Reconstruction

Front

What did President Lincoln think of the Wade-Davis bill?

Back

Too harsh on the South because it required 50 percent of southerners to take an oath of loyalty to the Union.

Front

After the 13th Amendment, many freedmen agreed to provide labor on plantations, in exchange for sharing part of the harvested crop. This agreement was called ________.

Back

sharecropping

Front

Free people who had previously been enslaved were known as __________.

Back

freedmen

Front

What did Radical Republicans want to accomplish?

Back

punishment for Confederate leaders and protection of the rights of freedmen

Front

What was vetoed by President Andrew Johnson, because he thought it gave the federal government too much power and was unconstitutional?

Back

The Civil Rights Act of 1866

Front

What did Radical Republicans do after President Johnson decided to remove the Secretary of War?

Back

They tried to impeach President Johnson.

Front

What was part of President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction before the Civil War was over?

Back

Ten percent of voters in a state had to take an oath of allegiance.

Front

What problems did formerly enslaved people face during Reconstruction?

Back

All of the above (Black Codes, lack of education, sharecropping)

Front

Which of the following tried to limit the rights of African Americans in order to help the planter elite hold onto slavery-like conditions?

• The Freedmen's Bureau
• Abraham Lincoln
• Black Codes
• Radical Republicans

Back

Black Codes

Front

What group was known for its use of violence and intimidation against its enemies during Reconstruction? Options: Radical Republicans, freedmen, sharecroppers, the Ku Klux Klan

Back

the Ku Klux Klan