Lesson 11: Congress Takes Control of Reconstruction

Who were the leaders of the Radical Republicans?

• Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman

• Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson

• Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner

• Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

What was the first piece of legislation passed by the Radical Republicans to help formerly enslaved people?

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• Dred Scott decision

• Fourteenth Amendment

Why did President Johnson veto the bills passed by the Radical Republicans?

• He believed the Freedmen's Bureau was too costly.

• He believed the Civil Rights Act violated states' rights.

• He wanted to encourage freed people to lead a lazy life.

• He supported racial equality.

What was the significance of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

• It extended the Freedmen's Bureau beyond its original charter.

• It reversed the Dred Scott decision.

• It granted African Americans the right to vote.

• It was the first time a major piece of legislation became law over a president's veto.

What did the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution define?

• The power of the president as commander in chief of the army.

• The equal protection of the laws for African Americans.

• The right to vote for African Americans.

• All persons born or naturalized in the United States as citizens.

What was the outcome of the election of 1866?

• Republicans won a veto-proof majority in both houses of Congress.

• President Johnson was impeached and removed from office.

• The Reconstruction Acts were passed by Congress.

• The South was divided into five districts controlled by federal troops.

What were the requirements for Southern states to be readmitted into the Union according to the Reconstruction Acts?

• Allow Southerners who supported the Confederacy to vote and write new state constitutions.

• Grant African Americans the right to vote and ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.

• Register male voters loyal to the Union and elect state legislatures.

• Pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and extend the Freedmen's Bureau.

What did the Command of the Army Act and the Tenure of Office Act do?

• Allowed the president to interfere with Congressional Reconstruction plans.

• Gave the president the power to command the army and appoint federal officials.

• Restricted the president's power to veto legislation and appoint Supreme Court justices.

• Limited the president's power as commander in chief and barred him from firing certain federal officials without Senate consent.

Why was President Johnson impeached?

• For violating the Tenure of Office Act and bringing the presidency into contempt.

• For opposing Congressional Reconstruction and disrespecting the Senate.

• For firing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and supporting the Confederacy.

• For interfering with the Reconstruction Acts and violating the Constitution.

What was the outcome of President Johnson's impeachment trial?

• He was acquitted and continued his presidency.

• He resigned before the trial could be completed.

• He was found guilty and removed from office.

• He escaped removal from office by one vote.