Ch. 23 Reconstruction

Which describes Abraham Lincoln’s approach to the South at the end of the Civil War?

• The South should be punished for its part in the war.
• The South should be treated with kindness and justice.
• The South should ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.
• The South should pay for property damage caused by the war.

All of these were included in President Johnson’s Reconstruction plan except

• cancellation of war debts.
• new state constitutions for Confederate states.
• ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment.
• guarantee of voting rights for freedmen.

Which of these was a lasting effect of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• job security
• land distribution
• educational opportunity
• free medical care

What was the purpose of the black codes?

• to control former slaves
• to provide fair wages for freedmen
• to reconstruct the plantation system
• to teach language skills to freedmen

Why was the Thirteenth Amendment passed?

• to abolish slavery
• to provide citizenship to former slaves
• to allow freedmen to run for office
• to legislate fair treatment of all citizens

What did Congress hope the Enforcement Acts would prevent?

• misuse of tax money
• attacks on political leaders
• attempts to keep people from voting
• opposition to new state governments

What does the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee to citizens?

• the right to vote
• the right to medical care
• equal protection of the law

During Congressional Reconstruction, which group held political power in the South?

• former Confederate leaders
• members of the Ku Klux Klan
• people who had been loyal to the United States

In 1867, which of these made up the largest group of new Southern voters?

• African Americans
• white Southern Democrats
• former Confederate soldiers

What was the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment?

• to give all citizens the right to vote
• to provide education for all citizens
• to protect the voting rights of African American men