Ch 1 Reconstruction

When did Reconstruction begin?

• before the war ended

• after the Civil War ended

• 1861

• 1877

What was one method that states used to bypass the 15th Amendment? Choose all that apply.

• poll tax

• grandfather clause

• literacy test

• closing polls early

What term was given to describe state laws in the South during Reconstruction that directly limited the freedom of former slaves?

• Jim Crow Laws

• black codes

• Enforcement laws

• Freedmens Laws

Why did Radical Republicans seek harsh punishments against the former Confederate states?

• to industrialize the South

• because they considered slavery a crime

• quickest route to reunification

• because sharecropping was illegal

____________, the period (1865-1877) that followed the American Civil War and during which attempts

were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and to solve the problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states that had seceded at or before the outbreak of war.

• Populism

• Reconstruction

• Enlightenment

• Radical Republicans

Who came up with the 10% plan?

• Andrew Johnson

• Congress

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

Which of the following was NOT a requirement of the South for the 10% plan?

• People who were involved in the confederacy shall no longer vote.

• 10% of voters (white men) in each slave state must take pledge to the USA.

• Require all states to outlaw slavery.

The Freedman's Bureau was created by Congress to do what?

• Punish those who took part in the Confederacy.

• Provide health for freed slaves and poor whites.

• Free the slaves.

What was the 13th Amendment supposed do?

• Give women voting rights.

• Give African Americans voting rights.

• End slavery in the U.S.A.

True or false: Lincoln's 10% plan was agreed upon by Congress.

• True

• False