SS.912.A.2.3

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What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau established in March 1865?

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To assist former slaves in adjusting to freedom.

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What was the purpose of Lincoln's 'Ten-Percent Plan'?

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To re-admit a state once ten percent of its voters pledged allegiance to the Union.

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What was the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation on the Confederate states?

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It abolished slavery in the rebelling states.

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Who succeeded Lincoln as President of the United States?

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Andrew Johnson

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What did President Johnson refuse to issue to former Confederate leaders?

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General pardon

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What did the new Civil Rights Act prohibit?

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Discrimination based on race

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What did the new Civil Rights Act guarantee to all persons born in the United States?

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Same rights as "white citizens"

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What did the "Black Codes" aim to do?

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Restrict the rights of African Americans

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What was a key belief of the Radical Republicans?

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Punishment for the South and rights for African Americans

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What was the impact of the Civil Rights Act on the status of freedmen?

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It guaranteed them the same rights as white citizens