Reconstruction

When the Civil War ended, the Union and Confederacy...

• quickly forgave each other and reunited

• were like a family again

• still disagreed about many issues and, for the most part, disliked each other

What was Abe Lincoln's number one goal in Reconstruction?

• Make sure African Americans had equality

• Reunify and readmit the Confederate states into the Union

• Make sure the South paid for all the damage done during the war

• Build up America's military strength

Abe Lincoln wanted...

• a balanced approach to Reconstruction that included bringing states back into the Union and looking out for the well-being of formerly enslaved African Americans

• a plan to Reconstruction that included amnesty to all African Americans who served in the military and a plan that would punish the South

• to see African Americans maintain a lower status than whites while also ensuring white southern government and military leaders would never be allowed to participate in official positions again.

Was President Andrew Johnson racist?

• Yes

• No

The 14th Amendment gave citizenship rights to all freedmen. This meant they would...

• Be allowed to create their own country

• Receive a free college education

• Be granted 40 acres and a mule

• Receive equal protection under the law

What was the Ku Klux Klan (KKK)?

• Groups of organized, racist whites who attacked African Americans and whites who helped African Americans

• A group organized by Congress who set out to help African Americans get on their feet after the Civil War

Which president used US troops to fight the KKK?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

The election of 1876 and Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction. How?

• Rutherford B. Hayes won the presidency and all Union troops were pulled from the South

• Rutherford B. Hayes said he would step down from presidency and allow the South and North to reunite

• Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden agreed to end Reconstruction if Tilden were to become president

Jim Crow Laws, Literacy Tests, Poll Taxes and Segregation are all examples of...

• Southern military power

• Radical Republicans plan toward Reconstruction

• Inequality and discrimination of African Americans during Reconstruction

• The Compromise of 1877 and the Ku Klux Klan

Which phrase most accurately describes the Reconstruction era?

• An incredibly successful program

• A complete and total failure that had no positive outcomes

• It tried to rebuild the US, but had many problems

• Not necessary at all