Question 1

Which of the following was true of the "black codes"?

Accepted Answer

A)  They kept blacks from purchasing property and testifying in court. 
B)  They denied blacks the right to serve on juries. 
C)  They restricted black occupations and labor with employment contracts, corporal punishment, and high occupation fees. 
D)  They gave blacks the right to vote. 
A)  They kept blacks from purchasing property and testifying in court. 
B)  They denied blacks the right to serve on juries. 
C)  They restricted black occupations and labor with employment contracts, corporal punishment, and high occupation fees. 
D)  They gave blacks the right to vote.

Question 2

What happened to Circular 13 and Special Field Order #15?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were both revoked and the land was returned to whites. 
B)  They both served as models of black freedom for the rest of the country. 
C)  They were generally ignored, as northern whites were just as racist as Southerners. 
D)  They continued as they had during the war, but had little effect because they were of such small scale. 
A)  They were both revoked and the land was returned to whites. 
B)  They both served as models of black freedom for the rest of the country. 
C)  They were generally ignored, as northern whites were just as racist as Southerners. 
D)  They continued as they had during the war, but had little effect because they were of such small scale.

Question 3

What did the Fourteenth Amendment accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  It made all people born in the United States citizens. 
B)  It pardoned many of the people Johnson had pardoned. 
C)  It made the black codes constitutional. 
D)  It explicitly gave black men the right to vote. 
A)  It made all people born in the United States citizens. 
B)  It pardoned many of the people Johnson had pardoned. 
C)  It made the black codes constitutional. 
D)  It explicitly gave black men the right to vote.

Question 4

What was the main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

Accepted Answer

A)  to free the slaves in the South 
B)  to help blacks find jobs in the North 
C)  to help assist the newly freed slaves in their transition to freedom 
D)  to press for civil and political rights for blacks 
A)  to free the slaves in the South 
B)  to help blacks find jobs in the North 
C)  to help assist the newly freed slaves in their transition to freedom 
D)  to press for civil and political rights for blacks

Question 5

The __________ __________ were social,fraternal,and patriotic groups that attracted black people in the late 1860s; they gave people an opportunity to sharpen leadership skills and gain a political education.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ __________ were social,fraternal,and patriotic groups...

Question 6

Which of the following is true about the Port Royal Experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ex-slaves began to work the land around Port Royal, and some were able to purchase property. 
B)  It was a southern experiment to re-institute slavery but the experiment failed when Lincoln discovered it. 
C)  It was an attempt to force slaves into industrial labor in the North. 
D)  Blacks there were immediately forced on ships to go to Africa. 
A)  Ex-slaves began to work the land around Port Royal, and some were able to purchase property. 
B)  It was a southern experiment to re-institute slavery but the experiment failed when Lincoln discovered it. 
C)  It was an attempt to force slaves into industrial labor in the North. 
D)  Blacks there were immediately forced on ships to go to Africa.

Question 7

Sometimes Freedmen's School teachers,especially those who were white,became frustrated with recalcitrant students who did not readily absorb middle-class values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How are Abraham Lincoln's aims and initial policies regarding Reconstruction related to President Andrew Johnson's goals and policies on Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln's aims and initial polic

Question 9

How is the end of slavery related to the condition of southern black families in 1865?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks were disappointed in losing their white masters, leading to a disintegration of the black family. 
B)  Blacks were delighted that slavery was over, enabling families to move back to Africa 
C)  Blacks were indifferent about freedom, and many moved to Mexico 
D)  Blacks were overjoyed about freedom, and many began to search for lost family members. 
A)  Blacks were disappointed in losing their white masters, leading to a disintegration of the black family. 
B)  Blacks were delighted that slavery was over, enabling families to move back to Africa 
C)  Blacks were indifferent about freedom, and many moved to Mexico 
D)  Blacks were overjoyed about freedom, and many began to search for lost family members.

Question 10

The idea that blacks had no rights in the U.S.,as declared in the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case,was fully scuttled when Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why did Andrew Johnson veto the Freedmen's Bureau Bill?

Accepted Answer

A)  He did not think that it granted enough political rights to blacks. 
B)  He felt it would increase the federal bureaucracy too much. 
C)  He wanted Congress to expand the bureau. 
D)  He though it did not provide enough free land for blacks. 
A)  He did not think that it granted enough political rights to blacks. 
B)  He felt it would increase the federal bureaucracy too much. 
C)  He wanted Congress to expand the bureau. 
D)  He though it did not provide enough free land for blacks.

Question 12

How did women's suffragists view the Fourteenth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  They enthusiastically supported the amendment because it offered gains for women. 
B)  Because women could not vote, they had no opinion on the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  They felt betrayed and angry because the Fourteenth Amendment included only men. 
D)  They felt that working for black men should be their first priority, and they gladly accepted the terms of the amendment. 
A)  They enthusiastically supported the amendment because it offered gains for women. 
B)  Because women could not vote, they had no opinion on the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  They felt betrayed and angry because the Fourteenth Amendment included only men. 
D)  They felt that working for black men should be their first priority, and they gladly accepted the terms of the amendment.

Question 13

Why did the church become such an important institution for blacks?

Accepted Answer

The church became an important instituti

Question 14

Why did the Freedmen's Bureau try to get blacks to sign labor contracts with white landowners?

Accepted Answer

A)  They thought that signing the contracts was in the best interests of blacks. 
B)  They were pressing for economic stability in areas that needed labor to produce crops. 
C)  They hoped to break the spirit of the South by showing how blacks could become economically independent. 
D)  The Freedmen's Bureau had absolutely no role in helping blacks with labor contracts. 
A)  They thought that signing the contracts was in the best interests of blacks. 
B)  They were pressing for economic stability in areas that needed labor to produce crops. 
C)  They hoped to break the spirit of the South by showing how blacks could become economically independent. 
D)  The Freedmen's Bureau had absolutely no role in helping blacks with labor contracts.

Question 15

The issue of __________ plagued the South during Reconstruction and caused its eventual demise as a set of federal policies to help black people.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The issue of __________ plagued the South...

Question 16

Which of the following statements accurately describes of black Presbyterian,Congregational,and Episcopal churches after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were formed only after the Civil War by freed blacks. 
B)  Their services were more rowdy and vocal than slave religious ceremonies had been. 
C)  Their membership included the more prosperous, and lighter skinned, blacks in society. 
D)  They died out after the Civil War. 
A)  They were formed only after the Civil War by freed blacks. 
B)  Their services were more rowdy and vocal than slave religious ceremonies had been. 
C)  Their membership included the more prosperous, and lighter skinned, blacks in society. 
D)  They died out after the Civil War.

Question 17

Why did many northern congressmen oppose the land bill introduced by Thaddeus Stevens in Congress in late 1865?

Accepted Answer

A)  They thought that it was too mild a punishment for Confederate officers who had fought against the Union during the Civil War. 
B)  They viewed the property rights of white southerners as more important than granting land to blacks. 
C)  They felt that taking away land already owned by blacks was unfair. 
D)  They did not want land taken away from their state park system. 
A)  They thought that it was too mild a punishment for Confederate officers who had fought against the Union during the Civil War. 
B)  They viewed the property rights of white southerners as more important than granting land to blacks. 
C)  They felt that taking away land already owned by blacks was unfair. 
D)  They did not want land taken away from their state park system.

Question 18

How did whites react to blacks attempting to establish schools in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  by using violence, including killing teachers 
B)  by building schools with blacks in cooperation 
C)  by donating private funds to help the schools 
D)  by establishing integrated schools 
A)  by using violence, including killing teachers 
B)  by building schools with blacks in cooperation 
C)  by donating private funds to help the schools 
D)  by establishing integrated schools

Question 19

In 1867 black longshoremen struck and walked off the job in New Orleans,Mobile,Savannah,Charleston,and Richmond.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Special Field Order #15 was issued by General William T.___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Special Field Order #15 was issued by...

Exam 12: The Meaning of Freedom: The Promise of Reconstruction

Which of the following was true of the "black codes"?

What happened to Circular 13 and Special Field Order #15?

What did the Fourteenth Amendment accomplish?

What was the main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

The __________ __________ were social,fraternal,and patriotic groups that attracted black people in the late 1860s; they gave people an opportunity to sharpen leadership skills and gain a political education.

Which of the following is true about the Port Royal Experiment?

Sometimes Freedmen's School teachers,especially those who were white,became frustrated with recalcitrant students who did not readily absorb middle-class values.

How are Abraham Lincoln's aims and initial policies regarding Reconstruction related to President Andrew Johnson's goals and policies on Reconstruction?

How is the end of slavery related to the condition of southern black families in 1865?

The idea that blacks had no rights in the U.S.,as declared in the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case,was fully scuttled when Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment.

Why did Andrew Johnson veto the Freedmen's Bureau Bill?

How did women's suffragists view the Fourteenth Amendment?

Why did the church become such an important institution for blacks?

Why did the Freedmen's Bureau try to get blacks to sign labor contracts with white landowners?

The issue of __________ plagued the South during Reconstruction and caused its eventual demise as a set of federal policies to help black people.

Which of the following statements accurately describes of black Presbyterian,Congregational,and Episcopal churches after the Civil War?

Why did many northern congressmen oppose the land bill introduced by Thaddeus Stevens in Congress in late 1865?

How did whites react to blacks attempting to establish schools in the South?

In 1867 black longshoremen struck and walked off the job in New Orleans,Mobile,Savannah,Charleston,and Richmond.

Special Field Order #15 was issued by General William T.___________.

Africa

Middle Passage

Black People in Colonial North America

Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

African Americans in the New Nation

Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

Opposition to Slavery

Let Your Motto Be Resistance

And Black People Were at the Heart of It”

Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War

The Meaning of Freedom: The Failure of Reconstruction

White Supremacy Triumphant: African Americans in the South in the Late Nineteenth Century

African Americans Challenge White Supremacy

Conciliation, Agitation, and Migration: African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century

African Americans and the 1920s

Black Protest, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

Meanings of Freedom: Culture and Society in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s

The World War II Era and the Seeds of a Revolution

The Freedom Movement

Black Nationalism, Black Power, Black Arts

African Americans in the Twenty First Century

The Triumph of Black Politics: 1980 to the Present

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