Unit 3 Review

Reconstruction

100

What is Reconstruction?

The period after the Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union

200

What was Congress' plan for Reconstruction? (Hint: what were their main goals? Each main goal is worth 100 points)

Congress had two main goals 

#1 - Punish the South for starting the Civil War/causing mass destruction

#2 - Protect the rights of African Americans

They sent troops to the South to enforce the laws and each state had to ratify the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments before it was allowed back into U.S.

300

Why was Lincoln unable to carry out his plan for Reconstruction?

He was assassinated.

400

What was the Freedmen's Bureau?

government agency founded during Reconstruction to help freedmen with education, finding jobs, negotiating fair contracts, and healthcare

500

Compare and contrast Lincoln and Johnson's plans for Reconstruction.

Lincoln's main goal was to reunite the North and the South. His plan said if 10% of voters in a Southern state took a loyalty oath to the U.S. and agreed to abolish slavery, the state could rejoin the U.S. 

Johnson's plan was similar to Lincoln in that he wanted to reunite the country. The main difference is that his plan was more lenient towards the South and would allow Confederate leaders to regain political power if they swore a loyalty oath.

Amendments/Laws

100

What did the 13th Amendment do?

Abolished slavery

200

What did the 14th Amendment do?

It established birthright citizenship, which gave formerly enslaved people citizenship.

300

What did the 15th Amendment do?

It gave Black men the right to vote.

400

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

An order issued by Lincoln on January 1, 1863 which freed enslaved people in Confederate states (not in the entire U.S.)

500

Define Jim Crow laws (250 points).

Describe one example of a Jim Crow law (250 points)

Jim Crow laws are state laws in the South that legalized segregation and made it almost impossible for African Americans to vote.

Examples will vary

Resistance to Reconstruction/Miscellaneous

100

What does KKK stand for?

Ku Klux Klan

200

What is the KKK?

A secret society established after the Civil War to prevent African Americans from voting and preserve white power in the South.

300

What is Juneteenth?

Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19th. It is the day when enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, over 2 years after when they were actually emancipated under the Emancipation Proclamation

400

Why did the Compromise of 1877 bring an end to Reconstruction?

The Republicans agreed to take U.S. army troops out of the South and in exchange, Democrats agreed to give the Republican presidential candidate (Hayes) the election. 

500

During which decade were African Americans elected to political office after the Civil War?

1870s