Reconstruction
When was the Reconstruction period in America's History?
Before the Civil War
During the Civil War
The 12 years after the Civil War
100 years after the Civil War
What were black codes?
Laws put into place to keep African Americans segregated and limit the freedom of African Americans.
What did the 13th amendment do?
Abolished slavery forever
What is the most likely reason the Southern soldiers’ homes and communities were destroyed when they returned from the Civil War?
Their wives had not taken good care of their property while they were gone.
The farmland had gone bad during the war which made farming impossible.
There had been a large forest fire during the time they were away.
The fighting during the war had mostly been fought in Southern territory.
The fighting during the war had mostly been fought in Southern territory.
What was a poll tax? Why was it created?
A poll tax was money required to pay in order to vote. This was put into place so that African American's and poor white people wouldn't be able to vote.
Where did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?
Gettysburg, Virginia. Where the battle of Gettysburg took place.
In order to get back into the Union, the southern states needed to ratify which amendment?
The 13th
What was president Lincoln's goal for after the Civil War.
Unite the North and South
What was the most likely reason many Northerners did not agree with Lincoln’s plan for reconstruction?
They did not feel the war had yet come to an end.
They felt the president’s plan was too easy on Southerners.
They wanted all of the slaves to be able to come and live in the North.
They thought Congress should be allowed to make all rules regarding Reconstruction plans
They felt the president’s plan was too easy on Southerners.
What was Lincoln’s purpose for delivering the Gettysburg Address?
He wanted to apologize to the people who lived in Gettysburg for the number of people who died on their property
He wanted to end slavery at Gettysburg, so he gave a speech declaring that all slaves were free
He wanted the Union to understand that slavery needed to end in order for all men to be equal
He wanted to redefine the war for the American people and help them to see that the war was necessary
He wanted the Union to understand that slavery needed to end in order for all men to be equal
What was the 14th amendment?
Protected the civil rights of all people born in the United States
Why did the Radical Republicans impeach president Johnson?
They believed that he was being too easy on the south by not wanting to punish them after the war.
What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?
In the Gettysburg Address, what does Lincoln NOT ask the people to do?
To not let the soldiers die in vain.
To not let democracy die.
To get revenge on the South.
To put an end to slavery.
To get revenge on the south
Gave all MEN the right to vote.
How did people feel about Johnson after he became president?
People were happy at first, but then were worried because he did not believe in equal rights for freed slaves.
What was reconstruction?
Which of the following options explains why Lincoln need to boost the morale of the Union?
After over two years of fighting, the people of the Union were growing frustrated with the Civil War
Most of the people in the Union are upset that the Emancipation Proclamation was issued because they do not want the slaves to be free
Many people in the North said that they would not vote for Lincoln again in the next election, so he needed to make the people like him
4. The people in the Union are upset that they lost the war, so Lincoln is speaking to raise their confidence
After over two years of fighting, the people of the Union were growing frustrated with the Civil War
What is the most likely reason Congress passed the 15th Amendment?
Leaders knew freed slaves were not truly free unless they had the right to vote.
Congress wanted to make President Johnson happy.
The 14th Amendment could not be passed without it.
It was a better amendment than the first 14.
Leaders knew freed slaves were not truly free unless they had the right to vote.
People were shocked. Johnson became president but he did not believe in equal rights for African Americans.