Question

Which action MOST likely motivated the creation of this artwork?

A) the passage by Congress of the Fourteenth Amendment

B) the presidential veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill

C) the passage of black codes in Southern legislatures

D) the Radical Republican plan to impeach the president

Answer 1

Answer: B) the presidential veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill

Explanation: The Freedmen's Bureau had been set up to help formerly enslaved Southerners build new lives through education and paying jobs. The presidential veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill by Andrew Johnson attempted to limit the powers of the Bureau, which Johnson saw as a violation of states' rights. Critics felt he was betraying freedmen and favoring former rebels.

Answer 2

B) the presidential veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill

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