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During the civil war, what did the Union government control in Louisiana?
They controlled all of the state in which they occupied
Who assassinated Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
During the civil war, what did the Confederate government control in Louisiana?
All of the state outside the Union lines
Who were freedmen?
Former slaves
How many civil war battles, engagements, and sites map Louisiana?
over 600
Who was elected the governor of Louisiana in 1865?
James Madison Wells
What does “Reconstruction Era” mean?
The period after the civil war from 1865 to 1877, during which the U.S. dealt with the challenges of reintegrating the Confederates states back into the Union
What did the Confederate officers who were pardoned by President Johnson get back?
Their land
When was Lincoln assassinated?
4/14/1865
What was the 13th Amendment?
This amendment abolished slavery
Who was the governor of Louisiana towards the end of the civil war?
Henry Watkins Allen
What did the radicals believe should happen to the southern states?
They believed they should be punished for the war, not welcomed back into the Union
When was the Reconstruction Era?
1865-1877
Who was Michael J. Hahn?
Elected as governor of Louisiana for the Union-occupied region in 1864
What were the 3 locations of the Confederate state capital in Louisiana during the civil war?
Baton Rouge, Opelousas, and Shreveport
What day did General Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
April 9, 1865
When was Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan written?
12/3/1863
Who became the president after Lincoln was assassinated?
Vice President Andrew Johnson
Who forced President Johnson to adopt stricter measures about the Reconstruction plan?
Radical Congress
What was the name of Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction? (there are 3 answers)
Reconstruction Proclamation, The Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, and the 10 percent plan
Why did Lincoln direct General Banks to hold an election in occupied Louisiana as soon as possible?
He wanted to show that the state, and the other seceded states could easily return back into the Union
When did President Johnson begin readmitting the southern states to the Union?
After voters in the southern states ratified the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
What policy did Union General Banks follow in central Louisiana? What did this policy entail?
General Sherman’s scorched earth policy. This meant burning down plantations and towns as his army marched through the state
According to Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan, when were states allowed to return to the Union?
As soon as 10% of the people who had voted in the election of 1860 signed an oath of loyalty
What 3 things did the Confederate states have to do in order to be able to rewrite their state constitutions, hold elections, and send representatives to Washington?
Uphold the 13th Amendment, swear a loyalty to the Union, and pay off their war debt