Unit 8 Reconstruction Practice

How did Congress’ Reconstruction Plan differ from Lincoln’s?

• Lincoln wanted the southern states to ratify the 13^th, 14^th, and 15^th amendments prior to their readmission to the Union

• Congress felt that Lincoln’s plan was too strict

• Lincoln wanted a majority of citizens in southern states to swear an oath of allegiance to the United States

• Congress felt that the readmission process should be difficult, while Lincoln wanted it to be as quick as possible

How were tenant farmers different from sharecroppers?

• tenant farmers owned all of their own equipment

• sharecroppers usually made a small profit

• tenant farmers bought their seed from the owners

• Tenant farmers usually didn’t pay rent for their house

What was the goal of Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?

• to punish the South for its role in the Civil War

• to allow the federal government to take control of Southern agricultural land

• to readmit former Confederate states to the Union as quickly as possible

• to prevent future secession by restricting states' rights

What was one success of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction?

• It prevented the Ku Klux Klan from recruiting members in Georgia

• It made sure that segregated public facilities were equal.

• It created the first public school system in Georgia.

• It helped Democrats take control of Southern governments.

What did the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do?

• it granted black men the right to vote

• it granted freedmen citizenship

• it granted freedmen the right to own property

• it abolished slavery in the United States

Which statement correctly describes sharecropping as practiced in Georgia during Reconstruction?

• The system kept laborers in constant debt to landowners.

• The system helped laborers purchase their own farms.

• The system prevented landowners from exploiting former slaves.

• The system forced landowners to give land to former slaves.

What agricultural practice became much more common in Georgia during Reconstruction?

• irrigation farming

• plantation farming

• terraced farming

• tenant farming

What year was slavery outlawed in the United States?

• 1863

• 1865

• 1868

• 1870

Under Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan, which of the following must each of the former Confederate state do in order to be readmitted to the Union?

• ratify the 13^th Amendment

• imprison former Confederate leaders

• pay money to the United States government

• redistribute lands of former slave owners

Why was President Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction referred to as the "Ten Percent Plan"?

• Ten percent of a state's population had to swear allegiance to the United States in order for the state to be readmitted to the Union.

• Ten percent of a state's agricultural land had to be redistributed to freedmen in order for the state to be readmitted to the Union.

• Ten percent of a state's debt to the federal government had to be repaid in order for the state to be readmitted to the Union.

• Ten percent of a state's legislators were required to be African American in order for the state to be readmitted to the Union.