Reconstruction

Strict punishment of Confederate veterans and financial assistance to African Americans were policies pushed by which of the following group during the Reconstruction Era?

• northerners

• Abraham Lincoln Supporters

• Radical Republicans

Reconstruction was the process of

• rebuilding the South after the Civil War
• creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
• instituting Black Codes for former slaves
• eliminating the plantation economy in the South

What was Lincoln's Plan for reconstruction after the Civil War?

• Punish the Southerners by taking away their right to vote.

• offer amnesty to all southerners who pledged an oath of loyalty.

• Ban former confederates from holding office.

• Use military control to govern the southern states.

Abolished slavery throughout the United States.

• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment
• 19th Amendment

Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?

• 14th
• 15th
• 16th
• 13th

Made African Americans citizens.

• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment
• 19th Amendment

Which of the following is NOT a goal of reconstruction?

• To rebuild the infrastructure that was destroyed during the war.

• To reunite the north and south and create good will and cooperation between them.

• To punish the south.

• To rebuild the economy, create jobs, and support industry.

The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected the lives of millions of African Americans by —

• A. providing them with voting rights
• B. guaranteeing their freedom of speech
• C. providing them with access to the court system
• D. guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery

The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...

• Gave African Americans citizenship
• Gave African Americans the right to vote
• Freed the slaves
• Gave landowners the right to sharecrop

The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...

• Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
• Freed the Slaves
• Gave African Americans the right to vote
• Forced African Americans back into slavery