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History, Social Studies
8th
grade
8.1 Presidential and Radical Reconstruction
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Radical Republicans in Congress opposed President Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction because they thought it was too
moderate
conservative
extreme
unpopular
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction?
Johnson’s plan angered Democrats in Congress.
Johnson’s plan was not as tough as Lincoln’s plan.
Johnson’s plan prohibited pardons for Confederates.
Johnson’s plan was similar to Lincoln’s plan, but stricter.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Under President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction, how could states be readmitted to the Union?
Twenty percent of a state’s white males had to swear loyalty.
States had to disenfranchise all former Confederate soldiers.
State conventions had to establish new governments.
States had to ratify all three Reconstruction amendments.
- 4. Multiple Choice
President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction frustrated many members of Congress because it
established laws that limited the rights of African Americans.
accepted election results that returned Southern planters to power.
prevented leaders of the Confederacy from voting in elections.
forced Southern states to pay back money borrowed for the war.
- 5. Multiple Choice
President Johnson announced that the Union was restored in
April 1865.
December 1865.
July 1868.
February 1870.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the Wade-Davis Bill?
The bill was passed in Congress and quickly approved by President Lincoln.
The bill required a greater show of loyalty for readmittance than Lincoln’s plan.
The bill required states to ratify the Fifteenth Amendment to be readmitted.
The bill was proposed by supporters of Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which law established martial law in the South after the Civil War?
the vagrancy laws
the Tenure of Office Act
the Civil Rights Act of 1866
the Reconstruction Act of 1867
- 8. Multiple Choice
Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act in 1867 to
change the approval process for appointees.
restrict President Johnson’s powers.
extend greater rights to African Americans.
limit the power of Southern politicians.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Radical Republicans in Congress wanted to provide more rights for formerly enslaved people, so they
supported all of Johnson’s Reconstruction policies.
passed the Black Codes, which protected African Americans.
overturned several of President Johnson’s vetoes.
called for a new Republican candidate for president in 1866.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 accomplish?
The act divided the South into five military districts.
The act set a punishment for certain social behaviors.
The act granted citizenship to anyone born in the US.
The act limited the employment of African Americans.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Vagrancy laws in the 1860s applied to
the property that African Americans were allowed to rent or own.
people who moved from place to place without regular homes or work.
the role of the planter aristocracy in Southern state legislatures.
voter registration rights for newly freed African Americans in the South.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes Southern military districts during Reconstruction?
Each state became a separate military district.
The South was divided into five different military districts.
Each district was governed by a member of Congress.
The districts all rejoined the Union at the same time.
- 13. Multiple Choice
As a result of the tension between President Johnson and the Radical Republicans,
Congress voted to impeach President Johnson.
Johnson declared he would stop vetoing bills.
Johnson chose to support Radical Reconstruction.
Congress refused to appoint Edwin Stanton.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was one reason Congress gave for wanting to remove President Johnson from office?
Johnson was violating the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
Johnson was abusing his presidential powers.
Johnson had failed to provide his own Reconstruction plan.
Johnson had created new Cabinet positions without approval.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Southern states resisted the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment by
drafting and passing the Voting Rights Act.
denying all female citizens the right to vote.
appointing new officials to monitor elections.
establishing poll taxes and literacy tests.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the Fourteenth Amendment?
It granted citizenship to all individuals living in the United States.
It enfranchised all male citizens and gave them the right to vote.
It prevented states from denying citizens equal protection under the law.
It allowed states to seize citizens’ property without due process of the law.
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