Reconstruction Part 1

How did carpetbaggers harm the Reconstruction Period?

• With voter suppression laws

• With damage caused by their greed and corruption

• With the promotion of violent groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan

• With changes to equality laws

What was the name given to former Confederates who seized local and state offices in the South?

• Sharecroppers

• Carpetbaggers

• Redeemers

• Reconstructors

How did the period of Reconstruction change the representation of African American men?

• They still did not have elected representatives, but people were more aware of the issue.

• This was a period of strong racism and the Ku Klux Klan where there were no African Americans in state legislature.

• They no longer received seats in the Senate like they did during the Civil War in the time of Lincoln.

• They now participated in local and state legislatures, as well as the federal level of government.

Why was the 13th Amendment enacted?

• To expand voting rights

• To expand the power of Congress

• To end slavery

• To clear up the line of succession

What was the biggest change made by the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives in 1874?

• They stopped paying for troops in the South.

• They stopped funding Reconstruction legislation.

• They passed Jim Crow laws.

• They overturned the 13th Amendment.

Which of the following examples demonstrate the varied reactions to the Reconstruction Acts of 1867?

• Critics felt the laws served as a punishment of the South, whereas supporters believed limiting the South's power was necessary to secure rights for African Americans

• Critics felt that the laws placed too much power in the hands of the North, but the President's full support of the laws overpowered their criticism.

• Critics of the laws felt that they were too lenient and supporters felt they were just right

• Critics rejected the military districts, but supported the Fourteenth amendment

Based on President Johnson's reaction to the Reconstruction Acts of 1867, what can you infer about his position on Reconstruction?

• He was less radical in his plans for Reconstruction than the Republicans in Congress

• He was uninvolved in the process of passing the Reconstruction Acts

• He fully supported the Reconstruction Acts

Which of the following is a lasting effect of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867?

• all of these are true

• Discrimination against African Americans in the South came to an end.

• The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified, securing citizenship rights for African Americans.

• The South was permanently divided into five military districts.

Why might ex-Confederates disapprove of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867?

• All of these are correct

• Their states were being placed under military control

• Ex- Confederate states were not allowed back into the Union until they ratified the Fourteenth Amendment

• Their constitutions were being re-written and ex-slaves were being given the right to vote

What role did Radical Republicans feel the federal government should play in Reconstruction?

• They felt that the federal government should play no role at all in Reconstruction efforts

• They felt that the federal government should play an active role to secure the South's role in Reconstruction and support the Black Codes

• They felt that the federal government should play an active role, limiting the South's power and securing rights for African Americans

• They felt that the federal government should play a minimal role and allow the states to shape their new own governments