Reconstruction

After the Civil War, Lincoln wanted to

• punish the South

• force the South to adopt full equality

• quickly restore seceding states

• make the South more like the North

Lincoln vetoed the Wade-Davis bill, which would have required a majority of whites to take an oath of allegiance.

• True

• False

Lincoln's plan called for at least ____ percent of registered votes to take an oath of loyalty.

• 5

• 10

• 25

• 50

Who assassinated Lincoln at Ford's Theater in D.C. on April 15, 1865?

• Lee Harvey Oswald

• Andrew Johnson

• James Earl Ray

• John Wilkes Booth

What amendment gave black men the right to vote?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

What amendment abolished slavery in the United States except as punishment for a crime?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

What amendment guaranteed equal protection under the law, due process, and birthright citizenship?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

What prompted Congress to pass the 14th Amendment?

• Election of Black congressmen

• Assassination of Lincoln

• Growth of industry in the North

• Race riots in Memphis and New Orleans

Who became president when Lincoln was assassinated?

• Andrew Jackson

• Andrew Johnson

• Lyndon Johnson

• Lyndon Jackson

Andrew Johnson clashed with Radical Republicans when he began

• refusing to readmit Southern states

• promoting the thirteenth amendment

• pardoning former high-ranking Confederates

• sending federal troops into the South