Unit 9 recounstruction
The main goal of the Ku Klux Klan was to
return control of the South to the Democrats.
According to Lincoln's plan, what percentage of the state had to take the oath of allegiance so that they could form a legal state government?
10%
How many times did Georgia meet the requirements for readmission to the U.S. before Reconstruction finally ended?
3
Which U.S. President was impeached durinig Reconstruction?
Andrew Johnson
Which of the following colleges were established by the Freedmen's Bureau? Choose ALL that apply.
Clark College Atlanta University Morehouse College
Which Reconstruction plan punished the South the most?
Congress' (Radical Republican) Plan
The term "solid south" refers to the fact that what group had a "solid grip" on the South for over a hundred years?
Democrats
What did the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution do that brought about many changes in Georgia's society and economic structure after the Civil War?
It freed the slaves.
What did the fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do?
It gave citizenship rights to all Americans
What did the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do?
It gave freedmen the right to vote.
Which action of the General Assembly led Congress to argue that Georgia was not "adequately reconstructed" in 1866?
Passage of the Black Codes to restrict the civil rights of freedmen in Georgia
Which BEST describes the differences between sharecropping and tenant farming?
Sharecroppers owned nothing but their labor, while tenant farmers owned farm animals and equipment to use in working other people's land.
After the Civil War, what system was developed to provide labor to work the former plantations?
Sharecropping
To whom did President Johnson's Reconstruction plan deny a general pardon?
Southerners who owned more than $20,000 worth of property.
Which statement about the Black Codes is FALSE?
The Black Codes established minimum working hours, a minimum work week, and minimum wage for the freedmen.
Why were military districts created in the South during Reconstruction?
To govern the former Confederate states
What was NOT provided to sharecroppers by the land owner?
Workers
Which of the following would NOT have supported the Radical Republicans?
a member of the kkk
The BEST description of the Freedman's Bureau during Reconstruction was that it
provided education, training, and social services for the newly freed slaves.`
Scalawag
white Southerner who supported the Republicans during Reconstruction
