Congressional Reconstruction

What was the name of Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War?

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Ten Percent Plan

• The Reconstruction Act

What did the Civil Rights Act, passed by Congress, accomplish?

• It established Black Codes

• It outlawed Black Codes

• It was vetoed by President Johnson and not overridden by Congress

• It granted citizenship to all male citizens

What was President Johnson's response to the Civil Rights Act?

• He supported it

• He vetoed it

• He passed it without Congress

• He declared it unconstitutional

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• It granted citizenship and protected civil rights of all people

• It granted citizenship and protected civil rights of freedmen

• It granted suffrage to all male citizens

• It allowed states to maintain Black Codes

Who favored civil rights for blacks during the Congressional Reconstruction period?

• President Johnson

• Radical Republicans

• Supporters of the Confederacy

• None of the above

What did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 require states to do?

• Place all states under military rule

• Give the vote to all qualified males, including blacks

• Prevent supporters of the Confederacy from voting

• Ratify the 14th Amendment

Which amendment were states required to ratify according to the Reconstruction Act of 1867?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

What was one of the restrictions placed on Southern states under the Reconstruction Act of 1867?

• They were divided into military districts

• They were required to pay reparations

• They were allowed to secede from the Union

• They were given more seats in Congress

What happened to President Johnson after he was impeached in 1868?

• He was removed from office.

• He escaped conviction by one vote.

• He resigned.

• He was re-elected.

Who was impeached in 1868?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson