HIST B17A Ch15

Put the following events that led up to the end of Reconstruction in chronological order.

*Lincoln is assassinated. *The black codes are created. *The Fourteenth Amendment is ratified. *Congress passes the Military Reconstruction Act. *Redeemers begin to control southern states. *The Compromise of 1877 ends Congressional Reconstruction.

Put the following Reconstruction events in chronological order.

*Lincoln issues the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. *The Freedmen's Bureau is created. *Johnson commences his "Restoration" Plan. *The Civil Rights Act is passed. *The Congressional Reconstruction acts are passed.

Put the following events in the order that led to the end of Congressional Reconstruction.

*passage of the Public Credit Act *Black Friday *passage of the Enforcement Acts *presidential victory of Rutherford B. Hayes

Complete the passage describing the changing social circumstances of African Americans that outraged Radical Republicans.

- in the South differed between states, but they shared common features such as restricting black - rights by prohibiting them from - against whites and serving on -, as well as enforcing - laws against the recently emancipated black community. Black codes Legal Testifying Juries Vagrancy

Complete the passage below describing American society following the end of the Reconstruction Era.

Congressional Reconstruction in the South enabled the majority of blacks to experience -, but not -. The - of Congressional Reconstruction helped perpetuate the long-standing - against African Americans. While oppressive systems such as sharecropping and - still existed during and after Reconstruction, some of the failures of the Reconstruction Era laid the groundwork for the - nearly a century later. *freedom *equality *collapse *discrimination *voter suppression *civil rights movement

Describe the status of race relations in the South by the end of Congressional Reconstruction.

Correct Answer(s) *Most southern whites still opposed civil rights and social equality for African Americans. *The majority of southern whites were members of the Democratic party. Incorrect Answer(s) *African Americans enjoyed the full protections of their civil rights in the South following the passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. *A few African Americans still remained enslaved.

Identify all of the aspects of the Radical Republicans' stance on Reconstruction.

Correct Answer(s) *They believed Congress alone should be in control of Reconstruction. *They consistently argued that southern society should be drastically transformed. Incorrect Answer(s) *They believed that a viable Democratic party in the South was necessary for Reconstruction to succeed. *They felt southern society should be left alone. *They wanted Reconstruction to be a joint endeavor between the president and Congress.

Identify the institutions that proved to be essential in easing the transition for many southern blacks from slavery to freedom.

Correct Answer(s) *schools *churches *the U.S. military Incorrect Answer(s) *labor unions

Describe the impact of the Panic of 1873 on Congressional Reconstruction efforts.

Correct: *reduced the emphasis northern voters placed on reconstructing the South *weakened the national economy b. Incorrect: *had little impact on Reconstruction's progress *created long-term support for greenbacks and permanently eliminated the cause of "hard money" supporters *enabled the continued resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan across the South

Although most northerners in the postwar South were there to help rebuild the economy, critics referred to them as carpetbaggers, opportunists who came purely to gain political control.

False

Johnson proved to be a strong supporter of black civil rights throughout his presidency.

False

President Johnson's veto of a bill renewing the Freedmen's Bureau, as well as his criticism of Radical Republican support for black civil rights, did little to drive a wedge between the two wings of the Republican party.

False

Identify the following Reconstruction Plans. Note that some characteristics might belong to two or more plans, while some might not belong to any of the plans.

Lincoln's Wartime Reconstruction Plan *readmission to the Union for former Rebel states when at least 10 percent of those who voted in 1860 took an oath of allegiance to the Union Congressional Reconstruction Plan *political equality for black men Congressional Reconstruction Plan *established Confederate states as occupied territories governed by Congress Congressional Reconstruction Plan forced southern states to create new constitutions that ensured voting rights for African American men Johnson's "Restoration" Plan readmission to the Union following ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment by the southern states

The question of who within the federal government had authority over Reconstruction was a major source of debate. What was Lincoln's position?

The southern states had never left the union, so the executive branch had authority over reconstruction

Religious life was significant for African Americans after the Civil War because black churches were the first social institutions that former slaves could control.

True

The chief debate within the federal government over who should direct the Reconstruction of the South was between the executive and legislative branches of government.

True

While Reconstruction did not immediately provide for the full protection of economic opportunities or social equality for African Americans, it did leave behind a constitutional legacy that allowed for future civil rights achievements.

True

Which of the following arguments is best supported by this excerpt from an 1865 Mississippi law on vagrancy? "All freedmen, free negroes and mulattoes in this State, over the age of eighteen years, found on the second Monday in January, 1866, or thereafter, with no lawful employment or business, or found unlawfully assembling themselves together, either in the day or night time ... shall be deemed vagrants, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not exceeding ... fifty dollars ... and imprisoned at the discretion of the court ... not exceeding ten days."

White southerners sought to use vagrancy laws to control African American labor.

Identify the outcomes of Congressional Reconstruction that gave birth to a second reconstruction as the civil rights movement in the twentieth century.

ratification of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments