Topic 9 Reconstruction

After the war, transportation in the South suffered MOST because

• transporting Union troops and their supplies caused delays for southerners.

• southern ports had suffered damage from bombing.

• much of the South’s stock of horses had died in battle.

• most of the railroad tracks in the South had been destroyed.

Look at the graph of the economies of the North and South.

• iron production

• agriculture

• manufacturing

• railroad construction

Which of the following phrases would a Republican congressman likely have used to describe President Johnson’s Reconstruction plans?

• too lenient

• very harsh

• well-balanced

• difficult to accomplish

What is the primary function of the Freedmen's Bureau as depicted in the illustration?

• To provide education to people of all ages.

• To assist only African Americans.

• To employ only women.

• To ensure literacy for voting rights.

What does the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish according to the table?

• It outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude.

• It established the Freedmen's Bureau.

• It defined citizens as people born in the United States or naturalized.

• It extended voting rights to African American male citizens.

What reform is associated with the Fourteenth Amendment in the Civil War amendments table?

• It defined citizens as people born in the United States or naturalized.

• It outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude.

• It extended the right to vote to African American male citizens.

• It established the Freedmen's Bureau.

Which statement best summarizes President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction as described in the text?

• Lincoln wanted the South to declare that they were wrong to secede from the Union.

• Lincoln thought it would be easiest to consider that the Confederacy had never seceded.

• Lincoln felt it would be a long struggle before the Confederacy would agree to rejoin the Union.

• Lincoln wanted to punish the Confederacy for seceding.

Which of the following was MOST helpful in advancing the Reconstruction reforms of Radical Republicans in Congress?

• the support of the Supreme Court

• the cooperation of moderate Republicans

• the impeachment of the President

• the consent of southern Democrats

Which of the following factors contributed to the experience described by the soldier who felt as if he had been away only a day or two and had just taken up farm work where he had left off?

• The South had lost more soldiers

• The Union forces had won the war swiftly

• Most of the battles had taken place in the South

• Most Union soldiers returned to their former jobs

Why did Republicans in Congress attempt to impeach President Andrew Johnson?

• They disagreed over plans for Reconstruction

• They believed Johnson was guilty of taking bribes

• They disagreed over the election of President Grant

• They opposed the Fifteenth Amendment, but he supported it