Question 1

Explain the impeachment of President Johnson by the House of Representatives and his subsequent acquittal in the Senate. What implications did Johnson's acquittal have for the future?

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Question 2

Trace the evolution of the Congressional Reconstruction plan, and examine the factors that affected the development of this plan.

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Question 3

Discuss the aspirations and goals of African-American southerners as they entered upon life after slavery, and explain the ways in which they attempted to achieve their goals. To what extent were they successful? Why?

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Question 4

Explain the conflict between the executive and legislative branches of government over Reconstruction, and discuss the consequences of this conflict.

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Question 5

After the Civil War, the nation committed itself to equality for the freedmen through law and constitutional amendment. Discuss the forces and events that caused the nation to abandon this commitment during the subsequent years.

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Question 6

The Fourteenth Amendment represented a compromise between Radical and Conservative Republicans. Write an essay reviewing the major provisions of this amendment and explain where the compromise was most evident.

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Question 7

Contrast the Reconstruction plan advocated by Radical Republicans such as Thaddeus Stevens with the Reconstruction Act of 1867. Why were key elements of the Radical plan not adopted? How might the Radical plan have changed southern society?

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Question 8

Discuss and assess President Johnson's Reconstruction plan in theory and in practice.

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Question 9

Examine the social, political, and economic policies of the Reconstruction governments in the South. What were the strengths and weaknesses of these policies? Explain the extent to which southern society was changed by these policies.

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Question 10

The Reconstruction era is generally divided into two phases, the presidential phase lasting from 1865 to 1867 and the congressional phase stretching from 1867 to 1876. Citing specific programs and policies, indicate how the two phases differed.

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Question 11

Discuss the various means by which conservatives attempted to regain control of the southern state governments, and assess the effectiveness of their efforts.

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Question 12

Examine the role played by the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government in the national retreat from the commitment to equality for the freedmen.

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Question 13

The disputed presidential election of 1876 was significant in its outcome because it:

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The disputed presidential election of 1876 resulted in the Compromise of 1877, which brought an end to Reconstruction and the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, allowing for the implementation of Jim Crow laws and the suppression of African American voting rights. It did not signal the demise of the two-party system or mark the beginning of a long era of Democratic presidents, nor did it demonstrate that African-American voters held the balance of power in Southern politics.

Question 14

Discuss the response of former enslaved Americans to freedom.

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Question 15

Discuss the disputed election of 1876. What was at stake? How did it connect to the decade preceding it? How was it resolved? Was the Compromise of 1877 effective?

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Question 16

Analyze the origins, purpose, and tactics of the Ku Klux Klan and its effect on the nation's politics and African Americans.

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Quiz 14: Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877