Question

choose from: (a)ten - percent plan, (b)wade - davis bill, (c)freemans bureau act, (d)civil rights act of 1866, (e)reconstruction act of 1867, (f)tenure of office act, (g)enforcement act of 1870, & (h)compromise of 1877. 14. did not recognize ten of the southern states governments created under lincolns or johnsons plans; divided these ten states into five military zones headed by union generals 15. proposed enlarging the bureau of refugees, freemen, and abandoned land; passed in 1866 16. democratic party approved the election of rutherford b. hayes as president because certain conditions were met by the republican party 17. gave african americans citizenship and forbade state governments from passing laws that discriminated against them; passed 1866 18. gave the federal government more power to punish white supremacists who tried to prevent african americans from exercising their rights or used violence against them 19. lincolns plan for reconstruction, announced in 1863 20. declared that the president could not remove cabinet officers that were appointed during that presidents term without the consent of the senate; passed in 1867 21. stated congress was responsible for reconstruction, not the president; passed in 1864 but was pocket vetoed

Explanation:

1. The Reconstruction Act of 1867 divided the ten Southern states (not recognized under Lincoln's or Johnson's plans) into five military zones headed by Union generals.
2. The Freeman's Bureau Act (1866) proposed enlarging the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Land.
3. The Compromise of 1877 led to the Democratic Party approving Rutherford B. Hayes' election as president when certain conditions by the Republican Party were met.
4. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 gave African - Americans citizenship and forbade state governments from passing discriminatory laws.
5. The Enforcement Act of 1870 gave the federal government more power to punish white supremacists.
6. Lincoln's Ten - Percent Plan (1863) was his Reconstruction plan.
7. The Tenure of Office Act (1867) declared the president couldn't remove cabinet officers without Senate consent.
8. The Wade - Davis Bill (1864, pocket - vetoed) stated Congress, not the president, was responsible for Reconstruction.

Answer:

1. (e)
2. (c)
3. (h)
4. (d)
5. (g)
6. (a)
7. (f)
8. (b)