13 Questions
What was the focus of the government's initial Reconstruction efforts?
Reuniting the North and South
What did Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan entail?
Reinstating Southerners as citizens with a loyalty oath
What event sparked a push for the creation and passage of the 14th amendment?
Memphis Massacre
Who needed to ratify the 14th Amendment for it to go into effect?
Southern State Legislatures
What was the purpose of the Military Reconstruction Act passed by Congress in 1867?
To reorganize the South
What did white southerners label the strict terms and enforcement of the Reconstruction Acts?
Bayonet Rule
What term was used for northern whites who traveled into the military districts to advance the Radical cause?
Carpetbaggers
What was the main reason Radical Republicans in Congress disliked Lincoln's 10% Plan?
They believed it was too moderate
Why did Lincoln pocket veto the Wade-Davis Bill?
He did not want to sign a significantly harsher bill
Who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as President after his assassination?
Andrew Johnson
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 declare about blacks?
That they were citizens and couldn't have property rights restricted
In the Election of 1868, which presidential candidate received votes from almost all former Confederate states?
Ulysses S. Grant
Which amendment forbade the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude?
15th Amendment
Explore the violent attacks on Black people and communities during the Reconstruction Era in the United States, including massacres in Memphis and New Orleans. Learn about the aftermath of these tragic events and their impact on the push for the 14th amendment.
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