WorksheetsReconstruction Plans
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Whose plan was called "The 10% Plan?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
The Radical Republicans
Frederick Douglas
In which speech did Abraham Lincoln give a clue that his Reconstruction Plan would be very lenient on the South?
Gettysburg Address
2nd Inaugural Address
What did the 13th Amendment formally abolish?
tariffs
ability to secede from the Union
slavery
the 10% Plan
Which branches of government argued over who should be in charge of Reconstruction?
Executive and Judicial
Executive and Legislative
Legislative and Judicial
all three
Which plan was the strictest when it came to punishment of the Southerners?
Lincoln's Plan
Johnson's Plan
Radical Republican's Plan
All were very strict on the Southerners
What did the Radical Republicans want to do with wealthy planter's land?
Sell it
Tax it heavily
leave it in the hands of the planters
confiscate it and divide it among the freedmen
What did the Radical Republicans require those former Southern leaders to do before they could hold office again?
get pardoned by Congress
spend 10 years in jail
nothing except pledge loyalty to the Union
Radical Republicans blocked all former Southern leaders from every leading again
Andrew Johnson agreed with the leniency of Lincoln's Plan
True
False
Which was NOT part of the Radical Republicans plan to re-admit southern states back into the Union?
Southern states must write a new state Constitution
Southern states must give African American full rights as citizens
Southern states must guarantee that African Americans could vote
Former Confederate officials and military officers must vote yes on every issue
What did the Radical Republicans want to see happen if southern states refused to obey Reconstruction laws?
another Civil War
military forces sent into the South
new elections throughout the South
execution of former Confederates
Which of the Radical Republican ideas about readmitting states did President Johnson also include in his plan?
States must hold a convention and write new state Constitutions
States must recognize all African Americans as full US citizens
States must guarantee African Americans right to vote
States must not let former Confederate officials vote on Reconstruction matters.
President Johnson required that southern states approve the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery.
TRUE
FALSE
Radical Republicans felt it was Congress's duty to assist African Americans in getting an education, the vote, and protection from any efforts to discriminate against them.
TRUE
FALSE
Who did President Johnson say should be the ones to give land, education, or assistance during Reconstruction?
The Congress
State governments, only if they wanted to do so
Local charities
No one as it is up to the African Americans to help themselves
Do you think the US Government was up to facing the challenges of Reconstruction?
YES
NO
