Reconstruction and post Civil War

Why did the North believe that Abraham Lincoln would not be re-elected in August 1864?

• Loss of life in the war had yielded positive results

• The war had united both parties

• Growing war weariness and sense of loss of life

• The 1864 presidential bid was unopposed

Lincoln was pessimistic about his re-election chances in 1864, the victory at _________ helped him become optimistic about being re-elected in 1864.

• Gettysburg

• Atlanta

• Vicksburg

• Shiloh

What year was Freedman's Bureau established?

• 1976

• 1865

• 1717

• 2005

Why was Freedmen's Bureau established?

• To free slaves

• To support the president

• To honor freed men

• To help African Americans

What did the 13th Amendment do?

• made slavery illegal
• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
• gave black men the right to vote
• gave former slaves land to begin farms

What did the 14th Amendment do?

• made slavery illegal
• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
• gave black men the right to vote
• gave former slaves land to begin farms

What did the 15th Amendment do?

• made slavery illegal
• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
• gave black men the right to vote
• gave former slaves land to begin farms

What was segregation?

• equal treatment for all people
• the forced separation of races
• a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land
• the period of time after the Civil War

What was Reconstruction?

• equal treatment for all people
• the forced separation of races
• a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land
• the period of time after the Civil War

The US government created what organization to help former slaves and poor whites?

• Bureau of Parks and Recreation
• Free Food Bureau
• Jobs and Education Bureau
• Freedman's Bureau