Reconstruction

How did Hayes' election in 1876 help bring Reconstruction to an end?

• The Freedmen's Bureau took on a larger role in Southern states.

• Ex-slaves secured full political and civil rights.

• Hayes vetoed all Reconstruction legislation.

• Federal troops were removed from the south.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is that Federal troops were removed from the south, which allowed for the end of Reconstruction as they were no longer enforcing federal authority in the region.

• F

• G

• H

• J

Organize these options into the right categories into the different plans for Reconstructing the Union.

Groups:

(a) Lincoln's 10% Plan

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(b) Radical Republicans' Plan

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(c) Johnson's Plan

• 50% oath of allegiance

• Loose punishment on the South

• States must declare secession illegal

• Military districts to enforce civil rights

• 10% of Southern voters must swear allegiance

• 10% must support emancipation

• Establish Freedmen's Bureau to assist former slaves

• Harsh punishment for Southerners

Which amendment to the US Constitution granted full citizenship to all people born in the United States?

Which amendment to the US Constitution prohibited the state and federal governments from denying the right to vote to any male citizen because of "race?"

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Answer explanation

The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution prohibited the state and federal governments from denying the right to vote to any male citizen because of 'race.' Therefore, the correct choice is 15th.

• F

• G

• H

• J

What was vetoed by President Andrew Johnson, because he thought it gave the federal government too much power and was unconstitutional?

• Black Codes

• The Davis-Wade bill

• The Civil Rights Act of 1866

• The Dwyane Wade bill

Radical Republicans thought President Johnson's Reconstruction plan was too easy on the South and did not protect freedmen. After Johnson decided to remove the Secretary of War, what did they do about this?

• They voted to re-elect President Lincoln.

• They tried to impeach President Johnson.

• They set their differences aside in hopes of uniting the nation.

• They vetoed his plan and wrote a new one.

President Lincoln worked on a plan for Reconstruction before the Civil War was over. Which of the following was part of his plan?

• Ten percent of voters in a state had to take an oath of allegiance.

• Confederate soldiers could never re-join the Union.

• Plantation owners would be sent away to other countries.

• Freedmen would become the owners of former plantations.

What problems did formerly enslaved people face during Reconstruction?

• Black Codes

• lack of education

• sharecropping

• All of the above