Reconstruction after the Civil War

What was the purpose of the Reconstruction?

• To tax the southern states as punishment for war

• To help the southern states become a part of the Union again

• To keep the southern states from becoming powerful again

Which of the following was NOT part of the plan that Abe Lincoln had for Reconstruction?

• That all states had to agree to outlaw slavery

• That the process for rejoining the Union should be easy and lenient

• That the plantation owners of the South could keep their slaves for five years

Was President Johnson easier or harder on the Southern states after President Lincoln?

• Easier

• Harder

• About the same

What were the Black Codes?

• Laws in the South that made it difficult for black people to get jobs, vote, and go to school

• Laws made by Lincoln to protect former slaves

Which amendment to the US Constitution outlawed slavery in all of the United States?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 19th

What did the 15th amendment to the Constitution guarantee?

• The right for all people to be free from slavery

• The right to free speech

• The right for all men to vote no matter what race they are

Which was the first southern state to be readmitted to the Union?

• Georgia

• Tennessee

• North Carolina

• Virginia

What year was the last southern state finally readmitted into the Union and the US was truly united again?

• 1865

• 1867

• 1870

• 1871

Who were carpetbaggers?

• Northerners who moved to the South to make money off of the Reconstruction

• Southerners who moved to the North to escape the rebuilding

TRUE OR FALSE- When the reconstruction ended, many of the Civil Rights laws were reversed by the new state governments.

• True

• False