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Chapter 16 Section 1: Presidential Reconstruction
1. What were 3 reasons the Reconstruction era was a difficult time in the U.S.?
2. What happened on June 19, 1865? What was Granger’s first act? What was the new holiday
created by African Americans?
3. How many Union troops were stationed in Texas by the end of 1865? What were the 2 main
functions of these soldiers while in Texas? Who commanded them?
4. What was President Lincoln’s desire for the Union after the war? What was the main
disagreement between Republican Party leaders and President Lincoln regarding
Reconstruction?
5. After Lincoln’s assassination, what 2 steps did Andrew Johnson take to continue Lincoln’s
Reconstruction plan?
6. List several of President Johnson’s conditions for southern states to be readmitted to the Union.
7. What happened in June 1865? What were this man’s views on secession and slavery? What did
he do throughout the North during the war?
8. What was the Freedmen’s Bureau? What were its 3 main jobs after the war? The Freedmen’s
Bureau divided Texas into how many subdistricts?
9. How did the Freedmen’s Bureau feel about education? What did the Bureau establish?
10. What were some factors that made the Freedmen’s Bureau’s work in Texas difficult? Why were
many Texans unhappy with the Bureau?
11. In February 1866, delegates met in Austin to write a new state Constitution. What was stated in
the finished version? Why was Governor Hamilton disappointed?
12. What was the result of the vote for ratifying the new Constitution? Why did many people vote
against ratification?
13. Why did thousands of people come to Texas after the war and during Reconstruction?
14. What is emigration? Who were some Texans who left after the war? Why did they leave and
where did they go?