Question 1

Match each description with the item below.
-Hiram Revels

Accepted Answer

A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar 
A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar E

Question 2

Match each description with the item below.
-Susan
B. Anthony

Accepted Answer

A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar 
A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar C

Question 3

The Compromise of 1877 showed that some Republicans and southern Democrats were willing to come together in making a private deal to meet their own political ends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Many former Confederates resented the new state constitutions imposed by Radical Republicans because

Accepted Answer

A)  all former Confederates were denied the right to vote. 
B)  their provisions allowed for black voting rights. 
C)  former Confederates were uniformly banned from holding any public office. 
D)  their provisions granted universal female suffrage. 
E)  state governments were dismantled and replaced by direct federal administration. 
A)  all former Confederates were denied the right to vote. 
B)  their provisions allowed for black voting rights. 
C)  former Confederates were uniformly banned from holding any public office. 
D)  their provisions granted universal female suffrage. 
E)  state governments were dismantled and replaced by direct federal administration.

Question 5

Most scalawags were white southerners who had

Accepted Answer

A)  owned slaves. 
B)  served in the Union army. 
C)  changed their minds about race relations. 
D)  joined the Democratic party. 
E)  opposed secession. 
A)  owned slaves. 
B)  served in the Union army. 
C)  changed their minds about race relations. 
D)  joined the Democratic party. 
E)  opposed secession.

Question 6

How and why did Reconstruction policies change over time?

Accepted Answer

The Reconstruction policies changed over

Question 7

What did Major Martin Delaney believe to be MOST important for freedmen to possess if they wanted to avoid becoming slaves again?

Accepted Answer

A)  education, so as to be qualified for the same types of jobs as white men 
B)  voting rights, so as to have the ability to elect anti-slavery leaders in the South 
C)  health, so as to have the energy necessary to combat day-to-day racial prejudice 
D)  land, so as to become economically self-reliant as farmers 
E)  civil equality, so as to open the possibility for better opportunities in the long term 
A)  education, so as to be qualified for the same types of jobs as white men 
B)  voting rights, so as to have the ability to elect anti-slavery leaders in the South 
C)  health, so as to have the energy necessary to combat day-to-day racial prejudice 
D)  land, so as to become economically self-reliant as farmers 
E)  civil equality, so as to open the possibility for better opportunities in the long term

Question 8

One legacy of Republican state governments in the South after 1877 was

Accepted Answer

A)  the construction of railroads, roads, and bridges. 
B)  lower taxes and laws prohibiting awarding money to corporations. 
C)  continued federal protection for black voting rights. 
D)  the immediate elimination of new constitutions they created. 
E)  government reform that eliminated corruption and sharecropping. 
A)  the construction of railroads, roads, and bridges. 
B)  lower taxes and laws prohibiting awarding money to corporations. 
C)  continued federal protection for black voting rights. 
D)  the immediate elimination of new constitutions they created. 
E)  government reform that eliminated corruption and sharecropping.

Question 9

Why did the Radical-led Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a response to the black codes and the neo-slavery system created by unrepentant southern legislatures. 
B)  It was to foster national reconciliation and genuine feelings of patriotism among all Americans. 
C)  It was part of a plan to ease the requirements on the readmission of southern states to the Union. 
D)  It enjoyed the support of President Johnson and would finally grant Native Americans equal rights. 
E)  It would convince the southern states to rejoin the Union by clarifying the rights of their citizens. 
A)  It was a response to the black codes and the neo-slavery system created by unrepentant southern legislatures. 
B)  It was to foster national reconciliation and genuine feelings of patriotism among all Americans. 
C)  It was part of a plan to ease the requirements on the readmission of southern states to the Union. 
D)  It enjoyed the support of President Johnson and would finally grant Native Americans equal rights. 
E)  It would convince the southern states to rejoin the Union by clarifying the rights of their citizens.

Question 10

By the fall of 1865, how did many freedmen respond to the all-white state conventions organized under Johnson's Reconstruction plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  organizing freedmen's conventions in state capitals to call for public education and
The vote 
B)  fleeing the South and heading to northern cities such as Chicago and New York 
C)  accepting that the South would remain in the hands of former Confederates 
D)  calling for a separate state for all African Americans because coexistence was unfathomable 
E)  resorting to vigilant violence in an attempt to combat the return of slavery by
Another name 
A)  organizing freedmen's conventions in state capitals to call for public education and
The vote 
B)  fleeing the South and heading to northern cities such as Chicago and New York 
C)  accepting that the South would remain in the hands of former Confederates 
D)  calling for a separate state for all African Americans because coexistence was unfathomable 
E)  resorting to vigilant violence in an attempt to combat the return of slavery by
Another name

Question 11

The events in Colfax, Louisiana, on Easter Sunday in 1873 are evidence of the

Accepted Answer

A)  success of Reconstruction policies in achieving a biracial democracy in the South. 
B)  willingness of ex-Confederates and Klansmen to murder blacks. 
C)  support Grant had enjoyed in the Election of 1872 among southern Republicans. 
D)  economic consequences of "soft-money" policies in the South. 
E)  strength of the Union Leagues in Louisiana to rally support for black office holders. 
A)  success of Reconstruction policies in achieving a biracial democracy in the South. 
B)  willingness of ex-Confederates and Klansmen to murder blacks. 
C)  support Grant had enjoyed in the Election of 1872 among southern Republicans. 
D)  economic consequences of "soft-money" policies in the South. 
E)  strength of the Union Leagues in Louisiana to rally support for black office holders.

Question 12

What were the major problems facing the nation in April 1865? What factors stood in the way of a solution to those problems?

Accepted Answer

In April 1865, the major problems facing

Question 13

During Reconstruction, African Americans

Accepted Answer

A)  passively awaited developments. 
B)  attempted to establish schools. 
C)  normally joined integrated churches. 
D)  terrorized their former masters. 
E)  refused to work for wages. 
A)  passively awaited developments. 
B)  attempted to establish schools. 
C)  normally joined integrated churches. 
D)  terrorized their former masters. 
E)  refused to work for wages.

Question 14

Reconstruction of former Confederate states only began after the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Union League mobilized African American voters to such an extent that black men were able to win elected offices in former Confederate states for the first time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Match each description with the item below.
-Alexander Stephens

Accepted Answer

A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar 
A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar

Question 17

What was the significance of Reconstruction on the nation's future?

Accepted Answer

The significance of Reconstruction on th

Question 18

"Hard-money" advocates argued that government war bonds should be

Accepted Answer

A)  paid off in gold. 
B)  paid off in copper. 
C)  paid off in greenbacks. 
D)  canceled. 
E)  handed out to Union veterans. 
A)  paid off in gold. 
B)  paid off in copper. 
C)  paid off in greenbacks. 
D)  canceled. 
E)  handed out to Union veterans.

Question 19

By the time President Grant took office, southern resistance to Reconstruction efforts had

Accepted Answer

A)  dissipated, as southerners began to get used to the new normal. 
B)  led to a withdrawal of federal financial support in the South. 
C)  increased and turned violent with the rise of white supremacy. 
D)  taken on a peaceful approach thanks to strict enforcement measures. 
E)  renewed the second phase of the Civil War. 
A)  dissipated, as southerners began to get used to the new normal. 
B)  led to a withdrawal of federal financial support in the South. 
C)  increased and turned violent with the rise of white supremacy. 
D)  taken on a peaceful approach thanks to strict enforcement measures. 
E)  renewed the second phase of the Civil War.

Question 20

What were the primary goals of Reconstruction and to what extent was Reconstruction successful in achieving these goals?

Accepted Answer

The primary goals of Reconstruction were

Exam 16: The Era of Reconstruction

Match each description with the item below. -Hiram Revels

Match each description with the item below. -Susan B. Anthony

The Compromise of 1877 showed that some Republicans and southern Democrats were willing to come together in making a private deal to meet their own political ends.

Many former Confederates resented the new state constitutions imposed by Radical Republicans because

Most scalawags were white southerners who had

How and why did Reconstruction policies change over time?

What did Major Martin Delaney believe to be MOST important for freedmen to possess if they wanted to avoid becoming slaves again?

One legacy of Republican state governments in the South after 1877 was

Why did the Radical-led Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

By the fall of 1865, how did many freedmen respond to the all-white state conventions organized under Johnson's Reconstruction plan?

The events in Colfax, Louisiana, on Easter Sunday in 1873 are evidence of the

What were the major problems facing the nation in April 1865? What factors stood in the way of a solution to those problems?

During Reconstruction, African Americans

Reconstruction of former Confederate states only began after the war.

The Union League mobilized African American voters to such an extent that black men were able to win elected offices in former Confederate states for the first time.

Match each description with the item below. -Alexander Stephens

What was the significance of Reconstruction on the nation's future?

"Hard-money" advocates argued that government war bonds should be

By the time President Grant took office, southern resistance to Reconstruction efforts had

What were the primary goals of Reconstruction and to what extent was Reconstruction successful in achieving these goals?

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