Question 1

Why were elected offices in the South bitterly contested by many people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many were interested in the modest but steady salary politicians obtained. 
B)  Elected officials in the South wielded tremendous power. 
C)  Elected officials always rose up in the ranks to higher offices and higher pay. 
D)  Elected officials were provided with residences and numerous other benefits. 
A)  Many were interested in the modest but steady salary politicians obtained. 
B)  Elected officials in the South wielded tremendous power. 
C)  Elected officials always rose up in the ranks to higher offices and higher pay. 
D)  Elected officials were provided with residences and numerous other benefits.

Question 2

How did the outcome of Mississippi's "shotgun policy" differ from South Carolina's policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks successfully defeated both measures in political referendums. 
B)  President Grant sent federal troops to South Carolina but not to Mississippi. 
C)  South Carolina's shotgun law was never enforced, and blacks were allowed to peacefully assemble and demonstrate against segregation. 
D)  The policy declined in Mississippi but increased in South Carolina over time. 
A)  Blacks successfully defeated both measures in political referendums. 
B)  President Grant sent federal troops to South Carolina but not to Mississippi. 
C)  South Carolina's shotgun law was never enforced, and blacks were allowed to peacefully assemble and demonstrate against segregation. 
D)  The policy declined in Mississippi but increased in South Carolina over time.

Question 3

Although no state or federal laws required integration,public schools during and after Reconstruction in the South were invariably integrated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In 1877 as part of a compromise with the Democratic Party,President Hayes withdrew the last federal troops from the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the connection between the Civil Rights Act of 1875 and Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  The act took place after Reconstruction ended. 
B)  The act was the first measure to assist southern whites that passed both Houses of Congress during Reconstruction. 
C)  The act was the last piece of civil rights legislation to assist blacks passed before Reconstruction ended. 
D)  The act's passage helped to prolong Reconstruction for another twenty years. 
A)  The act took place after Reconstruction ended. 
B)  The act was the first measure to assist southern whites that passed both Houses of Congress during Reconstruction. 
C)  The act was the last piece of civil rights legislation to assist blacks passed before Reconstruction ended. 
D)  The act's passage helped to prolong Reconstruction for another twenty years.

Question 6

What was the first opportunity for many black men to participate in politics in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black men did not have the opportunity to participate in politics in the South. 
B)  Their first opportunity was at the constitutional conventions during Reconstruction. 
C)  They participated in politics during the presidential election of 1872. 
D)  During the elections for state senate seats, many blacks ran for office. 
A)  Black men did not have the opportunity to participate in politics in the South. 
B)  Their first opportunity was at the constitutional conventions during Reconstruction. 
C)  They participated in politics during the presidential election of 1872. 
D)  During the elections for state senate seats, many blacks ran for office.

Question 7

What were the Enforcement Acts and how and why were they used?

Accepted Answer

The Enforcement Acts were a series of fe

Question 8

What is the connection between Frederick Douglass and the Freedmen's Bank?

Accepted Answer

A)  Douglass removed his money from the bank, leading to the bank's collapse by 1874. 
B)  Douglass served as president and invested his own money in the bank. 
C)  Douglass refused to have any connections to the bank. 
D)  Douglass served as the bank's secretary and embezzled funds, collapsing the bank. 
A)  Douglass removed his money from the bank, leading to the bank's collapse by 1874. 
B)  Douglass served as president and invested his own money in the bank. 
C)  Douglass refused to have any connections to the bank. 
D)  Douglass served as the bank's secretary and embezzled funds, collapsing the bank.

Question 9

How is the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution an example of Reconstruction legislation?

Accepted Answer

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United St

Question 10

Which three states remained unredeemed by 1876?

Accepted Answer

A)  Florida, Georgia, and Alabama 
B)  Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina 
C)  Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia 
D)  Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana 
A)  Florida, Georgia, and Alabama 
B)  Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina 
C)  Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia 
D)  Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana

Question 11

What is true about the end of Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites learned that intimidation and violence would not reduce the amount of black voting. 
B)  Republicans regained control of southern legislatures. 
C)  It left few lasting benefits for blacks. 
D)  The high level of violence completely ended. 
A)  Whites learned that intimidation and violence would not reduce the amount of black voting. 
B)  Republicans regained control of southern legislatures. 
C)  It left few lasting benefits for blacks. 
D)  The high level of violence completely ended.

Question 12

Why were many of the delegates to the constitutional conventions in 1867 and 1868 Republicans?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Republican Party was well liked and accepted among southerners. 
B)  White Democrats boycotted the elections to protest Congress's Reconstruction plan and the effort to give blacks the vote. 
C)  The Republicans bribed blacks to support them, thereby gaining the upper hand at the conventions. 
D)  President Johnson issued an executive order stating that Republicans had to be a certain percentage of the delegates attending the conventions. 
A)  The Republican Party was well liked and accepted among southerners. 
B)  White Democrats boycotted the elections to protest Congress's Reconstruction plan and the effort to give blacks the vote. 
C)  The Republicans bribed blacks to support them, thereby gaining the upper hand at the conventions. 
D)  President Johnson issued an executive order stating that Republicans had to be a certain percentage of the delegates attending the conventions.

Question 13

Although the Freedmen's Bank had many white employees, its board of directors consisted only of black men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true about black officeholders during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were always well qualified for their offices. 
B)  A large majority had attended college. 
C)  Some had been free before the war; some had been slaves. 
D)  Farmers and workers were poorly represented. 
A)  They were always well qualified for their offices. 
B)  A large majority had attended college. 
C)  Some had been free before the war; some had been slaves. 
D)  Farmers and workers were poorly represented.

Question 15

What was the purpose of "stay laws"?

Accepted Answer

A)  to force blacks to stay in one place, rather than migrate elsewhere 
B)  to assist blacks by prohibiting state authorities from taking property 
C)  to reduce black political power in the state of Tennessee 
D)  to expand the prison system of the South 
A)  to force blacks to stay in one place, rather than migrate elsewhere 
B)  to assist blacks by prohibiting state authorities from taking property 
C)  to reduce black political power in the state of Tennessee 
D)  to expand the prison system of the South

Question 16

What was the impact of the attempt by some black legislators to regulate wages for black workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Regulation had an enormous effect; blacks were able to make enough money to survive for a short time. 
B)  It had no effect at all, generally, because Democrats were able to get the laws repealed very quickly. 
C)  Wage regulation at this time was the beginning of the minimum wage laws we have now. 
D)  It had very little impact because most Republicans did not believe that the state had the right to regulate wages or prices. 
A)  Regulation had an enormous effect; blacks were able to make enough money to survive for a short time. 
B)  It had no effect at all, generally, because Democrats were able to get the laws repealed very quickly. 
C)  Wage regulation at this time was the beginning of the minimum wage laws we have now. 
D)  It had very little impact because most Republicans did not believe that the state had the right to regulate wages or prices.

Question 17

How did Congress react to southern attempts to stop blacks from using political power?

Accepted Answer

A)  They passed the Sixteenth Amendment. 
B)  They passed the Fifteenth Amendment. 
C)  They did very little because Congress was tired of dealing with the South's misbehavior. 
D)  Congress responded by expelling southern congressmen and senators. 
A)  They passed the Sixteenth Amendment. 
B)  They passed the Fifteenth Amendment. 
C)  They did very little because Congress was tired of dealing with the South's misbehavior. 
D)  Congress responded by expelling southern congressmen and senators.

Question 18

Republican leaders achieved uneven results in attempting to expand public __________ in the South during Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Republican leaders achieved uneven results in attempting...

Question 19

Who became president of the United States as a result of the Compromise of 1877?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Johnson 
B)  Ulysses S.Grant 
C)  Samuel J.Tilden 
D)  Rutherford B.Hayes 
A)  Andrew Johnson 
B)  Ulysses S.Grant 
C)  Samuel J.Tilden 
D)  Rutherford B.Hayes

Question 20

The __________ Massacre is an example of the declining political power of the Republican Party in the South towards the end of Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ Massacre is an example of...

Exam 13: The Meaning of Freedom: The Failure of Reconstruction

Why were elected offices in the South bitterly contested by many people?

How did the outcome of Mississippi's "shotgun policy" differ from South Carolina's policy?

Although no state or federal laws required integration,public schools during and after Reconstruction in the South were invariably integrated.

In 1877 as part of a compromise with the Democratic Party,President Hayes withdrew the last federal troops from the South.

What is the connection between the Civil Rights Act of 1875 and Reconstruction?

What was the first opportunity for many black men to participate in politics in the South?

What were the Enforcement Acts and how and why were they used?

What is the connection between Frederick Douglass and the Freedmen's Bank?

How is the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution an example of Reconstruction legislation?

Which three states remained unredeemed by 1876?

What is true about the end of Reconstruction?

Why were many of the delegates to the constitutional conventions in 1867 and 1868 Republicans?

Although the Freedmen's Bank had many white employees, its board of directors consisted only of black men.

Which of the following statements is true about black officeholders during Reconstruction?

What was the purpose of "stay laws"?

What was the impact of the attempt by some black legislators to regulate wages for black workers?

How did Congress react to southern attempts to stop blacks from using political power?

Republican leaders achieved uneven results in attempting to expand public __________ in the South during Reconstruction.

Who became president of the United States as a result of the Compromise of 1877?

The __________ Massacre is an example of the declining political power of the Republican Party in the South towards the end of Reconstruction.

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