Reconstruction Review Flashcards

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After the Civil War, the South

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suffered from destruction of its farms, homes, businesses and transportation systems

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Reconstruction was the effort to restore

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the southern states to the Union

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Why did President Lincoln refuse to sign the Wade-Davis Bill?

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It was too harsh on the southern states

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Which is an accurate comparison of Johnson’s Reconstruction plans and that of the Radical Republicans?

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Johnson’s plan was more lenient

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The Fourteenth Amendment stated that

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all persons born in the United States were citizens

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Which of the following was NOT part of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?

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Poll taxes and literacy tests were made illegal

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The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments dealt with

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Rights of African Americans

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Freedmen’s Bureau did all of the following EXCEPT

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establish new factories

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All of the following groups gained power in the South after the Civil War EXCEPT

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former Confederate officials

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One goal of the Radical Republicans was to

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break the power of southern planters