Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction

Select the three things Southern states had to do to rejoin the Union under Lincoln and Johnson's presidential election plan.

• Repeal their secession

• 10% of the voting population must sign an oath of allegiance

• Ratify the 13th amendment

• Southern plantation owners must pay reparations

How was the Congressional reconstruction plan different from the Presidential plan? (select multiple answers)

• The congressional plan was more concerned with restoring the Union as quickly as possible

• The congressional plan did more to punish former slaveholders

• The congressional plan got the military involved by dividing up the South into districts

• The congressional plan was created by presidents Lincoln and Johnson

The main goal of the Presidential reconstruction plan was to...

• Punish the former Confederate slaveholders

• Restore the union as quickly as possible

• Get rid of the Ku Klux Klan

• Protect the rights of Freedmen at all costs

Which amendment had to be ratified to rejoin the Union in the Johnson/Lincoln presidential reconstruction plans?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Examine the legacy of Reconstruction in terms of its successes and failures. How did Reconstruction shape the future of the United States, particularly in terms of race relations and civil rights?

• Reconstruction had no lasting impact on the United States.

• Reconstruction was a complete success and resolved all issues related to race relations and civil rights.

• Reconstruction had both successes and failures, and it laid the groundwork for future civil rights movements.

• Reconstruction only affected the Southern states and had no impact on the rest of the country.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

Analyze the role of Radical Republicans in shaping Reconstruction policies. What were their main goals, and how did they influence the direction of Reconstruction?

• Radical Republicans had no influence on Reconstruction policies.

• Their main goal was to restore the Southern states to the Union as quickly as possible.

• Their main goals were to ensure civil rights for African Americans and to restructure Southern society.

• They focused solely on economic reconstruction.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

northern born Republican office holders who had moved to the South after the War

• Ku Klux Klan

• carpetbaggers

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Jim Crow

Investigate the political changes that occurred during Reconstruction, focusing on the role of African American politicians. How did their participation influence state and national politics?

• African American politicians had no influence on state and national politics.

• Their participation led to significant changes in state and national politics, including the passage of progressive legislation.

• They were only allowed to participate in local politics.

• Their influence was limited to a few Southern states.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

How did Abraham Lincoln wanted to treat the South? (a)  

• harshly

• leniently

• severely

• rigorously

Select the the two things that happened to the Southern states under the Radical Republican's congressional reconstruction plan.

• They got divided into military controlled districts

• They had to ratify the 14th and 15th amendments

• They had to imprison all former Confederate generals

• They had to pay back for all the damage done to the Union army