8. Reconstruction

A lenient plan to readmit southern states to the Union as quickly as possible. (supported by Lincoln)

• Presidential Reconstruction

• Congressional Reconstruction

• State's rights

A strict plan for Reconstruction carried out by Republicans in Congress. It forced southern states to pass the 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments.

• Presidential Reconstruction

• Congressional Reconstruction

• State's rights

banned slavery in the US:

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

redefined citizenship to include African Americans and provide them with legal protection:

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

extended the right to vote to black men:

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

became President after Lincoln’s assassination:

• Quincy Jones

• Rutherford B Hayes

• Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson was impeached but was not removed from office after going on trial.

• True

• False

organization that provided everyday needs to newly freed former slaves:

• NAACP

• Abolitionists of America

• Freedmen's Bureau

laws passed in southern states to limit the freedom of former slaves:

• De Facto Segregation

• Radical Reconstruction plan

• Black Codes

terrorist organization that fought for white superiority:

• Nazi Criminals

• KKK

• Black Panthers