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Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best completes the
statement. a. | black codes | g. | Thaddeus
Stevens | b. | Reconstruction | h. | Reconstruction Act | c. | Civil Rights Act | i. | Freedmen's Bureau | d. | Ulysses S.
Grant | j. | Radical
Republicans | e. | Wade-Davis Bill | k. | Fourteenth Amendment | f. | Andrew Johnson | l. | Fifteenth
Amendment |
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In 1865, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln brings ___ to the presidency. He
announces his plan for ___, calling for states to be readmitted to the Union once they have declared
secession illegal, sworn allegiance to the Union, repudiated Confederate debts, and ratified the
Thirteenth Amendment.
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In 1865, Congress votes to expand the ___, which assists former slaves by
providing clothing and food.
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In 1866, Congress passes the ___, giving African Americans citizenship and
forbidding states from passing discriminatory laws known as ___.
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In 1866, the president vetoes the Freedmen's Bureau Act and Civil Rights
Act leading moderate Republicans to join forces with the ___.
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In 1866, Congress overrides the presidential vetoes and adopts the ___,
providing a constitutional basis for the Civil Rights Act and guaranteeing citizenship to all persons
born or naturalized in the United States.
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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 ___.
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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
guilty.
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In 1868, ___ is elected president. After the election, the ___ in Congress,
fearing that Southern whites might try to place limits on African-American voting rights, introduce
the ___, which states that no one can be kept from voting because of race, color, or having been
enslaved.
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Answer the following question(s) on the back of this paper or on a separate
sheet of paper.
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Do you think Congress or the presidents of the time had the better approach to
Reconstruction? Give at least three reasons for your opinion.
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Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each
description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than
once. a. | home rule | g. | Samuel J. Tilden | b. | Ku Klux Klan | h. | Rutherford B. Hayes | c. | Amnesty
Act | i. | Radical
Republicans | d. | redemption | j. | panic of 1873 | e. | Ulysses S. Grant | k. | Supreme Court of the 1870s | f. | Horace
Greeley | l. | Compromise of
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This group strongly supported Reconstruction.
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Democrats and Republicans in Congress agreed to this, which decided the outcome
of a presidential election and effectively ended Reconstruction in the South.
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This led to economic depression and disputes over currency policies.
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Although this man was considered honest, many of the people he appointed to
office were dishonest and corrupt.
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As the Democratic candidate for president in the 1876 election, this man won
the popular vote but failed to gain the presidency.
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This allowed many former Confederates to vote and hold elective office.
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Democrats used this term to describe their return to power in the
South.
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The power of this group was severely weakened by its ties to political
corruption, severe economic problems, and decisions handed down by the Supreme Court in the
1870s.
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During Reconstruction, this white supremacist group committed acts of violence
against African Americans to keep them from participating in politics and achieving economic
progress.
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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.
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Answer the following question(s) on the back of this paper or on a separate
sheet of paper.
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Identify any three events or trends that led to the collapse of Reconstruction
in the South and explain why.
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