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What group wants to destroy power of former slaveholders and give full citizenship to African Americans.
Sons of Liberty
Liberty Socialites
Democratic Elites
Radical Republicans
Led the Radical Republicans and wanted to destroy power of former slaveholders and give full citizenship
to African Americans.
Charles Dickens & George Thompson
Presidents Abe Lincoln & Andrew Johnson
Daniel Boone & Davey Crockett
Charles Sumner & Thaddeus Stevens
What specified that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters swore an oath of allegiance to the Union?
Gillwaters Reconstruction Plan
Lincoln's Ten-Percent Plan
Freedman's Bureau Plan
Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan
What bill makes makes Congress responsible for reconstruction but Lincoln uses pocket veto to block from passing.
Lockhart-Smith Bill
Seamoore-Gibson Bill
Wade-Davis Bill
Ripton-Rutherford Bill
Which was not one of President Johnson's Plans for Reconstruction?
Make the South pay for damages and rebuilding the South up again.
The Southern States must swear allegiance to the Union.
Ratify the 13th Amendment
Annul Southern war debts
Who is this famous person?
Abraham Lincoln
Charles Sumner
Thaddeus Stevens
Andrew Johnson
An organization enlarged to help former slaves & poor whites. Gives social services, medical care, and education.
Fredrick's Bureau
Sons of Liberty
Freedmen's Bureau
Grand Army of the Republic
What Act was passed by Congress to give full citizenship to African Americans; forbids black codes.
Reconstruction Act of 1877
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Voting Rights Act
What were restrictive laws designed
to limit the freedom of African
Americans and ensure their
availability as a cheap labor
force.
Black Codes
White Codes
Yellow Codes
Fugitive Slave Law
What Amendment makes African Americans full
citizens?
12th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
The 1866 Congressional Elections were important because?
Moderates and Radicals win 2/3 majority in Congress allowing them to override veto.
Southern Democrats halt the advancement of providing civil rights to African Americans.
Allowed the Southern states to pass unrestrictive state laws to help advancement of African American rights.
Allowed all political parties, including Democrats, Moderate & Radical Republicans to join together to pass laws restrictive laws against African Americans.
What was the purpose of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
Annuls all war debt from the south.
Divides south into military districts and sets new conditions for
reentry into the Union.
Allows all Southern states to rejoin the Union at the same time.
Funds provided by the North and given to help the South to aid in their economic recovery.
What does "impeach" mean?
To allow someone to continue office without worry of conviction.
To bring charges against someone in office for misconduct.
To convict and remove someone for their misconduct.
To remove someone from office because of committing a crime.
What was the main reason President Johnson was "impeached"?
Allowing Southern states to rejoin the Union without any conditions set forth by the Reconstruction Act of 1867.
Because Johnson lost his temper and refused to work with Radical Republicans in Congress.
Because Johnson refused to step down from office when asked to do so by Democrats and Republicans.
Because Johnson fired cabinet member Edwin Stanton which violated the Tenure of Office Act.
Who is this person?
President Grant
Edwin Stanton
President Johnson
President Lincoln
What Amendment gives voting rights to all, regardless of color?
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
12th Amendment
The Enforcement Act of 1870
allowed federal government to punish white Southerners for preventing blacks from voting by violence and intimidation.
allowed states to impose restrictions on blacks that voted.
allowed Southern states to refuse blacks from voting altogether.
allowed Southern Democrats to block voting rights of blacks
What is one physical and/or economic condition that has occurred?
Buildings, Infrastructure, and farms were destroyed
The south is divided into Military districts
African Americans make up majority of Southern Republicans
There are schools and universities established by African Americans
What was 1 Public Works Program that was established?
End of slavery
The 15th Amendment
Homes for orphans
Civic groups
What were small farmers that wanted a better economic position called?
Northerners
Scalawags
Carpetbaggers
Democrats
What were Northerners that moved to the south called?
Republicans
Scalawags
Southerners
Carpetbaggers
What percent of African-Americans voters voted?
20%
40%
90%
70%
True or False: Scalawags support civil rights for blacks
True
False
Where do many former slaves leave to find work in southern towns?
The city
Plantations
Factory
Their town
True or False: African-Americans can not be legally married
True
False
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