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Chapter 2: Reconstruction
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Directions: use the Review PowerPoint to help you answer the questions below
Intro : Reconstruction is the period (1865–1877) that followed the Civil War and during which attempts
were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and to
solve the problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states that had seceded at or
before the outbreak of war.
1. What was the name of the small group of Republicans who believed that the South should be punished and
that African Americans should be granted full political and civil equality? They passed the Tenure of Office Act:
2. What was the name of the organization that was setup to help former slaves adjust to freedom?
3. Which Constitutional Amendment prohibited slavery in the United States?
4. What was the name of Lincoln’s plan that stated once 10% of a state’s voters pledged allegiance to the
Union and accepted the Emancipation Proclamation, they would be readmitted to the Union?