Question 1

In late-nineteenth-century southern politics, economic issues played a secondary role to the issue of race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Despite defeat in the Civil War, white landownership actually increased during Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Assess the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.

Accepted Answer

Ulysses S. Grant's presidency is often e

Question 4

The Fifteenth Amendment dealt with the issue of

Accepted Answer

A)  slavery. 
B)  citizenship. 
C)  cruel and unusual punishment. 
D)  income tax. 
E)  suffrage. 
A)  slavery. 
B)  citizenship. 
C)  cruel and unusual punishment. 
D)  income tax. 
E)  suffrage.

Question 5

How did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln affect Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln on

Question 6

The elections of 1876 saw

Accepted Answer

A)  the Supreme Court decide the presidential election. 
B)  a Democrat become president for the first time since the Civil War. 
C)  the candidate with the most popular votes fail to get elected. 
D)  Ulysses Grant make an unsuccessful bid for an unprecedented third term. 
E)  the governor of New York become president. 
A)  the Supreme Court decide the presidential election. 
B)  a Democrat become president for the first time since the Civil War. 
C)  the candidate with the most popular votes fail to get elected. 
D)  Ulysses Grant make an unsuccessful bid for an unprecedented third term. 
E)  the governor of New York become president.

Question 7

The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that

Accepted Answer

A)  communities could have schools for whites only if there were no schools for blacks. 
B)  the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional. 
C)  racial segregation was legal if whites and blacks had equal "accommodations." 
D)  private institutions were exempt from laws against racial discrimination. 
E)  segregation by race in education was inherently unconstitutional. 
A)  communities could have schools for whites only if there were no schools for blacks. 
B)  the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional. 
C)  racial segregation was legal if whites and blacks had equal "accommodations." 
D)  private institutions were exempt from laws against racial discrimination. 
E)  segregation by race in education was inherently unconstitutional.

Question 8

Why would the legacy of Reconstruction matter throughout the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

The legacy of Reconstruction matters thr

Question 9

Schuyler Colfax, Grant's vice president,

Accepted Answer

A)  was involved in a stock-fixing scandal. 
B)  was assassinated by a disgruntled former plantation owner. 
C)  opposed almost every one of Grant's policies. 
D)  was fired by Grant for incompetence. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  was involved in a stock-fixing scandal. 
B)  was assassinated by a disgruntled former plantation owner. 
C)  opposed almost every one of Grant's policies. 
D)  was fired by Grant for incompetence. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 10

"Seward's Folly" refers to a financial scandal involving Grant's secretary of state, William Seward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What was "new" and what was "old" in the "New South"?

Accepted Answer

The term "New South" refers to a period

Question 12

Grant's response to bad economic times was to approve plans to increase the amount of money in circulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In most parts of the South, the "Redeemer" government constituted a genuinely new ruling class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In 1868, Ulysses S. Grant

Accepted Answer

A)  was nominated by both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. 
B)  won a huge victory. 
C)  entered the White House with no political experience. 
D)  relied on many of his former military advisors to join his administration. 
E)  ran against Republican Reconstruction policies. 
A)  was nominated by both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. 
B)  won a huge victory. 
C)  entered the White House with no political experience. 
D)  relied on many of his former military advisors to join his administration. 
E)  ran against Republican Reconstruction policies.

Question 15

After the Civil War, most poor rural Southerners relied on credit from

Accepted Answer

A)  local banks. 
B)  the federal government. 
C)  Northern financial institutions. 
D)  country stores. 
E)  state governments. 
A)  local banks. 
B)  the federal government. 
C)  Northern financial institutions. 
D)  country stores. 
E)  state governments.

Question 16

The congressional elections of 1866 resulted in a resounding victory for the Republicans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Grant administration achieved its greatest successes in foreign affairs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

State laws designed to restore slavery in all but name in the post-Civil War South were called the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of State laws designed to restore slavery in...

Question 19

In 1865, what major challenges faced the nation? How did the various plans for reconstructing the nation attempt to address those challenges?

Accepted Answer

In 1865, the United States faced major c

Question 20

The Freedmen's Bureau was envisioned as a semi-permanent institution that would take a major role in reconstructing the lives of freed slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Reconstruction and the New South

In late-nineteenth-century southern politics, economic issues played a secondary role to the issue of race.

Despite defeat in the Civil War, white landownership actually increased during Reconstruction.

Assess the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.

The Fifteenth Amendment dealt with the issue of

How did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln affect Reconstruction?

The elections of 1876 saw

The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that

Why would the legacy of Reconstruction matter throughout the twentieth century?

Schuyler Colfax, Grant's vice president,

"Seward's Folly" refers to a financial scandal involving Grant's secretary of state, William Seward.

What was "new" and what was "old" in the "New South"?

Grant's response to bad economic times was to approve plans to increase the amount of money in circulation.

In most parts of the South, the "Redeemer" government constituted a genuinely new ruling class.

In 1868, Ulysses S. Grant

After the Civil War, most poor rural Southerners relied on credit from

The congressional elections of 1866 resulted in a resounding victory for the Republicans.

The Grant administration achieved its greatest successes in foreign affairs.

State laws designed to restore slavery in all but name in the post-Civil War South were called the ________.

In 1865, what major challenges faced the nation? How did the various plans for reconstructing the nation attempt to address those challenges?

The Freedmen's Bureau was envisioned as a semi-permanent institution that would take a major role in reconstructing the lives of freed slaves.

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Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

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Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

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Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

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From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

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