The Period of Reconstruction

W.E.B. Dubois wrote: "The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun..." This statement most likely means:

• The slave experienced lasting freedom and equality.

• The slave enjoyed a brief period of freedom before facing new challenges.

• The slave never gained any freedom at all.

• The slave became a political leader.

What is Reconstruction? Reconstruction is ________ and healing of the country after the war. It was a plan to reunite the country as quickly as possible.

• rebuilding

• dividing

• destroying

• ignoring

One major concern facing the United States after the Civil War was deciding how to help the ________.

• Newly Freed Slaves

• Wealthy Landowners

• Foreign Immigrants

• Native Americans

One major concern facing the United States after the Civil War was deciding how to fix the ________ (farmer’s fields and cities ruined).

• Devastated infrastructure

• Political parties

• Foreign relations

• Population growth

One major concern facing the United States after the Civil War was deciding how to help the ________.

• Families that had been ripped apart

• Leaders of foreign countries

• Wealthy industrialists

• Native wildlife

If secession was not legal, what would be the consequence for the Southern states?

• They would become independent countries

• They never left and will need consequences for attempting treason

• They would be readmitted as territories

• They would be given more rights

If secession was legal, what would happen to the Southern states?

• They would remain part of the Union without changes

• They would become independent countries

• They would now be territories that must be readmitted to the Union

• They would face consequences for treason

According to Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan, former Confederates guilty of treason can never hold federal office.

• True

• False

According to Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan, voting rights were left up to the states.

• True

• False

How can Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan be described?

• Very strict

• Very lenient

• Unclear

• Harsh