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Chapter 17 sec. 2 Guided Reading Q&A

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. Opposition to President Johnson

  2. In 1866 Congress continued to debate the rules for restoring the Union. What did Governor Benjamin F. Perry of South Carolina say about the rules for restoring the Union?

a)

This is a white man's government, and amended to white men only."

b)

This is a white man's government, and intended for white men only."

c)

This is a white man's government, and intended for right men only."

d)

This is a right man's government, and intended for white men only."

2.

Black Codes

  1. Soon every southern state passed Black Codes.  What were the Black codes?  


a)

land that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans.

b)

laws that slightly limited the freedom of African Americans.

c)

laws that greatly limited the freedom of Americans.

d)

...laws that greatly eliminated the freedom of African Americans.

3.
  1. Radical Republicans
    Although Radical Republicans did not control Congress, they began to gain support among moderates when President Johnson ignored criticism of the Black Codes.

a)

According to this statement President Johnson supported equal rights for African Americans.

b)

According to this statement President Lincoln supported equal rights for African Americans.

c)

According to this statement, President Johnson did not support equal rights for African Americans.

d)

According to this statement, Radical Republicans, did not support equal rights for African Americans.

4.

Radical Republicans

¨Most Republicans were moderates who wanted the ​ (a)   to have loyal state governments. They also believed that ​ (b)   should have rights as citizens. They hoped that the government would not have to ​ (c)   the South to follow ​ (d)   laws. ¨ They ​ (e)   feared that too many southern leaders remained loyal to the former and would not enforce the laws.

Choose from the below words
South
African Americans
force
federal
state
free
United States
Americans
Radical Republicans
southern Democrats
5.

Johnson versus Congress

President Johnson once again used his ​ (a)   power (of the Civil Rights Act of 1866). He argued that the act gave too much ​ (b)   to the federal government. He also rejected the principle of ​ (c)   for African Americans. ​ ​ (d)   , however, overrode Johnson's veto .


Choose from the below words
veto
executive
power
money
equal rights
equity rights
Democrats
Congress
6.
  1. Johnson versus Congress

  2. What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

a)

The act provided African Americans with the same legal rights as old Americans.

b)

The act provided white Americans with the same legal rights as African Americans.

c)

The act provided African Americans with the same legal rights as white Americans.

d)

The act provided African Americans with same of the legal rights as white Americans.

7.

Johnson versus Congress

Fearing that the ​​ (a)   might be overturned, ​ (b)   proposed the ​ (c)   amendment.

Choose from the below words
Civil Rights Act
Reconstruction Acts
Republicans
Democrats
14th
15th
8.

1866 Elections

  1. President Johnson and most ​ (a)   opposed the Fourteenth Amendment. To help the Democrats, Johnson traveled around the country defending his ​ (b)   plan. Johnson's speaking tour was a ​ (c)   .  It did little to win ​ (d)   for the Democratic Party. Two major ​ (e)   in the South also hurt Johnsonś campaign.

Choose from the below words
Democrats
Republicans
Reconstruction
Ten Percent
disaster
decision
votes
voices
riots
wrong decisions
9.

Congress Takes Control of Reconstruction

  1. The 1866 elections gave the ​ (a)   Party a commanding two-thirds ​ (b)   in the ​ (c)   and Senate.


Choose from the below words
Republican
majority
Democratic
minor
House
General Assembly
10.
  1. Congress Takes Control of Reconstruction

  2. In March ​ (a)   , Congress passed the first of several ​ ​ (b)   Acts. These laws divided the South into ​ (c)   districts. A U.S. ​ (d)   commander controlled each district.​ ​

Choose from the below words
1867
1866
Civil Rights
Reconstruction Acts
5
10
military
enlisted
Reconstruction
11.
  1. President on Trial

  2. How many votes did  the Senate fall short of convicting President Johnson of breaking the law when he fired Secretary of War, Edward Stanton?


a)

11

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

12.

 Election of 1868

  1. Which minority group helped Ulysses Grant win the presidency of 1868?

a)

Women

b)

African Americans

c)

white Americans

d)

Asian Americans

13.

Fifteenth Amendment

  1. What group was angry because the 15th amendment did not include them?


a)

Native Americans

b)

women

c)

African Americans

d)

white men who could vote before 1867