The Challenges of Reconstruction Quiz

What was the public opinion in the North regarding the election of former rebel leaders by Southern states?

• Supportive

• Outraged

• Indifferent

• Encouraging

What was the effect of depriving former Confederate leaders of the right to hold elected office?

• Strengthened the Confederate states

• Shifted the balance of power in Southern governments

• Weakened the Union

• Increased tensions with the North

Who opposed the terms of Congressional Reconstruction?

• President Lincoln

• President Johnson

• President Grant

• President Roosevelt

Into how many districts did the Radical Republicans divide the South?

• Three

• Four

• Five

• Six

What did the Fifteenth Amendment prohibit?

• Denying voting rights based on gender

• Denying voting rights based on race

• Denying voting rights based on age

• Denying voting rights based on wealth

What did the Radical Republicans believe about the South?

• It should be rewarded

• It should be punished

• It should be ignored

• It should be supported

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

• To restore the Confederacy

• To ensure equal rights for African Americans

• To support President Johnson

• To abolish the Union

What did the Black Codes aim to do?

• Promote racial equality

• Restrict the rights of African Americans

• Support the Union

• Abolish slavery

What was the outcome of the 1866 mid-term Congressional elections?

• Support for President Johnson

• Support for the Radical Republicans

• Support for the Confederacy

• Support for Southern states

What law did Congress pass to limit the President's power to dismiss cabinet members?

• The Tenure of Office Act

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Homestead Act