To Punish or Forgive
45 Points
Mr. Baer
These questions must be type written double spaced and be at least 2 paragraphs (12 sentences) in length. Several questions may require a longer response. Please be careful to provide a thorough explanation. These questions will be due 4/26/11 B-Day and 4/27/11 A-Day. DO NOT EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO PRINT them out the day they are due in class. They will be considered late. You will have a 20 point quiz on 4/26/11 B-Day and 4/27/11 A-Day that covers what you would have studied about Reconstruction.
1.Compare Lincoln’s plan for reuniting the nation after the Civil War to the Wade-Davis plan.
2.Describe the circumstances surrounding Lincoln’s assassination.
3.Explain why President Andrew Johnson was unsuccessful in dealing with Congress.
4.State the Provisions of the 14th Amendment and tell how the South reacted to it.
5.Describe the activities of the Freedman’s Bureau.
6.Analyze the myth and reality of Black Reconstruction.
7.Explain why impeachment proceedings took place and what the result was.
8.Describe the scandals and economic crises of the post Civil War period.
9.Define racism and explain its persistence despite the freeing of the slaves and the passage of new civil rights laws, and summarize the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson.
