Question 1

For whites, freedom, no matter how defined, was a given, a birthright to be defended. For African-Americans, it was an open-ended process, a transformation of every aspect of their lives and of the society and culture that had sustained slavery in the first place. Defend this statement.

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Question 2

Stating that he "lived among men, not among angels," Thaddeus Stevens recognized that the Fourteenth Amendment was not perfect. Explain the strengths and weaknesses of the Fourteenth Amendment. What liberties and freedoms did it extend in the nineteenth century-and to whom? How did it alter the relationship between the federal government and the states?

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Question 3

The debate surrounding the creation and ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment divided one-time political allies over the matter of woman suffrage. What were the arguments for and against including a woman's right to vote in the Fifteenth Amendment? What did this debate say about the boundaries of freedom defined by Reconstruction?

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Question 4

Was Reconstruction a success or a failure? Or was it something in between? In your response, consider land policy, key legislation during Presidential and Radical Reconstruction, southern politics, racial and political violence, and northern "fatigue" with Reconstruction. Be sure to make clear what you mean by success and failure.

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Question 5

Reconstruction witnessed profound changes in the lives of southerners, black and white, rich and poor. Explain the various ways that the lives of these groups changed. Were the changes for the better or worse?

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Question 6

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Redeemers

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Question 7

What did freedom mean for the ex-slaves? Be sure to address economic opportunities, gender roles, religious independence, and family security.

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Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Black Codes

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Question 9

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Fifteenth Amendment

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Question 10

Do you think the permanent distribution of land to former slaves would have made a difference in the outcome of Reconstruction? Why or why not?

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Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Radical Republicans

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Radical Republicans were indeed members of the Republican Party who strongly opposed slavery and the Southern slave owners, advocating for the use of wartime legislation to abolish slavery.

Question 12

Who were the Redeemers, what did they want, and what were their methods? How did the Redeemers feel that their freedom was being threatened by Radical Reconstruction? Conclude your essay with a comment on how you think the federal government should have responded to the Redeemers.

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Question 13

What faults did the Republicans see with Presidential Reconstruction? How did they propose to rectify those deficiencies? Be sure to distinguish moderate Republicans from Radical Republicans in your answer.

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Question 14

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Freedmen's Bureau

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Question 15

Why did Radical Republicans believe that Andrew Johnson would support their agenda? Why was Johnson ultimately unable to lend his support to the Civil Rights Act of 1866 or the Fourteenth Amendment?

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Question 16

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Feminists

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Question 17

Explain how wartime devastation set in motion a train of events that permanently altered the white yeomanry's independent way of life, leading to what they considered a loss of freedom.

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Quiz 15: What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865 -1877

For whites, freedom, no matter how defined, was a given, a birthright to be defended. For African-Americans, it was an open-ended process, a transformation of every aspect of their lives and of the society and culture that had sustained slavery in the first place. Defend this statement.

Reconstruction witnessed profound changes in the lives of southerners, black and white, rich and poor. Explain the various ways that the lives of these groups changed. Were the changes for the better or worse?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Redeemers

What did freedom mean for the ex-slaves? Be sure to address economic opportunities, gender roles, religious independence, and family security.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Black Codes

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Fifteenth Amendment

Do you think the permanent distribution of land to former slaves would have made a difference in the outcome of Reconstruction? Why or why not?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Radical Republicans

Who were the Redeemers, what did they want, and what were their methods? How did the Redeemers feel that their freedom was being threatened by Radical Reconstruction? Conclude your essay with a comment on how you think the federal government should have responded to the Redeemers.

What faults did the Republicans see with Presidential Reconstruction? How did they propose to rectify those deficiencies? Be sure to distinguish moderate Republicans from Radical Republicans in your answer.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Freedmen's Bureau

Why did Radical Republicans believe that Andrew Johnson would support their agenda? Why was Johnson ultimately unable to lend his support to the Civil Rights Act of 1866 or the Fourteenth Amendment?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Feminists

Explain how wartime devastation set in motion a train of events that permanently altered the white yeomanry's independent way of life, leading to what they considered a loss of freedom.