Could southerners who held Confederate government positions or were Confederate military officers be pardoned under any reconstruction plans?
No.
What is one thing that former slaves could do during Reconstruction that they couldn't before?
This president started Reconstruction, but was assassinated.
Abraham Lincoln
Which group was made up of white men who hoped that threats and violence would restore white supremacy?
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
This event ended the Civil War and led to the Reconstruction era.
Lincoln's plan included reconciling with the south instead of punishing them and pardoning all southerners who took a loyalty oath.
What Jim Crow Laws do?
Forced separation of races, made discrimination legal, created unequal opportunities in housing, work, and education.
This president took over after Lincoln and was impeached by the Radical Republicans.
Andrew Johnson
This organization's goal was to provide food, water, education, clothing, jobs, and health care to the newly freed slaves.
The Freedmen's Bureau
This event led to the presidency of Andrew Johnson and a change in the way Reconstruction worked.
The Assassination of Lincoln
Name one component of the Radical Republican's Reconstruction plan.
Radical Republicans wanted to prevent confederate leaders from returning to power, wanted the Republican party to be powerful in the South, and wanted to help African Americans achieve political equality by guaranteeing the right to vote.
What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments do?
13th--made slavery illegal, 14th--made all people born in the U.S. citizens regardless of the color of their skin, 15th--made it legal for all men to vote regardless of the color of their skin.
This president served after Johnson. He was the Union general during the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant
This group were Northerners who moved South to take advantage of Reconstruction. They got involved in local politics and bought plantations at cheap prices.
Carpetbaggers
The South was divided into this many military districts.
Five
Name a component of Johnson's Reconstruction plan.
Johnson's plan required states to swear allegiance to the Union and ratify the 13th amendment.
What did the Black Codes do?
Restricted the right of freed slaves to move freely, buy land, conduct business, banned them from voting, and forced them to work for low wages.
This President won the presidency after agreeing to remove troops from the south in the Compromise of 1877
Rutherford B. Hayes
This was the negative name given to Southern whites who supported Northern policies during Reconstruction.
Scalawags
The Reconstruction era is considered to have ended in this year.
1877
Your teacher will judge your final answer!
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 do?
Prohibited the Black Codes, gave African Americans equal rights, and authorized the use of federal troops to enforce the Civil Rights Act.
Compare two presidents. Remember, you can pick between Abram Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes.
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Who were the Radical Republicans?
Give one major issue of Reconstruction.
Restoring the Union, transforming Southern society, ensuring the protection of the rights of former slaves, are all potential answers! Your teacher has the final judgement call here. :)