Reconstruction

What did the Freedmen's Bureau provide to Freedmen?

• Jobs and housing

• Clothes, food, and medicine

• Military protection

• Transportation services

What was one of the main functions of the Freedmen's Bureau in the South?

• To collect taxes

• To establish schools and provide legal help

• To oversee elections

• To enforce segregation laws

Where did General Lee surrender his army?

• Gettysburg

• Richmond

• Appomattox Court House

• Fort Sumter

What event occurred as a result of General Lee's surrender?

• The start of the Civil War

• The drafting of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The end of the Civil War

What was the main goal of Reconstruction after the war?

• To divide the country further

• To rebuild and heal the country

• To start a new war

• To ignore the damages caused by the war

What would happen after representatives from the former Confederate states were sent to Congress according to President Lincoln's plan?

• The state would declare independence.

• The state would form its own government.

• The state would become a part of the U.S. again.

• The state would pay reparations to the U.S.

Why did Congress disagree with President Lincoln's plan?

• They thought it was too harsh on Confederates.

• They wanted a smaller percentage of citizens to swear loyalty.

• They thought this plan was too easy on Confederates.

• President Lincoln signed the plan into law.

What was the attitude of white southerners towards freedmen after the Civil War?

• They were welcoming and accepting.

• They were indifferent and uninterested.

• They were angry and resentful with no desire to treat freedmen as equals.

• They were eager to provide economic assistance.

What did the Civil War do to many parts of the South?

• It brought economic prosperity.

• It destroyed many parts of the South.

• It had no significant impact.

• It improved the infrastructure.

What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?

• It granted women the right to vote.

• It abolished slavery.

• It established the two-term limit for presidents.

• It gave the right to bear arms.