Chapter 23 Review

All of these were included in President Johnson's Reconstruction plan except:

• cancellation of war debts

• new state constitution for Confederate states

• ratification of the 13th Amendment

• guarantee of voting rights for freedmen

During Congressional Reconstruction, which group held political power in the South?

• wealthy, white landowners

• former Confederate leaders

• members of the Ku Klux Klan

• people who had been loyal to the United States

In 1867, which of these made up the largest group of new Southern voters?

• African American

• white Southern Democrats

• former Confederate soldiers

• Northerners who moved to the South

What did Congress hope the Enforcement Act would prevent?

• misuse of tax money

• attacks on political leaders

• attempts to keep people from voting

• opposition to new state governments

What does the 14th Amendment guarantee to citizens?

• the right to vote

• the right to medical care

• equal protection of the law

• separate but equal public facilities

What was the purpose of the black codes?

• to control former slaves

• to provide fair wages

• To promote opportunities for African American communities

• An additional tax that African Americans had to pay before voting

Which describes Abraham Lincoln's approach to the South at the end of the Civil War?

• The South should be punished for its part in the war

• The South should be treated with kindness and justice

• The South should ratify the 14th Amendment

• The South should pay for property damage caused by the war

Which of these was a lasting effect of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• job security

• land distributions

• free medical care

• educational opportunity

Why was the 13th Amendment passed?

• to abolish slavery

• to provide citizenship to former slaves

• to allow freedmen to run for office

• to legislate fair treatment of all citizen

Why was the Ku Klux Klan formed?

• to integrate Southern schools

• to end government corruption

• to return white Democrats to power

• to protect the voting rights of Southerners