American History: Ch. 10 Lessons 1-2

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The effort to rebuild the South after the Civil War was referred to as

• Reconstruction.
• War Reparations.
• the Jim Crow Laws.
• Confederate Rebuilding

The South would not be able to maintain its agricultural output until it developed a new system to replace

• cotton gins.
• plantations.
• enslaved labor.
• cotton with another cash crop.

Which group would not be allowed to vote or hold elective office under the provisions of the Wade-Davis Bill?

• African Americans
• former Confederate soldiers
• plantation owners
• former Confederate government officials

Why did the Radical Republicans want to ensure African Americans had the right to vote?

• Lincoln had wanted voting rights for African Americans.
• Their constituents pressured representatives to ensure that Union soldiers had not died in vain.
• Freedmen counted towards congressional seats, giving Southern states more power.
• Republicans knew that freed African Americans would side with Southern leaders in elections.

To receive a pardon under Lincoln's Reconstruction plan, Southerners had to take an oath of loyalty and

• promise never to secede again.
• accept his proclamation ending slavery.
• set up schools for freedmen.
• pay damages to the North.

What criticism did most Northerners make about President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?

• It was too costly.
• It was too lenient.
• It moved too quickly.
• It didn't provide for freed African Americans.

What result of the Civil War prompted the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• Newly freed African Americans had no homes nor any way to support themselves.
• Plantation owners had no one to tend their crops.
• There was a great deal of abandoned land throughout the South.
• Most African Americans were illiterate and therefore could not vote.

What result of President Johnson's restoration plan angered Congress?

• A.Southern voters had elected several Confederate officers and officials to Congress.
• B.President Johnson granted amnesty to civilians.
• C.The plan did not offer African Americans the right to vote.
• D.Many elite plantation owners were able to purchase more land.

What was the result of Republican anger at President Johnson over Reconstruction?

• Johnson's plan was never implemented in the South.
• Johnson was arrested for high crimes and treason.
• Johnson was impeached, but not convicted.
• Johnson won reelection by a narrow margin.