans.
• Sharecropping took advantage of people by trapping them in a cycle of debt and dependency.

Multiple Choice

Which population of people made up most sharecroppers?

• Wealthy landowners in the Northern United States.
• Poor African American families and some poor white farmers in the Southern United States.
• Urban factory workers in the Midwest.
• Indigenous tribes in the Western United States.

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Meant to provide assistance to former slaves after the Civil War

Established schools and educational programs for African Americans

Provided legal assistance to help former slaves navigate the justice system

Distributed food, clothing, and medical care to those in need

Helped former slaves find employment and negotiate labor contracts

Advocated for civil rights and voting rights for African Americans

Supported the Reconstruction Acts to rebuild the South

Fought against the Black Codes that restricted African American freedoms

Promoted the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution

Worked to impeach President Andrew Johnson for his opposition to Reconstruction policies

Issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863

Declared the freedom of all enslaved people in Confederate-held territory

Significantly changed the character of the Civil War

Encouraged African Americans to join the Union Army

Set the stage for the eventual abolition of slavery in the United States

campaign of intimidation and terror to suppress the civil and voting rights of former slaves

formed as a response to Radical Republicans and the creation of the Freedman's Bureau

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Freedman's Bureau

Ku Klux Klan

Radical Republicans

Emancipation Proclamation

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was the crop that was produced more than any other in Georgia during the Reconstruction Era

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Cotton

Corn 

Silk 

Tobacco 

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The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton but now depended on ​

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rather than slave labor

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sharecropping

slavery 

indentured servitude 

child labor

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The term ​

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refers to the time in United States History after the Civil War

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reconstruction

American Revolution 

Emancipation Proclamation

Radical Republicans 

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When Georgia was readmitted to the Union they were able to remove black members from the General Assembly because the ​

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did not recognize Black's rights to hold public office

Multiple Choice

Why did Sharecropping and Tenant Cropping become popular after the Civil War?

• as a means for landowners to utilize their land and for freedmen to earn a living after the Civil War.

• It was a way for the government to redistribute land to wealthy families.
• Tenant Cropping was a method to eliminate all forms of agricultural labor.
• Sharecropping was primarily used for cotton production in the North.