History 8B Unit 1 Quiz 3-L1, History 8B Unit 1 Quiz 3-L2, History 8B Unit 1 Quiz 3 L3
True
Reconstruction was dealt a serious blow by Lincoln's death.
The "indirect veto of a legislative bill by an executive retaining the bill unsigned until after adjournment of the legislature" is called __________ veto.
Wade-Davis
The ________ Bill would have required a majority of a Southern state's electorate to take the Oath of Loyalty before forming a new government.
Impeach
To accuse a public officer of wrongdoing
John Wilkes Booth
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
Fifteenth Amendment
Ensured the right to vote for black males
It hurt the South
How did Lincoln's assassination affect the South during the Reconstruction?
Joint Committee of Fifteen
Investigated conditions in the South
Andrew Johnson
Was Lincoln's successor
Carpetbaggers
What were Northerners called that descended upon the South to take control of the government?
Scalawags
What were Southerners called that remained loyal to the Union?
Ku Klux Klan
Which of the following was the best-known of the secret societies that stopped blacks from voting?
New Southern congressmen would impair Republican control of Congress. It did not punish the South enough. It did not guarantee blacks' right to vote in the South.
Why was Johnson's plan unacceptable to the radicals?
Black Codes
Limited the civil and economic rights of blacks
Ten
Lincoln's plan allowed a former Confederate state to form a new government once ____ percent of the electorate had taken the Oath of Loyalty.
Republican Radicals
"The majority of the Republican Party during the Reconstruction" was called:
1887
All Federal troops were removed from the South in the year _____, and white supremacy was restored.
1870
All states were readmitted to Union
Fourteenth Amendment
Made freed slaves citizens of the United States
Amnesty
A general pardon or conditional offer for past offenses against the government
Explain why the carpetbag governments were a hindrance for the South.
The carpetbaggers came down to the South when the southerners were still recovering from the war. Most of the carpetbaggers went to the South for personal gain, and took advantage of the fact that the former southern leaders were not allowed to hold office or vote. The people in leadership were largely African-American, and had no experience in politics. The carpetbaggers took advantage of them, and encouraged them to spend money unwisely, which led to state debt.
Military
The first Reconstruction Act divided the South into five _________ districts, each controlled by a general and his soldiers.
True
Lincoln's Reconstruction plan stated that the new state governments had to be republican in form.
Suffrage
The right to vote; the act of voting
voting
For the whites to take control of the governments in the South, they had to prevent the blacks from
Freedman's Bureau
Helped ex-slaves make the transition to freedom
Create a state government acceptable to Congress To guarantee black suffrage To ratify the Fourteenth Amendment
To relieve itself of military occupation, each state had to do which of the following?
Command of the Army Act
President had to issue commands through general of the army
Seven Martyrs
Republicans who voted not to impeach President Johnson
Tenure of Office Act
Required Senate consent to dismiss officials appointed with their consent
Andrew Johnson
The president who granted amnesty to those Confederates who took the Oath of Loyalty to the Union was President ________.
False
The three states reconstructed under Lincoln's plan were Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
