Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Reconstruction Act

Accepted Answer

The Reconstruction Act, also known as the Reconstruction Acts of 1867, refers to a series of legislation passed by the United States Congress after the Civil War to address the integration of the eleven Southern states that had seceded from the Union back into the United States. These acts were pivotal in shaping the course of Reconstruction, the period following the Civil War during which the Southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.

The historical significance of the Reconstruction Act lies in several key areas:

1. **Division of the South into Military Districts**: The Acts divided the former Confederate states (except for Tennessee, which had already been readmitted to the Union) into five military districts. Each district was placed under the control of a Union general, and the military authorities were tasked with maintaining order and protecting the rights of newly freed African Americans.

2. **Establishment of New Governments**: The Acts required Southern states to create new state constitaries and to hold constitutional conventions. These new constitutions had to grant voting rights to African American men, a revolutionary change in the political landscape of the South.

3. **Ratification of the 14th Amendment**: The Acts stipulated that in order for Southern states to be readmitted to the Union, they had to ratify the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves, and provided equal protection under the law.

4. **Protection of Civil Rights**: The Reconstruction Acts were part of a broader effort to protect the civil rights of African Americans, including the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the later Civil Rights Act of 1875. These laws aimed to ensure that African Americans could exercise their rights as citizens, particularly the right to vote.

5. **Political Shifts**: The Acts led to significant political shifts in the South. With African Americans participating in elections, many Southern states elected Republican governments, which included a mix of former slaves, free blacks, and white allies. This period saw the election of African American legislators to local, state, and federal offices.

6. **Resistance and Backlash**: The Reconstruction Acts, and the changes they brought about, were met with fierce resistance from many white Southerners. This resistance eventually gave rise to organizations like the Ku Klux Klan, which sought to undermine Reconstruction efforts and maintain white supremacy through violence and intimidation.

7. **End of Presidential Reconstruction**: The Acts marked the end of the more lenient Presidential Reconstruction under Andrew Johnson and the beginning of the so-called Radical Reconstruction, which was driven by the more progressive Republicans in Congress who sought to transform Southern society more fundamentally.

The Reconstruction Acts were a critical step in the effort to rebuild the United States after the Civil War and to address the legacy of slavery. While they laid the groundwork for significant changes in the South, the gains made during Reconstruction were largely reversed during the subsequent period of Redemption, when white Southerners restored white supremacy and disenfranchised African Americans through Jim Crow laws. Nevertheless, the Reconstruction Acts remain a landmark in the history of American civil rights and the long struggle for racial equality.

Question 2

During Reconstruction, African American women in the South assumed new political roles, which included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) participating in black church life. 
B) monitoring state constitutional conventions. 
C) participating in political rallies. 
D) organizing mass meetings. 
E) voting in state and local elections. 
A) participating in black church life. 
B) monitoring state constitutional conventions. 
C) participating in political rallies. 
D) organizing mass meetings. 
E) voting in state and local elections. E

Question 3

The greatest achievements of the Freedmen's Bureau were in

Accepted Answer

A) providing "forty acres and a mule" to freed blacks. 
B) educating former slaves. 
C) the provision of food and clothing. 
D) helping people to find employment at fair wages and decent working conditions in the South. 
E) securing black civil rights, preventing lynchings, and ensuring voting rights. 
A) providing "forty acres and a mule" to freed blacks. 
B) educating former slaves. 
C) the provision of food and clothing. 
D) helping people to find employment at fair wages and decent working conditions in the South. 
E) securing black civil rights, preventing lynchings, and ensuring voting rights. B

Question 4

Andrew Johnson had been put on Lincoln's ticket as vice president in his second term

Accepted Answer

A) because Lincoln's first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin, had displayed southern sympathies. 
B) to appeal to War Democrats and pro-Union southerners. 
C) as a safe choice in case Lincoln died in office. 
D) as a poor white who balanced Lincoln's aristocratic background. 
E) to appeal to Union soldiers and radical Republicans. 
A) because Lincoln's first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin, had displayed southern sympathies. 
B) to appeal to War Democrats and pro-Union southerners. 
C) as a safe choice in case Lincoln died in office. 
D) as a poor white who balanced Lincoln's aristocratic background. 
E) to appeal to Union soldiers and radical Republicans.

Question 5

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-As part of their Reconstruction plan, radical Republicans originally expected to

Accepted Answer

A) secure civil rights for freed slaves. 
B) punish the planter aristocracy. 
C) restructure Southern society. 
D) have President Johnson on their side. 
E) use federal power to aid blacks. 
A) secure civil rights for freed slaves. 
B) punish the planter aristocracy. 
C) restructure Southern society. 
D) have President Johnson on their side. 
E) use federal power to aid blacks.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Redeemers

Accepted Answer

The Redeemers were a political coalition

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​moderate Republicans

Accepted Answer

Moderate Republicans, historically speak

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-carpetbaggers

Accepted Answer

Carpetbaggers were a group of Northerner

Question 9

Which of these is not a true statement about women's rights activists during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras?

Accepted Answer

A) Female activists saw the struggle for black freedom and women's rights as one in the same. 
B) During the war, many women's rights leaders worked for black emancipation first and foremost. 
C) The Woman's Loyal League collected 400,000 signatures supporting a constitutional amendment ending slavery. 
D) Women's rights activists campaigned in support of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments. 
E) Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B.Anthony sought to have the word "sex" added to the Fifteenth Amendment. 
A) Female activists saw the struggle for black freedom and women's rights as one in the same. 
B) During the war, many women's rights leaders worked for black emancipation first and foremost. 
C) The Woman's Loyal League collected 400,000 signatures supporting a constitutional amendment ending slavery. 
D) Women's rights activists campaigned in support of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments. 
E) Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B.Anthony sought to have the word "sex" added to the Fifteenth Amendment.

Question 10

The white South viewed the Freedmen's Bureau as

Accepted Answer

A) a meddlesome federal agency that threatened to upset white racial dominance. 
B) an agency acceptable only because it also helped poor whites. 
C) a valued partner in rebuilding the South. 
D) more helpful in the North than the South. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) a meddlesome federal agency that threatened to upset white racial dominance. 
B) an agency acceptable only because it also helped poor whites. 
C) a valued partner in rebuilding the South. 
D) more helpful in the North than the South. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 11

The last of the Reconstruction era amendments to pass was the

Accepted Answer

A) Eighteenth 
B) Thirteenth. 
C) Fourteenth. 
D) Fifteenth. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) Eighteenth 
B) Thirteenth. 
C) Fourteenth. 
D) Fifteenth. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Freedmen's Bureau

Accepted Answer

The Freedmen's Bureau, officially known

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Wade-Davis Bill

Accepted Answer

The Wade-Davis Bill was a piece of legis

Question 14

At the end of the Civil War, many white Southerners

Accepted Answer

A) came to view secession and the Civil War as a tragic mistake. 
B) were ready to plan a future uprising against the United States. 
C) declared themselves citizens of their states but not of the United States. 
D) enthusiastically adopted the federal government in Washington, D.C.as "our government." 
E) still believed that their view of secession was correct and their cause was just. 
A) came to view secession and the Civil War as a tragic mistake. 
B) were ready to plan a future uprising against the United States. 
C) declared themselves citizens of their states but not of the United States. 
D) enthusiastically adopted the federal government in Washington, D.C.as "our government." 
E) still believed that their view of secession was correct and their cause was just.

Question 15

The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed

Accepted Answer

A) citizenship and civil rights to freed slaves. 
B) land for former slaves. 
C) voting rights for former Confederates who had previously served in the U.S.Army. 
D) freed slaves the right to vote. 
E) education to former slaves. 
A) citizenship and civil rights to freed slaves. 
B) land for former slaves. 
C) voting rights for former Confederates who had previously served in the U.S.Army. 
D) freed slaves the right to vote. 
E) education to former slaves.

Question 16

Which of the following was not among the functions provided by the black Union League?

Accepted Answer

A) Educating blacks in their civic duties 
B) Campaigning for Republican candidates 
C) Helping blacks migrate from the South to the North 
D) Building black churches and schools 
E) Recruiting militias to protect black communities from white retaliation. 
A) Educating blacks in their civic duties 
B) Campaigning for Republican candidates 
C) Helping blacks migrate from the South to the North 
D) Building black churches and schools 
E) Recruiting militias to protect black communities from white retaliation.

Question 17

All of the following reveal the various ways southern blacks responded to the prospect of emancipation except

Accepted Answer

A) some slaves remained loyal to plantation masters and resisted the liberating Union armies. 
B) some slaves insisted that whites address them as "Mr." or "Mrs." 
C) some slaves beat former masters with the same whips formerly used on them. 
D) some slaves claimed sections of plantation land as their own. 
E) some slaves were suspicious about whether masters were really freeing them. 
A) some slaves remained loyal to plantation masters and resisted the liberating Union armies. 
B) some slaves insisted that whites address them as "Mr." or "Mrs." 
C) some slaves beat former masters with the same whips formerly used on them. 
D) some slaves claimed sections of plantation land as their own. 
E) some slaves were suspicious about whether masters were really freeing them.

Question 18

In 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William Seward achieved the Johnson administration's greatest success in foreign relations when he

Accepted Answer

A) signed a mutual defense treaty with Great Britain. 
B) recognized the independent republic of Hawaii. 
C) purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. 
D) acquired the former Dominican Republic as an American territory. 
E) established friendly relations with the newly independent Dominion of Canada. 
A) signed a mutual defense treaty with Great Britain. 
B) recognized the independent republic of Hawaii. 
C) purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. 
D) acquired the former Dominican Republic as an American territory. 
E) established friendly relations with the newly independent Dominion of Canada.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles Sumner

Accepted Answer

Charles Sumner (1811–1874) was a promine

Question 20

In the postwar South

Accepted Answer

A) the economy and social structure was utterly devastated. 
B) the emancipation of slaves had surprisingly little economic consequence. 
C) the much-feared inflation never materialized. 
D) industry and transportation were damaged, but Southern agriculture continued to flourish. 
E) poorer whites benefited from the end of plantation slavery. 
A) the economy and social structure was utterly devastated. 
B) the emancipation of slaves had surprisingly little economic consequence. 
C) the much-feared inflation never materialized. 
D) industry and transportation were damaged, but Southern agriculture continued to flourish. 
E) poorer whites benefited from the end of plantation slavery.

Exam 22: The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Reconstruction Act

During Reconstruction, African American women in the South assumed new political roles, which included all of the following except

The greatest achievements of the Freedmen's Bureau were in

Andrew Johnson had been put on Lincoln's ticket as vice president in his second term

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -As part of their Reconstruction plan, radical Republicans originally expected to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Redeemers

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​moderate Republicans

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -carpetbaggers

Which of these is not a true statement about women's rights activists during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras?

The white South viewed the Freedmen's Bureau as

The last of the Reconstruction era amendments to pass was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Freedmen's Bureau

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Wade-Davis Bill

At the end of the Civil War, many white Southerners

The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed

Which of the following was not among the functions provided by the black Union League?

All of the following reveal the various ways southern blacks responded to the prospect of emancipation except

In 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William Seward achieved the Johnson administration's greatest success in foreign relations when he

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles Sumner

In the postwar South

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -As part of their Reconstruction plan, radical Republicans originally expected to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -moderate Republicans