Reconstruction

When the Civil War ended, the Union and Confederacy were most like

• teammates celebrating a victory

• a family moving to another house

• brothers after a bad argument

• students studying for an exam

Which of the following was a primary aim of Reconstruction?

• Distributing aid to northern families

• Readmitting Confederate states to the Union

• Building up America's military strength

• Making sure the South paid for all the damage done in the war

Lincoln's approach to the South after the Civil War was:

• balanced

• timid

• vindictive

• hands-off

The 14th Amendment gave citizenship rights to all freedmen. This meant they would:

• be allowed to create their own country

• receive a free college education

• be granted 40 acres of land

• receive equal protection under the law

A ________ is most likely to have been called a carpetbagger.

• KKK member

• Northern businessman

• Liberated slave

• Former Confederate soldier

Which statement best summarizes Radical Republicans' strategy for reforming the South?

• Give Southern leaders the freedom to implement the law as they see fit

• Compromise with Southern leaders, but be firm

• Pass federal laws that force changes on Southern society

• Threaten the South with another war if it refuses to change

Which of these statements is an opinion about Andrew Johnson?

• His actions contributed to his impeachment

• He once owned slaves

• He was never elected President

• He was an inept (ineffective) President

President ________ passed the Enforcement Acts, enabling the U.S. military to combat the KKK.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

Poll taxes effectively worked against:

• Black Codes

• The Fourteenth Amendment

• Literacy tests

• Jim Crow Laws

Which phrase most accurately describes the Reconstruction project?

• An incredibly successful program

• A complete and total failure

• Well-intentioned but incomplete

• Not at all necessary