Presidential and Radical Reconstruction

Question 1

Which of the following did Lincoln’s plan require? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: abolition of slavery in all states; C: 10% of the voters from the 1860 election in each state to swear loyalty to the Union

Question 2

How was Johnson’s plan similar to the Wade-Davis Bill? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: It called for states to repudiate their war debts.; C: It prohibited slavery.; D: It disenfranchised military officers.

Question 3

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the Black Codes?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Black Codes were created after the end of the Civil War to limit the freedoms granted to former enslaved persons.

Question 4

Which of the following was a result of the Reconstruction Act of 1867? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Former enslaved persons were given the right to vote.; C: Martial law was declared in the South.

Question 5

According to the text, states cannot deny a person the right to vote for which of the following reasons? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: on the basis of race; C: on the basis of having been enslaved

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true regarding the impeachment of President Johnson?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Johnson was impeached, but Congress was not able to remove him from office because of a lack of supporting votes.

Question 7

What was the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: to end slavery

Question 8

What were the official reasons given by Congress for wanting to impeach Johnson? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: He vetoed twenty different Reconstruction bills.; C: He fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, which was against the Tenure in Office Act.

Question 9

Which of the following did the Wade-Davis Bill require? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: abolition of slavery in all states; B: 50% of a state’s population to swear loyalty to the Union

Question 10

Which of the following best describes Johnson’s position on Reconstruction?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Nonsupportive: he vetoed twenty reconstruction bills.

Presidential and Radical Reconstruction Answers