Reconstruction STAAR REVIEW

Which era involved legislation enacted by the Radical Republicans?

• Civil War

• Reconstruction

• Early republic

• Antebellum

This political cartoon comments on events that occurred during the —

• Reconstruction era

• Age of Jackson

• Second Great Awakening

• War of 1812

Many historians argue that the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln changed the course of Reconstruction. Which of the following is usually cited as an aspect of that change?

• Radical Republicans took control of Congress.

• Congress imposed taxes on cotton imports to pay war debts.

• The Thirteenth Amendment was approved by Congress.

• Congress repealed legislation regulating railroad construction.

In 1867 Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts of 1867. These acts temporarily divided the South into five military districts, outlined how governments based on universal male suffrage would be organized, and required southern states to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment. Which of the following expresses a goal of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867?

• To restore the Democratic Party to power in the South

• To rebuild the plantation economy of the South

• To protect the rights of African Americans in the South

• To encourage former slaves to leave the South

How did the Freedmen’s Bureau most assist in the reconstruction of the South?

• By dividing large plantations and redistributing the property to former slaves

• By creating a militia to help enforce the voting rights of former slaves

• By offering legal assistance and public schooling to former slaves

• By petitioning the government to offer money to former slaves

What is the historical significance of the Provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which designated all people born in the United States (except American Indians) as citizens and granted all citizens certain rights under the law?

• It was the first time Congress voted to overrule a presidential veto.

• It represented a shift in federal power after the impeachment of President Johnson.

• It was the first time Congress passed a law that protected racial minorities.

• It represented the failure of northern abolitionists to influence Reconstruction policies.

The election of Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870 was significant because he was the first African American to —

• win an election as a member of the Democratic Party

• win a majority of the popular vote in Mississippi

• serve as a member of the U.S. Senate

• run for public office in the South

Which statement explains the purpose of military government in the South during Reconstruction?

• It prevented carpetbaggers from operating former Confederate businesses.

• It protected and ensured the rights of newly freed enslaved people.

• It provided money and weapons to newly freed enslaved people.

• It prohibited African Americans from running for public office.

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

After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to —

• punish plantation owners for the use of slavery

• support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South

• promote the activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau

• limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment