Week 20 Newspaper

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What did Andrew Johnson lead the nation to do when he was president?

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reconstruct the South

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What was each state returning to the Union required to do?

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write a new constitution

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Which amendment abolished slavery forever in the United States?

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13th

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Besides enforcing participation in government by African Americans, what did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 do?

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divided the South into military districts

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Which amendment gave citizenship to all formerly enslaved people?

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14th

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Which amendment gave voting rights to newly emancipated men?

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15th

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In 1868, what state had a majority of African Americans as members of state government? Options: Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia

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South Carolina

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In 1870, which man became the first African American in the U.S. Senate? Options: Frederick Douglass of New York, Joseph Rainey of South Carolina, Hiram Revels of Mississippi, John Lewis of Georgia

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Hiram Revels of Mississippi

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Joseph Rainey of South Carolina became the first African American in which government entity? Options: the executive branch, the Supreme Court, the Senate, the House of Representatives

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the House of Representatives

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members who are equal in their work

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colleagues