Reconstruction Plans

This Reconstruction plan said a state could rejoin if 10% of its population swore an oath of loyalty

• Lincoln's Plan
• Johnson's Plan
• Radical Republican's Plan
• Grant's Plan

What was the period after the Civil War which the U.S government worked to rebuild the states and reconcile (bring together) the nation?

• The Civil War
• Reconstruction
• The Revolutionary War
• None of These

Established to help freed slaves with jobs, education, and voting

• Redeemers
• Civil rights commission
• Freedmen's Bureau
• White League

What was the purpose of Reconstruction?

• To rebuild the North
• To rebuild the South
• To punish the South
• To punish the North

Which plan required a 50% oath of loyalty, creation of the Freedman's Bureau, and punishment of the South

• Johnson
• Lincoln
• Radical Republicans
• Democrats

The members of Congress battled with both presidents because they felt that the Presidential Reconstruction Plans:

• were too focused on helping the freed African slaves, but not on helping the poor, white farmers.
• were too strict to allow the Union to ever be reunited as it was prior to the Civil War.
• were too lenient on the Southern states that had rebelled against the Union.
• were created too quickly without consulting the former leaders of the Confederate states.

The 13th amendment to the Constitution was the first of the "Reconstruction Amendments," What was the purpose of this amendment?

• to give women the right to vote
• to allow the Confederate States to re-enter the Union
• to give African Americans the right to vote
• to abolish slavery

Who took the office of President after Pres. Lincoln was killed?

• Andrew Jackson
• Andrew Johnson
• Andrew Livingston
• Andrew Young

Reconstruction can be described as:

• A series of Government programs to rebuild the nation
• The Time period between 1865-1877 in the U.S.
• The Government plan to reunite NOrth and South
• All of these.

What was a goal of Reconstruction?

• Reunite the North and South
• Disunite the North and South
• Add new territory to the US
• Punish the South