Author Question: How did President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan contradict his views when he first assumed ... (Read 55 times)

ericka1 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

As a Nation of Islam spokesperson, Malcolm X advocated __________.

A) the violent overthrow of the U.S. government
B) nonviolent resistance
C) migration to Africa
D) black separatism and militancy

Question 2

The Treaty of Paris failed to recognize the __________.

A) authority of American diplomats to negotiate abroad
B) Mississippi River as the western border of the United States
C) independence of any state beyond the original thirteen
D) interests of the Indian peoples

Question 3

Charles Lindbergh became a celebrity when he __________.

A) completed the first nonstop, solo flight across the Atlantic
B) dealt with the kidnapping and murder of his oldest son
C) joined with other Americans who argued against U.S. intervention in World War II
D) starred in the most popular films of the 1920s

Question 4

How did President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan contradict his views when he first assumed the presidency?

A) He outlined a lenient policy designed to rapidly reestablish Southern state governments
although he promised to harshly punish the South.
B) He refused to take away freedmen's access to land although he was an avowed racist.
C) He renounced the Thirteenth Amendment although he wanted freedmen to have more rights.
D) He denied pardons and amnesty to any Southerner who took an oath of allegiance even
though he initially called for leniency.