Which is true regarding how presidential and congressional reconstruction plans differed?

Question

(1 point)
The president wanted to bring seceded states back into the Union as quickly as possible
• The president believed that Congress would be too soft on Southern "rebels"
The president wanted Southerners to pay steep fines for damages caused by the war.
• Congress refused to grant African Americans citizenship rights

Answer 1

The statement that is true regarding how presidential and congressional reconstruction plans differed is:

(1) The president wanted to bring seceded states back into the Union as quickly as possible.

Presidential Reconstruction, led by President Andrew Johnson, aimed for rapid reintegration of the Southern states with relatively lenient terms. In contrast, Congressional Reconstruction, primarily driven by Radical Republicans in Congress, sought to impose stricter requirements, including protections for African American rights and more stringent measures to ensure loyalty to the Union.

Answer 2

What was significant about how the Ku Klux Klan gained power and influence in the South? Select the two that apply.
(2 points)
It was a group of white Democrats who wanted to regain control of the government
, The group was made up of Republicans who wanted to see peace between the North and the South
The group was funded by Northern politicians who wanted to stir up opposition in the South
• The group influenced the voting behaviors of citizens through threats.

Answer 3

The two statements that are significant about how the Ku Klux Klan gained power and influence in the South are:

1. It was a group of white Democrats who wanted to regain control of the government.
2. The group influenced the voting behaviors of citizens through threats.

The Ku Klux Klan emerged as a reactionary group aiming to restore white Democratic control following Reconstruction and used intimidation and violence to suppress African American voters and other groups.

Answer 4

What was the result of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified in 1865?
(1 point)
• Women were given the right to vote.
• Slavery was officially abolished in all areas of the United States.
• The production and consumption of alcoholic beverages was prohibited.
• All citizens were granted the right of free speech.

Answer 5

The correct result of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified in 1865, is:

• Slavery was officially abolished in all areas of the United States.

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

Answer 6

What is significant about the Fourteenth Amendment?
(1 point)
• It stated that African Americans were free to run for political office
It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship and therefore voting rights
It outlawed slavery in the United States resulting in the freedom of thousands of slaves
• It guaranteed freedom of speech for all citizens including African Americans

Answer 7

The significant aspect of the Fourteenth Amendment is:

• It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship and therefore voting rights.

The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves, and it also provided equal protection under the laws. This was a crucial step in the protection of civil rights for African Americans.

Answer 8

What was the significance of the Fifteenth Amendment?

(1 point)

It outlawed slavery in the United States resulting in the freedom of thousands of slaves

• All citizens were granted the right of free speech.
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The production and consumption of alcoholic beverages was prohibited.
• It granted African American men the right to vote

Answer 9

The significance of the Fifteenth Amendment is:

• It granted African American men the right to vote.

Ratified in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment prohibited the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude," thus extending voting rights to African American men.