Reconstruction Review

Amnesty is a synonym for pardon, it means "excuse" or "forgive."

• True

• False

Which of the 3 plans for Reconstruction created military districts in the South?

• Johnson

• Lincoln

• Congressional

Impeach means:

• Convict a president of a crime

• To kick out of office

• To bring formal charges against

Under the Republican-controlled Congress, the South began to rebuild.

• True

• False

A northerner who came to the South during Reconstruction, or a _______, was often there to exploit the South's misfortune.

• Carpetbagger

• Sharecropper

• Merchant

The concept of "redeeming" the South was an appeal to

• Radical Republicans to bring an end to Reconstruction

• northern capitalists to help rebuild the Southern economy

• white racists to rid the region of "Black Republican" governments

As Reconstruction came to an end, the gains made by African Americans after the Civil War were maintained by Southern whites.

• True

• False

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois are considered by many to be two of the most influential figures in the early Civil Rights movement. However, they had two 'somewhat' opposing viewpoints on the most effective method to obtain equality with white Americans. Which of the two individuals believed that African Americans should concentrate on achieving political goals rather than economic ones?

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. Du Bois

Southern laws that enforced discrimination became known as Jim Crow Laws.

• True

• False

Which general commanded a district comprised only of states that had been readmitted to the Union in 1868? Refer to the diagram provided for assistance.

• General Sheridan

• General Pope

• General Sickles