3.2 Radical Reconstruction

Multiple Choice

What were black codes?

• Laws that required schools be integrated

• Laws designed to control and limit the freedoms of African Americans

• Laws that required African Americans to join the military

Multiple Choice

Radical Republicans approved of President Johnson's Reconstruction plan.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was the ultimate goal of the Radical Republicans?

• Appoint former slaves to be governors of southern states.

• Make slavery legal across the southern states.

• Guarantee African Americans the right to vote.

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• It gave citizenship to African Americans and provided them with equal protection of the law.

• It gave African American men the right to vote.

• To strip citizenship from anyone who fought for the Confederacy.

Multiple Choice

President Johnson encouraged all southern states to approve the Fourteenth Amendment and provide African Americans with citizenship.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Who took control of Reconstruction during the time period known as "Radical Reconstruction?"

• Former Slaves

• Republicans in Congress

• The U.S. military

Multiple Choice

What was the goal of the Reconstruction Act passed by Congress?

• Provide jobs to former slaves.

• Establish a new banking system for the United States.

• Remove southern state governments that refused to approve the Fourteenth Amendment.

Multiple Choice

How were Republican candidates able to win so many state elections in the south following Radical Reconstruction?

• Republicans were the only ones allowed to run for office in state elections.

• Many white southerners protested the elections and refused to vote, giving African Americans more say in the outcome.

• The ghost of Abraham Lincoln campaigned for many Republican candidates.

Multiple Choice

If a president is impeached, they are automatically removed from office.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment?

• Guarantee African Americans the right to vote.

• Remove President Johnson from office.

• Provide citizenship to African Americans.