Reconstruction

Radical Republicans in Congress opposed Lincoln's Reconstruction plan.

• True

• False

What was Congress' (Radical Republicans) plan for Reconstruction meant to do?

• create more resentment

• make Southerners happy

• appease white southern landowners

• punish the south for the Civil War

The 14th Amendment did which of the following?

• Denied the right to vote

• Provided free speech but not equal protection.

• abolished slavery in all Union states.

• granted citizenship and equal rights/protection under the law.

This Amendment guaranteed African American men (males) the right to vote.

• 16th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States and its territories?

• 12th

• 15th

• 13th

• 14th

The purpose of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was to

• protect blacks from violence.

• prevent blacks from voting.

• register blacks to vote.

• help blacks find good jobs.

Select the statement below that does NOT describe the life of a sharecropper.

• They were paid a small salary for the work they did.

• They were provided land, a home, and fertilizer by the landowner.

• They were given food, clothing, and medicine on credit.

• They had to share a portion of their harvest with the landowner.

Which of the following best explains why Georgia was placed under military occupation for a third time in 1868?

• because slavery still existed in the state

• because of the actions of the KKK

• because of Radical Republicans

• because black codes were limited freedmen's rights

After the Civil War, most freedmen in the South made their living as

• blacksmiths

• tradesmen

• carpenters

• sharecroppers

What was Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?

• Lincoln's plan was similar to the Radical Republicans' plan.

• Lincoln's plan reflected the idea of the majority of his party (Republicans).

• Lincoln's plan was meant to be quick and had only a few steps.

• Lincoln's plan consisted of many steps and would a long time to complete.