Chapter 12 test

this allowed many former Confederates to vote and hold elective office

Amnesty Act

in 1865, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln brings _______ to the Presidency. he announces his plan for _______, calling for states to be readmited to the Union once they have declared seccession illegal, sworn allegiance to the Union, repudiated Confederates debts, and ratified the Thirteenth Amendment

Andrew Johnson Reconsruction

the Fourteenth Amendment was passed to provide a constitutional basis for the _______

Civil Rights Act of 1866

democrats and republicans in Congress agreed to this, which decided the outcome of a presidential election and effectively ended Reconstruction inthe south

Compromise of 1877

President Andrew Johnson's plan for Reconstruction aimed to punish _______

Confederate leaders

in 1866, Congress overrides the presidental vetoes and adopts the ________, providing a constitutional basis for the Civil Rights Act and guaranteeing citizenship to all persons born or natualized in the United States

Fourteenth Admendment

which of the following made "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the nation? (a) Thirteenth Amendment (b) Fourteenth Amendment (c) Fifteenth Amendment (d) Reconstruction Act of 1867

Fourteenth Amendment

In 1865, Congess votes to expand the _______, which assists former slaves by providing clothing and food

Freedmen's Bureau

who was the first African-American U.S. senator?

Hiram Revels

during Reconstruction, this white supremacist group committed acts of violence agianst African Americans to keep them from participating in politics and achieving economic progess

Ku Klux Klan

in 1866, the president vetoes the Freedmen's Bureau Act and Civil Rights Act leading moderate Republicans to join forces with the _______

Radical Republicans

the power of this group was severely weakened by its ties to political coruption, severe economic problems, and decisions handed down by the Supreme Court in the 1870s

Radical Republicans

this group strongly supported Reconstruction

Radical Republicans

in 1867, the president's refusal to cooperate with Congress's plans for ________ leads Congress to impeach him. at the end of his eleven-day trial, he is found not gulity

Reconstruction

the Compromise of 1877 signaled an end to ______

Reconstruction

in 1867, Congress passes the ________, abolishing the governments formed in the former Confederate states and dividing those states into five military districts. this act is promptly vetoed by _________

Reconstruction Act Andrew Jackson

as the Democratic canididate for president in the 1876 election, this man won the popular vote but failed to gain the presidency

Samuel J. Tilden

the congressional leader of the Radical Republicans was _______

Thaddeus Stevens

in 1868, _______ is elected president. after the election, the _______ in Congress, fearing that Southern whites might try to place limits on African-Americans voting rights, introduce the ________, which states that no one can be kept from voting because of race, color, or having been enslaved

Ulysses S. Grant Radical Republicans Fifteenth Amendment

Thaddeus Stevens could be described as all of the following EXCEPT: (a) a representative (b) a Northerner (c) a moderate (d) a Republican

a moderate

which of the following is an example of "redemption" as it was defined near the end of Reconstruction? (a) a state government had been under Republican leadership of 12 years, but then Democrats returned to power, or "redeemed" the state (b) a president's administration was plagued with scandal, but the president "redeemed" himself by firing many corrupt officals (c) after a long struggle to gain civil rights, African Americans finally secured, or "redeemed," thier right to vote (d) a presidential candidate lost the popular vote, but was "redeemed" with the electroal college voted

a state government had been under Republican leadership of 12 years, but then Democrats returned to power, or "redeemed" the state

t/f the -Wade-Davis Bill- gave Democrats in the South back the right to vote and hold office

amesty

t/f the -Reconstruction Act- was an attempt to weaken the Ku Klux Klan

enforcement

which action showed the President Andrew Johnson did NOT support greater rights for African Americans in the South?

he vetoed the Freedmen's Bureau Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1866

this is what Southern Democrats managed to achieve after the 1876 election. it allowed them to restrict African-American rights, cut taxes, and wipe out social programs

home rule

which word best describes Lincoln's original plan for Reconsruction, which Johnson largely followed?

lenient

after the Civil War, why did new Republican governments in the South have difficulty?

many white Southerners refused to accept equal rights for blacks

this led to economic depression and disputes over currency policies

panic of 1873

democrats used this term to describe their return to power in the South

redemption

during Reconstruction, the system of sharecropping was LEAST benefical to _______

sharecroppers

why did the federal government eventually send troops into the South?

to limit violence and voter intimidation against African Americans

t/f -U.S. vs. Cruishank- was a court case thar weakened the 14th amendment by saying that federal government had no authority to punish individuals who oppressed blacks

true

t/f Credit Mobilier was just one of the scandals that hurt the -Great Administration-

true

t/f appointment of a conservative Southerner to president cabinet was part of the -Commpromise of 1877-

true

when Reconstruction began, which of the following groups of Americans living in the South tended to support the Democratic Party? (a) scalawags (b) carpetbaggers (c) African Americana (d) wealthy landowners

wealthy landowners