Reconstruction Era

Match the following phrase with the individual.

• Robert E. Lee

• Was a powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties for all.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Fought for adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights.

• Frederick Douglass

• Believed that preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the South.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Created a Reconstruction plan calling for reconciliation.

• Frederick Douglass

• Urged Southerners to reconcile with Northerners at the end of the war and reunite as Americans.

What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?

What was the purpose of the 14th Amendment?

What was the purpose of the 15th Amendment?

Although the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments guaranteed equal protection under the law for all citizens, which two groups did not receive the full benefits of citizenship until later?

• Sharecroppers

• Women

• Native Americans

• Confederate Soldiers

What were the Black Codes and in which region of the United States were they adopted.

The Reconstruction Era began in _______?

When did Reconstruction end? How did it end?

Which President was in office during the Reconstruction Era?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses Grant

Explain how "Jim Crow" laws affected African Americans and Native Americans (or American Indians)?