S.S.

Why was the death of Lincoln a blow to Reconstruction?

No one was strong enough to carry out his plan.

Why did the Radicals in Congress create military districts in the South?

To force Southerners into obeying federal Reconstruction

Southerners who remained loyal to the Union were called.........

scalawags

Why was Lincoln so lenient with the Southern states?

He believed no true division had occurred.

Why did the Southern states agree to Johnson's plan of reconstruction?

It gave easy terms to reinstate the position of southern states.

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

It hurt the South.

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

It was too lenient, and Congress wanted to control Reconstruction.

Abraham was assassinated by:

John Wilkes Booth

Select the items that made Johnson's plan unacceptable to the Radicals.

New Southern congress members would impair Republican control of Congress. It did not punish the South enough. It did not guarantee blacks' right to vote in the South.

In recognition of the importance of the black vote, the Republicans passed the:

fifteenth Amendment

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

According to Congress, the Southern states would avoid military occupation by doing all of the following except:

refusing to extend black suffrage

What best defines a republican government?

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

Select the three factors that made up the Johnson Plan.

Amnesty was granted to most Confederates who took the oath of loyalty. Southern states could form governments after they canceled Confederate debt. Southern states had to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment.

The president who granted amnesty to those Confederates who took the oath of loyalty to the Union was:

Andrew Johnson

Which word does not describe Lincoln's plan of Reconstruction?

Challenging

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 this had happened:

Ten percent of the voters had taken the oath of loyalty.