Question 1

After the Civil War, the main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan in the South was to

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A)  persecute African Americans. 
B)  close integrated schools. 
C)  maintain law and order. 
D)  use intimidation and violence to weaken the Republican coalition's power. 
A)  persecute African Americans. 
B)  close integrated schools. 
C)  maintain law and order. 
D)  use intimidation and violence to weaken the Republican coalition's power.

Question 2

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the congressional elections of 1866

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The congressional elections of 1866 were

Question 3

In an attempt to limit President Johnson's powers and safeguard its own Reconstruction plan, Congress

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A)  proposed a constitutional amendment that would strip the president of his veto power. 
B)  established a House committee to approve all candidates for political office in the former Confederate states. 
C)  passed legislation requiring the president to issue military orders through the general of the army. 
D)  placed responsibility for the appointment of the president's cabinet in the hands of a joint Congressional committee. 
A)  proposed a constitutional amendment that would strip the president of his veto power. 
B)  established a House committee to approve all candidates for political office in the former Confederate states. 
C)  passed legislation requiring the president to issue military orders through the general of the army. 
D)  placed responsibility for the appointment of the president's cabinet in the hands of a joint Congressional committee.

Question 4

Soon after proposing his initial plan for Reconstruction, Andrew Johnson surprisingly helped subvert his own plan by

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A)  withdrawing the Union Army from the South. 
B)  granting pardons to many wealthy southerners. 
C)  establishing martial law throughout the South. 
D)  dissolving the newly elected state constitutional conventions. 
A)  withdrawing the Union Army from the South. 
B)  granting pardons to many wealthy southerners. 
C)  establishing martial law throughout the South. 
D)  dissolving the newly elected state constitutional conventions.

Question 5

From the African American perspective it appears that the North won the Civil War and lost the peace, for, despite temporary gains, they secured no permanent political or economic rights in the postwar period.
a. Discuss the effectiveness of at least three laws or institutions meant to secure African American rights after the Civil War.
b. What tactics did southern whites use to undermine African American gains?
c. Why did Reconstruction fail to improve the condition of African Americans significantly?

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a. The effectiveness of three laws or in

Question 6

Explain the conflict between the executive and legislative branches of government over Reconstruction, and discuss the consequences of this conflict.

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The conflict between the executive and l

Question 7

Map Exercise 16-1
You will need one colored pen to complete this exercise. On the outline map of the South that follows and using the map in Chapter 16 of the text entitled "The Reconstruction" as a guide:
  
-Refer to Map Exercise 16-1. Label the map: THE RECONSTRUCTION.

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Using the colored pe

Question 8

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Civil Rights Act of 1875

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The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was a landm

Question 9

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-scalawag

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A scalawag was a term used during the Re

Question 10

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Johnson's impeachment trial

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The item is the impeachment trial of Pre

Question 11

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Wade-Davis Bill

Accepted Answer

The Wade-Davis Bill was a proposed post-

Question 12

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Tenure of Office Act

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The Tenure of Office Act was a United St

Question 13

The 1868 indictment handed down by the House Judiciary Committee against President Johnson concentrated on his

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A)  violation of the Tenure of Office Act. 
B)  attempts to limit the powers of military commanders in the South. 
C)  effort to prevent enforcement of the Military Reconstruction Act of 1867. 
D)  attempts to repeal the Fourteenth Amendment. 
A)  violation of the Tenure of Office Act. 
B)  attempts to limit the powers of military commanders in the South. 
C)  effort to prevent enforcement of the Military Reconstruction Act of 1867. 
D)  attempts to repeal the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 14

Map Exercise 16-1
You will need one colored pen to complete this exercise. On the outline map of the South that follows and using the map in Chapter 16 of the text entitled "The Reconstruction" as a guide:
  
-Refer to Map Exercise 16-1. Label the following states: Alabama
Arkansas Delaware Georgia Florida Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri New Jersey
North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas
Virginia
West Virginia

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As an AI, I don't have access to externa

Question 15

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-William H. Seward

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William H. Seward was an American politi

Question 16

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Fifteenth Amendment

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The Fifteenth Amendment was a significan

Question 17

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the constitutional conventions in the former Confederate states

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The constitutional conventions in the fo

Question 18

Many freedmen saw emancipation as the opportunity to

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A)  punish their former masters. 
B)  take advantage of the economic opportunities offered them by northern factory owners. 
C)  create their own institutions free of white control. 
D)  demand passage of legislation outlawing social, economic, and political discrimination on the basis of race. 
A)  punish their former masters. 
B)  take advantage of the economic opportunities offered them by northern factory owners. 
C)  create their own institutions free of white control. 
D)  demand passage of legislation outlawing social, economic, and political discrimination on the basis of race.

Question 19

When Congress, in 1866, decided to base its Reconstruction plan on the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by the former Confederate states, the amendment was

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A)  supported by President Johnson. 
B)  rejected by all southern legislatures except Tennessee's. 
C)  approved by the southern states and then withdrawn by Congress. 
D)  supported by prominent women's rights activists but received little additional support. 
A)  supported by President Johnson. 
B)  rejected by all southern legislatures except Tennessee's. 
C)  approved by the southern states and then withdrawn by Congress. 
D)  supported by prominent women's rights activists but received little additional support.

Question 20

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Civil Rights Act of 1866

Accepted Answer

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was a landm

After the Civil War, the main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan in the South was to

In an attempt to limit President Johnson's powers and safeguard its own Reconstruction plan, Congress

Soon after proposing his initial plan for Reconstruction, Andrew Johnson surprisingly helped subvert his own plan by

Explain the conflict between the executive and legislative branches of government over Reconstruction, and discuss the consequences of this conflict.

Map Exercise 16-1 You will need one colored pen to complete this exercise. On the outline map of the South that follows and using the map in Chapter 16 of the text entitled "The Reconstruction" as a guide: -Refer to Map Exercise 16-1. Label the map: THE RECONSTRUCTION.

The 1868 indictment handed down by the House Judiciary Committee against President Johnson concentrated on his

Many freedmen saw emancipation as the opportunity to

When Congress, in 1866, decided to base its Reconstruction plan on the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by the former Confederate states, the amendment was

Three Old Worlds Create a New

Europeans Colonize North America

North America in the Atlantic World

Becoming America

The Ends of Empire

American Revolutions

Forging a Nation

Defining the Nation

The Rise of the South

The Restless North

The Contested West

Politics and the Fate of the Union

Transforming Fire: the Civil War

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Exam 14: Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution

After the Civil War, the main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan in the South was to

In an attempt to limit President Johnson's powers and safeguard its own Reconstruction plan, Congress

Soon after proposing his initial plan for Reconstruction, Andrew Johnson surprisingly helped subvert his own plan by

Explain the conflict between the executive and legislative branches of government over Reconstruction, and discuss the consequences of this conflict.

Map Exercise 16-1 You will need one colored pen to complete this exercise. On the outline map of the South that follows and using the map in Chapter 16 of the text entitled "The Reconstruction" as a guide: -Refer to Map Exercise 16-1. Label the map: THE RECONSTRUCTION.

The 1868 indictment handed down by the House Judiciary Committee against President Johnson concentrated on his

Many freedmen saw emancipation as the opportunity to

When Congress, in 1866, decided to base its Reconstruction plan on the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by the former Confederate states, the amendment was

Three Old Worlds Create a New

Europeans Colonize North America

North America in the Atlantic World

Becoming America

The Ends of Empire

American Revolutions

Forging a Nation

Defining the Nation

The Rise of the South

The Restless North

The Contested West

Politics and the Fate of the Union

Transforming Fire: the Civil War

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