Unit 11 Knowledge Review

What were two of the major goals for the Reconstruction Era?

• Build coffee shops and cafes in every city of the South

• Rebuild the war torn states and and restoring the governments in Southern states

• give everyone a much needed vacation from the war and slavery

• Reconstitute the legislative function in the Southern hemisphere to agree with the Monroe Doctrine

The ______ abolished slavery in the United States. It was passed in January 1965 but states ratified it in December 1865.

What can state or federal governments not take without "Due process"?

• the books and movies you like to read and watch

• Life, liberty and property

• wifi, Twitter account and Facebook

• Licence, non-prescription sunglasses and foldout chairs

The ________ gave citizenship to everyone born on American soil.

Andrew Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act. (a)  

• True
• False

Answer explanation

The Tenure of Office Act was a United States federal law, in force from 1867 to 1887, that was intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the U.S. Senate. The law was enacted March 2, 1867, over the veto of President Andrew Johnson.

Lincoln's 10% plan required what percent of the population to pledge their allegiance to the Union? (a)  

• whoever wanted to do so
• 10% of the state's voters
• 100% all or nothing

What were the laws created to keep the newly freed African Americans separate from Southern white society.

• "Stay away" Laws

• Jim Crow Laws

• Laws of Attraction

• Abigail Winfrey Society Laws

The _________ gave African Americans the right to vote.

The Freedmens Bureau was designed to help poor white Southerners and newly freed African Americans.

• True

• False

Several Southern states passed laws to limit the rights of newly freed African Americans. These laws were called:

• Unfair laws

• Black Codes

• Law and disorder

• Laws of pharyngeal dysphagia