SSUSH 10: Reconstruction

The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to

• provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.

• gain the vote for millions of former slaves.

• provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.

• get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.

Presidential Reconstruction following the American Civil War can BEST be described as

• a plan to fix the damage to the White House caused by the Civil War.

• a desire to rebuild the southern states quickly to help control the economy.

• a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war.

• a desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the war.

What group was created in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, for the purpose of preventing both the programs of Reconstruction and laws promoting racial equality?

• Freedman's Bureau

• Ku Klux Klan

• Know Nothing Party

• White Circle Council

The period of rebuilding of The South after The Civil War was known as

• The Renaissance

• Reconstruction

• The Guilded Age

• The Industrial Revolution

Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 3rd

Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?

• "Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "

• "The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."

• "Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."

• "The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."

Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?

• The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.

• The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor

• The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.

• The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.

Which Amendment gave United States citizens of all races the right to vote?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 5th

Lincoln's Reconstruction needed southern states to have at least ________ % of the voting population take a loyalty oath.

• 10

• 30

• 50

• 99

President Johnson was impeached for _________________.

• lying to the country

• violating the Tenure of Office Act

• holding elections in an off year