Module 19 Lesson 2: The Fight over Reconstruction

What were laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans called?

• Reconstruction Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Impeachment

• Black Codes

What did southern states start doing in 1866 after Johnson approved their state legislatures?

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  Passing laws to limit African Americans' civil rights

• Writing apology letters to wounded Union Soldiers

• Planning another Civil War

• Passing laws to create more racial equality

What did Radical Republicans believe?

• Southerns states did not need to make any changes before being readmitted into the Union

• Southern states needed to make great social changes before they were readmitted to the Union

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  Andrew Johnson was the best president the country had ever had

• The United States should rejoin Great Britain

Which Reconstruction law gave African Americans the same legal rights as white Americans?

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• Reconstruction Act of 1867

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Which Reconstruction law defined who is a US citizen and overturned the Dred Scott decision?

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• 14th Amendment

• Reconstruction act of 1867

• 15th Amendment

Which Reconstruction law gave African American men the right to vote?

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• 14th Amendment

• Reconstruction Act of 1867

• 15th Amendment

Which Reconstruction law put southern states under military control until those states could rejoin the Union?

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

• 14th Amendment

• Reconstruction Act of 1867

• 15th Amendment

Why was the midterm election of 1866 important for Republicans in Congress?

• After campaign riots in several cities, the election was cancelled

• Democrats controlled 2/3rds of both houses of Congress and could override presidential vetoes

• Republicans controlled 2/3rds of both houses of Congress and could override presidential vetoes

• Andrew Johnson resigned as president

What is impeachment?

• The process of ending The process of bringing charges of wrongdoing against a public officialReconstruction

• The process of bringing charges of wrongdoing against a public official

• The process of holding elections

• The process of praising public officials for doing a great job

Who was elected president in 1868?

• Andrew Johnson

• Benjamin Wade

• Thaddeus Stevens

• Ulysses S. Grant