The Post Reconstruction Era

The period following the Civil War is known as "The Rebuilding Time"

• True

• False

Federick Douglas was born a free man?

• True

• False

The Ten Percent required ten percent of each state's voters to swear loyalty to the confederacy.

• True

• False

President Lincoln was assassinated while attending a play?

• True

• False

The Wade Davis Bill replaced the Ten Percent plan.

• True

• False

How did Andrew Johnson become president?

• He was selected by the House of Representatives.

• He was elected in 1864.

• He succeeded Lincoln after Lincoln was assassinated

• Southerners demanded it in the Compromise of 1877.

What did Congress pass to prevent the president from firing government officials without the Senate's approval?

• Black codes

• Impeachment Act

• Overrides

• Tenure of Office Act

When Congress did not approve the suspension of Edwin Stanton, what did president Johnson do?

• Demoted Stanton

• Fired Stanton

• Impeached Stanton

• Resigned the presidency

Which of these was a leading industry of the New South?

• dairy farming

• music

• printing

• textiles

Which of these were laws designed to limit the freedom of the newly freed African Americans?

• Black Codes

• Impeachment

• Wade-Davis Bill

• Ten Percent Plan