unit 9

To weaken the war effort of the Confederacy during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincon issued the Emancipation Proclamination, in-

1863

Phillip Bazaar recevied a Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in what?

Civil War

Why did the Radical Republicans oppose President Abraham Lincons plan for postwar Reconstruction?

He planned to offer amnesty to Confederate soilders and leaders who declared loyalty to the U.S

why is William Carney considered a notable recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor?

He was the first African American ever to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

How did state goverments undermine the intent of this amendment

by rquiring to pay poll taxes for the right to vote

what role did Hiram Rhodes play in US history

he was the first african american to hold a seat in the senate

how was lincons reconstruction plan shaped by the beliefs expressed in this excerpt

it focused on readmitting southern states and restoring the union

How did the Emancipation Proclamination alter the civil War

it made ending slavery an offical goal of the union

How did issuing the Emancipation Proclamination change the course of the civil war?

it made the war into a fight for human freedom

why did the Radical Republicans in congress strongly object to President Abraham Lincons Reconstrustion plan?

the plan granted pardons to nearly all confederates who swore allegience to the U.S.

what question expresses a goal of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867?

to protect the rights of african americans in the south

in lincons first inagural adress does the union matter more than current dissagrements between states

true

why do most historians consider Reconstruction to be a failure

white southerners continued to opress african americans