Question 1

Northern whites who migrated to the South were called which of the following names by southern Democrats?

Accepted Answer

A)  scalawags 
B)  freedmen 
C)  carpetbaggers 
D)  miners 
A)  scalawags 
B)  freedmen 
C)  carpetbaggers 
D)  miners

Question 2

What happened to the University of South Carolina when black leaders insisted it include black students?

Accepted Answer

A)  White students accepted the blacks and helped them adjust to college life. 
B)  Most of the white students and faculty left. 
C)  Whites discriminated against the black students, making life very difficult for them. 
D)  The governor of South Carolina shut the school down. 
A)  White students accepted the blacks and helped them adjust to college life. 
B)  Most of the white students and faculty left. 
C)  Whites discriminated against the black students, making life very difficult for them. 
D)  The governor of South Carolina shut the school down.

Question 3

What was a major problem faced by Republicans in establishing schools during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  White parents were overeager to place their children in integrated schools. 
B)  Many states in the South provided generous funding to control the schools. 
C)  Some people-blacks and whites-opposed compulsory education laws. 
D)  Northerners were willing to give generous funding to black schools if the South did not. 
A)  White parents were overeager to place their children in integrated schools. 
B)  Many states in the South provided generous funding to control the schools. 
C)  Some people-blacks and whites-opposed compulsory education laws. 
D)  Northerners were willing to give generous funding to black schools if the South did not.

Question 4

Why were political offices so hotly contested during Reconstruction? What does this reveal about the nation's political system at that time?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Explain that

Question 5

White violence marred every election in Louisiana from 1868 to 1876.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Where was the Ku Klux Klan most powerful in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  in areas where blacks comprised a large majority of the population 
B)  in areas where blacks embodied a large minority of the population 
C)  in areas where blacks were a small minority of the population 
D)  in all areas of the South 
A)  in areas where blacks comprised a large majority of the population 
B)  in areas where blacks embodied a large minority of the population 
C)  in areas where blacks were a small minority of the population 
D)  in all areas of the South

Question 7

What occupations are depicted in the drawing of black male voters that appears in Chapter 13?

Accepted Answer

A)  farmer, businessman, soldier 
B)  slave owner, factory worker, sailor 
C)  ship captain, seamstress, nurse 
D)  homemaker, clown, policeman 
A)  farmer, businessman, soldier 
B)  slave owner, factory worker, sailor 
C)  ship captain, seamstress, nurse 
D)  homemaker, clown, policeman

Question 8

During Reconstruction in the West,black men served in both houses of the __________ legislature.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During Reconstruction in the West,black men served...

Question 9

The concept of __________ __________ defined the meaning or spirit of Reconstruction policies for both blacks and Republican Party leaders in Congress.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The concept of __________ __________ defined the...

Question 10

The Colfax Massacre is an example of what pattern of violence common during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  a poorly-trained but well-armed American Indian mob attacked white defenders 
B)  a poorly-armed white mob attacked black and white defenders 
C)  a well-armed white mob attacked black defenders 
D)  a well-armed black mob attacked white defenders 
A)  a poorly-trained but well-armed American Indian mob attacked white defenders 
B)  a poorly-armed white mob attacked black and white defenders 
C)  a well-armed white mob attacked black defenders 
D)  a well-armed black mob attacked white defenders

Question 11

Black leaders in the state legislature compelled the University of South Carolina, which had been all white, to admit black students and hire black faculty, but many of the white students and faculty left, and several black politicians enrolled in the law and medical programs at the university.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How is Republicans' domination of southern constitutional conventions reflective of the initial phase of Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

The Republicans' domination of southern

Question 13

Which of the following is true about the Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871?

Accepted Answer

A)  They made it a misdemeanor crime to interfere with someone's right to vote. 
B)  They prevented the president from sending in federal troops if necessary. 
C)  They authorized the president to suspend the writ of habeas corpus if necessary. 
D)  They were actually not put into effect because of white racism in the South. 
A)  They made it a misdemeanor crime to interfere with someone's right to vote. 
B)  They prevented the president from sending in federal troops if necessary. 
C)  They authorized the president to suspend the writ of habeas corpus if necessary. 
D)  They were actually not put into effect because of white racism in the South.

Question 14

Political violence in Alabama in 1874 against blacks is symptomatic of what aspect of Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  the origins of Reconstruction policy 
B)  the success of Reconstruction policy 
C)  the secession of the southern states from Union domination 
D)  the redemption of the southern states from Republican rule 
A)  the origins of Reconstruction policy 
B)  the success of Reconstruction policy 
C)  the secession of the southern states from Union domination 
D)  the redemption of the southern states from Republican rule

Question 15

The Ku Klux Klan was founded in the state of ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Ku Klux Klan was founded in...

Question 16

What did white southerners mean when they said they wanted to "redeem" their states?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted Republicans to be in power. 
B)  They wanted to remove all blacks to Africa. 
C)  They wanted to restore religious feeling and true Christianity to their state. 
D)  They wanted to remove blacks and Republicans from political office. 
A)  They wanted Republicans to be in power. 
B)  They wanted to remove all blacks to Africa. 
C)  They wanted to restore religious feeling and true Christianity to their state. 
D)  They wanted to remove blacks and Republicans from political office.

Question 17

What is the relationship between the Five Civilized Tribes and African American slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  These American Indian tribes were removed to Oklahoma to help capture escaped slaves. 
B)  American Indians from these tribes banned the enslavement of blacks. 
C)  American Indians from these tribes held blacks as slaves. 
D)  Blacks held American Indians from these tribes as slaves. 
A)  These American Indian tribes were removed to Oklahoma to help capture escaped slaves. 
B)  American Indians from these tribes banned the enslavement of blacks. 
C)  American Indians from these tribes held blacks as slaves. 
D)  Blacks held American Indians from these tribes as slaves.

Question 18

Why did northerners begin to lose interest in black issues by the mid-1870s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic troubles arose, including the serious Panic of 1873. 
B)  They felt that they had done enough for blacks over the course of Reconstruction. 
C)  They thought blacks should now be able to take care of their own issues in the South. 
D)  The Civil War never officially ended which made Reconstructions too expensive. 
A)  Economic troubles arose, including the serious Panic of 1873. 
B)  They felt that they had done enough for blacks over the course of Reconstruction. 
C)  They thought blacks should now be able to take care of their own issues in the South. 
D)  The Civil War never officially ended which made Reconstructions too expensive.

Question 19

Which former Confederate state had the most blacks holding office during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Carolina 
B)  Alabama 
C)  Virginia 
D)  Texas 
A)  South Carolina 
B)  Alabama 
C)  Virginia 
D)  Texas

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

Northern whites who migrated to the South were called which of the following names by southern Democrats?

What happened to the University of South Carolina when black leaders insisted it include black students?

What was a major problem faced by Republicans in establishing schools during Reconstruction?

Why were political offices so hotly contested during Reconstruction? What does this reveal about the nation's political system at that time?

White violence marred every election in Louisiana from 1868 to 1876.

Where was the Ku Klux Klan most powerful in the South?

What occupations are depicted in the drawing of black male voters that appears in Chapter 13?

During Reconstruction in the West,black men served in both houses of the __________ legislature.

The concept of __________ __________ defined the meaning or spirit of Reconstruction policies for both blacks and Republican Party leaders in Congress.

The Colfax Massacre is an example of what pattern of violence common during Reconstruction?

Black leaders in the state legislature compelled the University of South Carolina, which had been all white, to admit black students and hire black faculty, but many of the white students and faculty left, and several black politicians enrolled in the law and medical programs at the university.

How is Republicans' domination of southern constitutional conventions reflective of the initial phase of Reconstruction?

Which of the following is true about the Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871?

Political violence in Alabama in 1874 against blacks is symptomatic of what aspect of Reconstruction?

The Ku Klux Klan was founded in the state of ____________.

What did white southerners mean when they said they wanted to "redeem" their states?

What is the relationship between the Five Civilized Tribes and African American slavery?

Why did northerners begin to lose interest in black issues by the mid-1870s?

Which former Confederate state had the most blacks holding office during Reconstruction?

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