Chapter 23: Reconstruction Era

What was Lincoln's approach to the South at the end of the Civil War?

• The South should be punished for its part in the war

• The South should be treated with kindness and justice

• The South should ratify the 14th Amendment

• The South should pay for property damage caused by the war

All of these were included in President Johnson's Reconstruction plan except

• cancellation of war debts

• new state constitutions for Confederate states

• ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment

• guarantee of voting rights for freedmen

Which of these was a lasting effect of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• job security

• land distribution

• free medical care

• educational opportunity

What was the purpose of the Black codes?

• to control freed people

• to provide fair wages for freed people

• to reconstruct the plantation system

• to teach reading skills to freed people

What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?

• to abolish slavery

• to provide citizenship to freed people

• to allow freedmen to run for office

• to legislate fair treatment of all citizens

What does the 14th Amendment guarantee to all individuals in the United States?

• the right to vote

• the right to medical care

• equal protection of the law

• equal access to public faculties

During Congressional Reconstruction, which group held political power in the South?

• wealthy, white landowners

• former Confederate leaders

• members of the Ku Klux Klan

• people who had been loyal to the United States

As a result of the Military Reconstruction Act of 1867, which of these made up the largest group of new Southern voters?

• African Americans

• white Southern Democrats

• former Confederate soldiers

• Northerners who moved to the South

What was the purpose of the 15th Amendment?

• to give all citizens the right to vote

• to provide education for all citizens

• to raise taxes to repair damage to the south

• to protect the voting rights of African American men

What did Congress hope the Enforcement Acts would prevent?

• misuse of tax money

• attacks on political leaders

• attempts to keep people from voting

• opposition to new state governments