Reconstruction

Does the Reconstruction still matter to us today?

• Yes, political decisions made in Reconstruction shaped the modern South.

• Yes, because we were able to free the slaves thanks to Reconstruction

• No, the slaves were already freed and the North just tried to control the South

• No, it happened so long ago that there is no way that it truly impacts us today

What was Lincoln’s main goal following the Civil War?

• End slavery

• Reunify the country

• Destroy the South

• All the above

What did the United States have to do after the Civil War ended?

• Reintegrate freed slaves

• Reintegrate Southerners and freed slaves

• Reintegrate Southerners

• Reintegrate Northerners

What did the Freedmen’s Bureau do?

• Deliver both food and healthcare

• Began public school system for black and white southerners

• Reunited families divided by slavery

• All the above

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

• John Wilkes Booth

• Andrew Johnson

• The KKK

• Samuel Tilden

Who became President after Abraham Lincoln?

• John Wilkes Booth

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S Grant

• Samuel Tilden

What did Johnson’s Reconstruction plan call for?

• The South to swear allegiance to the United States

• The South to agree to the 13th Amendment

• An agreement to allow individual states rights to be put above federal law

• All the above

Who were the Radical Republicans?

• Northern members of Congress who were neither pro-north or pro-south

• Northern members of Congress who were pro-north and anti-south

• Southern members of Congress who were neither pro-south or pro-north

• Southern members of Congress who were pro-south and anti-north

What were the Reconstruction goals of the Radical Republicans?

• State’s authority under federal power

• Full rights for African Americans

• None of the above

• A and B

Which Amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment