Question 1

How did the Redeemers restrict voting rights in the late 1870s and early 1880s?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans were not allowed to vote at all and were kept away from the polls. 
B)  Any African Americans voting for Democrats had their votes discarded. 
C)  If African Americans tried to vote for Republicans, they were intimidated and threatened. 
D)  African Americans could vote only if they paid a fee to the Republican candidates. 
E)  African Americans risked losing their jobs if they tried to vote for any Democratic candidates. 
A)  African Americans were not allowed to vote at all and were kept away from the polls. 
B)  Any African Americans voting for Democrats had their votes discarded. 
C)  If African Americans tried to vote for Republicans, they were intimidated and threatened. 
D)  African Americans could vote only if they paid a fee to the Republican candidates. 
E)  African Americans risked losing their jobs if they tried to vote for any Democratic candidates. C

Question 2

What amendment to the Constitution states that no person could be denied the right to vote because of race,color,or previous condition of servitude?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eleventh 
B)  Twelfth 
C)  Thirteenth 
D)  Fourteenth 
E)  Fifteenth 
A)  Eleventh 
B)  Twelfth 
C)  Thirteenth 
D)  Fourteenth 
E)  Fifteenth E

Question 3

Congressional Republicans believed that Reconstruction should _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  guarantee that the southern ruling class would not regain power 
B)  return the South to its prewar system, minus slavery 
C)  treat the South as a conquered nation 
D)  guarantee the civil rights of freedmen 
E)  follow the plan that had been outlined by Lincoln 
A)  guarantee that the southern ruling class would not regain power 
B)  return the South to its prewar system, minus slavery 
C)  treat the South as a conquered nation 
D)  guarantee the civil rights of freedmen 
E)  follow the plan that had been outlined by Lincoln A

Question 4

How did African Americans end up paying the heaviest price for the sectional reunion after Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans lost an enormous amount of wealth and property during Reconstruction and by the end were reduced to poverty. 
B)  Congress made no efforts to address the rights of African Americans in their attempts to repair the damaged South during Reconstruction. 
C)  Although African Americans saw signs of equal rights at the start of Reconstruction, once it ended many of these rights were not enforced. 
D)  Many laws were passed by Congress during Reconstruction that deliberately restricted the rights of newly freed slaves. 
E)  African Americans who left the South for the North after the Civil War found that their rights became restricted as Reconstruction progressed. 
A)  African Americans lost an enormous amount of wealth and property during Reconstruction and by the end were reduced to poverty. 
B)  Congress made no efforts to address the rights of African Americans in their attempts to repair the damaged South during Reconstruction. 
C)  Although African Americans saw signs of equal rights at the start of Reconstruction, once it ended many of these rights were not enforced. 
D)  Many laws were passed by Congress during Reconstruction that deliberately restricted the rights of newly freed slaves. 
E)  African Americans who left the South for the North after the Civil War found that their rights became restricted as Reconstruction progressed.

Question 5

President Lincoln's Reconstruction plans were committed to _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  punishing the South for provoking the Civil War 
B)  establishing racial equality for the freedmen 
C)  sharing decisions with Congress on Reconstruction policies 
D)  leniency towards the southern states to the Union 
E)  protecting the rights of African-American citizens 
A)  punishing the South for provoking the Civil War 
B)  establishing racial equality for the freedmen 
C)  sharing decisions with Congress on Reconstruction policies 
D)  leniency towards the southern states to the Union 
E)  protecting the rights of African-American citizens

Question 6

Which of the following constitutional amendments was opposed by Andrew Johnson?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thirteenth 
B)  Fourteenth 
C)  Fifteenth 
D)  Sixteenth 
E)  Seventeenth 
A)  Thirteenth 
B)  Fourteenth 
C)  Fifteenth 
D)  Sixteenth 
E)  Seventeenth

Question 7

What is significant about the result of the disputed election of 1876?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the final Radical Republican victory. 
B)  It meant the end of the Reconstruction era. 
C)  It marked the beginning of a Republican resurgence nationwide. 
D)  It demonstrated the political power of southern African Americans. 
E)  It was resolved more quickly than anyone expected. 
A)  It was the final Radical Republican victory. 
B)  It meant the end of the Reconstruction era. 
C)  It marked the beginning of a Republican resurgence nationwide. 
D)  It demonstrated the political power of southern African Americans. 
E)  It was resolved more quickly than anyone expected.

Question 8

As early as 1863,Lincoln proposed a plan for restoring southern state governments if _______ percent of the 1860 voting population took a loyalty oath to the Union.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  20 
D)  25 
E)  50 
A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  20 
D)  25 
E)  50

Question 9

The federal agency designed to assist former slaves in making the economic adjustment to freedom was known as the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Freedmen's Bureau 
B)  Department of Education 
C)  African-American Rights Association 
D)  Liberty Association 
E)  Southern Reconstruction Agency 
A)  Freedmen's Bureau 
B)  Department of Education 
C)  African-American Rights Association 
D)  Liberty Association 
E)  Southern Reconstruction Agency

Question 10

What did Republican leaders agree to do in order to ensure the election of Rutherford Hayes?

Accepted Answer

A)  offer lucrative positions to members of the electoral commission 
B)  end federal support for southern radical regimes 
C)  continue federal support for southern radical regimes 
D)  support fraudulent elections with federal troops 
E)  split control of southern state governments with Democrats 
A)  offer lucrative positions to members of the electoral commission 
B)  end federal support for southern radical regimes 
C)  continue federal support for southern radical regimes 
D)  support fraudulent elections with federal troops 
E)  split control of southern state governments with Democrats

Question 11

The First Reconstruction Act of 1867 _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  recognized southern state governments as legitimate 
B)  confiscated all property of ex-Confederates 
C)  guaranteed freedmen the right to vote in southern elections 
D)  supported the Black Codes 
E)  placed the South under military rule 
A)  recognized southern state governments as legitimate 
B)  confiscated all property of ex-Confederates 
C)  guaranteed freedmen the right to vote in southern elections 
D)  supported the Black Codes 
E)  placed the South under military rule

Question 12

What was the main implication behind Black Codes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southerners were willing to allow African Americans legal equality. 
B)  Southerners wanted African Americans to return to positions of servitude. 
C)  Southerners were interested in improving the education of the freedmen. 
D)  The freedmen would be allowed to vote and participate in the political process. 
E)  The idea of "separate but equal" was unconstitutional and would not be allowed. 
A)  Southerners were willing to allow African Americans legal equality. 
B)  Southerners wanted African Americans to return to positions of servitude. 
C)  Southerners were interested in improving the education of the freedmen. 
D)  The freedmen would be allowed to vote and participate in the political process. 
E)  The idea of "separate but equal" was unconstitutional and would not be allowed.

Question 13

What was the legacy of Reconstruction for most African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  the benefits of freedom 
B)  poverty and discrimination 
C)  land ownership 
D)  skilled factory jobs 
E)  successful entry into politics 
A)  the benefits of freedom 
B)  poverty and discrimination 
C)  land ownership 
D)  skilled factory jobs 
E)  successful entry into politics

Question 14

The organization that symbolized most vividly the "white backlash" of the Reconstruction era was _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Union League 
B)  the Freedmen's Bureau 
C)  the Redeemers 
D)  the White Citizens Council 
E)  the Ku Klux Klan 
A)  the Union League 
B)  the Freedmen's Bureau 
C)  the Redeemers 
D)  the White Citizens Council 
E)  the Ku Klux Klan

Question 15

How did President Johnson antagonize Republicans in Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  He called for an extension of the Freedmen's Bureau. 
B)  He supported a civil rights bill to guarantee equality for African Americans. 
C)  He urged confiscation and redistribution of southern land. 
D)  He vetoed bills with strong Republican support. 
E)  He insisted on support for the Fourteenth Amendment as a condition of readmission. 
A)  He called for an extension of the Freedmen's Bureau. 
B)  He supported a civil rights bill to guarantee equality for African Americans. 
C)  He urged confiscation and redistribution of southern land. 
D)  He vetoed bills with strong Republican support. 
E)  He insisted on support for the Fourteenth Amendment as a condition of readmission.

Question 16

During Reconstruction,most African Americans _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  were able to become independent farmers 
B)  lived in integrated urban societies 
C)  remained agricultural workers 
D)  had no opportunity for schooling 
E)  left the South in overwhelming numbers 
A)  were able to become independent farmers 
B)  lived in integrated urban societies 
C)  remained agricultural workers 
D)  had no opportunity for schooling 
E)  left the South in overwhelming numbers

Question 17

The Reconstruction Acts _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  gave freedmen the power to protect themselves 
B)  led to a decade-long period of military rule 
C)  were supported only by Radical Republicans 
D)  readmitted states based on the number of freedmen 
E)  were actually a retreat from true radicalism 
A)  gave freedmen the power to protect themselves 
B)  led to a decade-long period of military rule 
C)  were supported only by Radical Republicans 
D)  readmitted states based on the number of freedmen 
E)  were actually a retreat from true radicalism

Question 18

Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House for his violation of the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil Rights Act of 1866 
B)  Tenure of Office Act 
C)  Wade-Davis Bill 
D)  Fourteenth Amendment 
E)  Loyalty Act 
A)  Civil Rights Act of 1866 
B)  Tenure of Office Act 
C)  Wade-Davis Bill 
D)  Fourteenth Amendment 
E)  Loyalty Act

Question 19

What was a result of the congressional elections of 1866?

Accepted Answer

A)  Johnson's Reconstruction policies were supported at the polls. 
B)  The Radical Republicans lost ground in Congress. 
C)  Democrats regained control of the House, but not the Senate. 
D)  Radical Reconstruction was strengthened and Johnson weakened. 
E)  Johnson's reelection campaign got a big boost. 
A)  Johnson's Reconstruction policies were supported at the polls. 
B)  The Radical Republicans lost ground in Congress. 
C)  Democrats regained control of the House, but not the Senate. 
D)  Radical Reconstruction was strengthened and Johnson weakened. 
E)  Johnson's reelection campaign got a big boost.

Question 20

The term Reconstruction refers to the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  period immediately following the Civil War 
B)  attempt to rebuild the city of Atlanta 
C)  struggle at Gettysburg 
D)  treatment of African Americans after emancipation 
E)  attempt to change southern ideas about slavery 
A)  period immediately following the Civil War 
B)  attempt to rebuild the city of Atlanta 
C)  struggle at Gettysburg 
D)  treatment of African Americans after emancipation 
E)  attempt to change southern ideas about slavery

How did the Redeemers restrict voting rights in the late 1870s and early 1880s?

What amendment to the Constitution states that no person could be denied the right to vote because of race,color,or previous condition of servitude?

Congressional Republicans believed that Reconstruction should _______.

How did African Americans end up paying the heaviest price for the sectional reunion after Reconstruction?

President Lincoln's Reconstruction plans were committed to _______.

Which of the following constitutional amendments was opposed by Andrew Johnson?

What is significant about the result of the disputed election of 1876?

As early as 1863,Lincoln proposed a plan for restoring southern state governments if _______ percent of the 1860 voting population took a loyalty oath to the Union.

The federal agency designed to assist former slaves in making the economic adjustment to freedom was known as the _______.

What did Republican leaders agree to do in order to ensure the election of Rutherford Hayes?

The First Reconstruction Act of 1867 _______.

What was the main implication behind Black Codes?

What was the legacy of Reconstruction for most African Americans?

The organization that symbolized most vividly the "white backlash" of the Reconstruction era was _______.

How did President Johnson antagonize Republicans in Congress?

During Reconstruction,most African Americans _______.

The Reconstruction Acts _______.

Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House for his violation of the _______.

What was a result of the congressional elections of 1866?

The term Reconstruction refers to the _______.

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Exam 16: The Agony of Reconstruction

How did the Redeemers restrict voting rights in the late 1870s and early 1880s?

What amendment to the Constitution states that no person could be denied the right to vote because of race,color,or previous condition of servitude?

Congressional Republicans believed that Reconstruction should _______.

How did African Americans end up paying the heaviest price for the sectional reunion after Reconstruction?

President Lincoln's Reconstruction plans were committed to _______.

Which of the following constitutional amendments was opposed by Andrew Johnson?

What is significant about the result of the disputed election of 1876?

As early as 1863,Lincoln proposed a plan for restoring southern state governments if _______ percent of the 1860 voting population took a loyalty oath to the Union.

The federal agency designed to assist former slaves in making the economic adjustment to freedom was known as the _______.

What did Republican leaders agree to do in order to ensure the election of Rutherford Hayes?

The First Reconstruction Act of 1867 _______.

What was the main implication behind Black Codes?

What was the legacy of Reconstruction for most African Americans?

The organization that symbolized most vividly the "white backlash" of the Reconstruction era was _______.

How did President Johnson antagonize Republicans in Congress?

During Reconstruction,most African Americans _______.

The Reconstruction Acts _______.

Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House for his violation of the _______.

What was a result of the congressional elections of 1866?

The term Reconstruction refers to the _______.

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

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