Presidential and Radical Reconstruction

Question 1

What was the condition made by Andrew Johnson upon granting his pardons for citizens of the South? that all individuals pardoned must pay a minimal finethat only former enslaved people would be pardoned, as they were forced into servitude that all individuals would be pardoned as long as they never again committed the act of slavery

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C: that all individuals would be pardoned as long as they never again committed the act of slavery

Question 2

Question 2

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A: those who held military or civil office in the Confederacy; B: those who had enslaved labor before the war

Question 3

What rights did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 grant all citizens? Check all of the boxes that apply. the right to own propertythe right to present evidence in courtthe right to equal protection of the lawthe right to bear arms

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A: the right to own property; B: the right to present evidence in court; C: the right to equal protection of the law

Question 4

Question 4

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A

Question 5

Write a paragraph explaining what you would have done differently if you were a member of Congress or the president during the era of Reconstruction. Why do you think your ideas would have been more effective?

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If I were a member of Congress during the era of Reconstruction, I would have prioritized long-term land reform and economic empowerment for formerly enslaved people. Specifically, I would have supported the distribution of land, such as the "forty acres and a mule" proposal, to ensure that freed people had an economic foundation to support their political rights. Without land ownership, many were forced into the exploitative sharecropping system, which closely mirrored the conditions of slavery. Additionally, I would have advocated for a longer period of federal military supervision in the South to protect the voting rights and physical safety of Black citizens from the rise of white supremacist groups. These ideas would have been more effective because they would have addressed the root causes of economic inequality and provided the security necessary to establish a truly multiracial democracy before the federal government withdrew support in 1877.

Question 6

Which of the following ideas did you include in your plan?civil rights for African Americanspunishment for those loyal to the Confederacymilitary involvement to enforce lawsrestrictions on suffrageprohibition of slaveryother ideas

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A: civil rights for African Americans; B: punishment for those loyal to the Confederacy; C: military involvement to enforce laws; D: restrictions on suffrage; E: prohibition of slavery; F: other ideas

Question 7

Question 7

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B: an idea that you think was the most effective

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