Week 20 - Building the Peace 1865-1877 Studies Weekly

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

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reconstruct of the South

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How did the government protect the practice represented in this image?

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by ratifying the 15th Amendment

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Why did Congress ratify the 14th Amendment?

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to give citizenship to people born in the U.S.

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Why did Congress ratify the 15th Amendment?

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to grant African Americans the right to vote

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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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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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In 1870, which man became the first African American in the U.S. Senate? Options: Fredrick 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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This political cartoon is about events that took place during ____________. Options: the Civil War, Reconstruction, Westward Expansion, the American Revolution

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Reconstruction

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What were many people who lived in poverty caught in?

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cycle of debt