Reconstruction in the United States

What was the period of Reconstruction in the United States?

• 1855-1865

• 1865-1877

• 1877-1885

• 1885-1895

What did the Reconstruction period include in the United States history?

• The process by which the federal government readmitted former Union states.

• The process by which the federal government readmitted former Confederate states.

• The period during which the United States prepared for the Civil War.

• The period during which the United States expanded westward.

What did the South need for the freedmen after the war?

• Education, housing, and transportation

• Food, clothing, and jobs

• Land, tools, and livestock

• Medical care, legal assistance, and voting rights

Who planned for Reconstruction and the rebuilding of the South?

• President Kennedy

• President Roosevelt

• President Lincoln

• President Johnson

How much were the direct costs of the war?

• 15 million

• 15 billion

• 150 million

• 150 billion

What was needed in addition to the direct costs of the war?

• More money for healthcare and education

• More money for infrastructure and technology

• More money for continuing expenses like pensions and national debt

• More money for military and defense

What was the main goal of Lincoln's "Ten Percent Plan" for Reconstruction?

• To punish the Southern states for secession

• To readmit Southern states as quickly as possible without punishment

• To require a majority of Southern voters to take an oath of loyalty

• To grant amnesty only to Confederate soldiers

According to Lincoln's Reconstruction Proclamation, what percentage of a state's voters needed to take an oath of loyalty to establish a new state government?

• 10 percent

• 25 percent

• 50 percent

• 75 percent

Who was excluded from the amnesty offered by Lincoln's "Ten Percent Plan"?

• All Southern voters

• Union army officers

• Confederate leaders

• Northern state leaders

What argument did Lincoln's "Ten Percent Plan" make regarding southern states and secession?

• Secession was a legal and constitutional right

• Southern states had legally left the Union

• Southern states had never legally left the Union because secession was illegal

• Secession was a temporary condition that could be resolved with negotiations