Question 1

Why did the elections of 1866 empower Radical Republicans?

Accepted Answer

The elections of 1866 significantly empo

Question 2

The Freedmen's Bureau

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A)  distributed food to millions of Southern blacks. 
B)  pushed for voting rights for former male slaves. 
C)  gave forty acres of land and a mule to millions of Southern blacks. 
D)  was created to operate for only five years. 
E)  created millions of federal public works jobs for former slaves. 
A)  distributed food to millions of Southern blacks. 
B)  pushed for voting rights for former male slaves. 
C)  gave forty acres of land and a mule to millions of Southern blacks. 
D)  was created to operate for only five years. 
E)  created millions of federal public works jobs for former slaves.

Question 3

President Johnson vetoed both the Freedmen's Bureau and the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Booker T. Washington outlined his basic philosophy in an 1895 speech that has come to be called the ________ Compromise.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Booker T. Washington outlined his basic philosophy...

Question 5

As a result of the Supreme Court's ruling in Ex parte Milligan, some Radical Republicans

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A)  reduced the number of justices on the Court. 
B)  established military tribunals in additional Southern states. 
C)  proposed abolishing the Court. 
D)  tempered many of their Reconstruction plans. 
E)  ended military tribunals in favor of civil courts. 
A)  reduced the number of justices on the Court. 
B)  established military tribunals in additional Southern states. 
C)  proposed abolishing the Court. 
D)  tempered many of their Reconstruction plans. 
E)  ended military tribunals in favor of civil courts.

Question 6

As sharecroppers, the black labor force in the South worked hours that were just as long as had been the case under slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the 1890s, the black journalist Ida B. Wells devoted her writing to attacking

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A)  the legality of segregation. 
B)  restrictions on black education. 
C)  the loss of black voting rights. 
D)  the crime of lynching. 
E)  the arguments of Booker T. Washington. 
A)  the legality of segregation. 
B)  restrictions on black education. 
C)  the loss of black voting rights. 
D)  the crime of lynching. 
E)  the arguments of Booker T. Washington.

Question 8

The Tenure of Office Act was designed to protect the job of Secretary of War ________.

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The answer of The Tenure of Office Act was designed...

Question 9

"The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery." Explain this assessment by W.E.B. Du Bois of the Reconstruction era by offering the historical evidence that supports each of the three parts of the quote.

Accepted Answer

W.E.B. Du Bois' assessment of the Recons

Question 10

Many of the so-called scalawags were former Southern ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many of the so-called scalawags were former...

Question 11

Congressional passage of the Enforcement Acts in 1870-1871

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A)  was aimed at reducing white repression of blacks in the South. 
B)  was designed to support the Black Codes. 
C)  was vetoed by President Ulysses Grant. 
D)  gave legal protection to the Ku Klux Klan. 
E)  allowed white Southerners to maintain a police state. 
A)  was aimed at reducing white repression of blacks in the South. 
B)  was designed to support the Black Codes. 
C)  was vetoed by President Ulysses Grant. 
D)  gave legal protection to the Ku Klux Klan. 
E)  allowed white Southerners to maintain a police state.

Question 12

During Reconstruction, most "carpetbaggers" were

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A)  white Southerners who moved to the North. 
B)  freedmen who moved out of the South. 
C)  former confederates who moved to the West. 
D)  Northern white veterans who moved to the South. 
E)  Northern politicians who took offices in Southern states. 
A)  white Southerners who moved to the North. 
B)  freedmen who moved out of the South. 
C)  former confederates who moved to the West. 
D)  Northern white veterans who moved to the South. 
E)  Northern politicians who took offices in Southern states.

Question 13

In 1865, Southern whites defined "freedom" as

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A)  the right to use federal assistance to recover from the Civil War. 
B)  controlling their future without Northern interference. 
C)  the right of Southern states to remain outside of the Union. 
D)  the removal of freed blacks from their states. 
E)  monetary compensation for lost slaves. 
A)  the right to use federal assistance to recover from the Civil War. 
B)  controlling their future without Northern interference. 
C)  the right of Southern states to remain outside of the Union. 
D)  the removal of freed blacks from their states. 
E)  monetary compensation for lost slaves.

Question 14

An end to Reconstruction was achieved by the ________ of 1877.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An end to Reconstruction was achieved by...

Question 15

"Seward's Folly" refers to the American purchase of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of "Seward's Folly" refers to the American purchase...

Question 16

At the conclusion of President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial,

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A)  a majority of senators voted to acquit. 
B)  Johnson resigned from office just prior to the vote. 
C)  every Senate Republican voted to convict. 
D)  Johnson was convicted and then pardoned by the Senate. 
E)  Johnson was acquitted by a margin of one vote. 
A)  a majority of senators voted to acquit. 
B)  Johnson resigned from office just prior to the vote. 
C)  every Senate Republican voted to convict. 
D)  Johnson was convicted and then pardoned by the Senate. 
E)  Johnson was acquitted by a margin of one vote.

Question 17

During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, southern agriculture

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A)  saw a significant diversification of its crops. 
B)  saw a decline in absentee ownership of farmland. 
C)  regained the profitability it had had prior to the Civil War. 
D)  saw a deceleration of the processes begun in the postwar years. 
E)  saw the great majority of farmers live under the tenant system. 
A)  saw a significant diversification of its crops. 
B)  saw a decline in absentee ownership of farmland. 
C)  regained the profitability it had had prior to the Civil War. 
D)  saw a deceleration of the processes begun in the postwar years. 
E)  saw the great majority of farmers live under the tenant system.

Question 18

The Fourteenth Amendment

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A)  ended slavery throughout the United States. 
B)  gave voting rights to all male Americans. 
C)  gave citizenship rights to all people born in the United States. 
D)  was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
E)  was written in such a way as to appease the woman's suffrage movement. 
A)  ended slavery throughout the United States. 
B)  gave voting rights to all male Americans. 
C)  gave citizenship rights to all people born in the United States. 
D)  was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
E)  was written in such a way as to appease the woman's suffrage movement.

Question 19

Describe "Jim Crow."

Accepted Answer

Jim Crow refers to the system of racial

Question 20

During Reconstruction, the term "scalawags" referred to

Accepted Answer

A)  Southern white Republicans. 
B)  free black Southerners. 
C)  Southerners who moved north. 
D)  white Southerners who still embraced their former affiliation with the Confederacy. 
E)  Northerners who moved south. 
A)  Southern white Republicans. 
B)  free black Southerners. 
C)  Southerners who moved north. 
D)  white Southerners who still embraced their former affiliation with the Confederacy. 
E)  Northerners who moved south.

Exam 15: Reconstruction and the New South

Why did the elections of 1866 empower Radical Republicans?

The Freedmen's Bureau

President Johnson vetoed both the Freedmen's Bureau and the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

Booker T. Washington outlined his basic philosophy in an 1895 speech that has come to be called the ________ Compromise.

As a result of the Supreme Court's ruling in Ex parte Milligan, some Radical Republicans

As sharecroppers, the black labor force in the South worked hours that were just as long as had been the case under slavery.

In the 1890s, the black journalist Ida B. Wells devoted her writing to attacking

The Tenure of Office Act was designed to protect the job of Secretary of War ________.

"The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery." Explain this assessment by W.E.B. Du Bois of the Reconstruction era by offering the historical evidence that supports each of the three parts of the quote.

Many of the so-called scalawags were former Southern ________.

Congressional passage of the Enforcement Acts in 1870-1871

During Reconstruction, most "carpetbaggers" were

In 1865, Southern whites defined "freedom" as

An end to Reconstruction was achieved by the ________ of 1877.

"Seward's Folly" refers to the American purchase of ________.

At the conclusion of President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial,

During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, southern agriculture

The Fourteenth Amendment

Describe "Jim Crow."

During Reconstruction, the term "scalawags" referred to

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