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What was the primary purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To help ex-slaves and poor whites with food, clothing, and education

• To provide housing for immigrants

• To establish new states

• To create new laws

What was considered the biggest success of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• Education

• Healthcare

• Employment

• Housing

What was Lincoln's approach toward the South after the Civil War?

• Harsh and punitive

• Lenient and charitable

• Indifferent and neutral

• Aggressive and demanding

What does the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibit?

• Freedom of speech

• Prohibition of slavery

• Right to bear arms

• Right to vote

According to the 13th Amendment, under what condition is involuntary servitude allowed?

• As a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted

• As a form of community service

• As a means of paying off debt

• As a requirement for military service

What was Andrew Johnson's approach towards the South after the Civil War?

• He believed in being lenient with the South like Lincoln

• He believed in being strict with the South

• He wanted to punish the South severely

• He had no specific plan for the South

What was the purpose of the Tenure of Office Act passed by Congress?

• To increase the President's power to dismiss cabinet members

• To limit the President's power to dismiss a member of his cabinet

• To allow the President to appoint new cabinet members freely

• To remove the President from office

Which of the following rights were denied to "persons of color" under the "Black Codes"?

• Voting, serving on juries, testifying in court against whites

• Owning property, traveling freely, receiving education

• Marrying within their race, practicing religion, working in certain jobs

• Accessing public transportation, attending public schools, receiving medical care

Which group of Republicans believed that the South should be punished and that African Americans should be granted full political and civil equality?

• Moderate Republicans

• Radical Republicans

• Conservative Republicans

• Liberal Republicans

What did the Republicans pass to support African Americans during the Congressional Reconstruction?

• A civil rights bill and a bill to enlarge the Freedmen's Bureau

• A bill to reduce taxes

• A bill to increase military spending

• A bill to support industrialization