15.1 YAWP

Reconstruction, as described in the reading, refers to:

• The rebuilding of the southern infrastructure post-Civil War

• The process of bringing Confederate leaders to justice

• The restoration of the Confederacy with its original boundaries

• The effort to reintegrate southern states into the Union and redefine the position of African Americans in society

President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation primarily:

• Freed all slaves in the U.S. without exception

• Allowed for the continuation of slavery in the North

• Freed only slaves in areas of rebellion while leaving many in bondage in certain states and Union-occupied areas

• Was issued as a direct response to international pressure

The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution:

• Legally abolished slavery with the exception of punishment for a convicted crime

• Established the rights of former slaves to vote

• Defined the guidelines for the reconstruction of the southern states

• Declared the Emancipation Proclamation to be null and void

Lincoln’s plan to reintegrate the South into the Union required that:

• All residents of a southern state swear loyalty to the Union

• 10 percent of a state's voting population take an oath of allegiance to establish loyal Unionist governments

• Confederate leaders be barred from holding office

• All slaves be immediately freed in the rejoining states

Which event led to a shift in the Reconstruction approach of the United States?

• The ratifications of the Thirteenth Amendment

• The election of Andrew Johnson as President

• The establishment of Black Codes in the Sout

• The assassination of Abraham Lincoln

After Abraham Lincoln's death who assumed the presidency and continued the Reconstruction efforts?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• John Wilkes Booth

• Stephen A. Douglas

What requirements did Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plan impose on the southern states?

• Immediate granting of voting rights to all African Americans

• Ongoing military occupation of the South

• Voiding their ordinances of secession, repudiating Confederate debts, and ratifying the Thirteenth Amendment

• Compulsory education for all former slaves

The Black Codes enacted by southern states primarily aimed to:

• Ensure the equal rights of African Americans

• Promote economic growth in the South

• Reestablish antebellum power dynamics and control over black ehavior

• Encourage Northern migration to the South

What was the primary reason for many Republicans wanting to grant voting rights to freedmen?

• They believed in absolute racial equality

• They saw it as a means to protect Republican interests in the South by building a new voting bloc

• They wanted to counteract the influence of the southern aristocracy

• They believed that only freedmen could truly rebuild the South

In response to the Black Codes and other similar actions, Republicans in Congress passed the:

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• Reconstruction Act of 1867

• Fifteenth Amendment