Chapter 12 Review

Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction – how was the South to be treated/what were requirements?

• Lincoln's plan was lenient, requiring only 10% of voters in Southern states to take a loyalty oath and accept the end of slavery for readmission to the Union.

• Lincoln's plan required all Southern landowners to give up their property to the federal government before readmission.

• Lincoln's plan demanded that 75% of Southern voters sign a loyalty oath and pay reparations to the North.

• Lincoln's plan insisted on immediate full civil rights for all freed slaves before any Southern state could rejoin the Union.

What were Black codes?

• Laws passed by Southern states to restrict the rights of former slaves after the Civil War.

• A set of secret communication signals used by the Underground Railroad.

• A series of amendments granting voting rights to women.

• A collection of trade regulations imposed on Northern factories.

Who was the Congressional leader of Reconstruction?

• Thaddeus Stevens (House) and Charles Sumner (Senate) were key Congressional leaders of Reconstruction.

• Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson were the main Congressional leaders of Reconstruction.

• Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes were the main Congressional leaders of Reconstruction.

• Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman were the main Congressional leaders of Reconstruction.

What were the beliefs of the Radical Republicans toward former slaves?

• Radical Republicans believed former slaves should have full citizenship and voting rights.

• Radical Republicans believed former slaves should return to Africa.

• Radical Republicans believed former slaves should remain as laborers without rights.

• Radical Republicans believed former slaves should be denied education and property ownership.

What was the Congressional plan for Reconstruction?

• The Congressional plan required Southern states to ratify the 14th Amendment and guarantee black men the right to vote before readmission.

• It allowed Southern states to rejoin the Union without any conditions.

• It focused only on rebuilding Southern infrastructure, not on civil rights.

• It required Southern states to pay reparations to the North before readmission.

Who were Scalawags?

• White Southerners who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party.

• Former slaves who became political leaders in the South.

• Northern soldiers stationed in the South after the Civil War.

• Southern plantation owners who opposed Reconstruction.

Who were Carpetbaggers?

• Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War to participate in Reconstruction governments.

• Southerners who supported the Confederacy during the Civil War.

• Former slaves who became political leaders in the South.

• Western settlers who moved to California during the Gold Rush.

What was the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• A government agency established to help former slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War.

• A military organization formed to fight against the Union.

• A southern state legislature created to enforce Black Codes.

• A private company that provided jobs to immigrants after the Civil War.

What is the 14th amendment?

• The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guaranteed equal protection under the law.

• The 14th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

• The 14th Amendment gave women the right to vote.

• The 14th Amendment established the federal income tax.

What is the 15th amendment?

• The 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.

• The 15th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

• The 15th Amendment established the income tax.

• The 15th Amendment gave women the right to vote.