Question 1

What is the connection between black men and western territorial governments during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  no connection existed because no blacks lived in the western territories during the 1870s 
B)  black men took over these legislatures because they held the majority of seats 
C)  black men voted in territorial elections 
D)  black men worked for the governments but could not participate politically 
A)  no connection existed because no blacks lived in the western territories during the 1870s 
B)  black men took over these legislatures because they held the majority of seats 
C)  black men voted in territorial elections 
D)  black men worked for the governments but could not participate politically

Question 2

Describe the relationship between American Indians and African Americans in the West during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

During the Civil War and Reconstruction,

Question 3

What was the relationship between the North and Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  No connection existed because Reconstruction took place in the South. 
B)  Congress deferred to southern states during the 1870s on reconstruction policy. 
C)  Northern whites wanted European nations to guide reconstruction policy. 
D)  Northern white support was crucial to maintaining reconstruction policy. 
A)  No connection existed because Reconstruction took place in the South. 
B)  Congress deferred to southern states during the 1870s on reconstruction policy. 
C)  Northern whites wanted European nations to guide reconstruction policy. 
D)  Northern white support was crucial to maintaining reconstruction policy.

Question 4

Why were black political leaders unsuccessful in achieving their goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were unskilled in politics. 
B)  They were generally uneducated, lower-class men. 
C)  They faced opposition from Democrats and white Republicans. 
D)  They attempted to gain support from European interests. 
A)  They were unskilled in politics. 
B)  They were generally uneducated, lower-class men. 
C)  They faced opposition from Democrats and white Republicans. 
D)  They attempted to gain support from European interests.

Question 5

What is the relationship between the Compromise of 1877 and Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Define the Co

Question 6

Outnumbered and outgunned, black people in most areas did not retaliate against the Klan, and the Klan was rarely active in places where black people were prepared to defend themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How did black leaders feel about segregation in American society?

Accepted Answer

A)  They thought that it was merely a passing phase. 
B)  They thought that it was acceptable, as long as they made other political gains. 
C)  They found it unacceptable and fought it through lawsuits and protests. 
D)  They ignored segregation entirely and went about their lives as before the war. 
A)  They thought that it was merely a passing phase. 
B)  They thought that it was acceptable, as long as they made other political gains. 
C)  They found it unacceptable and fought it through lawsuits and protests. 
D)  They ignored segregation entirely and went about their lives as before the war.

Question 8

According to the Voices section regarding "An Appeal for Help against the Klan," what is the central issue impacting the letter writer?

Accepted Answer

A)  the lack of railroad access to southern towns and cotton fields 
B)  the lack of white Democrats to assist Klan activities in the South 
C)  the need for aid to protect Democrats and the white community from Klan violence 
D)  the need for aid to protect Republicans and the black community from Klan violence 
A)  the lack of railroad access to southern towns and cotton fields 
B)  the lack of white Democrats to assist Klan activities in the South 
C)  the need for aid to protect Democrats and the white community from Klan violence 
D)  the need for aid to protect Republicans and the black community from Klan violence

Question 9

Which former Confederate state had the least number of blacks holding office during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas 
B)  South Carolina 
C)  Tennessee 
D)  Delaware 
A)  Texas 
B)  South Carolina 
C)  Tennessee 
D)  Delaware

Question 10

What industry or business was a main source of interest in the South during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  railroads 
B)  the new chemical industry 
C)  furniture and construction companies 
D)  tobacco industry 
A)  railroads 
B)  the new chemical industry 
C)  furniture and construction companies 
D)  tobacco industry

Question 11

Which two southern states did not allow black men to vote in 1868?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Carolina and North Carolina 
B)  Texas and Arkansas 
C)  South Carolina and Georgia 
D)  Mississippi and Virginia 
A)  South Carolina and North Carolina 
B)  Texas and Arkansas 
C)  South Carolina and Georgia 
D)  Mississippi and Virginia

Question 12

What is the connection between the Voices section on black leaders and the Civil Rights Act and the main themes of the textbook chapter?

Accepted Answer

A)  The letter reflects the desire of black leaders for segregated social institutions. 
B)  The letter reflects the desire of southern blacks to join the Democratic Party. 
C)  The letter reflects the desire of black leaders for stronger civil rights laws. 
D)  The letter reflects the desire of black leaders for more prisons. 
A)  The letter reflects the desire of black leaders for segregated social institutions. 
B)  The letter reflects the desire of southern blacks to join the Democratic Party. 
C)  The letter reflects the desire of black leaders for stronger civil rights laws. 
D)  The letter reflects the desire of black leaders for more prisons.

Question 13

What was the highest state office to which a black man was elected in the South during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  governor 
B)  state senator 
C)  lieutenant governor 
D)  Blacks were not elected to any state offices during Reconstruction. 
A)  governor 
B)  state senator 
C)  lieutenant governor 
D)  Blacks were not elected to any state offices during Reconstruction.

Question 14

What is the connection during Reconstruction between the Ku Klux Klan and the Klan's outfit of hoods made from flour sacks and bed sheets?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sheets hid the identity of the Klansmen from public knowledge. 
B)  The sheets emphasized the rapid movements of Klan members at night. 
C)  The sheets were used to warm the bodies of Klansmen who were cold at night. 
D)  The sheets were used to hide weapons and sacks of food used in raids. 
A)  The sheets hid the identity of the Klansmen from public knowledge. 
B)  The sheets emphasized the rapid movements of Klan members at night. 
C)  The sheets were used to warm the bodies of Klansmen who were cold at night. 
D)  The sheets were used to hide weapons and sacks of food used in raids.

Question 15

How did class and social status divide blacks during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leaders who had been slaves were often worried about land and labor issues. 
B)  Leaders who had been free were often worried about civil rights issues. 
C)  Leaders who were former slaves and those who were free could not agree on strategy. 
D)  Leaders were completely united about how to deal with education during Reconstruction. 
A)  Leaders who had been slaves were often worried about land and labor issues. 
B)  Leaders who had been free were often worried about civil rights issues. 
C)  Leaders who were former slaves and those who were free could not agree on strategy. 
D)  Leaders were completely united about how to deal with education during Reconstruction.

Question 16

What were the terms of the Civil Rights Act of 1875? Why was it passed?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Define the te

Question 17

How did some black legislators try to gain land for blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  They forced large property holders to give land to the state so that blacks could have it. 
B)  They taxed large landowners at high rates so that they would have to sell some of their land. 
C)  They never felt they had enough power to think about giving blacks land. 
D)  They advocated violence as a way to gain land during Reconstruction. 
A)  They forced large property holders to give land to the state so that blacks could have it. 
B)  They taxed large landowners at high rates so that they would have to sell some of their land. 
C)  They never felt they had enough power to think about giving blacks land. 
D)  They advocated violence as a way to gain land during Reconstruction.

Question 18

Why did the Freedmen's Savings Bank fail?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bank's black board of directors had little direct knowledge of banking policies and practices. 
B)  The bank had no support from the black community. 
C)  The stock market at that point was very weak and fluctuated wildly. 
D)  The white leaders of the bank invested poorly and lost everything in the Panic of 1873. 
A)  The bank's black board of directors had little direct knowledge of banking policies and practices. 
B)  The bank had no support from the black community. 
C)  The stock market at that point was very weak and fluctuated wildly. 
D)  The white leaders of the bank invested poorly and lost everything in the Panic of 1873.

Question 19

How do blacks behave in the image of Robert Brown Elliott's 1874 speech before Congress that appears in Chapter 13?

Accepted Answer

A)  as rude and boisterous people trying to take over Congress 
B)  as meek and cowardly people facing strong white opposition 
C)  as indifferent to the political fate awaiting them 
D)  as active participants in the political proceedings 
A)  as rude and boisterous people trying to take over Congress 
B)  as meek and cowardly people facing strong white opposition 
C)  as indifferent to the political fate awaiting them 
D)  as active participants in the political proceedings

Question 20

Why did local law enforcement fail to effectively prosecute the Klan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because no terrorist groups had existed before, there were no laws to deal with them. 
B)  Local law enforcement or white troops often sided with the Klan against blacks. 
C)  There were only a small number of Klansmen, and they remained hidden from prosecution. 
D)  The Klan's actions were almost invisible because no one reported news of the terrorism. 
A)  Because no terrorist groups had existed before, there were no laws to deal with them. 
B)  Local law enforcement or white troops often sided with the Klan against blacks. 
C)  There were only a small number of Klansmen, and they remained hidden from prosecution. 
D)  The Klan's actions were almost invisible because no one reported news of the terrorism.

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

What is the connection between black men and western territorial governments during Reconstruction?

Describe the relationship between American Indians and African Americans in the West during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

What was the relationship between the North and Reconstruction?

Why were black political leaders unsuccessful in achieving their goals?

What is the relationship between the Compromise of 1877 and Reconstruction?

Outnumbered and outgunned, black people in most areas did not retaliate against the Klan, and the Klan was rarely active in places where black people were prepared to defend themselves.

How did black leaders feel about segregation in American society?

According to the Voices section regarding "An Appeal for Help against the Klan," what is the central issue impacting the letter writer?

Which former Confederate state had the least number of blacks holding office during Reconstruction?

What industry or business was a main source of interest in the South during Reconstruction?

Which two southern states did not allow black men to vote in 1868?

What is the connection between the Voices section on black leaders and the Civil Rights Act and the main themes of the textbook chapter?

What was the highest state office to which a black man was elected in the South during Reconstruction?

What is the connection during Reconstruction between the Ku Klux Klan and the Klan's outfit of hoods made from flour sacks and bed sheets?

How did class and social status divide blacks during Reconstruction?

What were the terms of the Civil Rights Act of 1875? Why was it passed?

How did some black legislators try to gain land for blacks?

Why did the Freedmen's Savings Bank fail?

How do blacks behave in the image of Robert Brown Elliott's 1874 speech before Congress that appears in Chapter 13?

Why did local law enforcement fail to effectively prosecute the Klan?

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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 Promise 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

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African Americans in the Twenty First Century

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