reconstruction

Question 1

What happened to the south after the war

Answer 1

The south was completely destroyed

Question 2

Even though black freed men were free what did they still do

Answer 2

They still stayed on plantation where they always lived

Question 3

Once blacks became free what became a strong pillar in the black community

Answer 3

churches

Question 4

What was the freedman’s bureau

Answer 4

It was created by the Congress to provide food, clothing, health care, and education

Question 5

who headed the bureau

Answer 5

General Howard who eventually founded Howard university

Question 6

What was the bureaus greatest accomplishment

Answer 6

helping black freedmen read

Question 7

who tried to kill the bureau

Answer 7

president andrew johnson

Question 8

who didn’t like the bureau

Answer 8

the south

Question 9

when did the bureau expire

Answer 9

72

Question 10

who succeeded Lincoln after his assassination

Answer 10

Andrew Johnson

Question 11

Where was Johnson from

Answer 11

Tenessee

Question 12

Although he was from Tennessee what did he not do with the south

Answer 12

He did not join the south regardless of Tennessee seceding

Question 13

Did the north like him and why

Answer 13

no they didn’t because he was a southerner

Question 14

Did the south like him and why

Answer 14

no they distrusted him because he sided with the north

Question 15

In the emancipation proclamation which slaves did they free

Answer 15

Only the ones from the south because the south seceded but the slaves in the border states stayed slaves

Question 16

How come Lincoln didn’t let the slaves in the border states free

Answer 16

he didn’t want to make the border states angry and want to side with the south

Question 17

what did the battle of bull run show

Answer 17

it showed each side how important it is to be prepared and organized

Question 18

on paper who won

Answer 18

the south

Question 19

who was in charge of getting the us army ready

Answer 19

general George mclellan

Question 20

what was McClellan’s weakness

Answer 20

he always felt like his preparation was never enough and did only preparing and no fighting

Question 21

what was the capital of the south

Answer 21

Richmond virginia

Question 22

what was mcclellan’s plan

Answer 22

his plan was to take south’s capital and almost pulled it off

Question 23

who were the confederates

Answer 23

the southerners who seceded

Question 24

what was another word for the guilded age

Answer 24

the industrial revolution

Question 25

who took the first shot at Ft. Sumter

Answer 25

beauregard

Question 26

what was Lincolns way of bringing back the south

Answer 26

the 10 percent plan

Question 27

what was the 10 percent plan

Question 28

during the emancipation in 1863 what 2 states still had slavery

Answer 28

Missouri and Kentucky

Question 29

what did the republicans think of the 10 percent plan

Answer 29

they thought it was too soft and wanted to punish the south

Question 30

why did the republicans fear the 10 percent plan

Answer 30

because they though that it would allow southerners to rule over the freed blacks

Question 31

what did Johnson do with Lincolns 10 percent plan

Answer 31

he followed it