SSUSH 10 Flashcard

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What did President Lincoln hope to achieve with his Second Inaugural Address on March 4, 1865?

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to encourage the country to strive for understanding and peace

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What aspect of Lincoln's Reconstruction plan did the advocates of Radical Republican (Congressional) Reconstruction most strongly oppose?

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making it very easy for southern states to rejoin the Union

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Which president was charged with the task of carrying the nation through Reconstruction?

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Andrew Johnson

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Following the conclusion of the Civil War, which idea was of greatest priority to President Andrew Johnson? Options: Black Americans should have the same rights as white Americans, Congress should decide the Reconstruction policy, Southern states should be readmitted to the Union quickly, The federal government should have greater power over the states.

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Southern states should be readmitted to the Union quickly.

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Which of these was NOT a part of the Radical Republican (Congressional) Reconstruction plan?
The South was divided into military districts, Ratification of the 14th Amendment, Voting rights for African American men

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Plantation owners had to give up a portion of their land to former slaves

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Food, clothing and education for newly freed slaves was provided by the

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Freedman's Bureau

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Which of these had the effect of granting citizenship to former slaves? Emancipation Proclamation, Thirteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment , Fifteenth Amendment

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Fourteenth Amendment

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How did the Fifteenth Amendment extend the voting rights of citizens?

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It gave men the right to vote, regardless of race.

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Which statement BEST expresses the goals of the Freedman's Bureau? Options: to implement the Radical Republicans' Reconstruction plan, to provide assistance to freed slaves and war refugees, to speed the process of impeaching Andrew Johnson, to help the Democratic Party regain control of the South

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to provide assistance to freed slaves and war refugees

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What was the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War?

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to promote white supremacy and inequality for newly freed men