Reconstruction Review with Ms. Billups

What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?

The 14th Amendment ONLY granted U.S. citizenship, and the right to life, liberty, and property.

How would you describe the purpose of the 15th Amendment?

The Radical Republicans wanted to not punish the South, and approved of Lincoln's 10% Plan.

Which of the following is NOT a 21st-century celebration of Juneteenth?

Which of the following is a limitation/restriction on freedom of speech? (quiz bowl level question_

In the Radical Republicans' Reconstruction Plan, what did life look like for a freedperson?

Slavery didn't officially end until June 19, 1865 in Galveston, TX.

Which of the following IS NOT a pro and a con of Lincoln's 10% Plan we discussed during class?

Which of the following was a readmission rule of President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan?

President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan led directly to which of the following?

Lincoln's 10% Plan required at least 20% of people in each state to vote for readmission to the Union.

From 1865-1877, Reconstruction was the process of rebuilding the U.S. once the Civil War was over.

How would you define an amendment?

Andrew Johnson would allow re-admitted states to hold elections and re-write constitutions.

Since slavery is still very common around the world, what efforts have been taken to increase awareness of it?

All constitutional amendments give citizens fewer rights and worsen their welfare.

How confident are you feeling for our open-note quiz on the post-Civil War amendments and Reconstruction?

What tensions existed in the U.S. toward the end of the Civil War?