Reconstruction Plans Video

What was the main goal of Lincoln's 10 percent plan?

• To ensure that slavery continued in a modified form

• To redistribute land from Southern landowners to freed slaves

• To quickly reintegrate Southern states into the Union

• To punish the Southern states severely

What was a key requirement of the Wade-Davis Bill for Southern states' readmission?

• Southern states must remain under military rule for ten years

• Former Confederate soldiers must serve in the Union army

• All Southern states must pay reparations to Northern states

• 50% of white males must swear an 'ironclad oath' of allegiance

How did Andrew Johnson's approach to Reconstruction differ from Lincoln's?

• It required harsher oaths of loyalty from Southern citizens

• It was stricter and more punitive

• It was more lenient and forgiving

• It focused on economic rather than social reconstruction

What was the consequence of Johnson's lenient policies towards the South?

• Former Confederate leaders returned to power

• Quick economic recovery of the Southern states

• All Southern states were readmitted within a year

• Immediate improvement in civil rights for African Americans

What were Black Codes intended to do?

• Provide employment opportunities to African Americans

• Encourage African Americans to move to the North

• Restrict the rights of African Americans

• Ensure equal rights for African Americans