
U10: Congressional Reconstruction Notes Review
Quiz by Ms. Erin
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Congressmen who argued Reconstruction would not be over until freed people were given full citizenship and rights were known by what name? (two word answer!)
Which Act declared all freed people to be full citizens with civil rights?
Which Act gave more money to the Freedmen's Bureau?
True or False: President Johnson vetoed both bills passed by Congress, refusing to sign them into law
Congress was able to ________ both vetoes and both bills were ratified into law
Which amendment abolished slavery in the US? (think back to last unit!)
Which amendment granted full citizenship and protection to all people born or naturalized in the US
The Fourteenth Amendment granted full ____________ and protection of rights to all people born or naturalized in the US.
True or False: President Johnson supported the 14th amendment and signed it into law
Radical Republicans took control of Reconstruction after winning a ________ in the 1866 midterm elections
Which Act divided the South into five military districts?
The South was divided into 5 military districts and governed by a _______ general
State governments created under President Johnson's Reconstruction Act were declared ___________ and replaced.
True or False: Both Black and white men were elected to serve in the new state governments set up during Congressional Reconstruction.
Southerners who supported the Confederacy were denied which right?
This Act limited the president's power to direct army actions
This Act prevented President Johnson from firing government officials without Senate approval?
President Johnson ignored the Tenure of Office Act, and fired a government official, leading to his _____________.
The House of Representatives claimed that President Johnson violated which act?
The House of Representatives also claimed that Johnson had __________ and _________ the US by his actions.
President Johnson's lawyers argued that the president has the right to do what?
President Johnson's lawyers argued that removing him from office would ______ the president's rights
Organize the claims below by which side argued them during President Johnson's Impeachment Trial
What fraction of the Senate must find the president guilty to remove him from office?
True or False: President Johnson avoided removal from office by ONE vote
After his trial, President Johnson was ________ by Congress for the rest of his presidency.
Review time! Match the act to it's description.
Recreate the last bullet point sentence from our "The Outcome" note on the third slide.