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Reconstruction Graphic Organizer
Directions: Place the letter of the below facts in the box for the correct Reconstruction Plan. *Note*
these are only used once.
Lincoln’s Plan
Wade-Davis Bill
(The 10% plan)
(Congressional Reconstruction)
Johnson’s Plan
Reconstruction Act
of 1867
(Military Reconstruction)
Possible answers for the above
A. It was vetoed by Johnson, but Congress had the majority to override his veto
B. Each state would have to swear allegiance to the Union
C. It divided the southern states into 5 military districts
D. It supported states’ rights instead of a strong federal government
E. States could only be readmitted into the Union if they ratified the 14th Amendment
F. This plan did not mention black suffrage
G. It stipulated that all former Confederate states except Tennessee hold conventions to draft new
constitutions that granted former slaves the rights of citizenship. African Americans made up 25
percent of the delegates attending these conventions between 1868-69.
H. It placed control of reconstruction under congressional control
I. It placed the Confederate states under temporary military rule
J. Each state would have to ratify the 13th Amendment which abolished slavery
K. It called for an end to slavery
L. Under the terms of this reconstruction plan Republican governments came to power throughout the
South offering blacks, for the first time in American history, a genuine share of the power.
1 M. Civilian courts were abolished and replaced with tribunal courts
N. Each state would have to withdraw its right to secession
O. It required that 10 percent of the legal voters in the rebel states take a loyalty oath then a new state
government could be established and the states government could take its regular place in the Union
P. It did not recognize the new southern states governments formed under the Lincoln and Johnson
administrations. They would have to start over again.
Q. Loyalty oaths were not a necessary requirement for most high-ranking Confederates and wealthy
Southern landowners
R. It imposed an ironclad oath of loyalty to the Union on all former Confederates
S. Under this plan all the remaining southern states except Texas established new state constitutions,
set up new state governments, and elected new members of Congress to send to Washington D.C.
T. New state constitutions were adopted giving blacks the right to vote
U. It simply continued with Lincoln’s plan
V. The federal government would annul (cancel) the debts of the former Confederate states
W. It enforced readmission of any seceding states to allegiance of at least 50% of the voters by 1860
X. Failed to address the needs of former slaves in three areas: land, voting rights, and protection under
the law
Y. It excluded more Confederate officials from government office than that of Lincoln’s original plan
Z. We will never know the full plan or who would be allowed to vote in the postwar South as the
President died less than a week after Lee surrendered
AA. It denied former slaves from gaining the right to vote and pardoned 13,000 former Confederates
because the President at the time believed that “white men alone must manage the South”
Directions: Use the Reconstruction Packet to fill in the below boxes
Problems with Reconstruction
Social
Political
Constitutional
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13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
Freeman’s Bureau
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Enforcement Act of 1870
Bargain of 1877
Directions: Match the correct definition to the correct item above. Write the letter of the definition next
to the term. *Note* Most terms will have more than one letter.
A. In order for a state to be readmitted under the Reconstruction Act of 1867 the states had to ratify
this
B. It basically restated the Wilmot Proviso
C. It provided support of education for blacks
D. It states that no one can be kept from voting because of “race, color, or previous condition of
servitude.”
E. It was passed over Johnson’s veto
F. Because of this entities political activities this was hated in the South
G. It was organized under the War Department with General Oliver O. Howard as its commissioner
H. It guaranteed black’s equality and protection from discrimination.
I. It solved disputes over the election’s results, but it also resulted in the abandonment of
Reconstruction.
J. It provided relief to both blacks and whites in war-stricken areas
K. It’s ratification was one of the conditions for re-admittance back into the Union under the
Johnson plan
L. It gave the federal government more power to punish those who tried to prevent African
American suffrage.
M. It abolished slavery
N. It was set up to aid and protect the newly freed blacks in the South after the Civil War
O. In it Republican Ruther B. Hayes became president, and he in turn, recognized Democratic
control of the remaining southern states and promised to end federal intervention in the South.
P. It forbade states to deprive any citizen of “equal protection of the laws”
Q. It was one of the most powerful instruments of Reconstruction
R. It was used to squash the KKK’s attempt to prevent African Americans from voting
Directions: Use your Reconstruction Packet to fill in the boxes below
Reconstruction Successes
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