Exploring Reconstruction Concepts

Who was expected to lead the Reconstruction after the Civil War?

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

What was Lincoln's main goal for Reconstruction?

• Punish the South

• Quickly reunify the states

• Abolish slavery nationwide

• Disband the Confederate army

What did the Radical Republicans aim to achieve?

• Support Andrew Johnson's policies

• Restore the Confederacy

• Strengthen federal government control

• Limit the rights of freedmen

Who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as President?

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• James Buchanan

What group was formed to oppose Reconstruction efforts?

• The Union Army

• The Ku Klux Klan

• The Radical Republicans

• The Freedmen's Bureau

What was the main reason for the impeachment of Andrew Johnson?

• Violating the Tenure of Office Act

• Supporting the Ku Klux Klan

• Corruption charges

• Losing the Civil War

Who was president after Andrew Johnson?

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Rutherford B. Hayes

What did the Compromise of 1877 result in?

• The election of Ulysses S. Grant

• The end of Reconstruction

• The beginning of the Civil War

• The impeachment of Andrew Johnson

What laws were passed to enforce segregation in the South?

• Civil Rights Acts

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Reconstruction Acts

• Jim Crow laws

What was a major challenge for freedmen after the Civil War?

• Finding employment in the North

• Forming their own states

• Sharecropping and debt

• Gaining political positions