USH Reconstruction 1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What was the name given to former Congressional leaders who wanted to limit the power of former Confederate politicians and “punish” the south? | Radicals |
List the programs that Radical politicians were able to pass during Reconstruction. | The 14th Amendment, military occupation of the South, punishment of Confederate leaders, and restrictions of the power of the President |
Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated? | Andrew Johnson |
What did the 14th Amendment state? | Anyone born in the U.S. and naturalized as a U.S. citizen, was a citizen and entitled to privileges as granted in the Constitution; penalties to states who denied voting rights to males |
What did the 15th Amendment state? | Forbids states to deny voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. |
Why was President Johnson impeached? | He was accused of violating the Tenure of Office Act after firing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. |
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