Question 1

What was the main goal of Reconstruction after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

To reunite the nation and rebuild the southern states.

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To establish a new government in the South.

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To enforce military rule in southern states.

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To expand the territory of the United States.

Question 2

Which amendment officially outlawed slavery in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The Thirteenth Amendment.

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The Fourteenth Amendment.

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The Nineteenth Amendment.

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The Fifteenth Amendment.

Question 3

Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Johnson.

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Ulysses S. Grant.

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James Buchanan.

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Theodore Roosevelt.

Question 4

What were the Black Codes?

Accepted Answer

Laws that limited the freedom of African Americans in the South.

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Laws that encouraged economic growth in the South.

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Laws that promoted education for freedpeople.

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Laws to protect the rights of former slaves.

Question 5

What was the Radical Republicans' stance on Johnson's Reconstruction plan?

Accepted Answer

They believed it was a failure and wanted more federal control over Reconstruction.

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They fully supported it without changes.

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They aimed to completely abolish the federal government.

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They wanted to restore Confederate leaders to power.

Question 6

What happened when President Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

Accepted Answer

Congress overrode his veto.

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Johnson was impeached immediately.

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The law was rewritten and passed again.

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Congress accepted his veto and made no changes.

Question 7

What did the Fourteenth Amendment aim to secure?

Accepted Answer

Legal rights for African Americans.

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Voting rights for all women.

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The establishment of military rule in the South.

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Land ownership for freedpeople.

Question 8

What was the outcome of Johnson's impeachment attempt?

Accepted Answer

He remained president but had little authority.

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He was acquitted by a large majority.

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He resigned before the vote could take place.

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He was removed from office immediately.

Question 9

What did the Fifteenth Amendment guarantee?

Accepted Answer

The right to vote for African American men.

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The right to hold public office for African Americans.

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The right to free speech for all citizens.

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The right to bear arms for all citizens.

Question 10

What significant action did Congress take after the 1866 elections regarding Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

They passed several Reconstruction Acts

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They dissolved the Freedmen's Bureau

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They repealed the Thirteenth Amendment

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They impeached President Johnson

Question 11

What was one of the main roles of the Freedmen's Bureau established in 1865?

Accepted Answer

To build more schools for freedpeople

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To oversee southern state elections

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To enforce laws against slavery

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To provide military protection for former slaves

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