Presidential Reconstruction

Question 1

How did the black codes make African Americans’ lives similar to that before the Civil War?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They limited the rights and freedoms of African Americans.

Question 2

What were some of the political consequences of the passage of black codes? Select 2 answers.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Radical Republicans gained support.; African American voters ensured a Republican victory in 1868.

Question 3

What was the fate of the Wade–Davis Bill?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Lincoln refused to sign it into law by using a pocket veto.

Question 4

Take a look at this quote from Johnson’s pardon.What was the only condition for Southerners to meet in order to receive a pardon?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

White Southerners must promise not to practice slavery anymore.

Question 5

Why were many people in the North angry about Johnson’s Reconstruction policies?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They felt the South was not being punished enough.

Presidential Reconstruction Answers