Reconstruction Quiz US History

Unit 1 First Semester

Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the union (North) and the Conferdaracy (South)

The North had a material advantage while the South had tactical advantage, the North also owened many of the factories and also had more railroads, food, and weapons where as the soth had the home territory benefits and better genrals and were also more motivated.

Lincolns plan

1) 10% of Southerners sign a loyalty oath

2) Abolish slavery, provide school

3) No requirement for AA voting or have political rights

4) No punishment for Confederates

Andrew Johnson’s plan

1) Six weeks of punishments for top confederates

2) Everyone swears loyalty oath

3) Rich, re-apply for citizenship

4) New constitution, military removed

*Nothing about slaves

List the 11 confederate states

The 11 Confederate states are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia

How did the radical republicans try to get rid of Andrew Johnson?

They tried to impeach him by saying he committed a crime but he did not end up getting impeached because he won him by one vote, allowing him to remain in office

13th Ammendment

Abolish slavery

14th Ammendment

Equal protection under the law

15th Ammendment

Black men have a right to vote

Ulysses S. Grant

Supposed to get reconstruction back on track but barley wins the election

Analyze the situation for freed people after slavery ended, and draw conclusions about there options and decisions they made