Reconstruction Notes Review

Reconstruction occurred after what historical event?

• American Revolution

• American Civil War

• War of 1812

• World War 1

Which region of the United States was re-entering the Union after the end of the Civil War (HINT: who lost the Civil War?)

• North

• South

• East

• West

TRUE OR FALSE: Some people wanted the South to be punished while others wanted it to be easy for the South to rejoin the Union?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Knowing what you learned from the Civil War... would you have punished the South for what they did during the Civil War/slaves or would you have been easy on the South to push reunification?

(answer and explain why)

Who takes over for Lincoln after his death in 1865?

• Andrew Jackson

• Ulysses S Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Rutherford B. Hayes

What was Johnson's plan for Reconstruction?

• Make it easy for the South to rejoin the Union

• Punish the South for their actions in the Civil War

Johnson was the first president to be impeached: what does impeachment mean?

• to warn a government official about what they are doing

• to reward a government official

• to give a government official a raise

• to charge a government official with a crime.

Think back to the Crash Course video and the slides: why do many historians think Johnson was one of America's worst presidents? (words to think about: racist, impeachment, vetoing laws)

What were the black codes?

• Harsh laws to limit rights of freed slaves

• Impactful laws that helped freed slaves

• Language that only freed slaves talked in

• Laws that gave freed slaves the right to vote

What were the Freedman's Bureau?

• Group created by congress to give poor whites support and aid

• Group created by congress to give poor blacks support and aid

• Group created by congress to give poor blacks and whites support and aid