5.10 and 5.11: Reconstruction and the Failure of Reconstruction

Compare the postwar goals of Northern Republicans and Southern aristocrats. How did their priorities differ regarding labor and economic progress?

• Both wanted to abolish plantations and start factories

• Northern Republicans wanted economic progress; Southern aristocrats wanted low-cost labor for plantations

• Both wanted to maintain slavery

• Northern Republicans wanted to restore the Confederacy; Southern aristocrats wanted to join the Union

Which of the following was a key requirement of Lincoln's Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (1863) for former Confederates to receive a full presidential pardon?

• They had to pay a fine to the federal government.

• They had to take an oath of allegiance to the Union and accept the emancipation of slaves.

• They had to serve in the Union army for one year.

• They had to move to a Northern state.

Which policy did Johnson’s Reconstruction plan include in addition to Lincoln’s terms?

• Disenfranchisement of all former Confederate leaders and officeholders

• Granting voting rights to all Southerners

• Abolishing the Freedmen’s Bureau

• Providing land to former slaves

How did President Johnson’s use of the veto impact his relationship with moderate Republicans?

• It strengthened their support for him

• It alienated them

• It had no effect

• It led to his impeachment

Evaluate the impact of the 13th Amendment on formerly enslaved people and their descendants.

• It immediately ended all forms of economic hardship and political oppression

• It allowed formerly enslaved people to claim protection by the U.S. Constitution and opened possibilities of freedom

• It provided free land and education to all freedmen

• It guaranteed equal employment opportunities for all African Americans

Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1875 poorly enforced in the South?

• Moderate and conservative Republicans feared losing White votes in the North

• Southern Democrats strongly supported the law

• African Americans refused to participate in public life

• Congress was controlled by the Democratic Party

How did the desire for education impact African American communities during Reconstruction?

• It led to the establishment of independent schools and colleges

• It caused a decline in church attendance

• It resulted in fewer African Americans holding public office

• It discouraged migration to frontier states

Why did some women’s suffrage activists oppose the passage of the 14th and 15th Amendments?

• The amendments abolished slavery.

• The amendments extended voting rights only to men.

• The amendments gave women the right to vote.

• The amendments limited voting rights to property owners.

Which territory was the first to grant women full suffrage rights?

• California

• Wyoming

• Texas

• New York

Which of the following was a positive accomplishment of Republican legislators in the South during Reconstruction?

• They restricted property rights for women.

• They promoted the building of railroads, roads, and bridges.

• They eliminated state-supported public-school systems.

• They refused to overhaul the tax system.