Reconstruction Era Rights and Policies

What was a key characteristic of President Andrew Johnson's approach to Reconstruction after the Civil War?

• He aimed to grant immediate land ownership to all formerly enslaved people.

• He supported the establishment of new state governments that were exclusively white.

• He worked closely with Radical Republicans in Congress to ensure equal rights.

• He believed the federal government should have complete control over Southern states.

What was the main outcome of President Johnson's order to return confiscated land to its former owners in the South?

• It led to widespread land ownership among formerly enslaved people.

• It helped the South industrialize rapidly.

• It resulted in the continuation of an agricultural economy with the same land ownership patterns.

• It created new opportunities for former slaves to move to Northern cities.

What significant change did the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 and the 14th Amendment bring about regarding citizenship and rights?

• They allowed all women to vote for the first time.

• They defined all persons born in the U.S. as citizens and guaranteed equal protection under the law.

• They established a system of sharecropping across the entire country.

• They gave Southern states complete autonomy over their laws without federal oversight.

What were "Black Codes" designed to do in the post-Civil War South?

• To promote education and economic independence for African Americans.

• To establish fair labor practices for sharecroppers.

• To restrict the rights and freedoms of newly freed African Americans.

• To encourage African Americans to participate in government.

What actions did former slaves take to exercise their newly gained rights during Reconstruction?

• Staging sit-ins to integrate streetcars

• Voting in elections

• Holding public office

• All of the above

What was a common stereotype used in Southern mythology to describe Northerners who came to the South during Reconstruction?

• Abolitionists

• Carpetbaggers

• Freedmen

• Suffragists

Which of the following contributed to the decline of Republican governments in the South and the end of Reconstruction?

• Increased taxes for public services like schools and road repair

• White Southerners' refusal to accept African Americans exercising civil rights

• Political violence and intimidation by groups like the Ku Klux Klan

• All of the above

What was a key outcome of the Bargain of 1877 that effectively ended Reconstruction?

• Federal troops were removed from Southern states

• African Americans gained more voting rights

• A transcontinental railroad was built through the North

• Samuel Tilden became president