Reconstruction

This gave all men regardless of race the right to vote.

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

The 13th Amendment

• gave former slaves citizenship

• gave former slaves the right to vote

• gave slaves their freedom

• gave women the right to vote

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution ...

• abolished slavery

• gave former slaves their citizenship

• gave former slaves the right to vote

• gave women the right to own property

Some of the goals of the Freedmen's Bureau included

• helping former slaves vote

• building and running schools

• providing food and clothing for former slaves

• all of the above

Who became president after Lincoln's assassination?

• U.S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Andrew Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

What was the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

• to create equality for all Americans

• to ensure equal distribution of power between National and State government.

• to limit the power of the federal government

• to give all people the right to vote

Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with

• his idea for instituting an income tax.

• how to draft more men into the Union Army.

• re-admitting Southern states into the Union.

• his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South

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.

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

• The Renaissance

• Reconstruction

• The Guilded Age

• The Industrial Revolution

Which is the best description of Reconstruction?

• rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
• a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
• a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
• unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War