Reconstruction Flashcard 2

Front

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawed slavery in all of the United States?

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13th

Front

What did the 15th amendment to the Constitution guarantee?

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The right for all men to vote regardless of race.

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What was a common purpose of the three amendments added to the United States Constitution between 1865-1870? Options: Extending suffrage to Southern women, Reforming the sharecropping system, Granting rights to African Americans, Protecting rights of Southerners accused of treason.

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Granting rights to African Americans.

Front

Which amendment gave citizenship rights to freed slaves? Options: 13th, 14th, 15th

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14th

Front

How did the Freedmen's Bureau most assist in the reconstruction of the South?

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By offering legal assistance and public schooling to former slaves

Front

What faction of the Republican Party demanded harsh punishment of the South & rights for African Americans?

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Radicals

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This plan required 10% of Southern voters to take an oath of allegiance to the Union.

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Lincoln's 10% Plan

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Most southerners receive amnesty, Confederates could be pardoned, states must ratify 13th

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Johnson's Plan

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Southern laws that restricted the freedom of African Americans & forced them into low wage labor.

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Black Codes

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1864 bill proposed for the Reconstruction of the South; required 50% of Southerners to take an oath that they never supported the Confederacy; vetoed by Lincoln

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Wade-Davis Bill