Civil Rights Act of 1866 & Reconstruction Conflict
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 grant to freedmen?
A) Voting rights only
B) Ownership of land
C) Citizenship and civil rights
D) Free education
C) Citizenship and civil rights
How did Congress's Reconstruction plan compare to Lincoln and Johnson’s plans?
A) Much more lenient
B) About the same
C) Much harsher
D) Ignored slavery altogether
C) Much harsher
What emotion did many Union soldiers feel when the Civil War ended?
A) Indifference
B) Gladness to return home
C) Sadness to leave the battlefield
D) Pride in the Confederacy
B) Gladness to return home
Who vetoed the Reconstruction Acts, but was overridden by Congress?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Andrew Johnson
C) Ulysses S. Grant
D) Rutherford B. Hayes
B) Andrew Johnson
What does the Fourteenth Amendment grant to people born or naturalized in the U.S.?
A) Voting rights for women
B) Citizenship
C) Free land
D) Military exemption
B) Citizenship
Who was a leader of the Radical Republicans mentioned in the text?
A) Andrew Johnson
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Thaddeus Stevens
D) Jefferson Davis
C) Thaddeus Stevens
What did Congress require most white male citizens to do before their state could rejoin the Union?
A) Vote for Lincoln
B) Swear they had never been disloyal
C) Pay a fine
D) Give up land to former slaves
B) Swear they had never been disloyal
How did some Northerners feel about Southern leaders after the war?
A) They should become presidents
B) They should be forgiven immediately
C) They should be imprisoned or hanged
D) They should run Reconstruction
C) They should be imprisoned or hanged
What was the purpose of sending Union soldiers to the South during Reconstruction?
A) To build railroads
B) To help plant crops
C) To enforce voting rights and maintain order
D) To collect taxes
C) To enforce voting rights and maintain order
Why was the Fifteenth Amendment proposed, despite the Fourteenth being in place?
A) To give women the right to vote
B) To limit immigrant rights
C) To clearly protect voting rights for black men
D) To help the South rebuild
C) To clearly protect voting rights for black men
What was the result of Johnson's opposition to the amendment?
A) It was immediately passed
B) Congress changed the wording
C) A two-year delay in approval
D) The Supreme Court rejected it
C) A two-year delay in approval
What was NOT restored during Reconstruction in the South?
A) Economy
B) Education
C) Voting rights
D) State constitutions
A) Economy
What did many Southerners believe about their right to leave the Union?
A) It was unconstitutional
B) It was illegal
C) It was voluntary and justified
D) It was forced by the North
C) It was voluntary and justified
Who appointed the military governors to rule the Southern districts?
A) The president
B) Southern voters
C) The Supreme Court
D) Congress
D) Congress
What does "due process of law" ensure?
A) A fair election
B) A fair trial by jury
C) Free education
D) Equal taxes
B) A fair trial by jury
Which former Confederate state approved the amendment despite Johnson’s efforts?
A) Mississippi
B) Tennessee
C) Georgia
D) Alabama
B) Tennessee
What did the Reconstruction Acts do to the South?
A) Freed all slaves
B) Rebuilt the Southern economy
C) Divided it into five military districts
D) Disarmed all militias
C) Divided it into five military districts
What constitutional argument did Southerners use to defend slavery?
A) Freedom of speech
B) Right to vote
C) Property rights
D) Religious freedom
C) Property rights
Who was not allowed to vote or hold office under the Reconstruction Acts?
A) Freedmen
B) Northern soldiers
C) Former Confederates
D) Union generals
C) Former Confederates
What did the last part of Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibit?
A) Owning property in the South
B) Voting rights for ex-slaves
C) Payment for slaves or rebellion debts
D) Military service for freedmen
C) Payment for slaves or rebellion debts
Which two border states also failed to approve the amendment?
A) New York and Pennsylvania
B) Kentucky and Delaware
C) Ohio and Indiana
D) Florida and Texas
B) Kentucky and Delaware
What was the purpose of the military presence in the South?
A) To collect taxes
B) To protect railroads
C) To allow blacks to vote without fear
D) To punish Confederate soldiers
C) To allow blacks to vote without fear
Which of the following was NOT a reason Southerners were upset after the war?
A) Military rule by the North
B) Forced equality with blacks
C) New Southern leadership in Washington
D) Destruction of property and crops
C) New Southern leadership in Washington
What did the third Reconstruction Act (July 1867) add as a requirement for readmission?
A) The ratification of the 13th Amendment
B) Support for Andrew Johnson
C) Ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment
D) Equal representation in Congress
C) Ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment
When was the Fourteenth Amendment adopted?
A) 1865
B) 1866
C) 1867
D) 1868
D) 1868