Reconstruction Review

In 1870, Georgia was readmitted into the Union after the state

• adopted a new state constitution.

• ratified the Fifteenth Amendment.

• arrested former Confederate leaders.

• desegregated its public school system.

What is the difference between the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment?

• The 13th Amendment protects the rights of slave owners while the Emancipation Proclamation protects the rights of the slaves.

• Both documents make slavery illegal within the United States, but the Emancipation Proclamation was created during the Civil War while the 13th Amendment was created after the war.

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was the only way the states that seceded from the Union would be readmitted into the United States.

• The Emancipation Proclamation only frees the slaves belonging to the Confederate States while the 13th Amendment made the institution of slavery illegal within the United States.

How did the federal government respond when former Confederate states refused to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment?

• The Ku Klux Klan was outlawed by the federal government.

• Plantation owners were forcefully relocated to the American West.

• The Democratic Party was banned from participating in state elections.

• The South was split into military districts and governed under martial law.

Why was the Thirteenth Amendment significant to Georgia during Reconstruction?

• Georgia was required to ratify the amendment before it was eligible to rejoin the Union.

• Georgia's legislature voted to nullify the amendment during Presidential Reconstruction.

• The government refused to begin Reconstruction until Georgia ratified the amendment.

• The government removed federal troops from Georgia after the state ratified the amendment.

Under Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plan, which TWO of the following must each former Confederate state do in order to be readmitted to the Union?

• pay reparations to the federal government

• repeal its secession ordinance

• imprison former Confederate leaders

• abolish the practice of slavery

• redistribute the lands of former slave owners

Why did President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policies lead to conflict with Congress and his impeachment?

• Members of Congress believed Johnson was too focused on protecting the rights of freedmen in the South.

• Members of Congress believed Johnson was too lenient on former Confederate soldiers and politicians.

• Members of Congress believed Johnson purposefully delayed allowing Southern states to rejoin the Union.

• Members of Congress believed Johnson encouraged carpetbaggers to move to the South and run for office.

What was one success of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction?

• It created the first public school system in Georgia.

• It made sure that segregated public facilities were equal.

• It helped Democrats take control of Southern governments.

• It prevented the Ku Klux Klan from recruiting members in Georgia.

During Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan used terrorism and violence to pursue which political goal?

• election of Andrew Johnson to the presidency

• control of Southern governments by Democrats

• control of Congress by the Radical Republicans

• adoption of new constitutions in Southern states

What was the goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction?

• reestablishing white supremacy throughout the South

• removing the Democrats from power in Southern politics

• helping the federal government maintain law and order in the South

• convincing federal leaders to allow Southern states to rejoin the Union

Why were more than twenty state legislators removed from the Georgia General Assembly in the 1869 incident known as Terry’s Purge?

• to discourage African Americans from participating in the political process

• to delay the readmittance of Georgia to the United States

• to limit the power and influence of former Confederates in state politics

• to prevent the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment