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What did President Lincoln hope to reunite
during his phase of Reconstruction?
He wanted to reunite the Union- the South
and the North
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According to this court case, slaves were
considered property and not people with
rights?
The Dred Scott Decision
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In Lincoln’s plan, what percentage of people was
required to pledge allegiance to the US before
the state could fully participate in the Union
again?
10%
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Which amendment gave citizenship
to anyone born in the U.S ?
14th
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What did the 13th Amendment do?
It abolished, or did away with, slavery
everywhere in the United States.
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Confederate leaders had to ask for this kind of
forgiveness in order for them to gain back their
citizenship.
They had to ask for pardons
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What word describes Lincoln/Johnson’s
Plan for Reconstruction in the South?
Leniency; kindness; mercy
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Keeping former slaves from traveling freely,
from voting, and from owning or carrying
guns are examples of this kind of law.
Black Codes
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Which amendment freed all slaves in
the United States?
13th
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Which amendment gave all men the
right to vote?
15th
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What word means “to charge with a
crime”?
Impeach
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During Congressional Reconstruction, which
political party was in control of Congress?
The (Radical) Republicans
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Lincoln and Johnson were in charge of which
phase of Reconstruction?
Presidential Reconstruction
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Who led the Radical Republicans?
Thaddeus Stevens
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What was the purpose of Black Codes after
the Civil War?
To keep freed slaves in a state of being
inferior to white southerners
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Why did Congress ask for military troops to
supervise the Southern states?
To make sure the rights of freed slaves
were being provided and given in the
southern states
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Which important historical document freed
all slaves everywhere in the USA?
The 13th Amendment
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How did the Fourteenth Amendment overturn the
Dred Scott decision ?
It recognized the citizenship of African
Americans and didn’t consider them
property anymore
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Why did Abraham Lincoln promise
an easy Reconstruction Plan?
To persuade the South to surrender and end the war so
they could once again rejoin the Union
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True or False- President Johnson was
impeached.
True- he was charged with a crime, but was
found not guilty by ONE vote!
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The Reconstruction Amendments were only effective as
long as which political party was in control of Congress
or the military troops were in the South to protect and
supervise?
Republicans
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What is the nickname given to northerners who
came to the south to help out after the war,
educate the freed slaves, and make some money?
Carpetbaggers
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What fraction of the states must ratify an
amendment before it can become a law?
2/3
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What is the nickname given to the southerners by
the elite because they agreed with and supported
the Republican governments in the south?
scalawags
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What was the ultimate goal of
Lincoln’s 10% Plan?
To provide an easy way for states to rejoin
the Union
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How did Andrew Johnson aim (plan) to
humiliate the southern elite land owners
when he became President?
They had to ask him for an official pardon
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How were the economic rights and independence
of freedmen limited during the Reconstruction
period in regards to owning land?
They were not allowed to own land- even if
they could afford to buy it, no one would
sell them land
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Think about Presidential Reconstruction and
answer these questions:
a. What was its goal?
c. How long did it last?
b. Who was in charge?
a.To be lenient to the South so they would
rejoin the Union
b. Presidents- Lincoln and then Johnson
c.Two years
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Think about Congressional Reconstruction and
answer these questions:
a. What was its goal?
c. How long did it last?
b. Who was in charge?
a.To punish the south
b.Congress- led by the Radical
Republicans
c.Ten years
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How did the US pay for both phases of
Reconstruction?
People paid taxes
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What laws were passed in BOTH phases of
Reconstruction that limited the rights of
African Americans?
Black Codes
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