VUS.7e - The Debate Over Reconstruction guided reading (Part 1)

What was the main focus of the nation after the Civil War ended?

• Rebuilding and reuniting

• Expanding territories

• Strengthening the military

• Developing new technologies

What was a significant economic issue in the South by 1865?

• High inflation rates

• Collapse of the transportation system

• Overproduction of crops

• Lack of skilled labor

What was the impact of the emancipation of African Americans on the Southern economy?

• It stabilized the economy

• It threw the economic system into chaos

• It had no impact

• It improved agricultural output

What did Lincoln's moderate policy aim to do?

• Reconcile the South with the Union

• Punish the South for treason

• Expand the Union's territory

• Strengthen military forces

What did the Radical Republicans want to revolutionize?

• Southern institutions, habits, and manners

• Northern industries

• Western territories

• Eastern trade routes

What was the basis for the number of Southern seats in the House before the Civil War?

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Compromise of 1850

What did the abolition of slavery entitle the South to in Congress?

• Fewer representatives

• More representatives

• Equal representation

• No representation

What was a major concern for Republicans regarding the Southern states' restoration?

• Loss of control in Congress

• Economic collapse

• Military defeat

• Loss of trade routes

What was the Wade-Davis Bill?

• A plan for Reconstruction

• A trade agreement

• A military strategy

• A peace treaty

What was Lincoln's concern about imposing harsh peace terms?

• It would be too costly

• It would alienate Southern whites

• It would strengthen the economy

• It would lead to more war