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What was the task of rebuilding the former Confederate states and readmitting them to the Union called?
What was Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan?
Lincoln's Plan required voters in each Southern state to take an oath of loyalty to the Union. When 10 percent of the voters had taken the oath, the state could form a new government.
Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan offered amnesty to those who would swear loyalty to the Union.
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Who were the Radical Republicans?
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What did the Wade-Davis Bill require for a state to rejoin the Union?
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What was the primary purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
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What event marked the start of Johnson's Reconstruction Plan?
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Andrew Johnson supported equal rights for African Americans.
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The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
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Study Notes
Reconstruction
- Reconstruction involved rebuilding the former Confederate states and reintegrating them into the Union.
Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan
- Required Southern voters to take an oath of loyalty; if 10% complied, the state could establish a new government.
- Offered amnesty, providing forgiveness for crimes to those swearing loyalty.
Radical Republicans
- Led by Thaddeus Stevens, emphasized the dismantling of Southern institutions to prevent wasted resources from the war.
The Wade-Davis Bill
- Proposed requirements for states to rejoin the Union:
- Majority of white male adults must pledge loyalty.
- Only non-confederate white males eligible to vote for delegates.
- New constitutions must prohibit slavery.
- Lincoln opposed the bill's harshness and used a pocket veto to let it expire after Congress adjourned.
Founding the Freedmen's Bureau
- Established to assist African Americans in transitioning to life after slavery.
- Provided essential services like food, clothing, and medical care, especially to freed individuals.
- Focused on education by creating schools and securing land for farming or fair employment.
Johnson's Reconstruction Plan
- Vice President Andrew Johnson assumed the presidency after Lincoln's assassination by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer.
- Although a Southerner who supported the Union, Johnson opposed equal rights for African Americans, asserting that "white men alone must manage the South."
The Thirteenth Amendment
- Formally abolished slavery throughout the United States.
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Explore the key concepts of Planning Reconstruction in this quiz. Learn about the strategies implemented to rebuild the Southern states after the Civil War, including Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan. Test your understanding of this pivotal historical period.
