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Which of the following groups benefited the most from the Homestead Act of 1862?
offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States
claim ownership of land
to help African Americans in the South in making the change from slavery
farmers who wanted to purchase land in western territories
The government was a union of people and not of states.
End of the Civil War
the 14th and 15th amendments
state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans
The poll tax, the literacy test, and the actions of the Ku Klux Klan were all attempts to limit the effectiveness of
offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States
claim ownership of land
to help African Americans in the South in making the change from slavery
farmers who wanted to purchase land in western territories
The government was a union of people and not of states.
End of the Civil War
the 14th and 15th amendments
state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans
Which argument did President Abraham Lincoln use against the secession of the Southern States?
offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States
claim ownership of land
to help African Americans in the South in making the change from slavery
farmers who wanted to purchase land in western territories
The government was a union of people and not of states.
End of the Civil War
the 14th and 15th amendments
state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans
The Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War Era were attempts by
offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States
claim ownership of land
to help African Americans in the South in making the change from slavery
farmers who wanted to purchase land in western territories
The government was a union of people and not of states.
End of the Civil War
the 14th and 15th amendments
state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans
Created in 1865, the Freedmen’s Bureau aided African Americans by providing food and medical care, helping with resettlement, ensuring justice with contracts and in courts, managing abandoned and confiscated property... Why was it created?
offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States
claim ownership of land
to help African Americans in the South in making the change from slavery
farmers who wanted to purchase land in western territories
The government was a union of people and not of states.
End of the Civil War
the 14th and 15th amendments
state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans
What occurred in April 1865?
offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States
claim ownership of land
to help African Americans in the South in making the change from slavery
farmers who wanted to purchase land in western territories
The government was a union of people and not of states.
End of the Civil War
the 14th and 15th amendments
state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans
A major reason the Radical Republicans opposed President Abraham Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan was that his plan
offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States
claim ownership of land
to help African Americans in the South in making the change from slavery
farmers who wanted to purchase land in western territories
The government was a union of people and not of states.
End of the Civil War
the 14th and 15th amendments
state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans
• Must be an adult citizen • Must be head of a family • Pay application fee • Maintain residence continuously for five years OR pay $1.25 per acre and maintain residence for six months -What did meeting these requirements allow applicants to do
offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States
claim ownership of land
to help African Americans in the South in making the change from slavery
farmers who wanted to purchase land in western territories
The government was a union of people and not of states.
End of the Civil War
the 14th and 15th amendments
state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans
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