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2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877

Radical Republicans and Presidential Reconstruction

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Recall questions on how the southern states tested the Thirteenth Amendment and on Thaddeus Stevens and the Radicals' demands.

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Who was Thaddeus Stevens and what positions did he advocate?

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What three key provisions did the Fourteenth Amendment establish?

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Who was Andrew Johnson and how did he become president?

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  1. 1

    How did Southern states demonstrate the limits of the Thirteenth Amendment during Presidential Reconstruction?

    Model answer

    They enacted Black Codes that severely restricted the freedoms of African Americans, showing that abolishing slavery alone did not guarantee equal rights.

  2. 2

    Who was Thaddeus Stevens and what positions did he advocate?

    Model answer

    A Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania who advocated harsh treatment of the South and full civil rights for freed people.

  3. 3

    How did Thaddeus Stevens believe the former Confederate states should be treated?

    Model answer

    As conquered provinces that had forfeited their constitutional rights and should be governed as territories under congressional control.

  4. 4

    What three major changes did Radical Republicans seek to impose on Southern society?

    Model answer

    Federal protection of African American rights, land redistribution, and extended military occupation.

  5. 5

    What three key provisions did the Fourteenth Amendment establish?

    Model answer

    Citizenship for all persons born in the United States, equal protection under the law, and due process rights.

  6. 6

    How did the Fourteenth Amendment penalise states that restricted African American suffrage?

    Model answer

    It reduced congressional representation for states that denied male citizens the vote.

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