Unit 10: Reconstruction

Question 1

What did the Freedmen’s Bureau do?

Answer 1

They helped give freedmen opportunities, such as education.

Question 2

What was Lincoln’s reconstruction plan?

Answer 2

His plan was called the 10% Plan, where only 10% of the states voters to swear to end slavery to rejoin the Union.

Question 3

Why was Lincoln’s requirements in the 10% Plan so little?

Answer 3

Lincoln prioritized the unification of the Union rather than punishment unlike the radical Republicans.

Question 4

What plan did the radical Republican’s propose?

Answer 4

1. Military Control
   The Republicans divided the confederate into 5 military districts to enforce reconstruction laws properly.
2. Ratification of the 13, 14, & 15 amendment.

This plan was meant to punish and change the South.

Question 5

How did the South try to limit freedmen’s rights?

Answer 5

They had Black codes, segregated Africans, and enforced literacy guidelines on voting and so on.

Question 6

13th amendment

Answer 6

Ends slavery

Question 7

14th amendment

Answer 7

Everyone naturalized or born in America is a citizen.

Question 8

15th amendment

Answer 8

Guarantees everyone has the right to vote.