Question 1

What did the Joint Committee on Reconstruction find?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks were grossly inferior to whites and should have remained as slaves. 
B)  Southern states were carrying out reconstruction goals to the best of their ability despite federal policies. 
C)  Blacks were being treated very poorly; southern whites were largely defiant. 
D)  Blacks needed education to be able to gain political rights for themselves. 
A)  Blacks were grossly inferior to whites and should have remained as slaves. 
B)  Southern states were carrying out reconstruction goals to the best of their ability despite federal policies. 
C)  Blacks were being treated very poorly; southern whites were largely defiant. 
D)  Blacks needed education to be able to gain political rights for themselves.

Question 2

The full name of the Freedmen's Bureau was the Bureau of Refugees,Freedmen,and ___________ Lands

Accepted Answer

The answer of The full name of the Freedmen's Bureau...

Question 3

The concept or system of __________ included no wages and emerged during Reconstruction as a compromise land and labor arrangement between southern whites and blacks.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The concept or system of __________ included...

Question 4

How is the issue of freedom for blacks connected to the subject of land after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks had no interest in land issues after receiving freedom. 
B)  Blacks wanted to leave the South and secure land in the northern states after receiving freedom. 
C)  Blacks wanted their own private lands after receiving freedom. 
D)  Blacks wanted southern whites to retain cotton lands despite blacks being free. 
A)  Blacks had no interest in land issues after receiving freedom. 
B)  Blacks wanted to leave the South and secure land in the northern states after receiving freedom. 
C)  Blacks wanted their own private lands after receiving freedom. 
D)  Blacks wanted southern whites to retain cotton lands despite blacks being free.

Question 5

Why was there so much violence in the South after Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks became increasingly frustrated with their lack of political rights and frequently resorted to violence. 
B)  The federal government was angry at white southerners. 
C)  White southerners were frustrated by their loss during the Civil War and resented blacks acquiring freedom and status. 
D)  Confederates never officially disbanded their army, therefore southerners continued to fight against the North. 
A)  Blacks became increasingly frustrated with their lack of political rights and frequently resorted to violence. 
B)  The federal government was angry at white southerners. 
C)  White southerners were frustrated by their loss during the Civil War and resented blacks acquiring freedom and status. 
D)  Confederates never officially disbanded their army, therefore southerners continued to fight against the North.

Question 6

Following slavery,the church became the most important institution among African Americans other than the family because it filled spiritual needs and offered charity to those in need.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What general conclusion can historians draw from the image of a Freedmen's School that appears on the opening page of Chapter 12?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children of varying genders and ages attended the schools. 
B)  Black women were the exclusive teachers of the schools. 
C)  Adult men had no role to play in the schools. 
D)  The schools were primarily in urban areas and made of brick. 
A)  Children of varying genders and ages attended the schools. 
B)  Black women were the exclusive teachers of the schools. 
C)  Adult men had no role to play in the schools. 
D)  The schools were primarily in urban areas and made of brick.

Question 8

What was the first concern of many African Americans once they achieved freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  forming churches 
B)  retaliating against former masters 
C)  reuniting with lost family members 
D)  moving to the northern cities 
A)  forming churches 
B)  retaliating against former masters 
C)  reuniting with lost family members 
D)  moving to the northern cities

Question 9

Which of the following was a limitation of the Freedmen's Bureau?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress appropriated extensive funding for the Bureau. 
B)  There were too many personnel involved. 
C)  The Freedmen's Bureau was given huge responsibilities but insufficient funds to carry out its tasks. 
D)  The Freedman's Bureau was not supported by any whites in the North. 
A)  Congress appropriated extensive funding for the Bureau. 
B)  There were too many personnel involved. 
C)  The Freedmen's Bureau was given huge responsibilities but insufficient funds to carry out its tasks. 
D)  The Freedman's Bureau was not supported by any whites in the North.

Question 10

How did Andrew Johnson's becoming president affect blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not affect them.Johnson followed all of Lincoln's plans and initiated none of his own. 
B)  Johnson felt that blacks should not vote or have a role in government and were vastly inferior to whites.He destroyed many of their hopes. 
C)  Johnson felt that blacks were the social and political equals of whites and that they should be given the same rights as whites. 
D)  Johnson was president only for a few months and therefore had little effect. 
A)  It did not affect them.Johnson followed all of Lincoln's plans and initiated none of his own. 
B)  Johnson felt that blacks should not vote or have a role in government and were vastly inferior to whites.He destroyed many of their hopes. 
C)  Johnson felt that blacks were the social and political equals of whites and that they should be given the same rights as whites. 
D)  Johnson was president only for a few months and therefore had little effect.

Question 11

How was Lincoln changing his opinion of blacks shortly before he was assassinated?

Accepted Answer

A)  He suggested that perhaps some blacks who were educated or veterans should be able to vote. 
B)  He thought that not only should all blacks be free, but also that they should enjoy the same political and social rights as whites. 
C)  He thought that the federal government should give each freed black "forty acres and a mule." 
D)  He was really not changing his mind at all and was always more concerned with the southern states than the black people in them. 
A)  He suggested that perhaps some blacks who were educated or veterans should be able to vote. 
B)  He thought that not only should all blacks be free, but also that they should enjoy the same political and social rights as whites. 
C)  He thought that the federal government should give each freed black "forty acres and a mule." 
D)  He was really not changing his mind at all and was always more concerned with the southern states than the black people in them.

Question 12

How is the American Missionary Association reflective of the general efforts of white philanthropic groups to help blacks in the South during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  It sponsored a program to assist blacks in moving to Canada and Africa. 
B)  It helped bring European generals to the South to train black troops. 
C)  It helped southern whites obtain lands to provide jobs for blacks. 
D)  It worked with the federal government to establish black colleges. 
A)  It sponsored a program to assist blacks in moving to Canada and Africa. 
B)  It helped bring European generals to the South to train black troops. 
C)  It helped southern whites obtain lands to provide jobs for blacks. 
D)  It worked with the federal government to establish black colleges.

Question 13

What characteristics did some black and white ministers preach against in their sermons to newly freed slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of wealth and lack of a desire to work hard 
B)  blacks' refusal to stand up for their political rights 
C)  the increasing level of violence among many former slaves 
D)  lack of morals, drinking, and gambling 
A)  lack of wealth and lack of a desire to work hard 
B)  blacks' refusal to stand up for their political rights 
C)  the increasing level of violence among many former slaves 
D)  lack of morals, drinking, and gambling

Question 14

How did white Southerners react to Radical Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

White Southerners had a range of reactio

Question 15

What were the terms of Johnson's reconstruction plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Johnson never came up with his own reconstruction plan and simply accepted the one offered by Congress. 
B)  The Confederate states had to formally accept the Thirteenth Amendment and repudiate Confederate war debts. 
C)  The Confederate states had to recognize civil and political rights for blacks. 
D)  The South would pay reparations to the North and to each slave for his or her lifetime of labor. 
A)  Johnson never came up with his own reconstruction plan and simply accepted the one offered by Congress. 
B)  The Confederate states had to formally accept the Thirteenth Amendment and repudiate Confederate war debts. 
C)  The Confederate states had to recognize civil and political rights for blacks. 
D)  The South would pay reparations to the North and to each slave for his or her lifetime of labor.

Question 16

The Democrats broke with Johnson in 1866,defied him in 1867,and impeached him in 1868 (failing to remove him from office by only one vote in the Senate).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following was a black college established after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Morehouse 
B)  Hampton 
C)  Cheyney University 
D)  Wilberforce University 
A)  Morehouse 
B)  Hampton 
C)  Cheyney University 
D)  Wilberforce University

Question 18

How did Johnson treat the former Confederates?

Accepted Answer

A)  He granted blanket amnesty and pardons to former Confederates willing to swear allegiance to the United States. 
B)  He treated them very harshly. 
C)  He ignored them and hoped that blacks would gain political power in the South. 
D)  He refused to pardon them but would allow them to vote if they swore allegiance to the United States. 
A)  He granted blanket amnesty and pardons to former Confederates willing to swear allegiance to the United States. 
B)  He treated them very harshly. 
C)  He ignored them and hoped that blacks would gain political power in the South. 
D)  He refused to pardon them but would allow them to vote if they swore allegiance to the United States.

Question 19

General Oliver __________ was put in charge of the Freedmen's Bureau when it was created in 1865.

Accepted Answer

The answer of General Oliver __________ was put in charge...

Question 20

The first __________ _________ __________ in U.S.history was initiated by Senator Lyman Trumbull but failed to include Native American people under its provisions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first __________ _________ __________ in U.S.history...

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

What did the Joint Committee on Reconstruction find?

The full name of the Freedmen's Bureau was the Bureau of Refugees,Freedmen,and ___________ Lands

The concept or system of __________ included no wages and emerged during Reconstruction as a compromise land and labor arrangement between southern whites and blacks.

How is the issue of freedom for blacks connected to the subject of land after the Civil War?

Why was there so much violence in the South after Reconstruction?

Following slavery,the church became the most important institution among African Americans other than the family because it filled spiritual needs and offered charity to those in need.

What general conclusion can historians draw from the image of a Freedmen's School that appears on the opening page of Chapter 12?

What was the first concern of many African Americans once they achieved freedom?

Which of the following was a limitation of the Freedmen's Bureau?

How did Andrew Johnson's becoming president affect blacks?

How was Lincoln changing his opinion of blacks shortly before he was assassinated?

How is the American Missionary Association reflective of the general efforts of white philanthropic groups to help blacks in the South during Reconstruction?

What characteristics did some black and white ministers preach against in their sermons to newly freed slaves?

How did white Southerners react to Radical Reconstruction?

What were the terms of Johnson's reconstruction plan?

The Democrats broke with Johnson in 1866,defied him in 1867,and impeached him in 1868 (failing to remove him from office by only one vote in the Senate).

Which of the following was a black college established after the Civil War?

How did Johnson treat the former Confederates?

General Oliver __________ was put in charge of the Freedmen's Bureau when it was created in 1865.

The first __________ _________ __________ in U.S.history was initiated by Senator Lyman Trumbull but failed to include Native American people under its provisions.

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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The first ______ _ ______ in U.S.history was initiated by Senator Lyman Trumbull but failed to include Native American people under its provisions.