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Sections 1 &2 - Reconstruction Review
Sections 1 &2 - Reconstruction Review
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A review of Chapter 17
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What laws were passed to limit the freedom of African Americans?
Slave Codes
Black Codes
Civil Rights Act
14 and 15th Amendments
2
BONUS: What number president was Lincoln?
16
17
14
15
3
Judicial Review means...
Pardon
Supreme Court review to see if something is constitutional
Ruling by a judge
4
Who became the first public official impeached by Congress?
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Johnson
Hiram Revels
5
What amendment to the Constitution made slavery illegal throughout the United States?
5th
91st
1st
13th
6
Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?
Tenure of Office Act
Removing a member of the Cabinet
Using US information for wrongful use
Cheated election
7
How was Lincoln able to stop the Wade-Davis Bill from becoming law?
He went to the Supreme Court
Pocket veto
He died.
Lincoln impeached Congress
8
What are some details of Lincoln's assassination?
In left field during a Washington Nationals Baseball game
While watching the Metropolitan Opera in New York
While watching the Lightning beat Capitals
While watching a play at Ford's Theater
9
When Congress did not approve of the suspension of Stanton, what did President Johnson do?
resigned from the presidency
went to the Supreme Court
fired Stanton
demoted Stanton
10
How did Andrew Johnson become president?
selected by House of Representatives
He was elected in 1864
As vice-president took office after Lincoln was assassinated
Southerners demanded it in the Compromise of 1977
11
What is another word for a government pardon?
forgiveness
freedom
pledge
Amnesty
12
The __ Amendment, which forbade any stat to deny any citizen the right to vote because of "race or color"
12th
13th
15th
14th
13
Led by Thaddeus Stevens, this group demanded full & equal citizenship for African Americans
Radical Republicans
Conservatives
Southern Democrats
Northern Democrats
14
What remained the South's main economic activity despite attempts to develop strong industry?
Agriculture
Fishing
Mining
Forestry
15
What is the meaning of Martial Law?
Presidential reform
Supreme Court makes the final decision
karate law
military government control
16
What amendment to the Constitution guaranteed the right to vote for African Americans?
5th
1st
15th
91st
17
What was the main goal of Reconstruction?
Construct new buildings that were destroyed
Protect the rights of freedmen and heal the country
Punish the South
Reward the North
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One of the Reconstruction Acts in 1867 divided the South into ___ military districts
four
three
five
six
19
The 13th Amendment was a direct extension of the the:
Enforcement Acts
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
15th Amendment
20
What was the purpose of the Tenure or Office Act?
To Help Impeach Johnson
To Limit President’s Power
To keep members of the cabinet in office
To punish President Johnson
21
What did Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan NOT include?
Jail time for all Confederate soldiers
Southern States must write new Constitution banning slavery
10% of voters in a state to swear oath of loyalty to Union
Former Confederate States must form new governments
22
The Fifteenth Amendment also applied to women and Native Americans on tribal lands.
False
True
23
This group in Congress would be more likely to fight for African American rights.
Radical Republicans
Democrats
Progressives
Independents
24
What did Congress do when President Johnson violated the Tenure of Office Act?
demoted President Johnson to vice-president
impeached President Johnson
fired President Johnson
supported President Johnson
25
What party did President Johnson belong to
Democrat
Neither
Republican
26
What organization was established by Congress to aid poor southerners?
NAACP
Freedmen's Bureau
Civil Rights Bureau
Ku Klux Klan
27
The Military Reconstruction Acts
Used the military to carry out reconstruction Policies
Attempted to specifically rebuild Washington, D.C.
Relied on state militias to enforce Reconstruction policies
Allowed the stats to rebuild themselves
28
Andrew Johnson is currently the only president to be impeached
False
True
29
What did ratification of the 13th Amendment do for African Americans?
It gave African Americans a future free of slavery
It gave African Americans equal economic opportunities
It gave African Americans money for their labor in slavery
It gave African Americans the right to vote
30
What included the readmission of former Confederate states to the Union as a main goal?
5th Amendment
10 Percent Plan
Civil Rights Act
Reconstruction
31
Which amendment gives the definition of US citizenship and description of citizens' rights?
Black Amendment
28th Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
First Amendment
32
What law did Congress pass to prevent the president from firing officials without approval?
Impeachment Act
black codes
Overrides
Tenure of Office Act
33
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 stated ....
African Americans now have the right to vote
"All persons" born in the U.S. are declared citizens
Native Indians are not citizens with full rights
34
laws passed by southern legislatures to limit the rights of African Americans
Black Codes
Klu Klux Klan
Freedman's Bureau
Civil Rights Acts
35
How did Lincoln feel about the South?
Punish them
They should be treated with kindness
Leave them alone
The must follow my rules
36
According to the Wade Davis Bill: what percentage of the white, voting population of 1850 had to take an oath?
50%
10%
12%
All
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What was Lincoln's main vision for Reconstruction?
Make freed slaves equal
Reunite the nation as quickly and painlessly as possible
Punish the southern states
Return the South to its old way of life
