Reconstruction Amendments and Their Impact

The video covers the Reconstruction era post-Civil War, focusing on key questions about reintegrating former Confederates, the status of freedmen, and who decides these issues. It discusses the two phases of Reconstruction: Presidential, led by Lincoln and Johnson, and Radical, led by Congress. The video explains the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments and their impact on civil rights. It concludes with the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the rise of Jim Crow laws.

What were the three main questions addressed during the Reconstruction era?

• How to establish new states, how to manage Native American relations, and how to handle trade.

• What to do with former Confederates, the status of freedmen, and who decides these issues.

• How to rebuild the economy, who should lead the country, and how to integrate immigrants.

• How to punish the South, how to expand westward, and how to manage foreign relations.

What was the main feature of Lincoln's 10% Plan during Presidential Reconstruction?

• 10% of Southern land was to be redistributed to freedmen.

• 10% of Southern states' populations had to swear allegiance to the Union.

• 10% of Southern states' wealth was to be given to the federal government.

• 10% of Southern leaders were to be tried for treason.

Which organization was created during Congressional Reconstruction to assist freedmen and poor whites?

• The Southern Relief Agency

• The Civil Rights Commission

• The Freedmen's Bureau

• The Reconstruction Committee

Which group was primarily responsible for enforcing the Reconstruction Acts?

• The Southern Democrats

• The Freedmen's Bureau

• The Radical Republicans

• The Confederate Army

What did the 13th Amendment achieve?

• It abolished slavery in the United States.

• It provided land to freedmen.

• It granted voting rights to all citizens.

• It established the Freedmen's Bureau.

What was the primary purpose of the 14th Amendment?

• To grant citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born in the U.S.

• To provide voting rights to women.

• To redistribute land to former slaves.

• To establish a new economic system in the South.

How did the 15th Amendment impact voting rights?

• It required a literacy test for all voters.

• It established a poll tax for voting.

• It prohibited voting discrimination based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

• It allowed women to vote.

What was a common loophole used to undermine the 15th Amendment?

• The implementation of poll taxes and literacy tests.

• The establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau.

• The creation of new Southern states.

• The introduction of the 10% Plan.

What event marked the end of Reconstruction?

• The start of the Civil War.

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

• The Compromise of 1877.

• The election of Abraham Lincoln.

What was a key outcome of the Compromise of 1877?

• The continuation of federal military presence in the South.

• The withdrawal of federal troops from the South.

• The immediate granting of voting rights to women.

• The redistribution of Southern land to freedmen.