quiz 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Name the federal organization set up by Congress on March 3, 1865, to relieve the plight of ex-slaves.

A

Freedman’s Bureau

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2
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What was Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction called?

A

10% Plan

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3
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Since the Radical Republicans thought Lincoln’s plan was too lenient, what bill did they pass in 1864 to make Reconstruction more difficult for the South?

A

Wade-Davis Bill

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4
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What kind of veto did Lincoln give the Wade-Davis Bill?

A

Pocket veto

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5
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Who assassinated Lincoln on April 11th, 1865?

A

John Wilkes Booth

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6
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Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated?

A

Andrew Johnson

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7
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The Civil Rights Act gave blacks equal protection under the law and became what amendment to the constitution?

A

14th amendment

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8
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Name the terrorist organization that was founded in Pulaski County Tennessee as a social club

A

kkk

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9
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Because Andrew Johnson violated the Tenure of Office Act, he was the first president to be what?

A

Impeached

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10
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How many votes shy was Johnson of being convicted by the Senate?

A

1 vote

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11
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What amendment to the constitution abolished slavery?

A

13th amendment

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12
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Unionist Yankees who moved to the South were called what?

A

carpetbaggers

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13
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Unionists born in the South were regarded as traitors to the South’s lost cause and were called what?

A

Scalawags

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14
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The 15th amendment to the constitution gave black men the right to do what?

A

vote

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15
Q

Designed to preserve some form of slavery, Southern legislatures passed laws to restrict the freedom of blacks known as what?

A

black codes

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16
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People who wanted to redeem their states from the Republicans were called what?

A

Redeemers

17
Q

After being upset with Johnson, what government body took control of Reconstruction away from the president?

A

Radical Republicans

18
Q

Which Civil War hero was elected in 1868 after Andrew Johnson?

A

Ulysses S. Grant

19
Q

Rutherford B. Hayes (19th president) became president and agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South as part of what compromise?

A

Compromise of 1877

20
Q

In 1877, when federal troops were removed from the South, what officially came to an end?

A

reconstruction

21
Q

Final battle of the Civil War that takes place in Texas

A

Palmito Ranch

22
Q

Place where Lincoln was assassinated by Booth

A

Ford’s Theater

23
Q
  • Unionist southerner
  • Lincolns vice president
  • New 3 step plan for confederate states
A

A. Johnson - R

24
Q

US military oversees reconstruction in the south

A

Congressional Reconstruction

25
Q

1876 democratic presidential candidate. wins the popular vote

A

Tilden - D

26
Q

Reconstruction ends when?

A

When Hayes withdrawals the troops form the south

27
Q

When does the Secret Service actually begin?

A

1901 because someone tried stealing Lincolns dead body

28
Q

Who is the first US president to be impeached

A

Andrew Johnson

29
Q

What was the last play that Lincoln watched at Ford’s theater

A

Our American Cousin

30
Q

What Booth said after shooting Lincoln when he jumped onto the stage. Meaning “thus always to tyrants”

A

“Sic semper Tyrannis”

31
Q

It was rumored that Jefferson Davis did what?

A

Drag