Quiz on Southern State Representatives in Congress

What happened to the newly arriving southern state representatives in Congress?

• They were immediately seated.

• They were not seated.

• They were given a special committee.

• They were honored with a ceremony.

What was the purpose of the committee created in Congress?

• To investigate financial corruption.

• To plan the congressional budget.

• To investigate how former slaves were being treated.

• To welcome new state representatives.

Which act was passed by Congress in response to the South's disregard of Reconstruction efforts, despite President Johnson's veto?

• The Civil Rights Act of 1866

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965

• The Emancipation Proclamation

What amendment was passed as part of the legislation over President Johnson's veto in response to the South's actions during Reconstruction?

• The Thirteenth Amendment

• The Fourteenth Amendment

• The Fifteenth Amendment

• The Sixteenth Amendment

What was the name of the act that divided the South into five military districts?

• The Military Reconstruction Act of 1867

• The Homestead Act of 1862

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

What were Black Codes?

• Laws that granted African-Americans full civil rights

• Laws that sought to limit the rights of African-Americans and keep them as landless workers

• Laws that abolished slavery throughout the United States

• Laws that provided economic support to newly freed African-Americans

What was the role of President Johnson in the establishment of Southern state governments after the Civil War?

• He discouraged the re-establishment of Southern state governments

• He supported the re-establishment of Southern state governments under the control of whites

• He ensured that Southern state governments were established under African-American control

• He played no role in the establishment of Southern state governments

What was the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

• A measure that sought to reintroduce slavery in a different form

• A measure that provided land to African-Americans

• A measure passed by Congress which created federal guarantees of civil rights for African-Americans

• A measure that sent Confederate officials to the United States Congress

How did some Southern states react to the Civil War's outcome in terms of political representation?

• They sent African-American officials to the United States Congress

• They sent women to represent them in the United States Congress

• They sent former Union officials to the United States Congress

• Some Southern states even sent their Confederate officials to the United States Congress

What did the Fourteenth Amendment, enacted in 1868, guarantee?

• Voting rights for all men regardless of race

• Equality under the law for all citizens

• Women's suffrage

• The right to bear arms