Reconstruction Quiz

What was President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction intended to offer to the defeated South?

• Complete independence from the Union

• Amnesty and the chance to rejoin the Union

• Immediate military control over their states

• The establishment of new state governments without their input

What condition did President Lincoln set for the Confederate states to rejoin the Union?

• 50% of voters had to take an oath of loyalty

• All Confederate leaders had to be imprisoned

• 10% of voters had to take an oath of loyalty

• All states had to abolish slavery immediately

What was a key problem with President Johnson's Reconstruction plan according to the text?

• It required immediate equal rights for African Americans

• It was too harsh on the former Confederate leaders

• It did not support the Confederacy or secession

• It was too lenient and allowed former Confederate leaders to regain control

What did the Radical Republicans in Congress disagree with in Johnson's approach to Reconstruction?

• The plan was too radical and progressive

• The plan was considered weak and ineffective

• The plan gave too much power to the military

• The plan was too focused on economic recovery

What was the purpose of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?

• To grant amnesty to all former Confederate soldiers

• To establish new state governments without military involvement

• To place former Confederate states under military control

• To provide financial aid to rebuild the southern states

Which amendments did Congress pass to give permanent citizenship and voting rights to formerly enslaved people?

• 12th and 13th Amendments

• 13th and 14th Amendments

• 14th and 15th Amendments

• 15th and 16th Amendments

Who was Hiram Rhodes Revels?

• The President who succeeded Abraham Lincoln

• A Radical Republican leader in Congress

• The first African American member of the Senate

• A former Confederate general