Radical Reconstruction

What did the Southern states do after ratifying the Thirteenth Amendment?

• They granted full political rights to African Americans.

• They passed Black Codes that limited the rights of freedmen.

• They abolished all forms of racial discrimination.

• They provided economic power to African Americans.

What rights did the Black Codes grant to African Americans?

• The right to vote and hold political office.

• The right to own guns and serve in juries.

• The right to marry legally and buy some property.

• The right to economic power and political influence.

What were African Americans forbidden to do under the Black Codes?

• Marry legally and buy property.

• Vote, own guns, or serve in juries.

• Work as servants or laborers.

• Sign contracts for a year's work.

Why did Republicans in Congress accuse President Andrew Johnson of being 'soft' on the southern states?

• He allowed African Americans to vote.

• He abolished the Black Codes.

• He allowed Black Codes and violence against African Americans to flourish.

• He provided economic power to African Americans.

What happened in Memphis, Tennessee in 1866?

• African Americans were granted full political rights.

• More than 40 African Americans were killed by angry whites.

• The Black Codes were abolished.

• African Americans were allowed to serve in juries.

Who were the leaders of the Radical Republicans during the Reconstruction period?

• Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner

• Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis

• Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden

What was the main goal of the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?

• To maintain the power of wealthy planters

• To ensure that freedmen got the right to vote

• To support the southern states' independence

• To abolish the Civil Rights Act of 1866

What did the 1866 Civil Rights Act accomplish?

• It gave citizenship to African Americans

• It abolished slavery in the United States

• It granted women the right to vote

• It established the Confederate States of America

What did the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee?

• The right to bear arms

• Equal protection of the laws for all citizens

• The right to free speech

• The right to a fair trial

What was the consequence for states that did not ratify the Fourteenth Amendment according to the first Reconstruction Act?

• They were allowed to keep their representation in Congress

• They were divided into five military districts

• They were given more representation in Congress

• They were exempt from federal laws