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What was President Lincoln's main goal during Reconstruction?
What was President Lincoln's main goal during Reconstruction?
- To punish the Southern states for seceding from the Union
- To ensure that traitors were brought to justice
- To guarantee civil rights for formerly enslaved people
- To quickly reunify the country by reintegrating the Southern states into the Union (correct)
What was the greatest flaw of Lincoln's Reconstruction plan, according to some Republicans in Congress?
What was the greatest flaw of Lincoln's Reconstruction plan, according to some Republicans in Congress?
- It did not address the issue of slavery
- It was too lenient to the rebel states
- It punished the Southern states too harshly
- It did not guarantee civil rights for formerly enslaved people (correct)
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
- The Tenth Amendment
- The Twelfth Amendment
- The Thirteenth Amendment (correct)
- The Eleventh Amendment
Study Notes
Reconstruction Era
- President Lincoln's main goal during Reconstruction was to reunify the nation and ensure the preservation of the Union.
- His Reconstruction plan was criticized by some Republicans in Congress for being too lenient, as it allowed Southern states to rejoin the Union quickly without guaranteeing adequate protection for freed slaves.
Amendments
- The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
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Test your knowledge of the Reconstruction era in American history with this quiz. Learn about the challenges faced during the integration of former Confederate states back into the Union and the political debates that ensued. Keywords: Civil War, Reconstruction, Confederate states, Union, politics.
