Presidential and Radical Reconstruction

Question 1

Which amendment to the Constitution prevented states from denying men the right to vote on the basis of race?

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Fifteenth Amendment

Question 2

Buffalo soldiers were:

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African American soldiers recruited after the Civil War to serve in the West.

Question 3

The first African American to serve in Congress was

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Hiram Revels.

Question 4

Which of the following actions did Congress take in order to help protect African Americans?

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enacted the Ku Klux Klan Act and suspended habeas corpus

Question 5

The Compromise of 1877 resulted in

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the removal of federal troops from the South.

Question 6

The outbreak of violence in Memphis in 1866 and the creation of the KKK were both designed to

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intimidate African Americans and their supporters.

Question 7

What challenges was Reconstruction facing in the 1870s? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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Members of Grant’s staff were accused of accepting bribes.; The country was facing severe economic problems.; Republican support for Reconstruction was fading.

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