Author Question: Why did many blacks meet in conventions in 1865 and 1866 across the South? A) They met to elect ... (Read 72 times)

madam-professor · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

Why did many blacks meet in conventions in 1865 and 1866 across the South?

A) They met to elect black leaders and black political candidates.
B) They convened in order to protest the black codes.
C) Blacks were never allowed to meet in large groups anywhere in the South at that time.
D) They met to organize trips to Africa to escape the harsh situation in America.

Question 2

How did radical Republicans respond to Andrew Johnson's vetoes of Senator Lyman Trumbull's bills?

A) They impeached him.
B) They tried to remove him from office but the effort failed by one vote.
C) They accepted his vetoes.
D) They lacked the political power to do anything.