Chapter 16 Section 1 Flashcards
How did the government try to solve key problems facing the nation after the war?
The government developed a plan for Reconstruction and set up the Freedmen’s Bureau to try to solve postwar problems.
voluntary
not forced; done of one’s own free will
resolve
to decide to solve
amnesty
group pardon
freedman
enslaved people who had been freed by the war
What was Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan?
Introduced in Dec. 1863, as soon as 10% of a state’s voters swore an oath of loyalty to the US, the voters could organize a new state government.
What was the goal of Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction?
to bind the wounds of war as quickly as possible
What did the Wade-Davis Bill propose?
Half of the voters in each state had to swear loyalty to the Union; no Confederate volunteer could vote or hold office.
What did the President want to accomplish?
The President hoped to win the loyalty of influential southerners to the Republican Party.
What did Congress want to accomplish?
Congress wanted to prevent former Confederate leaders from regaining power.
How did Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction differ from that of the Radical Republicans in Congress?
His plan made it easier for southerners to rejoin the Union and offered amnesty to some former Confederates.
How do you know that education was very important to newly freed slaves?
They traveled long distances to attend school and pooled their money to pay teachers.
Would Radical Republicans support President Johnson?
Yes, because they thought he would take a hard line on Reconstruction.
What was the the Freedmen’s Bureau?
It was a government agency to provide emergency relief and to establish schools, particularly for freedmen.
What effect do you think the assassination of Lincoln would have on the nation?
It may have delayed the start of Reconstruction and dashed hopes for a lenient Reconstruction Plan.
What happened at Ford’s Theatre in Washington on April 14, 1865?
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Why did many people expect Johnson to take a hard line on Reconstruction?
Johnson expressed bitterness toward the Confederates.
What problems faced the South at the end of the Civil War?
The South was in ruins and refugees needed food, shelter, and work.
Why did the South have greater difficulty than the North in recovering from the Civil War?
Because of the vast destruction, the South had fewer resources to work with.
How did Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction differ from the Wade-Davis Bill?
Lincoln’s plan was more lenient. It required only 10% of voters to swear loyalty, and offered amnesty to Confederate fighters and supporters, except for leaders. Wade-Davis Bill required 50% of state’s voters to swear loyalty to the Union and denied political rights to anyone who volunteered to fight for the Confederacy.
What problems were there for reuniting the nation in each plan?
Lincoln’s plan might make it easier for Confederates to regain control of the state governments; Congress’s plan might cause resentment.
What did the Freedmen’s Bureau propose to do to help the freedmen?
It helped set up schools, find them jobs, and settle disputes.
What did former Confederates have to do to get amnesty under Lincoln’s plan to rebuild the Union?
To receive pardon under Lincoln’s plan, they had to take the loyalty oath to the U.S.
