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What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To establish new colonies

• To help former slaves and poor whites with food, clothing, and education

• To promote industrialization in the North

• To create new trade agreements

Who became President after Lincoln's assassination?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• James A. Garfield

What does the term "impeach" mean?

• To elect a new official

• To bring formal charges against a public official for wrongdoing

• To pass a new law

• To veto a bill

What were "black codes"?

• Laws that promoted racial equality

• Laws that discriminated against African Americans in southern states

• Codes for military conduct

• Trade regulations

When was the period of Reconstruction?

• 1861-1865

• 1865-1877

• 1877-1890

• 1890-1900

What was the main goal of Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?

• To punish the South

• To rebuild the North

• To easily readmit southern states to the Union

• To abolish slavery

Who were the Radical Republicans?

• Supporters of Lincoln's plan

• Opponents of Lincoln's plan

• Southern Democrats

• Northern Democrats

What did the Freedmen's Bureau provide?

• Military support

• Land for farming

• Clothing and education for former slaves

• Voting rights for women

What government agency is being described and shown here?

• -

• * provided legal assistance to former slaves

• * provided schooling to former slaves

• * provided food and clothing to former slaves

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the Anti-Slavery League

the Juneteenth Support Group

the Abolition Agency

the Freedmen's Bureau

Radical Republicans:

• Congressmen who wanted full citizenship for freed African Americans, and wanted a strict Reconstruction readmittance policy
• To bring goods or services into a country from abroad for sale
• A person in favor of creating a strong central government and ratifying the 1787 Constitution