Question 1

Why did many blacks meet in conventions in 1865 and 1866 across the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  They met to elect black leaders and black political candidates. 
B)  They convened in order to protest the black codes. 
C)  Blacks were never allowed to meet in large groups anywhere in the South at that time. 
D)  They met to organize trips to Africa to escape the harsh situation in America. 
A)  They met to elect black leaders and black political candidates. 
B)  They convened in order to protest the black codes. 
C)  Blacks were never allowed to meet in large groups anywhere in the South at that time. 
D)  They met to organize trips to Africa to escape the harsh situation in America.

Question 2

Why did southern whites use violence to suppress the efforts of southern blacks to achieve equality with whites during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

Southern whites used violence to suppres

Question 3

What is the connection between the Thirteenth Amendment and Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Define the Th

Question 4

How is the Port Royal experiment in land distribution an example of the failures of Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  The land was obtained by Native American tribes instead of African Americans. 
B) 	The land stayed under black ownership and control. 
C)  The land remained in the hands of the federal government. 
D)  The land soon reverted to private white ownership. 
A)  The land was obtained by Native American tribes instead of African Americans. 
B) 	The land stayed under black ownership and control. 
C)  The land remained in the hands of the federal government. 
D)  The land soon reverted to private white ownership.

Question 5

The concept of universal manhood __________ resulted ironically in part from the obstructionism of President Andrew Johnson.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The concept of universal manhood __________ resulted...

Question 6

How is the Syracuse Convention an example of black self-help efforts during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black leaders met and demanded that ex-slaves receive lands held by the former Confederacy. 
B)  Black leaders met and proclaimed the right of blacks to participate in American politics. 
C)  Black leaders met and proclaimed deference to southern whites on the issue of economic rights. 
D)  Black leaders met and proclaimed deference to southern whites on the issue of political rights. 
A)  Black leaders met and demanded that ex-slaves receive lands held by the former Confederacy. 
B)  Black leaders met and proclaimed the right of blacks to participate in American politics. 
C)  Black leaders met and proclaimed deference to southern whites on the issue of economic rights. 
D)  Black leaders met and proclaimed deference to southern whites on the issue of political rights.

Question 7

What do Fisk,Hampton,Tougaloo,and Avery Colleges have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They all began as all-white colleges and became black institutions after the war. 
B)  They had nothing in common since each college was founded at different times, by different people, and for different reasons. 
C)  They taught only literature and writing to blacks. 
D)  They were black schools established by religious organizations, along with the Freedmen's Bureau, after the Civil War. 
A)  They all began as all-white colleges and became black institutions after the war. 
B)  They had nothing in common since each college was founded at different times, by different people, and for different reasons. 
C)  They taught only literature and writing to blacks. 
D)  They were black schools established by religious organizations, along with the Freedmen's Bureau, after the Civil War.

Question 8

Which denomination grew rapidly in the South after Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholic 
B)  African Methodist Episcopal 
C)  Episcopalian 
D)  Methodist 
A)  Catholic 
B)  African Methodist Episcopal 
C)  Episcopalian 
D)  Methodist

Question 9

How did the First Reconstruction Act impact black political power in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  It stipulated that all adult males in former Confederate states were eligible to vote. 
B)  It had no effect because it was a weak, ineffective piece of legislation. 
C)  It took the vote away from many blacks because it required literacy in order to vote. 
D)  It allowed all blacks to vote, giving them tremendous power in both houses of Congress. 
A)  It stipulated that all adult males in former Confederate states were eligible to vote. 
B)  It had no effect because it was a weak, ineffective piece of legislation. 
C)  It took the vote away from many blacks because it required literacy in order to vote. 
D)  It allowed all blacks to vote, giving them tremendous power in both houses of Congress.

Question 10

The end of slavery created initial social opportunities for blacks to create segregated religious institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What was the problem with the labor contracts for many blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were few problems because of the beneficial attitudes of many Freedmen's Bureau workers. 
B)  They were rarely done voluntarily or on an equal basis with white employers. 
C)  Blacks refused to sign them, thinking that whites were trying to trick them into slavery again. 
D)  White landowners simply refused to obey their terms of contracts. 
A)  There were few problems because of the beneficial attitudes of many Freedmen's Bureau workers. 
B)  They were rarely done voluntarily or on an equal basis with white employers. 
C)  Blacks refused to sign them, thinking that whites were trying to trick them into slavery again. 
D)  White landowners simply refused to obey their terms of contracts.

Question 12

Examine the image of a shackled black man standing in front of a courthouse that appears in Chapter 12.How does the scene recall the era of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  He is preaching a sermon to a group of whites interested in black culture and religion. 
B)  He is being freed by his former master. 
C)  He is waiting to be taken by Republicans to the northern states to freedom. 
D)  He is being auctioned off to the highest bidder under terms of the black codes. 
A)  He is preaching a sermon to a group of whites interested in black culture and religion. 
B)  He is being freed by his former master. 
C)  He is waiting to be taken by Republicans to the northern states to freedom. 
D)  He is being auctioned off to the highest bidder under terms of the black codes.

Question 13

What was the significance of the Election of 1866?

Accepted Answer

A)  Republicans gained two-thirds majorities in both the House and Senate and could now override any presidential veto. 
B)  Republicans gained simple majorities in both the House and Senate and could now override any presidential veto. 
C)  Democrats gained strength because Americans saw the impeachment attempt of the president as a political sham. 
D)  A new independent party, the National Democrats, gained significant power through the black vote. 
A)  Republicans gained two-thirds majorities in both the House and Senate and could now override any presidential veto. 
B)  Republicans gained simple majorities in both the House and Senate and could now override any presidential veto. 
C)  Democrats gained strength because Americans saw the impeachment attempt of the president as a political sham. 
D)  A new independent party, the National Democrats, gained significant power through the black vote.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true about the importance of education to blacks after Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  They did not really consider it very important because many realized they would be able to get work only as field hands. 
B)  They saw education and freedom as closely linked and often went to great lengths to form schools and attend them. 
C)  They thought it was important but felt as though they had to accomplish other things before whites would allow them an education. 
D)  Blacks already had access to education in the United States and school attendance and attitudes did not change after Reconstruction. 
A)  They did not really consider it very important because many realized they would be able to get work only as field hands. 
B)  They saw education and freedom as closely linked and often went to great lengths to form schools and attend them. 
C)  They thought it was important but felt as though they had to accomplish other things before whites would allow them an education. 
D)  Blacks already had access to education in the United States and school attendance and attitudes did not change after Reconstruction.

Question 15

How did some former masters react to the emancipation of their slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some were tremendously hurt and surprised when their slaves chose to leave after freedom. 
B)  Many were hopeful for their slaves' chances in freedom. 
C)  Many whites reacted with violence against slaves. 
D)  Most masters fled the country after the end of the war. 
A)  Some were tremendously hurt and surprised when their slaves chose to leave after freedom. 
B)  Many were hopeful for their slaves' chances in freedom. 
C)  Many whites reacted with violence against slaves. 
D)  Most masters fled the country after the end of the war.

Question 16

How did radical Republicans respond to Andrew Johnson's vetoes of Senator Lyman Trumbull's bills?

Accepted Answer

A)  They impeached him. 
B)  They tried to remove him from office but the effort failed by one vote. 
C)  They accepted his vetoes. 
D)  They lacked the political power to do anything. 
A)  They impeached him. 
B)  They tried to remove him from office but the effort failed by one vote. 
C)  They accepted his vetoes. 
D)  They lacked the political power to do anything.

Question 17

In 1869 a black Baltimore longshoreman,Isaac Myers,organized the National Colored Labor Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What were the terms of Special Field Order #15?

Accepted Answer

A)  It set aside some land between Charleston and Jacksonville for former slave use. 
B)  It was issued by General Sherman and allowed some former slaves to use army mules. 
C)  It set aside lands along the coast from Charleston, South Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida, for former slaves. 
D)  The order forced former slaves to work in repairing the wartime damages to southern cities. 
A)  It set aside some land between Charleston and Jacksonville for former slave use. 
B)  It was issued by General Sherman and allowed some former slaves to use army mules. 
C)  It set aside lands along the coast from Charleston, South Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida, for former slaves. 
D)  The order forced former slaves to work in repairing the wartime damages to southern cities.

Question 19

Who were the radical Republicans? What made them different from most white people?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Which black man was selected from South Carolina to participate in the 1864 Republican National Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frederick Douglass 
B)  Earl Little 
C)  Robert Smalls 
D)  Booker T.Washington 
A)  Frederick Douglass 
B)  Earl Little 
C)  Robert Smalls 
D)  Booker T.Washington

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

Why did many blacks meet in conventions in 1865 and 1866 across the South?

Why did southern whites use violence to suppress the efforts of southern blacks to achieve equality with whites during Reconstruction?

What is the connection between the Thirteenth Amendment and Reconstruction?

How is the Port Royal experiment in land distribution an example of the failures of Reconstruction?

The concept of universal manhood __________ resulted ironically in part from the obstructionism of President Andrew Johnson.

How is the Syracuse Convention an example of black self-help efforts during Reconstruction?

What do Fisk,Hampton,Tougaloo,and Avery Colleges have in common?

Which denomination grew rapidly in the South after Reconstruction?

How did the First Reconstruction Act impact black political power in the South?

The end of slavery created initial social opportunities for blacks to create segregated religious institutions.

What was the problem with the labor contracts for many blacks?

Examine the image of a shackled black man standing in front of a courthouse that appears in Chapter 12.How does the scene recall the era of slavery?

What was the significance of the Election of 1866?

Which of the following statements is true about the importance of education to blacks after Reconstruction?

How did some former masters react to the emancipation of their slaves?

How did radical Republicans respond to Andrew Johnson's vetoes of Senator Lyman Trumbull's bills?

In 1869 a black Baltimore longshoreman,Isaac Myers,organized the National Colored Labor Union.

What were the terms of Special Field Order #15?

Who were the radical Republicans? What made them different from most white people?

Which black man was selected from South Carolina to participate in the 1864 Republican National Convention?

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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

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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

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

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