Reconstruction Plans

Why was the 13th Amendment added to the US Constitution?

• So ALL former slaves could vote

• So black males could vote

• So former slaves were guaranteed equal protection under the law

• It abolished slavery making slavery illegal in ALL of the United States

Which of three Reconstruction Plans was the harshest and meant to punish the South for the Civil War?

• The Lincoln Plan

• The Johnson Plan

• The Congressional Plan

• The Senatorial Plan

For what reason was the 14th Amendment added to the US Constitution?

• To abolish slavery in the United States

• To give ALL blacks in the United States equal protection under the law

• It gave ALL black males the right to vote in the United States

• It gave ALL blacks in the United States the right to vote

For what reason was the 15th Amendment to the Constitution added?

• To abolish slavery in the United States

• To give ALL blacks in the United States equal protection under the law

• It guaranteed ALL black MALES in the United States could vote

• It guaranteed ALL blacks in the United States could vote

Which group of Washington politicians most opposed Lincoln's 10% Reconstruction Plan?

• Southern Democrats

• Free Soil Republicans

• Northern Democrats

• Radical (Abolitionist) Republicans