8.1 Presidential and Radical Reconstruction

Radical Republicans in Congress opposed President Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction because they thought it was too

• moderate

• conservative

• extreme

• unpopular

Which statement best describes President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction?

• Johnson’s plan angered Democrats in Congress.

• Johnson’s plan was not as tough as Lincoln’s plan.

• Johnson’s plan prohibited pardons for Confederates.

• Johnson’s plan was similar to Lincoln’s plan, but stricter.

Under President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction, how could states be readmitted to the Union?

• Twenty percent of a state’s white males had to swear loyalty.

• States had to disenfranchise all former Confederate soldiers.

• State conventions had to establish new governments.

• States had to ratify all three Reconstruction amendments.

President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction frustrated many members of Congress because it

• established laws that limited the rights of African Americans.

• accepted election results that returned Southern planters to power.

• prevented leaders of the Confederacy from voting in elections.

• forced Southern states to pay back money borrowed for the war.

President Johnson announced that the Union was restored in

• April 1865.

• December 1865.

• July 1868.

• February 1870.

Which statement best describes the Wade-Davis Bill?

• The bill was passed in Congress and quickly approved by President Lincoln.

• The bill required a greater show of loyalty for readmittance than Lincoln’s plan.

• The bill required states to ratify the Fifteenth Amendment to be readmitted.

• The bill was proposed by supporters of Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction.

Which law established martial law in the South after the Civil War?

• the vagrancy laws

• the Tenure of Office Act

• the Civil Rights Act of 1866

• the Reconstruction Act of 1867

Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act in 1867 to

• change the approval process for appointees.

• restrict President Johnson’s powers.

• extend greater rights to African Americans.

• limit the power of Southern politicians.

Radical Republicans in Congress wanted to provide more rights for formerly enslaved people, so they

• supported all of Johnson’s Reconstruction policies.

• passed the Black Codes, which protected African Americans.

• overturned several of President Johnson’s vetoes.

• called for a new Republican candidate for president in 1866.

What did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 accomplish?

• The act divided the South into five military districts.

• The act set a punishment for certain social behaviors.

• The act granted citizenship to anyone born in the US.

• The act limited the employment of African Americans.