Reconstruction

After the Civil War, the purpose of adding the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution was

• grant civil and political rights to Native American Indians

• allow women to become full citizens

• guarantee African Americans equal treatment under the law, citizenship, and voting rights

• all of the above

Which form of agriculture was created and became dominant in the South in the decades following the Civil War?

• sharecropping

• ranching

• cooperative farming

• homesteading

President Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War included

• restoring the social conditions that existed before the war began

• conducting trials for former Confederate leaders

• destroying the economic and social powers of the southern planters

• reuniting the nation as quickly as possible

Which argument was used by President Abraham Lincoln to explain his policy of leniency toward the South after the Civil War?

• most Southerners remained loyal to the Union during the war

• most Southerners are willing to grant equality to formerly enslaved persons

• the federal government has no authority to punish states for secession

• healing the nation's wounds quickly is essential

Radical Republicans in Congress opposed President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction because Lincoln

• called for the imprisonment of Confederate leaders

• rejected the idea of harsh punishments for the South

• planned to keep Northern troops in the South after the war

• demanded immediate civil and political rights for formerly enslaved persons

The Reconstruction plans of President Lincoln and Andrew Johnson included a provision for the

• resumption of full participation in Congress by Southern states

• long-term military occupation of the Confederacy

• payment of war reparations by Southern states

• harsh punishment of former Confederate officials

Before the former Confederate states could be readmitted to the Union, the congressional plan for Reconstruction required them to

• ratify the 14th Amendment

• imprison all former Confederate soldiers

• provide 40 acres of land to all freedmen

• help rebuild Northern industries

Which statement best describes how the status of African Americans changed after the end of Reconstruction in 1877?

• The Supreme Court consistently supported civil rights for African Americans

• Poll taxes and literacy tests were eliminated for African Americans

• Increasing numbers of African Americans were elected to public office

• African Americans faced increasing discrimination and segregation

A primary reason for the passage of the 14th Amendment was to

• prohibit the secession of southern states

• uphold the legality of the black codes

• continue the presidential plan for Reconstruction

• guarantee citizenship rights to the newly freed slaves

After the Civil War, Southern state legislatures attempted to restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons by

• passing Black Codes

• ratifying the 15th Amendment

• supporting the goals of Radical Republicans

• enacting legislation to strengthen the Freedmen's Bureau