Question 1

The outcome of the disputed presidential election of 1876 was significant because it

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A)  signaled the demise of the second party system. 
B)  brought an end to Reconstruction. 
C)  marked the beginning of a long era of Democratic presidents. 
D)  demonstrated that African American voters held the balance of power in southern politics. 
A)  signaled the demise of the second party system. 
B)  brought an end to Reconstruction. 
C)  marked the beginning of a long era of Democratic presidents. 
D)  demonstrated that African American voters held the balance of power in southern politics.

Question 2

Reconstruction governments in the South

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A)  encouraged investment in industry. 
B)  lowered taxes. 
C)  imposed severe economic penalties on former slaveowners. 
D)  passed civil rights legislation outlawing racial discrimination in employment and housing. 
A)  encouraged investment in industry. 
B)  lowered taxes. 
C)  imposed severe economic penalties on former slaveowners. 
D)  passed civil rights legislation outlawing racial discrimination in employment and housing.

Question 3

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Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
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and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Thirteenth Amendment

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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United S

Question 4

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
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and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Cotton and the southern economy

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Cotton played a significant role in the

Question 5

Discuss the various means by which conservatives attempted to regain control of the southern state governments, and assess the effectiveness of their efforts.

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After the Civil War, southern state gove

Question 6

In United States v. Cruikshank the Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment

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A)  left the power to protect the equal rights of citizens solely to the states. 
B)  did not guarantee that all southern public facilities would be integrated. 
C)  protected African Americans in the full exercise of their civil rights. 
D)  guaranteed the vote to all property-holding African Americans. 
A)  left the power to protect the equal rights of citizens solely to the states. 
B)  did not guarantee that all southern public facilities would be integrated. 
C)  protected African Americans in the full exercise of their civil rights. 
D)  guaranteed the vote to all property-holding African Americans.

Question 7

Which of the following was true of sharecropping when it originated?

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A)  It allowed African Americans to buy land on credit. 
B)  It was forced on African Americans by ruthless landowners. 
C)  It gave African Americans freedom from daily supervision by white landowners or overseers. 
D)  It was a humanitarian system of poor relief. 
A)  It allowed African Americans to buy land on credit. 
B)  It was forced on African Americans by ruthless landowners. 
C)  It gave African Americans freedom from daily supervision by white landowners or overseers. 
D)  It was a humanitarian system of poor relief.

Question 8

Although the South lost the Civil War, it was possible that the South would gain power in Congress when readmitted to the Union because

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A)  southern congressmen could use the threat of secession to intimidate northern representatives. 
B)  southern congressmen would chair the key congressional committees. 
C)  the number of southern states had increased. 
D)  for purposes of congressional representation African Americans would count as a full person rather than as three-fifths of a person. 
A)  southern congressmen could use the threat of secession to intimidate northern representatives. 
B)  southern congressmen would chair the key congressional committees. 
C)  the number of southern states had increased. 
D)  for purposes of congressional representation African Americans would count as a full person rather than as three-fifths of a person.

Question 9

The refusal of most of the former Confederate states to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment in 1866

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A)  caused most northerners to support the Radicals' demand that more economic opportunity be extended to freedmen. 
B)  caused a thorough restructuring of southern society. 
C)  led to general land reform in the South. 
D)  forced congressional Republicans to abolish the "Johnson governments" in the South, form new governments, and extend the vote to freedmen. 
A)  caused most northerners to support the Radicals' demand that more economic opportunity be extended to freedmen. 
B)  caused a thorough restructuring of southern society. 
C)  led to general land reform in the South. 
D)  forced congressional Republicans to abolish the "Johnson governments" in the South, form new governments, and extend the vote to freedmen.

Question 10

The black codes enacted in the South after the Civil War showed that southerners

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A)  were willing to allow African Americans equality under law. 
B)  sought to return African Americans to a position of servility. 
C)  recognized the need for providing basic education for African Americans. 
D)  would leave the destiny of African Americans up to the African Americans themselves. 
A)  were willing to allow African Americans equality under law. 
B)  sought to return African Americans to a position of servility. 
C)  recognized the need for providing basic education for African Americans. 
D)  would leave the destiny of African Americans up to the African Americans themselves.

Question 11

After the Civil War the nation committed itself to equality for the freedmen through law and constitutional amendment. Discuss the forces and events that caused the nation to abandon this commitment during the subsequent years.

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The answer of After the Civil War the nation committed...

Question 12

Which of the following is true concerning African Americans who won public office during Reconstruction?

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A)  Many came from the prewar educated African American elite. 
B)  Most were self-educated individuals who rose from slavery. 
C)  Many came from the North. 
D)  Most were illiterate and uneducated. 
A)  Many came from the prewar educated African American elite. 
B)  Most were self-educated individuals who rose from slavery. 
C)  Many came from the North. 
D)  Most were illiterate and uneducated.

Question 13

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
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and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Ex parte Milligan

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Ex parte Milligan (1866) is a landmark U

Question 14

In his 1868 presidential campaign, Grant

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A)  endorsed African American suffrage in the South but not in the North. 
B)  supported the principles of the Radical Republicans. 
C)  urged Congress to pass antilynching legislation. 
D)  denounced the Ku Klux Klan as a terrorist organization. 
A)  endorsed African American suffrage in the South but not in the North. 
B)  supported the principles of the Radical Republicans. 
C)  urged Congress to pass antilynching legislation. 
D)  denounced the Ku Klux Klan as a terrorist organization.

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
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and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-industrialization in the former Confederate states

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The input question seems to be a code or

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
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and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Bradwell v. Illinois

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Bradwell v. Illinois was a landmark Supr

Question 17

Discuss and assess President Johnson's Reconstruction plan in theory and in practice.

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President Johnson's Reconstruction plan,

Question 18

Instructions:
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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?
-reunion of African American families

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The item is the reunion of African Ameri

Question 19

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
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and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Wade-Davis Manifesto

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The Wade-Davis Manifesto was a political

Question 20

The First Reconstruction Act

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A)  recognized the legitimacy of existing southern state governments. 
B)  extended federal support for the education of freedmen in the South. 
C)  guaranteed freedmen the right to vote in elections for state constitutional conventions and in subsequent elections. 
D)  confiscated large southern plantations and divided them into smaller plots of land. 
A)  recognized the legitimacy of existing southern state governments. 
B)  extended federal support for the education of freedmen in the South. 
C)  guaranteed freedmen the right to vote in elections for state constitutional conventions and in subsequent elections. 
D)  confiscated large southern plantations and divided them into smaller plots of land.

The outcome of the disputed presidential election of 1876 was significant because it

Reconstruction governments in the South

Discuss the various means by which conservatives attempted to regain control of the southern state governments, and assess the effectiveness of their efforts.

In United States v. Cruikshank the Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment

Which of the following was true of sharecropping when it originated?

Although the South lost the Civil War, it was possible that the South would gain power in Congress when readmitted to the Union because

The refusal of most of the former Confederate states to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment in 1866

The black codes enacted in the South after the Civil War showed that southerners

After the Civil War the nation committed itself to equality for the freedmen through law and constitutional amendment. Discuss the forces and events that caused the nation to abandon this commitment during the subsequent years.

Which of the following is true concerning African Americans who won public office during Reconstruction?

In his 1868 presidential campaign, Grant

Discuss and assess President Johnson's Reconstruction plan in theory and in practice.

The First Reconstruction Act

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

The outcome of the disputed presidential election of 1876 was significant because it

Reconstruction governments in the South

Discuss the various means by which conservatives attempted to regain control of the southern state governments, and assess the effectiveness of their efforts.

In United States v. Cruikshank the Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment

Which of the following was true of sharecropping when it originated?

Although the South lost the Civil War, it was possible that the South would gain power in Congress when readmitted to the Union because

The refusal of most of the former Confederate states to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment in 1866

The black codes enacted in the South after the Civil War showed that southerners

After the Civil War the nation committed itself to equality for the freedmen through law and constitutional amendment. Discuss the forces and events that caused the nation to abandon this commitment during the subsequent years.

Which of the following is true concerning African Americans who won public office during Reconstruction?

In his 1868 presidential campaign, Grant

Discuss and assess President Johnson's Reconstruction plan in theory and in practice.

The First Reconstruction Act

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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