Reconstruction Review

What was the goal of the ten percent plan during The Reconstruction Era?

• To ensure that 10% of the population owned land
• To ensure that 10% of the population could vote
• To ensure that 10% of the southern states' population pledged loyalty to the Union
• To ensure that 10% of the population was educated

What did the 13th amendment accomplish?

• It established the United States Postal Service
• It abolished slavery
• It gave women the right to vote
• It lowered the voting age to 18

What did the 14th amendment achieve?

• It abolished slavery
• It granted women the right to vote
• It established the three branches of government
• It granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States

Who became President after Lincoln died?

• Andrew Johnson
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• John F. Kennedy

Who were the Carpetbaggers and why were they hated by Southerners?

• Carpetbaggers were Northern businessmen who moved to the South to profit from the Reconstruction, and they were hated by Southerners because they were seen as opportunistic and exploitative
• Carpetbaggers were Southern farmers who moved to the North to escape the Civil War, and they were hated by Southerners because they were seen as traitors
• Carpetbaggers were foreign immigrants who moved to the South during the Reconstruction, and they were hated by Southerners because they were seen as taking jobs away from locals
• Carpetbaggers were former slaves who gained political power during the Reconstruction, and they were hated by Southerners because they were seen as a threat to white supremacy

Who were the Scalawags, and why were they hated by Southerners?

• Scalawags were Northern businessmen who took advantage of the South's post-Civil War economy, and they were hated because they were seen as opportunistic and exploitative
• Scalawags were Southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party, and they were hated because they were seen as traitors to the South
• Scalawags were slaves who had been freed after the Civil War, and they were hated because of racial prejudice
• Scalawags were soldiers from the North who stayed in the South after the Civil War, and they were hated because they were seen as an occupying force

Who were the Klu Klux Klan, and what did they try to do?

• A group of people who tried to promote peace and harmony
• A secret society in the southern states of the US that focuses on white supremacy and terrorizes other groups
• A political party that tried to gain power in the US
• A group of people who tried to abolish slavery

Why did the Era of Reconstruction ultimately end?

• The South successfully seceded from the Union
• The North lost interest in helping the South
• The Compromise of 1877 removed federal troops from the South
• The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was repealed

What were the Black Codes?

• Laws passed in the southern states during Reconstruction that greatly restricted the freedom and rights of African Americans
• Codes used by the military during World War II
• Secret codes used by spies during the Cold War
• A set of rules for a popular board game in the 1800s

Which of these best describes the state of the South after the Civil War?

• The South was prosperous and unaffected by the war
• The South was completely destroyed and in ruins
• The South was in a state of economic boom
• The South was largely unaffected and remained agrarian