Question 1

African Americans were able to work in all types of industry in the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Wade-Davis Bill

Accepted Answer

A)  essentially followed President Lincoln's Reconstruction plans. 
B)  was criticized by Conservative Republicans for being too mild. 
C)  sought to bring about the disenfranchisement of leading Confederates. 
D)  denied reentry into the Union by former Confederate states for 10 years. 
E)  quickly became the law of the land. 
A)  essentially followed President Lincoln's Reconstruction plans. 
B)  was criticized by Conservative Republicans for being too mild. 
C)  sought to bring about the disenfranchisement of leading Confederates. 
D)  denied reentry into the Union by former Confederate states for 10 years. 
E)  quickly became the law of the land.

Question 3

Radical Republicans favored a reconstruction process that would readmit the former Confederate states to the Union with fairly few restrictions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 won a majority of the popular vote, but he did not win the presidency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During Reconstruction, all adult male former slaves were given the constitutional right to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

During Reconstruction, the black labor force worked

Accepted Answer

A)  approximately the same number of hours as during slavery. 
B)  significantly fewer hours than had been the case during slavery. 
C)  more hours than had been the case during slavery. 
D)  significantly more hours than the white labor force. 
E)  significantly less hours than the white labor force. 
A)  approximately the same number of hours as during slavery. 
B)  significantly fewer hours than had been the case during slavery. 
C)  more hours than had been the case during slavery. 
D)  significantly more hours than the white labor force. 
E)  significantly less hours than the white labor force.

Question 7

General Oliver O. Howard ran the ________, an agency that established schools and helped provide basic services for former slaves following the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of General Oliver O. Howard ran the ________,...

Question 8

President Abraham Lincoln's "10 percent" plan for the South referred to the

Accepted Answer

A)  area of land in each state that should be reserved for former slaves. 
B)  ratio of federal to state money to be spent in rebuilding the Southern economy. 
C)  ratio of federal troops to freed slaves in each Southern state. 
D)  percentage of freed slaves who must be given the vote before setting up a state government. 
E)  number of white voters required to take loyalty oaths before setting up a state government. 
A)  area of land in each state that should be reserved for former slaves. 
B)  ratio of federal to state money to be spent in rebuilding the Southern economy. 
C)  ratio of federal troops to freed slaves in each Southern state. 
D)  percentage of freed slaves who must be given the vote before setting up a state government. 
E)  number of white voters required to take loyalty oaths before setting up a state government.

Question 9

In 1896 the Supreme Court declared that "separate but equal" in matters of race relations was constitutional, in the case of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1896 the Supreme Court declared that...

Question 10

Leaders of the Confederacy were found to have aided John Wilkes Booth to carry out the plan to assassinate President Lincoln.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

By the time of his death, Lincoln's sympathies had shifted from essential allegiance to the moderate wing of his party to casting his lot with the Radical Republicans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Freedmen's Bureau was a civilian agency under the control of the State Department.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

During Reconstruction, per capita income for Southerners

Accepted Answer

A)  rose for blacks. 
B)  rose for whites. 
C)  declined for whites. 
D)  rose for blacks and whites. 
E)  rose for blacks and declined for whites. 
A)  rose for blacks. 
B)  rose for whites. 
C)  declined for whites. 
D)  rose for blacks and whites. 
E)  rose for blacks and declined for whites.

Question 14

Why has the presidency of Andrew Johnson generally been considered a failure by historians?

Accepted Answer

The presidency of Andrew Johnson, who se

Question 15

By the end of Reconstruction,

Accepted Answer

A)  most Southern black women did field work. 
B)  most Southern black women played a role in the family that was very different from that of white women. 
C)  roughly half of all black women were working for wages. 
D)  most black women did not hold a job. 
E)  black women still could not marry with any legal standing. 
A)  most Southern black women did field work. 
B)  most Southern black women played a role in the family that was very different from that of white women. 
C)  roughly half of all black women were working for wages. 
D)  most black women did not hold a job. 
E)  black women still could not marry with any legal standing.

Question 16

After Reconstruction, political power under southern "Redeemers"

Accepted Answer

A)  was very often restricted and conservative. 
B)  typically relied on raising taxes for its funding. 
C)  increased state services for the poor. 
D)  ignored the interests of industrialists. 
E)  helped consolidate the "Solid South" for the Republican Party. 
A)  was very often restricted and conservative. 
B)  typically relied on raising taxes for its funding. 
C)  increased state services for the poor. 
D)  ignored the interests of industrialists. 
E)  helped consolidate the "Solid South" for the Republican Party.

Question 17

Lincoln wanted ex-Confederate states admitted to the Union when ________ percent of a state's white voters took a loyalty oath.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lincoln wanted ex-Confederate states admitted to the...

Question 18

During Reconstruction, there was a dramatic improvement in Southern

Accepted Answer

A)  transportation. 
B)  education. 
C)  industry. 
D)  banking. 
E)  agriculture. 
A)  transportation. 
B)  education. 
C)  industry. 
D)  banking. 
E)  agriculture.

Question 19

The Panic of 1873 was the worst the country had faced to that point in its history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What did the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution do? How successful was each in practice?

Accepted Answer

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteent

Exam 15: Reconstruction and the New South

African Americans were able to work in all types of industry in the South.

The Wade-Davis Bill

Radical Republicans favored a reconstruction process that would readmit the former Confederate states to the Union with fairly few restrictions.

The Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 won a majority of the popular vote, but he did not win the presidency.

During Reconstruction, all adult male former slaves were given the constitutional right to vote.

During Reconstruction, the black labor force worked

General Oliver O. Howard ran the ________, an agency that established schools and helped provide basic services for former slaves following the Civil War.

President Abraham Lincoln's "10 percent" plan for the South referred to the

In 1896 the Supreme Court declared that "separate but equal" in matters of race relations was constitutional, in the case of ________.

Leaders of the Confederacy were found to have aided John Wilkes Booth to carry out the plan to assassinate President Lincoln.

By the time of his death, Lincoln's sympathies had shifted from essential allegiance to the moderate wing of his party to casting his lot with the Radical Republicans.

The Freedmen's Bureau was a civilian agency under the control of the State Department.

During Reconstruction, per capita income for Southerners

Why has the presidency of Andrew Johnson generally been considered a failure by historians?

By the end of Reconstruction,

After Reconstruction, political power under southern "Redeemers"

Lincoln wanted ex-Confederate states admitted to the Union when ________ percent of a state's white voters took a loyalty oath.

During Reconstruction, there was a dramatic improvement in Southern

The Panic of 1873 was the worst the country had faced to that point in its history.

What did the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution do? How successful was each in practice?

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