Reconstruction Interpretation
What was the main objective of the Reconstruction Era?
Rebuild the Union, and the dilapidated South
Who was the Radical Republican Majority Leader for the House of representatives?
Thaddeus Stevens
President Lincoln utilized the Emancipation Proclamation to the Union’s advantage by using it as a
war strategy.
For Southerners to become unified with the Union they had to?
take an oath and reside in a state that abolished slavery.
What are some services the Freedmen’s Bureau offers?
The Bureau was to provide EDUCATION, shelter, food, clothing, medical services, protection and other commodities to refugees and liberated African Americans.
What event marked the beginning of the Reconstruction/Post-Civil War Era?
General Lee surrendering to General Grant. (The end of the Civil War).
Who was the Radical Republican Majority Leader for the House of the Senate?
Charles Sumner.
President Lincoln gave the Confederacy how many days to surrender?
100 days.
What was the main purpose of the Lincoln Plan?
The main goal of the plan was to unify 10% of Southern citizens and to rid the South of its Post Civil war detritus.
Who was placed in charge of the Bureau?
Major General Oliver Otis Howard
In what famous building did General Lee and General Grant meet to discuss the terms of surrender?
Appomattox Court House.
What beliefs did the Radical Republicans have when it came to slavery?
Radical Republicans believed that slavery was immoral and that it injured the economy
Upon the enactment of this Proclamation, were slaves freed?
No, as a result, slaves ran away and fought in the Union.
Which U.S. President suggested this plan?
Abraham Lincoln
For what purpose was the Freedmen’s Bureau established?
The Bureau was organized to aid former slaves and their families transition to citizenship.
Despite the Civil War being over, did the South alter their traditions and beliefs?
No, the South was still extremely bent on their former ways. (Racism and ETC).
Lincoln (along with a good amount of people at the time) believed that
whites were superior to colored folk
What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
The main goal was to free slaves from the South.
Lincoln attended a play at Ford’s Theatre, Maryland on April 14, 1865 and was assassinated. Who was responsible for his death?
Confederate Sympathizer John Wilkes Booth.
The Freedmen’s Bureau was ran by the U.S. Department of?
War
How many amendments were ratified during the Reconstruction Era?
3 amendments. The 13th, 14th,and 15th amendments were passed in regards to the racial/citizenship issues in the US. (Slavery, Citizenship, and Suffrage).
President Lincoln believed that it was his moral obligation to
eradicate slavery.
As a result of the Proclamation, what “amendment” was passed shortly after that abolished slavery?
13th amendment
Who succeeded President Lincoln after his death?
Vice President Andrew Johnson.
Who established the Freedmen's Bureau?
Congress