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What period did the reconstruction start?
(1865–77)
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Who won the Civil War?
the United States defeated the Confederate States.
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Which state was the last to free slaves?
Mississippi
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Where did freed slaves go?
Freetown, Sierra Leone,
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What is the big house in slavery?
The planter's residence
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What is reconstruction in simple terms?
the act or process of rebuilding something
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What was the purpose of reconstruction in the South?
bringing the southern states back into full political participation in the Union
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Who received 40 acres and a mule?
General William T. Sherman's
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Who freed the slaves?
President Abraham Lincoln
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What did the slaves eat on the ship?
beans, corn, yams, rice, and palm oil
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What did reconstruction do for slaves?
former slaves food, clothing, and advice on labor contracts.
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How did the reconstruction affect African American?
Congress granted African American men the status and rights of citizenship, including the right to vote
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Who had the best reconstruction plan?
President Andrew
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What were the major questions to be addressed during Reconstruction?
How to rebuild the South.
The condition of the African Americans in the South. How to reintegrate the South into the Union *Confed pres Jefferson Davis imprisoned for 2 years. Who would control this process: the South, the President, or Congress. |
What happened to slaves when their masters died?
his slaves were often sold for the benefit of his heirs
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Was the Reconstruction a success or failure?
a success in that it restored the United States as a unified nation
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What did slaves get when they were freed?
a mule
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What states did not have slavery?
Alaska Neither
Wisconsin Free Vermont Free Rhode Island |
What were some of the major differences in the plans for Reconstruction?
Johnson's plan gave less protection to freed slaves then the Radical Republican's plan
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What were freed slaves called?
freedmen" and "freedwomen
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What was Reconstruction meant to do?
economic legacy and to solve the problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states
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What were the 3 plans for reconstruction?
Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan, and the Radical Republican plan
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Which state had the most slaves?
1750 Black/total
1790 Slave/total 1810 Slave/total 1860 Slave/total |
How did Georgia feel about slavery?
banned slavery
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What were the immediate effects of Reconstruction?
union restored, african americans gain citizenship and voting rights
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