The Fight over Reconstruction Answers

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President Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 because____________________.

he felt it gave the Federal Government too much power

he felt that it did not give African Americans enough rights,

he felt that it did not thoroughly address the challenges of Reconstruction

he felt it gave African Americans too many rights

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The Reconstruction acts did all of the following except ________________________.

divide the South into five districts under military control

require southern states to establish new constitution

require all northern states to allow African Americans the right to vote and to remove any restrictions

require southern states give African Americans the right to vote

In the presidential election of 1868, Ulysses S. Grant ran under the slogan

“Civil Rights For All!”

“Let Us Have Peace!”

“Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!”

"Reduce Taxes Before Taxation Reduces Us!”

The Fifteenth Amendment established

that women could not be denied the right to vote

that slavery is illegal

the definition of citizenship and dealt with post-Civil War issues

that African Americans men could not be denied the right to vote

During Reconstruction, Radical Republicans believed all of the following except:

The Federal government should be more involved in helping to secure the rights of African Americans.

African Americans should receive the same rights as whites.

Former slaves should be reimbursed financially for their years of labor as slaves.

Southern states should not be allowed to re-enter the Union until they made specific political changes.

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