The Reconstruction Era

Which President of the United States wrote and issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring all slaves freed?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John F. Kennedy

• Andrew Johnson

• George Washington

Which list is incorrect?

• Union states included: California, Oregon, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine

• Confederate states included: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida

• Territories included: Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Nebraska, Washington, Dakota

• They are all correct.

Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached in the House of Representatives?

• He did not get along with the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

• His plans conflicted with Abraham Lincoln's plans. Johnson's plans did not give protection to former slaves.

• He lied in office and traded secrets with foreign nations.

• He erased emails that were important documents

Democrat President Andrew Johnson fought against the "Radical Republicans". Why?

• Johnson announced that the Reconstruction was complete and the country was reunited.

• Johnson chose temporary governors for each state that seceded.

• The "Radical Republicans" wanted to protect the civil rights of the freedman, but Johnson did not believe that whites and blacks were equal, he wanted whites to control the government.

• Each governor developed a new state constitution that outlawed secession and supported the 13th amendment.

What was the Freedman's Bureau?

• an important agency of the early Reconstruction Era that assisted former slaves in the South.

• place for free men to write letters

With the support of the "Radical Republicans and other northern politicians" what did the Freedman's Bureau hope to accomplish, but sadly was stopped by President Johnson because "he did not think improving the lives of blacks was important"?

• write more letters to politicians

• stage protests to fight for equal rights

• take over the government

• build more schools, homes, and hospitals for blacks in the South

Congress passed the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in July 1866. What did it do for the black people of America?

• It gave them all free land.

• It made them official citizens of the US and gave black men the right to vote.

• It gave black women the right to vote.

• It sent them back to work on the plantations.

In order to take back control of the southern states, Congress took many measures to ensure blacks were given the chance to live as equal citizens. Which of the following is NOT something they did?

• Congress dismantled the former state governments Johnson assembled and instead pushed for Republican governors, which allowed the Republicans to take control of the South.

• They made it illegal for former Confederates to run for office.

• They sent Union soldiers to voting places to make sure blacks were not threatened or physically harmed when voting.

• protested, rioted, and threatened President Andrew Johnson

What group battled against the new Republican President Ulysses S. Grant?

• KKK (Ku Klux Klan)

• The Freedman's Bureau

• The Civil Rights Activists

• The Confederates

When did Reconstruction officially end?

• July 4, 1777

• December 1, 1955

• March 1877

• August 28, 1963