Understanding the Civil War and Reconstruction

How many soldiers died during the Civil War?

• Less than 300,000

• Approximately 700,000

• Around 500,000

• More than 620,000

What was the main reason for the high death toll during the Civil War?

• Lack of medical knowledge

• Natural disasters

• Disease and battle

• Foreign interventions

What was the main goal of the Reconstruction period?

• To segregate the North and South

• To punish the Confederate states

• To rebuild the nation and expand educational opportunities

• To establish military rule in the South permanently

What did President Lincoln's 10 percent plan require?

• 10% of the Southern wealth to be redistributed

• 10% of Confederate soldiers to surrender

• 10% of the Southern land to be given to the North

• 10% of the voting population in the South to take a loyalty oath to the U.S.

What was Lincoln's view on how to treat the South after the war?

• With harsh penalties and strict regulations

• With kindness and a focus on quick reunification

• Indifference, leaving the South to rebuild on its own

• Immediate execution of all Confederate leaders

Who were the Radical Republicans?

• Supporters of Lincoln's policies

• A group that wanted harsher Reconstruction measures

• Former Confederate soldiers seeking amnesty

• Southern Democrats who opposed the war

What did the Radical Republicans believe about the Confederate states?

• They should be given more power in Congress

• They should be treated as conquered territories

• They should be independent nations

• They should be welcomed back with minimal conditions

What did the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish?

• Gave women the right to vote

• Granted citizenship to all born in the U.S.

• Established the federal income tax

• Abolished slavery in the United States

What was the purpose of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?

• To pardon all former Confederate soldiers

• To divide the South into military districts and ensure African Americans' voting rights

• To grant voting rights to all men, regardless of race

• To officially end the Civil War

How did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 change the South?

• It banned all former Confederates from living in the South

• It made all Southern states Republican

• It created military districts to oversee elections

• It abolished all pre-war state governments