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Question 1

How did Andrew Johnson become President?

Answer 1

He was vice president when Lincoln was assassinated.

Question 2

What was President Johnson’s plan for reconstruction?

Answer 2

Restoration Plan

Question 3

What did Johnson’s Restoration Plan consist of?

Answer 3

Proclamation of Amnesty and new state constitutions

Question 4

What did the Proclamation of Amnesty include?

Answer 4

• pardon to all southerners that took oath except Confederate officers and those with over $20k.
• made those excluded apply for an individual pardon

Question 5

What did the new state Constitutions need to include under Johnson’s Restoration Plan?

Answer 5

• revoke of secession
• ratification of the 13th amendment
• paying of the war debt

Question 6

Why did Congress hate Johnson’s plan for reconstruction?

Answer 6

He made it while Congress was in recess.

Question 7

These were a series of laws issued by Southern state legislatures that were designed to severely limit African Americans’ rights. They varied from state to state, but were all written to keep African Americans in similar conditions to slavery.

Answer 7

Black Codes

Question 8

What are examples of Black codes?

Answer 8

Forcing African Americans to sign labor contracts that set specific work hours and required special licenses to work in non-agricultural jobs.

Question 9

What did the 14th Amendment state?

Answer 9

• grant of citizenship to all US born people or naturalized people
• grant of due process to all citizens
• grant of equal law protection to all citizens

Question 10

This was the reconstruction plan that ended up being implemented.

Answer 10

Military Reconstruction

Question 11

What did Military Reconstruction consist of?

Answer 11

• dividing the south into 5 military districts (except Tenn.)
• placing a union general in charge of each district
• requirement of a new state constitution to be drafted, giving voting rights to all adult males
• every state had to ratify the 14th amendment

Question 12

This law was passed by Congress in fear that President Johnson would refuse to enforce the Military Reconstruction Act.

Answer 12

Command of The Army Act

Question 13

What did the Command of the Army Act state?

Answer 13

All military orders from the president needed to go though the general headquarters.

Question 14

This act was passed by Congress for the same reason of the Command of the Army Act.

Answer 14

Tenure of Office Act

Question 15

What did the Tenure of Office Act state?

Answer 15

Senate approval was required for any removal of a government official.

Question 16

This is when a government official is charged with a crime.

Answer 16

Impeachment

Question 17

What were the results of Johnson’s impeachment trial?

Answer 17

The senate voted 35-19 for guilt, with one vote shy of the 2/3 needing to vote for impeachment. Johnson remained in office, but lost his influence and power in politics as a result.

Question 18

Who won the election of 1868 and how did he win?

Answer 18

Republican Ulysses S. Grant won due to 6 southern states voting for him with large numbers of African American voters.