Unit 5 Day 12 - Prime Time / Warm Up

The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was known as

• A. New South

• B. Reconstruction

• C. Atlanta Compromise

• D. Georgia Platform

The members of Congress battled with both presidents because they felt that the Presidential Reconstruction Plans:

• were too focused on helping the freed African slaves, but not on helping the poor, white farmers.

• were too strict to allow the Union to ever be reunited as it was prior to the Civil War.

• were too lenient on the Southern states that had rebelled against the Union.

• were created too quickly without consulting the former leaders of the Confederate states.

This Reconstruction plan said a state could rejoin if 10% of its population swore an oath of loyalty

• Lincoln's Plan

• Johnson's Plan

• Radical Republican's Plan

• Grant's Plan

The ____________________ wanted a harsher punishment for the Southern States before they were to be rejoined with the Union

• Sons of Liberty

• Radical Republicans

• Ku Klux Klan

Which statement accurately describes the difference between Lincoln's and Radical Republican's plan for Reconstruction?

• Lincoln's plan consisted of many steps; the Radical Republicans' plan was simpler.

• Lincoln's plan sought to punish the south for the Civil War; the Radical Republican's plan was aimed at rehabilitation.

• Lincoln's plan called for the quick return of the Southern States to the Union; the Radical Republican's plan sought to delay their return.

• Lincoln's plan called for the abolition of slavery throughout the South; the Radical Republican's plan would have allowed slavery to continue.