3 Phases of Reconstruction Review

Reconstruction began when this state was conquered by Union forces in 1863

• North Carolina

• Texas

• Virginia

• Tennessee

Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction included a provision that what percentage of voters had to swear an oath of loyalty before the state could come back into the country

• 50 %

• 45%

• 30%

• 10%

This amendment made slavery illegal

• 13th amendment

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 16th amendment

He became President when Lincoln was killed

(a)  

By 1865, Andrew Johnson had done this

• Pardoned over 13,000 confederate leaders

• Freed Slaves, Made them Citizens and given them voting rights

• Given each slave household 40 acres and a mule

• Fired Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War

What reaction did Thaddeus Stevens and the Radical Republicans have to Andrew Johnson

• They supported his view of Reconstruction

• They were outraged that he was so easy on the South

• They supported the pardoning of former Confederate leaders

• They neither agreed nor disagreed with him

Andrew Johnson's biggest criticism of Radical Reconstruction was

• He didn't believe in giving rights to Freedmen

• Radical Republicans favored quick Reconstruction

• Radical Republicans were too easy on the South

• Radical Reconstruction gave authority to the Federal government that it didn't have

The 14th Amendment

• Gives citizenship to African American men

• Gives African Americans the right to vote

• Freed slaves and made slavery illegal

• gave Congress the power to enact Radical Reconstruction

Who was in charge during Phase 1 of Reconstruction?

• Thaddeus Stevens

• Andrew Johnson

This signaled that congress was in control of Reconstruction in 1866

• The 13th Amendment

• The death of Abe Lincoln

• The 14th Amendment

• Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House