Reconstruction Unit 9

How did President Lincoln's assassination impact the reconstruction process?

• It had no impact on Reconstruction since Congress followed the plan established by Lincoln
• President Johnson took over REconstruction and made it easier on the South since he was a Southerner.
• Southern states were able to develop and implement their own plans for Reconstruction.
• Congress took over Reconstruction and made it more difficult for southern states to rejoin the Union.

This chart shows a comparison between the Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction. Based on this comparison, what can you infer about Reconstruction?

• Lincoln’s assassination caused Reconstruction to be more difficult for the South.

• South Carolinians were likely to support the Radical Republicans in Congress.

• Congress was committed to reuniting the Union as quickly as possible.

• Ending slavery was not a priority in either Reconstruction plan.

These speakers represent viewpoints held during Reconstruction. Which speaker would most likely support ratification of the 14th Amendment?

• Speaker 1

• Speaker 2

• Speaker 3

• Speaker 4

 How did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution expand democracy in the United States?

• They ensured that women would have the same political rights as men.
• They granted citizenship and voting rights to Native Americans living on reservations.
• They eliminated poll taxes and literacy tests as barriers to voting.
• They granted rights and freedoms to individuals regardless of their skin color.

This is an excerpt from an act of Congress passed in 1867. What was the main reason Congress took the action in this except?

• to provide a reason to impeach President Andrew Johnson

• to ensure that Reconstruction efforts were coordinated among states and conducted in a quick easy, and efficient manner

• to oversee the orderly redistribution of property and lands in the South

• to prevent the South from returning to the social, political, and economic hierarchies that existed before the war

This chart compares the major features of Reconstruction plans. Based on this chart, who benefited most from the transition to Congressional Reconstruction?

• wealthy southerners

• former Confederate generals

• newly freed African Americans

• carpetbaggers

Complete the chart by dragging the appropriate title from the choices into the box. _____?_____ Eight box law Poll tax Literacy test Gerrymandering

• Provisions of the 15th Amendment
• Ideas Implemented by Governor Wade Hampton
• Strategies to End the Use of Jim Crow Laws
• Tactics for Suppressing the Political Power of African Americans

 How were African Americans in Tennessee impacted by the new state constitution adopted in 1870?

• They gained seats in the General Assembly and local town councils.
• They lost many of the social and political gains made during Reconstruction.
• They benefited from new laws that protected their voting rights.
• They were able to attend public colleges with white students.

Why did radical Republicans push for the implementation of President Johnson?

• He had been involved in a corrupt railroad scandal.
• He opposed many of their ideas about Reconstruction.
• He had fought the Confederacy during the Civil War.
• He used fraud to win the election.

This statement was made by President Andrew Johnson. Based on this statement, what does Johnson feel is the main goal of Reconstruction?

• avenging the death of President Lincoln

• protecting the civil rights of newly freed slaves

• giving everyone an opportunity for political power in the South

• reuniting the states into one nation quickly