8-5.1 Reconstruction Policies

Who did the Federal government say should be in charge of rebuilding Southern economies and towns?  

• South Carolina
• The Confederacy
• The States
• The US government

Why was it difficult for the South to rebuild their towns after the Civil War?  

• Union occupation
• Carpetbaggers stole funds
• Scalawags stopped production
• No money and too much damage

Who did the Freedmen's Bureau help? (mostly)

• Union Soldiers
• Confederate Soldiers
• Former slaves
• Native Americans

Why did the freedmen lose their lands given by the Freedmen's Bureau?

• Johnson pardoned Confederates
• 40 Acres and a Mule was illegal
• They did not pay taxes.
• Sharecropping was too hard.

How did sharecropping affect former slaves?

• Made them Rich
• Left them in a cycle of debt
• Whites joined terrorist groups
• They were taxed heavily

What was the greatest accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?  

• Education 
• Economic Prosperity
• Social Change
• Political equality

What was the purpose of Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction?  

• Punish the South
• Let the North be in charge of Government
• End the war quickly
• Humiliate the South

What was the purpose of Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction?  

• Punish the South
• Let the North be in charge of Government
• End the war quickly
• Humiliate the South

What percentage had to swear an oath of allegiance to the United States as part of Lincoln's Plan?  

• 5
• 10
• 15
• 20

Which President required the 13th amendment to be ratified in their Reconstruction Plan?  

• Lincoln
• Johnson
• Grant
• Kennedy