VS8 Reconstruction

Which of the following was NOT used to prevent African Americans from voting?

• Poll Tax

• Literacy Test

• Intimidation by the Ku Klux Klan

• Grandfather Clause

TRUE or FALSE - The goal of the Ku Klux Klan was to keep former slaves powerless.

• True

• False

TRUE or FALSE - The Radical Republicans set up the military districts in the South to ensure that Southern States followed Reconstruction Law.

• True

• False

Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached?

• He vetoed too many bills proposed by the Radical Republicans.

• He was accused of lying under oath.

• He fired a cabinet member, defying the Tenure of Office Act.

• He did not allow African American men to vote in federal elections.

After the Civil War, Congress passed a series of amendments called the Reconstruction Amendments. The ​ (a)   amendment stated slavery was illegal.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 12th

Answer explanation

The correct choice is the 13th amendment, which stated slavery was illegal after the Civil War.

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.

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

• Establish Freedmen's Bureau to assist former slaves

• Harsh punishment for Southerners

• States must declare secession illegal

• Loose punishment on the South

• 10% must support emancipation

• 50% oath of allegiance

• Military districts to enforce civil rights

• 10% of Southern voters must swear allegiance

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?"

(a)  

• 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

• F

• G

• H

• J