Question 1

Match each description with the item below.
-Ulysses S. Grant

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 2

Which of the following was a task of the Freedmen's Bureau?

Accepted Answer

A)  resettling most formerly enslaved African Americans in northern states, as emancipation was not officially legal in the South 
B)  prosecuting former Confederate leaders for war crimes as well as their efforts to perpetuate the system of slavery 
C)  providing formerly enslaved African Americans with food, clothing, and legal assistance and setting up schools 
D)  arming formerly enslaved African Americans as a means of protection amid the violence of the postwar South 
E)  protesting emancipation and fighting to limit the definition of who was legally free by taking the matter to the Supreme Court 
A)  resettling most formerly enslaved African Americans in northern states, as emancipation was not officially legal in the South 
B)  prosecuting former Confederate leaders for war crimes as well as their efforts to perpetuate the system of slavery 
C)  providing formerly enslaved African Americans with food, clothing, and legal assistance and setting up schools 
D)  arming formerly enslaved African Americans as a means of protection amid the violence of the postwar South 
E)  protesting emancipation and fighting to limit the definition of who was legally free by taking the matter to the Supreme Court

Question 3

The Ku Klux Klan started out as a social club but came to engage in horrible violence against African Americans such as burning schools and churches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why didn't President Grant seek a third term in 1876?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was restricted by the Constitution to two terms. 
B)  A former Confederate soldier assassinated him. 
C)  He felt he was too old and had achieved as much as could be expected of any president. 
D)  He acknowledged that many Republicans had lost confidence in his leadership. 
E)  The public became aware of his alcoholism. 
A)  He was restricted by the Constitution to two terms. 
B)  A former Confederate soldier assassinated him. 
C)  He felt he was too old and had achieved as much as could be expected of any president. 
D)  He acknowledged that many Republicans had lost confidence in his leadership. 
E)  The public became aware of his alcoholism.

Question 5

Match each description with the item below.
-Samuel J. Tilden

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 6

The Wade-Davis Bill was much more severe than Lincoln's Reconstruction plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What happened after the end of Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  The freedmen remained a powerful force in southern politics and made Reconstruction a successful experiment in interracial democracy. 
B)  Women filled the power vacuum that Reconstruction had created and soon held positions of political power in city legislatures. 
C)  The South embarked on a path toward rapid industrial development as it fought to compete with the North again economically. 
D)  The protections of black civil rights crumbled under the pressure of restored white rule and unfavorable Supreme Court decisions. 
E)  The majority of blacks migrated out of the South because conditions were so difficult in the wake of the war. 
A)  The freedmen remained a powerful force in southern politics and made Reconstruction a successful experiment in interracial democracy. 
B)  Women filled the power vacuum that Reconstruction had created and soon held positions of political power in city legislatures. 
C)  The South embarked on a path toward rapid industrial development as it fought to compete with the North again economically. 
D)  The protections of black civil rights crumbled under the pressure of restored white rule and unfavorable Supreme Court decisions. 
E)  The majority of blacks migrated out of the South because conditions were so difficult in the wake of the war.

Question 8

President Grant's attitude toward Native Americans is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  generous because Grant favored paying native tribes reparations to help them reestablish themselves on new lands away from white settlers. 
B)  nonexistent because Grant was so focused on Reconstruction that he paid little attention to Indian policy and failed to make the group any promises. 
C)  aggressive because Grant believed it would be necessary to destroy Native American communities and use violence to pacify the West. 
D)  ignorant because Grant believed that tensions between Native American and western settlers would be resolved without government action. 
E)  progressive because Grant believed that the best policy was one of conciliation and that the root of the problem was actually "bad whites." 
A)  generous because Grant favored paying native tribes reparations to help them reestablish themselves on new lands away from white settlers. 
B)  nonexistent because Grant was so focused on Reconstruction that he paid little attention to Indian policy and failed to make the group any promises. 
C)  aggressive because Grant believed it would be necessary to destroy Native American communities and use violence to pacify the West. 
D)  ignorant because Grant believed that tensions between Native American and western settlers would be resolved without government action. 
E)  progressive because Grant believed that the best policy was one of conciliation and that the root of the problem was actually "bad whites."

Question 9

Radical Republicans wanted to drastically change southern society by recognizing the equality of former slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The most popular religious denomination among blacks in the postwar South was Baptist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the Fifteenth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Radical Republicans in Congress opposed it. 
B)  It protected the right of Americans to vote regardless of color or race. 
C)  It protected the right of Americans to vote regardless of sex. 
D)  It formally ended the institution of slavery. 
E)  It guaranteed equal protection under the law for all citizens. 
A)  Radical Republicans in Congress opposed it. 
B)  It protected the right of Americans to vote regardless of color or race. 
C)  It protected the right of Americans to vote regardless of sex. 
D)  It formally ended the institution of slavery. 
E)  It guaranteed equal protection under the law for all citizens.

Question 12

The South emerged from the Civil War with a strong, diversified economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following was true of advocates of "soft-money," or paper, currency?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tended to be merchants and bankers. 
B)  They saw economic benefits in price inflation. 
C)  They urged the elimination of greenbacks. 
D)  They dominated the Grant administration. 
E)  They wanted to cancel the national debt. 
A)  They tended to be merchants and bankers. 
B)  They saw economic benefits in price inflation. 
C)  They urged the elimination of greenbacks. 
D)  They dominated the Grant administration. 
E)  They wanted to cancel the national debt.

Question 14

How did "redeemer" Conservative Democrats come to power in the South during the 1870s?

Accepted Answer

A)  by forming a close coalition with northern Democrats 
B)  by adopting a pro-Republican position that favored Reconstruction policies 
C)  by using the race issue to excite the white electorate and threaten black voters 
D)  through fair and free elections ensured by federal troops 
E)  with the support of the black vote after redeemers promised to protect black suffrage 
A)  by forming a close coalition with northern Democrats 
B)  by adopting a pro-Republican position that favored Reconstruction policies 
C)  by using the race issue to excite the white electorate and threaten black voters 
D)  through fair and free elections ensured by federal troops 
E)  with the support of the black vote after redeemers promised to protect black suffrage

Question 15

When, in late 1865, the former Confederate states were permitted once again to elect members of Congress, whom did they elect?

Accepted Answer

A)  a mix of freedmen and carpetbaggers 
B)  former Confederate leaders 
C)  the first women members of Congress 
D)  Union military men who had been raised in the South 
E)  fictitious characters as protest write-in votes 
A)  a mix of freedmen and carpetbaggers 
B)  former Confederate leaders 
C)  the first women members of Congress 
D)  Union military men who had been raised in the South 
E)  fictitious characters as protest write-in votes

Question 16

Waving "the bloody shirt" meant referring to the Civil War and the southern rebellion in order to discredit political opponents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Describe the reign of white terror during Reconstruction and how Congress reacted to the violence.

Accepted Answer

The reign of white terror during Reconst

Question 18

Why did service in the Union army or navy benefit many freedmen?

Accepted Answer

A)  It offered training on how to kill former Confederates, as they believed the war would resume. 
B)  It instilled a respect for the former Confederacy that made it easier to accept discrimination. 
C)  It opened a secret supply of weapons for planned rebellions, which grew in frequency. 
D)  It provided training in leadership and awareness of opportunities in economic advancement. 
E)  It offered a quicker avenue to true racial equality within the ranks of the military. 
A)  It offered training on how to kill former Confederates, as they believed the war would resume. 
B)  It instilled a respect for the former Confederacy that made it easier to accept discrimination. 
C)  It opened a secret supply of weapons for planned rebellions, which grew in frequency. 
D)  It provided training in leadership and awareness of opportunities in economic advancement. 
E)  It offered a quicker avenue to true racial equality within the ranks of the military.

Question 19

The rulings during the Slaughterhouse Cases (1873) expanded U.S. citizenship so that it applied to more minority groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is true of the 1866 congressional elections during Johnson's presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  They showed public approval of Johnson's policies. 
B)  They gave Republicans veto-proof majorities. 
C)  They encouraged the South to be even more defiant. 
D)  They were the first in which blacks could vote. 
E)  They reduced the influence of the Radicals. 
A)  They showed public approval of Johnson's policies. 
B)  They gave Republicans veto-proof majorities. 
C)  They encouraged the South to be even more defiant. 
D)  They were the first in which blacks could vote. 
E)  They reduced the influence of the Radicals.

Exam 16: The Era of Reconstruction

Match each description with the item below. -Ulysses S. Grant

Which of the following was a task of the Freedmen's Bureau?

The Ku Klux Klan started out as a social club but came to engage in horrible violence against African Americans such as burning schools and churches.

Why didn't President Grant seek a third term in 1876?

Match each description with the item below. -Samuel J. Tilden

The Wade-Davis Bill was much more severe than Lincoln's Reconstruction plan.

What happened after the end of Reconstruction?

President Grant's attitude toward Native Americans is best described as

Radical Republicans wanted to drastically change southern society by recognizing the equality of former slaves.

The most popular religious denomination among blacks in the postwar South was Baptist.

Which of the following is true of the Fifteenth Amendment?

The South emerged from the Civil War with a strong, diversified economy.

Which of the following was true of advocates of "soft-money," or paper, currency?

How did "redeemer" Conservative Democrats come to power in the South during the 1870s?

When, in late 1865, the former Confederate states were permitted once again to elect members of Congress, whom did they elect?

Waving "the bloody shirt" meant referring to the Civil War and the southern rebellion in order to discredit political opponents.

Describe the reign of white terror during Reconstruction and how Congress reacted to the violence.

Why did service in the Union army or navy benefit many freedmen?

The rulings during the Slaughterhouse Cases (1873) expanded U.S. citizenship so that it applied to more minority groups.

Which of the following is true of the 1866 congressional elections during Johnson's presidency?

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