Radical Reconstruction, 5.1.5
Which of the following was the practice of poll taxes based upon?
A person's economic level
What happened under President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction?
African Americans' rights were limited by black codes.
Which political figure fought to restrict African American rights during Reconstruction?
Andrew Johnson
Which law did President Grant support to help protect African American civil rights?
Enforcement Acts
Which of the following measures did Radical Republicans support?
Ensuring voting rights for African Americans
What did President Grant want the Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871 to accomplish?
Full civil rights for African Americans
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution established which of the following?
Full rights for all citizens, regardless of color
What did the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution accomplish?
It ended slavery in the United States.
How was the federal government affected by the Reconstruction period?
Its power to protect the rights of individuals increased.
What did the Fifteenth Amendment provide?
Male voting rights
What were the lasting effects of the Reconstruction period?
More than 100 years of political conflict
President Grant's support of the Enforcement Acts showed that he wanted to do which of the following?
Protect the rights of African Americans
Which political figure was a leader of the Radical Republicans in congress?
Thaddeus Stevens
What does the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution say?
That states cannot limit the voting rights of individuals
Which law said that a president had to get permission to remove anyone appointed by a past president?
The Tenure of Office Act
What did Radical Republicans do to make the effect of the Fourteenth Amendment stronger?
They passed four more Reconstruction laws.
What was a lasting influence of the laws passed during the Reconstruction period?
They put in place many of the rights enjoyed today.
Which of the following gives citizens the right to vote no matter their race or color?
The Fifteenth Amendment