Question 1

Which statement most accurately describes President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War?

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The Union should be restored as quickly as possible.

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War damages should be collected through military occupation.

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African Americans should be given free land.

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Southerners should be made to pay for their rebellion.

Question 2

What was the underlying reason for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson?

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a power struggle with Congress over Reconstruction and the Tenure in Office Act

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his policies toward Native American Indians

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the Credit Mobilier scandal

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his refusal to appoint new justices to the Supreme Court

Question 3

What was the major reason the Radical Republicans opposed President Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan?

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The plan offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who would swear allegiance to the United States.

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The plan granted too many rights to formerly enslaved persons

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The plan postponed the readmission of Southern States into the Union for many years

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The plan demanded payments from the South that would have damaged its economy.

Question 4

What was a major result of the Reconstruction Period?

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The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were added to the United States Constitution.

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The power of the states increased at the expense of the Federal Government.

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The political and economic rights of women were expanded and strengthened.

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Racial segregation in United States schools ended.

Question 5

A primary reason for the passage of the 14th amendment in 1868 was to

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guarantee citizenship rights to the newly freed slaves

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uphold the legality of the Black Codes

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prohibit the secession of states

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continue the presidential plan for Reconstruction

Question 6

Which congressional action led to the Southern viewpoint expressed in this cartoon?

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military occupation of the former Confederate States

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ending the Freedmen’s Bureau

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strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Laws

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passage of the Homestead Act

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