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President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction frustrated many members of Congress because it

A
established laws that limited the rights of African Americans.
B
accepted election results that returned Southern planters to power. ✓ Correct
C
prevented leaders of the Confederacy from voting in elections.
D
forced Southern states to pay back money borrowed for the war.
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What did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 accomplish?

A
The act divided the South into five military districts. ✓ Correct
B
The act set a punishment for certain social behaviors.
C
The act granted citizenship to anyone born in the US.
D
The act limited the employment of African Americans.
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Southern states resisted the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment by

A
drafting and passing the Voting Rights Act.
B
denying all female citizens the right to vote.
C
appointing new officials to monitor elections.
D
establishing poll taxes and literacy tests.
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Which statement best describes the Wade-Davis Bill?

A
The bill was passed in Congress and quickly approved by President Lincoln.
B
The bill required a greater show of loyalty for readmittance than Lincoln’s plan.
C
The bill required states to ratify the Fifteenth Amendment to be readmitted.
D
The bill was proposed by supporters of Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction.
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Under President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction, how could states be readmitted to the Union?

A
Twenty percent of a state’s white males had to swear loyalty.
B
States had to disenfranchise all former Confederate soldiers.
C
State conventions had to establish new governments.
D
States had to ratify all three Reconstruction amendments.
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As a result of the tension between President Johnson and the Radical Republicans,

A
Congress voted to impeach President Johnson.
B
Johnson declared he would stop vetoing bills.
C
Johnson chose to support Radical Reconstruction.
D
Congress refused to appoint Edwin Stanton.
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Radical Republicans in Congress wanted to provide more rights for formerly enslaved people, so they

A
supported all of Johnson’s Reconstruction policies.
B
overturned several of President Johnson’s vetoes.
C
passed the Black Codes, which protected African Americans.
D
called for a new Republican candidate for president in 1866.
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What was one reason Congress gave for wanting to remove President Johnson from office?

A
Johnson was violating the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
B
Johnson was abusing his presidential powers.
C
Johnson had failed to provide his own Reconstruction plan.
D
Johnson had created new Cabinet positions without approval.
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Which statement best describes Southern military districts during Reconstruction?

A
Each state became a separate military district.
B
The South was divided into five different military districts.
C
Each district was governed by a member of Congress.
D
The districts all rejoined the Union at the same time.
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Vagrancy laws in the 1860s applied to

A
the property that African Americans were allowed to rent or own.
B
people who moved from place to place without regular homes or work.
C
the role of the planter aristocracy in Southern state legislatures.
D
voter registration rights for newly freed African Americans in the South.

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