Reconstruction Era STAAR

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Which era in U.S. history is the focus of this article?

• The Jacksonian Era

• The Antebellum Era

• The Federalist Era

• The Reconstruction Era

Fill in the missing KEY WORDS in the era storyboard.

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change

Homes

factories

war

country

discovery

rebuilding

presidents

disagreements

government

Fill in the missing ERAS in the chart below.

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Colonization

Reconstruction

Industrial Revolution

Westward Expansion

Early Republic

Civil War

Jackson

American Revolution

Reform

Constitution

13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are passed

• Westward Expansion/Industrial Revolution

• Reform

• Reconstruction

• Constitution

Freedman's Bureau is created

• Civil War

• Reconstruction

• Reform

• Westward Expansion/Industrial Revolution

Which organization was established to help blacks and poor whites receive an education, find work, and get needed supplies during Reconstruction?

• Salvation Army

• Red Cross

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Department of Health

What does, "with malice towards none, with charity for all", show us about Abraham Lincoln's plan for reconstruction?

• He wanted to punish the Confederates.

• He wanted to show forgiveness to Confederates.

• He wanted to make it difficult for the south to rejoin.

What BEST describes Andrew Johnson's plan (presidential reconstruction)?

• Wanted to go easy on the south.

• Wanted to punish the south.

• Forced the south to give equal rights to all.

• Wanted the military to control the south.

Answer explanation

Andrew Johnson agreed with Lincoln and wanted Reconstruction to be quick and simple.

What was Lincolns' 10% plan?

• 10 year plan to rebuild railroads.

• 10% of slaves would be set free in the south.

• A10% tax placed on the south for war debts.

• 10% had to swear an oath of allegiance.