REVIEW Unit 6 Chapter 3

Lincoln planned to take measures, collectively known as “Reconstruction” following the Civil War. What were the THREE intended purposes of these actions?

• remedy the injustices of slavery.
• bring southern states back into the Union.
• rebuild the South.
• punish Confederate leaders for their war crimes.
• make the South pay reparations for the damages they caused during the war.

What were members of Congress who favored punishing the South for the War and secession called?

• Vengeful Vice Presidents
• Darned Democrats
• Radical Republicans
• Sympathetic Senators

TRUE? or FALSE? Andrew Johnson supported equality and civil rights for African-Americans.

• TRUE! Andrew Johnson fought hard for the passage of the 14th and 15th Amendments, he felt that African-Americans should have the same rights as whites.
• FALSE! Andrew Johnson was racist. He felt that African-Americans were not capable of managing their own lives. He once told a group of blacks visiting the White House that they should move to another country.

The Black Codes were...

• laws passed that limited the freedom of African Americans.
• laws passed that provided economic support for freed slaves.
• identification numbers assigned to individual slaves.
• demands from African Americans to southern governments.

Violent clashes between black and white citizens occurred in which TWO major southern cities during the spring and summer of 1866? Please select BOTH correct answers.

• Memphis, Tennessee
• New Orleans, Louisiana
• Oxford, Mississippi
• Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Richmond, Virginia

How long did Presidential Reconstruction last?

• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 12 years

Congress created WHAT AGENCY to provide medicine, food, clothing, and shelter to newly freed former slaves after the conclusion of the Civil War?

• The Freedmen's Bureau
• The Red Cross
• The Human Rights Commission
• The Federal Emergency Management Agency

During the Reconstruction Era, large numbers of new African-American voters joined which POLITICAL PARTY? These men would go on to run for local, state, and national offices throughout the South.

• Democratic Party
• Federalist Party
• Republican Party
• Whig Party

Republicans in Congress easily overrode Johnson’s vetoes and took charge of Reconstruction during. What was this period known as?

• Radical Reconstruction
• Restoration
• Radical Rebuilding
• Southern Renewal

How many "military districts" were created in the South during the Reconstruction Era? Each was supervised by a Union general. Federal law was enforced by Army regiments, which guaranteed black citizens' civil rights.

• During Reconstruction, THREE "military districts" were created by Congress.
• During Reconstruction, FIVE "military districts" were created by Congress.
• During Reconstruction, SEVEN "military districts" were created by Congress.
• During Reconstruction, TEN "military districts" were created by Congress.