(6) Reconstruction

What action did the Republican Radicals in Congress take that required a majority of the voters to take the Oath of Loyalty?

Passed the Wade-Davis Bill

The Republican Radicals in Congress, however, disliked the 10 percent plan partly because they thought that it was too lenient and partly because it allowed the president to determine the course of Reconstruction. In July 1864, Congress passed the Wade-Davis Bill, which provided for the calling of constitutional conventions in the Southern states only after a majority of the 1860 voters had taken the Oath of Loyalty. Lincoln disposed of this bill by pocket-vetoing it, and thus he maintained control of the Reconstruction process.

True

Which of the following is an example of a pocket veto?

Wade-Davis Bill

The three states reconstructed under Lincoln's plan were Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.

False

Why were the Republican Radicals in Congress opposed to Lincoln's plan?

It was too lenient and Congress wanted to control Reconstruction.

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by

John Wilkes Booth

How did Lincoln's assassination affect the South during the Reconstruction?

It hurt the South

The majority of the Republican Party during the Reconstruction was called:

Republican Radicals

Lincoln's Reconstruction plan allowed a former Confederate state to form a new government once:

10 percent of the voters had taken the Oath of Loyalty

What best defines a republican government?

A government managed by representatives that are elected by the people.

Lincoln's Reconstruction plan stated that the new state governments had to be republican in form.

True

On April 14, 1865, the American people were celebrating the end of the war. (Lee had surrendered on April 9, ending the war.) President Lincoln, his wife, and two guests went to Ford's Theater in Washington to see the play Our American Cousin. At 10:15 p.m., John Wilkes Booth managed to enter the presidential box and fire a fatal shot into the back of Lincoln's head. Lincoln was carried to the house across the street from the theater where doctors worked all night to try to save him. At 7:22 the next morning, President Lincoln was pronounced dead.

True

Reconstruction was dealt a serious blow by Lincoln's death.

True