Question 1

Which statement is true about the "Petition of Committee in Behalf of the Freedmen to Andrew Johnson"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The petitioners demanded land on the grounds that that they had made the lands valuable through their labor. 
B)  The petitioners argued that they had a right to the land because they were loyal to the Confederacy during the Civil War. 
C)  The petitioners suggested that gaining the right to vote would make up for the land they lost when Johnson returned the Sherman land to the former owners. 
D)  The petitioners argued that "land monopoly" would advance the course of freedom. 
E)  President Johnson agreed to return the petitioners' lands and resume land reform. 
A)  The petitioners demanded land on the grounds that that they had made the lands valuable through their labor. 
B)  The petitioners argued that they had a right to the land because they were loyal to the Confederacy during the Civil War. 
C)  The petitioners suggested that gaining the right to vote would make up for the land they lost when Johnson returned the Sherman land to the former owners. 
D)  The petitioners argued that "land monopoly" would advance the course of freedom. 
E)  President Johnson agreed to return the petitioners' lands and resume land reform.

Question 2

During Radical Reconstruction, what did every state help finance in an effort to transform the South into a society of booming factories, bustling towns, and diversified agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  buses 
B)  libraries 
C)  railroad construction 
D)  public recreation centers 
E)  museums 
A)  buses 
B)  libraries 
C)  railroad construction 
D)  public recreation centers 
E)  museums

Question 3

According to his speech "A Composite Nation," Frederick Douglass believed Chinese immigrants should be naturalized as Americans and hold the same rights as all other citizens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How can Andrew Johnson be compared to Abraham Lincoln?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both men faced impeachment charges. 
B)  The Republicans trusted Lincoln less than they did Johnson. 
C)  Both men were excellent farmers. 
D)  Lincoln reached out to the South while Johnson emphasized punishing it. 
E)  Johnson was more stubborn and less willing to compromise than Lincoln. 
A)  Both men faced impeachment charges. 
B)  The Republicans trusted Lincoln less than they did Johnson. 
C)  Both men were excellent farmers. 
D)  Lincoln reached out to the South while Johnson emphasized punishing it. 
E)  Johnson was more stubborn and less willing to compromise than Lincoln.

Question 5

What faults did the Republicans see with Presidential Reconstruction? How did they propose to rectify those deficiencies? Be sure to distinguish moderate Republicans from Radical Republicans in your answer.

Accepted Answer

The Republicans had several faults with

Question 6

Which statement is true in reference to President Andrew Johnson?

Accepted Answer

A)  Johnson grew up in poverty in the South and saw the planter class as a "bloated, corrupted aristocracy." 
B)  Johnson was a strong supporter of the Fourteenth Amendment and urged the southern states to ratify it. 
C)  Johnson was a Radical Republican who worked to achieve social and political equality for African-Americans. 
D)  Johnson supported land reform as a means to redistribute the wealth and power of plantation owners. 
E)  Johnson expanded federal power dramatically to make sure southern states abided by the Civil Rights Act of 1866. 
A)  Johnson grew up in poverty in the South and saw the planter class as a "bloated, corrupted aristocracy." 
B)  Johnson was a strong supporter of the Fourteenth Amendment and urged the southern states to ratify it. 
C)  Johnson was a Radical Republican who worked to achieve social and political equality for African-Americans. 
D)  Johnson supported land reform as a means to redistribute the wealth and power of plantation owners. 
E)  Johnson expanded federal power dramatically to make sure southern states abided by the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

Question 7

The Bargain of 1877

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed Samuel Tilden to become president. 
B)  led to the appointment of a southerner as postmaster general. 
C)  marked a compromise between Radical and Liberal Republicans. 
D)  called for the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment. 
E)  was made by Grant to prevent his impeachment over the Whiskey Ring. 
A)  allowed Samuel Tilden to become president. 
B)  led to the appointment of a southerner as postmaster general. 
C)  marked a compromise between Radical and Liberal Republicans. 
D)  called for the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment. 
E)  was made by Grant to prevent his impeachment over the Whiskey Ring.

Question 8

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Radical Republicans?

Accepted Answer

A)  They agreed to support President Andrew Johnson in the upcoming elections. 
B)  They believed that the states should control all important matters. 
C)  They accepted the idea that racial inequality was unavoidable for the time being. 
D)  They tended to represent the ideas of southern plantation owners in Congress. 
E)  They promoted the ideal of a strong federal government able to protect the rights of all Americans. 
A)  They agreed to support President Andrew Johnson in the upcoming elections. 
B)  They believed that the states should control all important matters. 
C)  They accepted the idea that racial inequality was unavoidable for the time being. 
D)  They tended to represent the ideas of southern plantation owners in Congress. 
E)  They promoted the ideal of a strong federal government able to protect the rights of all Americans.

Question 9

In March 1867, Congress began Radical Reconstruction by adopting the ________, which created new state governments and provided for black male suffrage in the South.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fourteenth Amendment 
B)  Fifteenth Amendment 
C)  Civil Rights Act of 1867 
D)  Sumner-Stevens Act 
E)  Reconstruction Act 
A)  Fourteenth Amendment 
B)  Fifteenth Amendment 
C)  Civil Rights Act of 1867 
D)  Sumner-Stevens Act 
E)  Reconstruction Act

Question 10

In the Republican free labor vision of a reconstructed South,

Accepted Answer

A)  the southern economy would revive without the need for northern capital or migrants. 
B)  plantation owners would re-create a labor system as close to slavery as possible. 
C)  black and white farmers would be tied to plantations through a continuous cycle of debt. 
D)  Southern black and northern white workers would enjoy the same opportunities, and the South would become more like the North. 
E)  the Deep South states would grow wheat and raise cattle instead of cotton. 
A)  the southern economy would revive without the need for northern capital or migrants. 
B)  plantation owners would re-create a labor system as close to slavery as possible. 
C)  black and white farmers would be tied to plantations through a continuous cycle of debt. 
D)  Southern black and northern white workers would enjoy the same opportunities, and the South would become more like the North. 
E)  the Deep South states would grow wheat and raise cattle instead of cotton.

Question 11

The Wyoming territorial government granted suffrage to women because people voted for gender equality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In terms of employment, blacks most avidly searched for

Accepted Answer

A)  their old jobs in the plantations. 
B)  higher wages than whites. 
C)  factory jobs in the North. 
D)  the possibility to work their own land. 
E)  work one could only attain through professional school. 
A)  their old jobs in the plantations. 
B)  higher wages than whites. 
C)  factory jobs in the North. 
D)  the possibility to work their own land. 
E)  work one could only attain through professional school.

Question 13

The Freedmen's Bureau's greatest accomplishments were in

Accepted Answer

A)  legal representation and employment. 
B)  land redistribution and law enforcement. 
C)  prosecuting Confederates and rebuilding southern infrastructure. 
D)  education and health care. 
E)  suffrage and citizenship for African-Americans. 
A)  legal representation and employment. 
B)  land redistribution and law enforcement. 
C)  prosecuting Confederates and rebuilding southern infrastructure. 
D)  education and health care. 
E)  suffrage and citizenship for African-Americans.

Question 14

Which of the following was true according to Frederick Douglass?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States should reestablish itself as a monarchical government rather than a democracy. 
B)  Slavery had been abolished in all ways possible when the Civil War ended. 
C)  Southern blacks needed to move to the North and create their own separate communities. 
D)  Slavery was not going to be truly abolished until black men held the ballot. 
E)  Political participation for blacks was of little importance now that they were free from bondage. 
A)  The United States should reestablish itself as a monarchical government rather than a democracy. 
B)  Slavery had been abolished in all ways possible when the Civil War ended. 
C)  Southern blacks needed to move to the North and create their own separate communities. 
D)  Slavery was not going to be truly abolished until black men held the ballot. 
E)  Political participation for blacks was of little importance now that they were free from bondage.

Question 15

If a man from Maine came to live in the South as a teacher, what would he most likely be labeled as?

Accepted Answer

A)  a scalawag 
B)  a teacher 
C)  a Liberal Republican 
D)  a carpetbagger 
E)  an angel of mercy 
A)  a scalawag 
B)  a teacher 
C)  a Liberal Republican 
D)  a carpetbagger 
E)  an angel of mercy

Question 16

During Radical Reconstruction in the South,

Accepted Answer

A)  the first interracial governments in U.S. history accomplished a great deal, despite violent opposition. 
B)  about 2,000 African-Americans held political office, but only in local governments. 
C)  white voters provided the majority of the Republican Party's support. 
D)  Republicans included "carpetbaggers," who were white Republicans born in the South. 
E)  Republicans included "scalawags," who were white northerners who moved to the South. 
A)  the first interracial governments in U.S. history accomplished a great deal, despite violent opposition. 
B)  about 2,000 African-Americans held political office, but only in local governments. 
C)  white voters provided the majority of the Republican Party's support. 
D)  Republicans included "carpetbaggers," who were white Republicans born in the South. 
E)  Republicans included "scalawags," who were white northerners who moved to the South.

Question 17

In "The Composite Nation" (1869), what does Frederick Douglass reveal about his position toward Chinese immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed America should stop welcoming immigrants, particularly Chinese. 
B)  He assumed the tensions that existed were going to be solved only with time. 
C)  He thought the national government should remain uninvolved. 
D)  He believed they only had the potential to harm America in the long run. 
E)  He condemned anti-Asian discrimination. 
A)  He believed America should stop welcoming immigrants, particularly Chinese. 
B)  He assumed the tensions that existed were going to be solved only with time. 
C)  He thought the national government should remain uninvolved. 
D)  He believed they only had the potential to harm America in the long run. 
E)  He condemned anti-Asian discrimination.

Question 18

What did the freedmen request in their "Petition of Committee in Behalf of the Freedmen to Andrew Johnson" in 1865?

Accepted Answer

A)  the right to purchase a homestead 
B)  an opportunity to attend a black college 
C)  the purchase of some mules 
D)  help reuniting their family members that had been sold 
E)  the right to vote 
A)  the right to purchase a homestead 
B)  an opportunity to attend a black college 
C)  the purchase of some mules 
D)  help reuniting their family members that had been sold 
E)  the right to vote

Question 19

What effect did emancipation have on the structure of the black family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black couples managed to maintain equality within the household because black men tended to enjoy being able to stay at home. 
B)  Black families increasingly adopted the nineteenth-century idea that men and women held different responsibilities. 
C)  Although gender roles between men and women stayed the same, black men needed to engage in more intensive labor than ever before. 
D)  Black families became increasingly matrilineal as black women started to enter the workforce and earn wages. 
E)  Black families enjoyed a good, stable quality of life because most black women tended to embrace the opportunity to enter field labor. 
A)  Black couples managed to maintain equality within the household because black men tended to enjoy being able to stay at home. 
B)  Black families increasingly adopted the nineteenth-century idea that men and women held different responsibilities. 
C)  Although gender roles between men and women stayed the same, black men needed to engage in more intensive labor than ever before. 
D)  Black families became increasingly matrilineal as black women started to enter the workforce and earn wages. 
E)  Black families enjoyed a good, stable quality of life because most black women tended to embrace the opportunity to enter field labor.

Question 20

The southern Black Codes

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed the arrest on vagrancy charges of former slaves who failed to sign yearly labor contracts. 
B)  allowed former slaves to testify in court against whites and to serve on juries. 
C)  were some of the first laws adopted as part of Radical Reconstruction in 1867. 
D)  were denounced by President Johnson and declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
E)  pleased northerners because they saw that the rule of law was returning to the South. 
A)  allowed the arrest on vagrancy charges of former slaves who failed to sign yearly labor contracts. 
B)  allowed former slaves to testify in court against whites and to serve on juries. 
C)  were some of the first laws adopted as part of Radical Reconstruction in 1867. 
D)  were denounced by President Johnson and declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
E)  pleased northerners because they saw that the rule of law was returning to the South.

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

Which statement is true about the "Petition of Committee in Behalf of the Freedmen to Andrew Johnson"?

During Radical Reconstruction, what did every state help finance in an effort to transform the South into a society of booming factories, bustling towns, and diversified agriculture?

According to his speech "A Composite Nation," Frederick Douglass believed Chinese immigrants should be naturalized as Americans and hold the same rights as all other citizens.

How can Andrew Johnson be compared to Abraham Lincoln?

What faults did the Republicans see with Presidential Reconstruction? How did they propose to rectify those deficiencies? Be sure to distinguish moderate Republicans from Radical Republicans in your answer.

Which statement is true in reference to President Andrew Johnson?

The Bargain of 1877

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Radical Republicans?

In March 1867, Congress began Radical Reconstruction by adopting the ________, which created new state governments and provided for black male suffrage in the South.

In the Republican free labor vision of a reconstructed South,

The Wyoming territorial government granted suffrage to women because people voted for gender equality.

In terms of employment, blacks most avidly searched for

The Freedmen's Bureau's greatest accomplishments were in

Which of the following was true according to Frederick Douglass?

If a man from Maine came to live in the South as a teacher, what would he most likely be labeled as?

During Radical Reconstruction in the South,

In "The Composite Nation" (1869), what does Frederick Douglass reveal about his position toward Chinese immigrants?

What did the freedmen request in their "Petition of Committee in Behalf of the Freedmen to Andrew Johnson" in 1865?

What effect did emancipation have on the structure of the black family?

The southern Black Codes

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Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

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