1. Reconstruction Review Did Radical Republicans think Lincoln’s plan was too harsh or too lenient? Lenient

2. Both Lincoln’s and Johnson’s plan called for Southern approval of what amendment? 13 th Amendment

3. At first, how did southerners restrict the rights of former slaves? By passing black codes.

4. What Congressional Act placed the South under five military districts? Reconstruction Act of 1867

5. By 1872, what major improvement in education had developed in the South? The creation of a public school system

6. What terrorist group emerged during Reconstruction which prevented African Americans from exercising their rights? The Ku Klux Klan

7. Who became the US President after the death of Lincoln? Andrew Johnson

8. Who was the President from 1868 to 1876, during which time his administration was known for graft and corruption? Ulysses S. Grant

9. Who became US President in 1877, as a result of the Compromise of 1877? Rutherford B. Hayes

10. Which President ended Reconstruction and removed Federal troops from the South? Rutherford B. Hayes

11. What was the name of the organization that helped former slaves adjust to freedom? Freedman’s Bureau

12. What was the main reason President Johnson was impeached in the House of Representatives? For violation of the Tenure of Office Act

13. What was the final verdict in the impeachment trial of President Johnson? He escaped conviction in the Senate by one vote

14. What was a major social failure of Reconstruction? Racist attitudes continued in both the North and South

15. Which amendment was a series of laws that guaranteed citizenship and civil rights for African Americans? Fourteenth Amendment

16. Which amendment allowed southern black men to vote for the first time? Fifteenth Amendment

17. What were Northern Republicans called who moved South seeking economic opportunity after the Civil War? Carpetbaggers

18. During the Reconstruction Era, which group fought unsuccessfully for voting rights? Women

19. What was the term used to describe Southern States that continued to vote for Democratic candidates? Solid South

20. Why did Northern and Southern voters both grow tired of Reconstruction? It symbolized corruption and greed

21. What was the main reason Radical Republicans insisted upon a strict reconstruction policy that included military rule? Many Southerners had demonstrated continued violence and passed black codes violating the civil rights of African Americans. They also tried to maintain white supremacy through intimidation, beatings and murder.

22. What is the term that described poor white southerners that associated with carpetbaggers? Scalawags

23. After Reconstruction, what were at least three things that developed in the Solid South? 1.Segregation laws known as Jim Crow laws and continued racism 2. The development of a new and industrialized New South 3. The end of Republican rule, and the emergence of the solid south.