Reconstruction Plans and Amendments

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What was Lincoln's primary approach in his Plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War?

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The Ten Percent Plan offering amnesty and the possible rejoining of the Union to any Southern states that had previously seceded.

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What would happen if a Southern State were to rejoin the Union per Lincoln's plan of reconstruction? Options: At least 10% of the voters in that state would have to take an oath of allegiance to the Union. The state could re-establish a government and send a representative to Congress. The state would receive amnesty from their Civil War crimes. All of the above are true.

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All of the above are true.

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How were Johnson's plans for Reconstruction after the Civil War different from Lincoln's plans?

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Johnson said the states could organize a new government but without any involvement from the formerly enslaved people. He also did not demand that the states provide civil or voting rights for African Americans.

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What were the main goals of the "Black Codes" passed by Southern states after the Civil War?

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limit the freedom of African Americans and continue to have a social and labor system that looked just like slavery

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Which Amendment banned slavery except for prison?

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13th

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Which Amendment granted naturalized citizenship for all former slaves and established equal protection under the law?

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14th

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Which Amendment granted African American men and women the right to vote?

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None of the above.