Reconstruction

Abolished slavery. First of three "Reconstruction Amendments" passed after Civil War (1865-70)

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?

• Deciduous Democrats
• Radical Republicans
• Wistful Whigs
• Fancy Federalists

The President that Congress tried to impeach so they could control Reconstruction was:

• Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Richard Nixon

Groups like the Ku Klux Klan that formed during Reconstruction helped freed slaves and worked to protect their rights.

• True

• False

Which act was actually a land grant that established agricultural universities like Texas A & M University?

• The Morrill Act

• The Dawes Act

• The Homestead Act

• The Kansas Nebraska Act

What law allowed a person to claim 160 acres of land in the western territories?

• The Homestead Act

• The Dawes Act

• The Morrill Act

• The Land Grab Act

Which law was that forced Native Americans to assimilate by dividing reservations into individual land farms that individual families could live on?

• The Morrill Act

• The Dawes Act

• The Reservation Reorganization Act

• The Homestead Act

1st African American to serve in congress, took over Jefferson Davis’ Senate seat.

• James Madison

• Harriet Tubman

• Ulysses S. Gran

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

What was the purpose of the 14th amendment?

• Grant citizenship to all people born in the United States.

• It gave all men the right to vote.

• It gave all women the right to vote.

• Abolished slavery.

Why were the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments added to the Constitution?

• To provide equal rights to African American citizens.

• To legalize discrimination and segregation.

• To provide equal rights to White citizens.

• To help African Americans pay their poll taxes.