Reconstruction

To restore the Southern states into the Union as quickly as possible, President Andrew Johnson _____

• imposed harsh punishments

• encouraged free blacks to run for seats in Congress.

• granted amnesty to most former Confederates.

• enacted the Black Codes.

Which is an example of how former slaves continued to face unequal treatment in the South during Reconstruction?

• the ratification of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments

• the election of former Confederate officials to Congress

• the passage of the Black Codes

• the closing of the Freedmen’s Bureau

Which of the following individuals was most critical of Andrew Johnson’s policies during Reconstruction?

• Charles Sumner

• Robert E. Lee

• Edwin Stanton

• Abraham Lincoln

Reconstruction was not supported by the Radical Republicans because

• They felt it was too lenient on the Confederate Rebels

• Lincoln was hated by his own party

• The goals of Reconstruction were unclear

• Johnson and Lincoln were not aligned at all

The underlying reason for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson was

• his policies toward Native American Indians

• his refusal to appoint new justices to the Supreme Court

• the Credit Mobilier scandal

• a power struggle with Congress over Reconstruction

One goal of Reconstruction was to...

• rebuild the Southern naval system

• ensure civil rights for former slaves.

• repay Confederate war debts.

• preserve the plantation system.

Which statement most accurately describes President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War?

• African Americans should be given free land.

• Southerners should be made to pay for their rebellion.

• The Union should be restored as quickly as possible.

• War damages should be collected through military occupation.

Which of the following choices best represent both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson's main goals for Reconstruction?

• establish the Republican Party as the only political party in the South

• force the Southern States to pay reparations to the Federal Government

• allow the Southern States to reenter the nation as quickly as possible

• punish the South for starting the Civil War

A major reason the Radical Republicans opposed President Abraham Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan was that his plan

• made it too difficult for Southern States to return to the Union as equals

• would forgive some Confederates

• demanded payments from the South that would have damaged its economy

• granted too many rights to formerly enslaved persons

Following the Civil War, many Southern states enacted Black Codes to

• restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons

• support the creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau

• guarantee equal civil rights for African Americans

• take away anyone from the North's rights