RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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War damages should be collected through military occupation
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The Union should be restored as quickly as possible
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African Americans should be given free land
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Southerners should be made to pay for their rebellion
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement most accurately describes President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War?-Southerners should be made to pay for their rebellion.
Detailed explanation-2: -On December 8, 1863, President Lincoln introduced his first plan for Reconstruction; the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. This announcement offered a full pardon to those individuals that took an oath of loyalty and accepted the abolition of slavery.
Detailed explanation-3: -1. A state must have a majority within its borders take the oath of loyalty 2. A state must formally abolish slavery 3. No Confederate officials could participate in the new governments.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of these accurately describes Abraham Lincoln’s primary objectives during the Civil War? Lincoln’s initial objective was not to abolish slavery but to preserve the Union.