Reconstruction Era Review!!!

Abraham Lincoln's '10% Plan' for Reconstruction was harsh on Southern rebels who fought against the Union.

• True

• False

The overall goal of Radical Republicans for Reconstruction was to give former slaves...

• Limited Constitutional rights

• Only free them from slavery

• Full citizenship and Constitutional rights

The Freedmen's Bureau was created for what purpose?

• Provide aid to the 4 million newly freed people as well as poor white refugees in the South.

• To lobby state representatives to vote for the 13th Amendment.

• To create a terrorist group aimed at preventing African-Americans from voting.

• Provide aid only to former Confederate soldiers.

Winning a 2/3's majority in the House in 1866, A mostly Republican Congress exercised what power over President Johnson multiple times?

• Vetoes

• Interpretation of Amendments

• Declare War

• Congressional Override

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was necessary because of the passing of ___________ by Southern states.

• Black Codes

• Reconstruction Amednments

• Tax breaks

• Military drafts

What piece of Congressional Reconstruction legislation divided former Confederate states into military districts?

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• Reconstruction Act of 1867

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Enforcement Act of 1870

Under the Military Reconstruction Act of 1867, requirements for readmission into the Union were much more strict.

• True

• False

The 14th Amendment of the Constitution states that...

• All persons born or naturalized in the US are given full citizenship and states can not impede the rights of citizens.

• People convicted of a crime have a right to a fair and speedy trial.

• Slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist in the United States or territories subject to their jurisdiction.

• Rights not given to citizens in the Bill of Rights shall be provided by the States/

The 15th Amendment was created in order to

• Give full citizenship to formerly freed slaves.

• Ensure that citizens are given full representation under the law in criminal trials.

• Protect the voting rights of all citizens regardless of race, skin color, or history of servitude.

• Guarantee that slavery and involuntary servitude would cease to exist in the United States.

This law lifted restrictions placed on many former Confederates, such as the right to vote and to hold positions in office.

• Compromise of 1877

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• Amnesty Act of 1872

• Plessy v. Ferguson