Reconstruction Day 3 03/30

Distance from Great Britain, Mayflower Compact, Virginia House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

•   Washington’s Farewell Address

• Monroe Doctrine

• Consent of the Governed

• Growth of Representative

Warned against the creation of political parties and permanent foreign alliances

•   Washington’s Farewell Address

• Monroe Doctrine

• Consent of the Governed

• Growth of Representative

Belief British should have permission from colonists to pass taxes

•   Washington’s Farewell Address

• Monroe Doctrine

• Consent of the Governed

• Growth of Representative

Prevented European colonization of land in the Western Hemisphere   

•   Washington’s Farewell Address

• Monroe Doctrine

• Consent of the Governed

• Growth of Representative

Which of the following were effects of southern resistance to Reconstruction?      

 Select TWO correct answers.        

• Congress divided the South into five military districts to supervise elections and set up new governments.   

• Congress required southerners to give up a portion of their lands for the construction of a railroad.            

• Congress implemented a law that limited free speech and the right to protest in the South. 

• Congress passed a series of amendments designed to protect African Americans from discriminatory laws.         

One cause of President Johnson’s impeachment was that he -  

• violated the Tenure of Office Act when he dismissed the Secretary of War

• punished former Confederate leaders for their actions during the war

• recalled Supreme Court justices that disagreed with his proposals 

• allowed Congress to pass Reconstruction acts to help African Americans

   

Which era involved legislation enacted by Radical Republicans?

• Civil War

• Reconstruction

• Early Republic

• Antebellum

What was the main cause of the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in 1868?  

• His opposition to the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment

• His refusal to investigate reported criminal activity by the Union army during the Civil War

• His opposition to Radical Reconstruction policies for former Confederate states

• His refusal to use the Homestead Act to redistribute land to former slaves