Unit 2 Reconstruction

Question 1

Lincoln’s Progam

Answer 1

Pardon to southerns who took an oath of allegiance, except high ranking confederate officials. State would be readmitted if they wrote a new state constitution, elected new officials, and 10% took the oath

Question 2

Wade - Davis Bill

Answer 2

Ran by Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens. 50% of all voter had to take an oath. New southern states had recognize freed blacks, and write new state constitutions

Question 3

Lincoln does what to the wade davis bill

Answer 3

Pocket Veto

Question 4

Andrew Johnson’s Plan

Answer 4

10% had to take an oath, except confederate officials or large slave owning people. Repeal their ordinances of secession and ratify the 13th amendment.

Question 5

Levels of Reconstruction

Answer 5

Physical - Two Years
Political - Ten years
Social - Century

Question 6

Why did the Radical Republican’s not listen to Johnson’s rule

Answer 6

Wasn’t punishing enough, blacks couldn’t vote in their new state constitutions, feared they might lose control to Democrats

Question 7

Black Codes

Answer 7

Laws passed in the South to keep African Americans in a subordinate manner. Congress vetoes Johnson on increasing the Freedmen’s Bureau’s power and giving blacks citizenships