EOC Civil War/Reconstruction

During the early Reconstruction era, a significant issue that divided Republicans was:

• Whether to establish new trade agreements with European nations.

• How to address the rights and suffrage of freed African Americans in the South.

• The decision to relocate the nation's capital to a more central location.

• Whether to reduce tariffs to stimulate Southern economies.

Radical Republicans differed from Moderate Republicans primarily in their:

• Support for immediate statehood for all Western territories.

• Opposition to any form of civil rights for former Confederate soldiers.

• Approach to Reconstruction, especially regarding civil rights for freedmen.

• Desire to maintain a strong alliance with President Andrew Johnson.

The emergence of white extremist groups like the Ku Klux Klan affected Republican strategies by:

• Encouraging the party to promote these groups to gain Southern votes.

• Leading some Republicans to advocate for stronger federal protection of African Americans.

• Resulting in the withdrawal of all federal troops from the South to reduce tensions.

• Causing Republicans to shift focus entirely to economic issues in the North.

Some Republicans were reluctant to grant full voting rights to African Americans because they:

• Believed it would alienate Southern white voters and weaken the party's influence.

• Thought African Americans preferred to focus on agricultural work.

• Feared it would lead to increased migration to Northern states.

• Wanted to test literacy requirements on all voters first.

Which statement describes a long-term impact of the Civil War?

• Many state governments appointed African Americans to political offices.

• Southern whites instituted policies that forced African Americans into sharecropping & debt peonage

• Southern states enacted laws that forced African Americans to organize political parties

• The federal government compensated African Americans with land from former plantations

Which statement describes a major accomplishment of Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?

• Executive authority was expanded.

• Former slaves received compensation.

• Southern industrial production was restored.

• . Civil rights legislation protected former slaves.

How were African Americans impacted by the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• African Americans were protected from forced labor

• African Americans were guaranteed equal treatment.

• African Americans were provided with the right to vote.

• African Americans were guaranteed the right to sue in a court of law.

Read the following excerpt from a presidential proclamation issued in 1865 and answer the question below.

"I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, . . . hereby grant and assure to all white persons who have, directly or indirectly, participated in the existing rebellion, except as hereinafter excepted, a full pardon, but upon the condition, nevertheless, that every such person will . . . take and subscribe the following oath . . ."

Why did Radical Republicans disagree with this proclamation?

• They were interested in a quick reunification of the nation.

• They were opposed to the Reconstruction Amendments.

• They wanted to punish former Confederates.

• They supported the legality of secession

Which of the following recommended using naval blockades of Southern ports to prevent the sell of cotton to Europe in exchange for war supplies?

• Anaconda Plan

• Dawes Act

• Freeport Doctrine

• Olstend Manifesto

Look at the following list and answer the question below.

Freedmen's Bureau:

• Provide food, shelter, and clothing

• Negotiated and enforced labor contracts

• ? _

Which of the following BEST completes this list?

• established schools

• granted small-business loans

• provided funds for farming supplies

• certified applications for political office