Reconstruction Test Review 2018

to ensure the right of all male American citizens to vote

to allow Congress to collect income taxes to pay for the cost of the Civil War

to protect the political and social rights of African Americans

to officially ban the institution of slavery on American soil

They passed Black Codes and elected former Confederates to Congress.

They passed laws that protected African American rights and elected new officials.

They used state militaries to protect white citizens through martial law.

They seceded from the Union and created the Confederacy.

The time period saw a short alliance between African Americans and poor farmers, but ended in worsened relations and increased violence on the part of whites.

As compared to the rest of the nation, blacks were considerably better treated in South Carolina than they were in other states.

The time period was initially difficult, with strained relations between the groups, but the turn of the century saw dramatic improvement.

Reconstruction had little impact on race relations in the state; they remained exactly as they were before the Civil War.

It tied many African American farmers to land owned by white men.

It often required that families be separated from each other.

It did not give African Americans anything in exchange for their labor.

It involved corporal punishment on a regular basis.

ensuring that the former slaves received equal rights with white citizens

preventing white Southerners from using violence against the former slave

establishing schools and teaching former slaves to read and write

providing free farmland and tools to the former slaves

Southern states were able to develop and implement their own plans for Reconstruction

President Johnson took over Reconstruction and made it easier on the South since he was a Southerner.

It had no impact on Reconstruction since Congress followed the plan established by Lincoln.

Congress took over Reconstruction and made it more difficult for southern states to rejoin the Union.

slave codes

consumer protection laws

voter fraud laws

the Reconstruction Amendment

14th Amendment--the statement that all men, regardless of race, could vote

15th Amendment--the abolition of slavery and indentured servitude

Reconstruction Act of 1867--the establishment of five military districts and requirement that states ratify the 14th amendment before re-entering the Union

Enforcement Act--the establishment of five military districts and requirement that states enforce the 13th amendment before re-entering the Union

The military was used to enforce federal policies and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.

The military continued to use the resources of the South and weakened their economy.

Military officers often tried to undermine the laws passed by the national government.

The South welcomed the presence of military troops as a means of keeping them safe.

to harshly punish the South

to ensure that the economy of the South would be rebuilt

to protect the rights of African-Americans

to bring the southern states back into the Union quickly

The funding of medical treatment and food for the newly freedmen.

The establishment of public school systems and historically black colleges and universities in the South.

The distribution of Confederate lands to freedman and poor whites.

The development of positive relations and political allegiances between poor whites and blacks in the South.

The establishment of public school systems and historically black colleges and universities in the South.

The distribution of Confederate lands to freedman and poor whites.

The development of positive relations and political allegiances between poor whites and blacks in the South.

The funding of medical treatment and food for the newly freedmen.

to ensure the former slaves were treated fairly by white citizens

to maintain the social structure that existed before the war

to prevent unqualified workers from entering the labor force

to make sure that all former slaves were able to find jobs

the Union Army

the Ku Klux Klan

the White Citizens League

the Freedmen’s Bureau

Congress was committed to reuniting the Union as quickly as possible.

Ending slavery was not a priority in either Reconstruction plan

Lincoln’s assassination caused Reconstruction to be more difficult for the South.

South Carolinians were likely to support the Radical Republicans in Congress.