Question 1

President Andrew Johnson appointed provisional governors to southern states. How were they supposed to rule local affairs?

Accepted Answer

A)  by prioritizing black people's needs 
B)  by seeking Johnson's permission to make major decisions 
C)  by discontinuing state conventions 
D)  by managing local affairs as they pleased 
E)  by forming popular assemblies to make all decisions 
A)  by prioritizing black people's needs 
B)  by seeking Johnson's permission to make major decisions 
C)  by discontinuing state conventions 
D)  by managing local affairs as they pleased 
E)  by forming popular assemblies to make all decisions

Question 2

Other societies experienced the transition from slavery to freedom around the same time as the United States. What type of labor did plantation owners in the British Caribbean use to continue their operations?

Accepted Answer

A)  slaves from Haiti 
B)  indentured servants from India and China 
C)  freedmen from the U.S. South 
D)  wage laborers from Brazil 
E)  servants from England 
A)  slaves from Haiti 
B)  indentured servants from India and China 
C)  freedmen from the U.S. South 
D)  wage laborers from Brazil 
E)  servants from England

Question 3

In what way was Reconstruction policy a success?

Accepted Answer

A)  It brought suffrage for women. 
B)  It resulted in land being given to former slaves across the South. 
C)  It resulted in fair elections by the late 1870s in the South. 
D)  It established an amendment promising equal protection for all. 
E)  It industrialized the South on the same level as the North. 
A)  It brought suffrage for women. 
B)  It resulted in land being given to former slaves across the South. 
C)  It resulted in fair elections by the late 1870s in the South. 
D)  It established an amendment promising equal protection for all. 
E)  It industrialized the South on the same level as the North.

Question 4

How did Reconstruction leave an enduring legacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the twentieth century, former slaves became the majority owners of big plantations. 
B)  By the turn of the twentieth century, a higher percentage of African-Americans voted than whites. 
C)  By 1900 in the South, whites were focused on creating harmony between the races. 
D)  The nation's first African-American colleges were established. 
E)  Within fifty years of Reconstruction, a majority of African-American families owned land. 
A)  In the twentieth century, former slaves became the majority owners of big plantations. 
B)  By the turn of the twentieth century, a higher percentage of African-Americans voted than whites. 
C)  By 1900 in the South, whites were focused on creating harmony between the races. 
D)  The nation's first African-American colleges were established. 
E)  Within fifty years of Reconstruction, a majority of African-American families owned land.

Question 5

The Fifteenth Amendment granted blacks the right to vote. Which of the following statements accurately describes the response of African-Americans in the South to this amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although some voted, political organization among African-Americans was rare. 
B)  The vast majority of those eligible registered to vote. 
C)  The Union League kept half of the population from voting. 
D)  Most moved to the North and focused on transforming northern politics. 
E)  The majority did not register because they distrusted the government. 
A)  Although some voted, political organization among African-Americans was rare. 
B)  The vast majority of those eligible registered to vote. 
C)  The Union League kept half of the population from voting. 
D)  Most moved to the North and focused on transforming northern politics. 
E)  The majority did not register because they distrusted the government.

Question 6

How did southern leaders tend to react to black freedom after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tended to believe it was a right fairly earned. 
B)  They tended to accept that they could no longer control blacks. 
C)  They tended to ignore it, as they enjoyed greater wealth than ever before. 
D)  They tended to view it as a privilege and not a right. 
E)  They tended to avidly promote racial equality. 
A)  They tended to believe it was a right fairly earned. 
B)  They tended to accept that they could no longer control blacks. 
C)  They tended to ignore it, as they enjoyed greater wealth than ever before. 
D)  They tended to view it as a privilege and not a right. 
E)  They tended to avidly promote racial equality.

Question 7

As in earlier periods of American history, Reconstruction saw political debates over the meaning of federalism and the balance of power between the national government and the states. Keeping this in mind, discuss how laws and regulations such as the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 and the Reconstruction amendments factored into this debate. Please consider how the positions of Republicans and Democrats differed in terms of this debate.

Accepted Answer

During the Reconstruction era, the polit

Question 8

Unlike Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone favored the Fifteenth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Civil Rights Bill of 1866?

Accepted Answer

A)  It gave blacks the right to vote. 
B)  It established basic freedoms that only whites would enjoy. 
C)  It reinstated the Black Codes. 
D)  It established education that was compulsory for all children. 
E)  It promoted equality before the law. 
A)  It gave blacks the right to vote. 
B)  It established basic freedoms that only whites would enjoy. 
C)  It reinstated the Black Codes. 
D)  It established education that was compulsory for all children. 
E)  It promoted equality before the law.

Question 10

Despite the Fourteenth Amendment, which group was still being denied United States citizenship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Floridians 
B)  Asians 
C)  emancipated slaves 
D)  westerners 
E)  Canadians 
A)  Floridians 
B)  Asians 
C)  emancipated slaves 
D)  westerners 
E)  Canadians

Question 11

What made the Burlingame Treaty unique?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was actually a declaration of war against China. 
B)  It recognized the sovereignty of China. 
C)  It declared all of East Asia's ports to be America's sphere of influence. 
D)  It gave Great Britain Hong Kong. 
E)  It ended the Opium Wars. 
A)  It was actually a declaration of war against China. 
B)  It recognized the sovereignty of China. 
C)  It declared all of East Asia's ports to be America's sphere of influence. 
D)  It gave Great Britain Hong Kong. 
E)  It ended the Opium Wars.

Question 12

The Black Codes

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrated to many Republicans in Congress that President Johnson's Reconstruction plan was a success. 
B)  overturned the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  violated free labor principles so celebrated by the North at the time. 
D)  remained a part of southern state laws throughout Radical Reconstruction. 
E)  were created by the Freedmen's Bureau. 
A)  demonstrated to many Republicans in Congress that President Johnson's Reconstruction plan was a success. 
B)  overturned the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  violated free labor principles so celebrated by the North at the time. 
D)  remained a part of southern state laws throughout Radical Reconstruction. 
E)  were created by the Freedmen's Bureau.

Question 13

After the Civil War, cotton prices

Accepted Answer

A)  stayed the same. 
B)  benefited from successful economic policies. 
C)  fluctuated for a while. 
D)  rose. 
E)  dropped. 
A)  stayed the same. 
B)  benefited from successful economic policies. 
C)  fluctuated for a while. 
D)  rose. 
E)  dropped.

Question 14

How did Garrison Frazier define freedom for African-Americans during his January 1865 conversation with General Sherman and Secretary of War Stanton?

Accepted Answer

A)  having and owning their own land 
B)  maintaining a state of mind that was untethered from material circumstances 
C)  working for wages for an employer 
D)  leaving the United States for Canada 
E)  renting land on the plantations on which they had been formerly enslaved 
A)  having and owning their own land 
B)  maintaining a state of mind that was untethered from material circumstances 
C)  working for wages for an employer 
D)  leaving the United States for Canada 
E)  renting land on the plantations on which they had been formerly enslaved

Question 15

Which of the following statements accurately describes the sharecropping system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sharecroppers rented land and split the crops with the plantation owner. 
B)  As the years went on, sharecropping became a less oppressive system. 
C)  Most sharecropping families prospered and soon owned land of their own. 
D)  Every census from 1880 to 1940 counted more black than white sharecroppers. 
E)  A far higher percentage of white than black farmers in the South rented land rather than owned it. 
A)  Sharecroppers rented land and split the crops with the plantation owner. 
B)  As the years went on, sharecropping became a less oppressive system. 
C)  Most sharecropping families prospered and soon owned land of their own. 
D)  Every census from 1880 to 1940 counted more black than white sharecroppers. 
E)  A far higher percentage of white than black farmers in the South rented land rather than owned it.

Question 16

Which of the following is one of the central ideas in Frederick Douglass's speech "The Composite Nation"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human rights are universal and indestructible and include the ability of people of all races to migrate freely from one place to another. 
B)  It is not possible for African-Americans to be true Americans because the horrors of slavery were so pronounced. 
C)  Because of its Constitution, the American government can always be trusted to govern by wisdom rather than "race pride." 
D)  African-Americans inherently have more human rights than Native Americans because they are not subject to treaties. 
E)  Because land in the United States is scarce, African-Americans and other minority groups should consider relocating to other, more welcoming countries. 
A)  Human rights are universal and indestructible and include the ability of people of all races to migrate freely from one place to another. 
B)  It is not possible for African-Americans to be true Americans because the horrors of slavery were so pronounced. 
C)  Because of its Constitution, the American government can always be trusted to govern by wisdom rather than "race pride." 
D)  African-Americans inherently have more human rights than Native Americans because they are not subject to treaties. 
E)  Because land in the United States is scarce, African-Americans and other minority groups should consider relocating to other, more welcoming countries.

Question 17

The civil rights era of the 1950s and 1960s is sometimes called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Equality Era. 
B)  Gilded Age. 
C)  Socialist Era. 
D)  Information Age. 
E)  Second Reconstruction. 
A)  Equality Era. 
B)  Gilded Age. 
C)  Socialist Era. 
D)  Information Age. 
E)  Second Reconstruction.

Question 18

When assessing the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, what can be determined about this issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both Congress and the president accused the other of unconstitutional acts. 
B)  Johnson was willing to compromise, but Congress was unwilling to listen. 
C)  The moderate Republicans hoped in general terms to weaken the office of president. 
D)  Johnson had little support from white southerners. 
E)  Johnson survived being removed from office due to overwhelming support from his cabinet. 
A)  Both Congress and the president accused the other of unconstitutional acts. 
B)  Johnson was willing to compromise, but Congress was unwilling to listen. 
C)  The moderate Republicans hoped in general terms to weaken the office of president. 
D)  Johnson had little support from white southerners. 
E)  Johnson survived being removed from office due to overwhelming support from his cabinet.

Question 19

Explain how wartime devastation set in motion a chain of events that permanently altered the white yeomanry's independent way of life, leading to what they considered a loss of freedom.

Accepted Answer

During the Civil War, many white yeoman

Question 20

What did Andrew Johnson do with the land of plantation owners seized during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  He ordered it disbursed among the ex-slaves. 
B)  He returned it to the original owners. 
C)  The federal government retained control of most of the land. 
D)  He suggested that communes be started so that all southerners had access to the land. 
E)  The first national parks were established on the seized property. 
A)  He ordered it disbursed among the ex-slaves. 
B)  He returned it to the original owners. 
C)  The federal government retained control of most of the land. 
D)  He suggested that communes be started so that all southerners had access to the land. 
E)  The first national parks were established on the seized property.

Exam 15: What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

President Andrew Johnson appointed provisional governors to southern states. How were they supposed to rule local affairs?

Other societies experienced the transition from slavery to freedom around the same time as the United States. What type of labor did plantation owners in the British Caribbean use to continue their operations?

In what way was Reconstruction policy a success?

How did Reconstruction leave an enduring legacy?

The Fifteenth Amendment granted blacks the right to vote. Which of the following statements accurately describes the response of African-Americans in the South to this amendment?

How did southern leaders tend to react to black freedom after the Civil War?

Unlike Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone favored the Fifteenth Amendment.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Civil Rights Bill of 1866?

Despite the Fourteenth Amendment, which group was still being denied United States citizenship?

What made the Burlingame Treaty unique?

The Black Codes

After the Civil War, cotton prices

How did Garrison Frazier define freedom for African-Americans during his January 1865 conversation with General Sherman and Secretary of War Stanton?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the sharecropping system?

Which of the following is one of the central ideas in Frederick Douglass's speech "The Composite Nation"?

The civil rights era of the 1950s and 1960s is sometimes called the

When assessing the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, what can be determined about this issue?

Explain how wartime devastation set in motion a chain of events that permanently altered the white yeomanry's independent way of life, leading to what they considered a loss of freedom.

What did Andrew Johnson do with the land of plantation owners seized during the Civil War?

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

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