Unit 6 Chapter 1 study guide

Which of the following was a provision of the Wade-Davis Bill?

• Former Confederates would be stripped of their U.S. citizenship.

• African Americans would receive equal rights under the law.

• Formerly enslaved people would each receive government land to farm.

• Ten percent of a state’s voters would have to swear a loyalty oath to the Union.

How did the incident described in this image impact the nation?

• It showed Americans that Reconstruction was not necessary.

• It resulted in a Democrat from Tennessee becoming president.

• It made it more likely that the Ten Percent Plan would be adopted.

• It brought an end to arguments between Republicans and Democrats.

How did congressional Republicans react to Andrew Johnson’s Presidential Reconstruction plan?

• They thought the plan was far too lenient on the Southern states.

• They supported the idea that the Union should be restored quickly.

• They believed the plan forced Southern states to make too many changes.

• They were pleasantly surprised by Johnson’s views on civil rights for African Americans.

Which of the following statements about Black Codes are accurate? Select the two correct answers.

• Black Codes repealed the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments throughout the South.

• Black Codes were intended to keep African Americans as close to enslavement as possible.

• Black Codes limited the rights of African Americans to own property, conduct business, and travel freely.

• Black Codes were an attempt by Republicans to increase the political participation of formerly enslaved people.

• Under Congressional Reconstruction, Southern states had to pass Black Codes in order to be readmitted to the Union.

What did the Fourteenth Amendment do?

• It banned private ownership of enslaved individuals.

• It granted voting rights to African Americans over the age of eighteen.

• It made all formerly enslaved people citizens of the United States.

• It required all employers to pay employees equal pay for equal work.

Which of the following details correctly completes the Presidential Reconstruction column? (7.14, 7.14.a)

• elect a new government; accept emancipation

• pledge loyalty to the Union; accept emancipation

• accept emancipation; ratify the Fourteenth Amendment

• pledge loyalty to the Union; ratify the Fourteenth Amendment

Which of the following correctly completes the Congressional Reconstruction column? (7.14, 7.14.a)

• all adult landowners, including formerly enslaved men

• all white adult male citizens, excluding former enslavers

• all adult males born in the United States, including formerly enslaved men

• all adult U.S. citizens, including formerly enslaved men and women

Which Reconstruction plan put the U.S. Army in charge of the South until Southern states were allowed to reenter the Union? (7.14, 7.14.a)

• the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction

• Congressional Reconstruction

• Presidential Reconstruction

• the Ten Percent Plan

What caused the event referenced in this image?

• Congressional Republicans were angry with President Johnson for vetoing the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

• President Johnson told Southern states that they did not need to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment.

• President Johnson forced Southern states to abolish Black Codes without congressional approval.

• Congress said President Johnson had ignored laws that were passed to limit his power.

What was the context for the publication of this cartoon?

• Southern states were threatening to leave the Union over the issue of slavery.

• The Civil War was coming to an end, and the North and South needed to be reunited.

• The South had passed a series of laws known as Black Codes, which were unconstitutional.

• Lincoln decided to pick a Southern Democrat as running mate for the 1864 presidential election.