Question
RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION QUICK CHECK
#1: Which of the following were actions that motivated Radical Republicans to seek the impeachment of President Johnson?
-President Johnson encouraged former Confederate states to reject the Fourteenth Amendment.
-President Johnson helped write the new state constitutions.
-President Johnson often lost his temper during speaking engagements.
-President Johnson fired several military commanders who supported Radical Reconstruction.
#2: Why did the Republicans in Congress feel that the Fourteenth Amendment was necessary?
-They worried the wealthy southern planters would not comply with the Civil Rights Act.
-They worried that President Johnson would not enforce the Civil Rights Act.
-They worried that the South would secede from the Union again.
-They worried that the Supreme Court would find the Civil Rights Act unconstitutional.
#3: Which of the following limited opportunities for freedmen in the South after the Civil War ended?
-Radical Reconstruction
-Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan
-the Black Codes
-the Fourteenth Amendment
#4: Which of the following was one of the Radical Republicans’ main goals for Reconstruction?
-Radical Republicans wanted to give power back to the wealthy planters in the South.
-Radical Republicans wanted to ensure that the Fourteenth Amendment did not pass.
-Radical Republicans wanted to keep President Johnson in office.
-Radical Republicans wanted to guarantee freedmen were given the right to vote.
#1: Which of the following were actions that motivated Radical Republicans to seek the impeachment of President Johnson?
-President Johnson encouraged former Confederate states to reject the Fourteenth Amendment.
-President Johnson helped write the new state constitutions.
-President Johnson often lost his temper during speaking engagements.
-President Johnson fired several military commanders who supported Radical Reconstruction.
#2: Why did the Republicans in Congress feel that the Fourteenth Amendment was necessary?
-They worried the wealthy southern planters would not comply with the Civil Rights Act.
-They worried that President Johnson would not enforce the Civil Rights Act.
-They worried that the South would secede from the Union again.
-They worried that the Supreme Court would find the Civil Rights Act unconstitutional.
#3: Which of the following limited opportunities for freedmen in the South after the Civil War ended?
-Radical Reconstruction
-Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan
-the Black Codes
-the Fourteenth Amendment
#4: Which of the following was one of the Radical Republicans’ main goals for Reconstruction?
-Radical Republicans wanted to give power back to the wealthy planters in the South.
-Radical Republicans wanted to ensure that the Fourteenth Amendment did not pass.
-Radical Republicans wanted to keep President Johnson in office.
-Radical Republicans wanted to guarantee freedmen were given the right to vote.
Answers
Answer
The 1st, 3rd, and 4th answers are correct.
Number 2 is They worried that the Supreme Court would find the Civil Rights Act unconstitutional.
Number 2 is They worried that the Supreme Court would find the Civil Rights Act unconstitutional.
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Here are the answers to your questions regarding Radical Reconstruction:
#1: Actions that motivated Radical Republicans to seek the impeachment of President Johnson:
- **President Johnson encouraged former Confederate states to reject the Fourteenth Amendment.**
- **President Johnson fired several military commanders who supported Radical Reconstruction.**
#2: Why the Republicans in Congress felt that the Fourteenth Amendment was necessary:
- **They worried that President Johnson would not enforce the Civil Rights Act.**
#3: Which of the following limited opportunities for freedmen in the South after the Civil War ended:
- **the Black Codes**
#4: One of the Radical Republicans’ main goals for Reconstruction:
- **Radical Republicans wanted to guarantee freedmen were given the right to vote.**
Feel free to ask if you have any more questions!
#1: Actions that motivated Radical Republicans to seek the impeachment of President Johnson:
- **President Johnson encouraged former Confederate states to reject the Fourteenth Amendment.**
- **President Johnson fired several military commanders who supported Radical Reconstruction.**
#2: Why the Republicans in Congress felt that the Fourteenth Amendment was necessary:
- **They worried that President Johnson would not enforce the Civil Rights Act.**
#3: Which of the following limited opportunities for freedmen in the South after the Civil War ended:
- **the Black Codes**
#4: One of the Radical Republicans’ main goals for Reconstruction:
- **Radical Republicans wanted to guarantee freedmen were given the right to vote.**
Feel free to ask if you have any more questions!