Question 1

Why did Mark Twain call Anson Burlingame "a citizen of the world"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Burlingame had dual citizenship. 
B)  Burlingame organized a trade conference. 
C)  Burlingame promoted Asian arts and the culture of the Pacific Ocean. 
D)  Burlingame turned his back on his U.S. citizenship. 
E)  Burlingame looked beyond a narrow view of citizenship. 
A)  Burlingame had dual citizenship. 
B)  Burlingame organized a trade conference. 
C)  Burlingame promoted Asian arts and the culture of the Pacific Ocean. 
D)  Burlingame turned his back on his U.S. citizenship. 
E)  Burlingame looked beyond a narrow view of citizenship. E

Question 2

How did Frederick Douglass see the post-Civil War South?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was satisfied that slavery had ended and was ready to take a break. 
B)  He worked tirelessly to prevent slavery from being reinstituted. 
C)  He encouraged African-Americans to leave the South and go to Canada. 
D)  He saw the government land policies as sufficient. 
E)  Douglass wanted to ensure that the ideals of the Declaration of Independence became a reality for black men, too. 
A)  He was satisfied that slavery had ended and was ready to take a break. 
B)  He worked tirelessly to prevent slavery from being reinstituted. 
C)  He encouraged African-Americans to leave the South and go to Canada. 
D)  He saw the government land policies as sufficient. 
E)  Douglass wanted to ensure that the ideals of the Declaration of Independence became a reality for black men, too. E

Question 3

The Liberal Republican movement in 1872:

Accepted Answer

A)  sought stronger action to assure the political and social rights of African-Americans in the South. 
B)  was led by President Grant as a way of countering a Democratic resurgence in the southern states. 
C)  was successful in electing Rutherford B. Hayes president of the United States that year. 
D)  initially had little to do with Reconstruction but encouraged opposition to Grant's policies in the South. 
E)  drew most of its strength from southern black leaders such as James S. Pike and Albion Tourgée. 
A)  sought stronger action to assure the political and social rights of African-Americans in the South. 
B)  was led by President Grant as a way of countering a Democratic resurgence in the southern states. 
C)  was successful in electing Rutherford B. Hayes president of the United States that year. 
D)  initially had little to do with Reconstruction but encouraged opposition to Grant's policies in the South. 
E)  drew most of its strength from southern black leaders such as James S. Pike and Albion Tourgée. D

Question 4

Right after the Civil War,ex-slaves did not care about the right to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What did Andrew Johnson focus on with his Reconstruction plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Presidential pardons. 
B)  Building railroads in the South. 
C)  The individual rights of African Americans. 
D)  Creating a biracial government. 
E)  Limiting immigration. 
A)  Presidential pardons. 
B)  Building railroads in the South. 
C)  The individual rights of African Americans. 
D)  Creating a biracial government. 
E)  Limiting immigration.

Question 6

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Redeemers

Accepted Answer

The Redeemers were a political coalition

Question 7

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-sharecropping

Accepted Answer

Sharecropping is a system of agriculture

Question 8

The idea that change comes slowly can be evidenced by what event during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  After the Civil War, most slaves had to wait a long time to escape their masters. 
B)  Women were excluded from the suffrage amendment. 
C)  African-Americans were denied membership in churches. 
D)  African-Americans did not get elected to political offices. 
E)  African-Americans had no interest in having their own businesses. 
A)  After the Civil War, most slaves had to wait a long time to escape their masters. 
B)  Women were excluded from the suffrage amendment. 
C)  African-Americans were denied membership in churches. 
D)  African-Americans did not get elected to political offices. 
E)  African-Americans had no interest in having their own businesses.

Question 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Redeemers

Accepted Answer

A) restrictions placed on freed blacks in the South 
B) scandal in the Grant administration 
C) origin of "forty acres and a mule" 
D) northern-born Republicans in the South during Reconstruction 
E) ended Reconstruction
F)government agency that helped blacks in the South
G)black school in Washington, D.C.
H)public official charged with wrongdoing
I)southern-born white Republican
J)targeted the Ku Klux Klan
K)Democrats who took control in the South during the 1870s
L)terrorist organization 
A) restrictions placed on freed blacks in the South 
B) scandal in the Grant administration 
C) origin of "forty acres and a mule" 
D) northern-born Republicans in the South during Reconstruction 
E) ended Reconstruction
F)government agency that helped blacks in the South
G)black school in Washington, D.C.
H)public official charged with wrongdoing
I)southern-born white Republican
J)targeted the Ku Klux Klan
K)Democrats who took control in the South during the 1870s
L)terrorist organization

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Whiskey Ring

Accepted Answer

A) restrictions placed on freed blacks in the South 
B) scandal in the Grant administration 
C) origin of "forty acres and a mule" 
D) northern-born Republicans in the South during Reconstruction 
E) ended Reconstruction
F)government agency that helped blacks in the South
G)black school in Washington, D.C.
H)public official charged with wrongdoing
I)southern-born white Republican
J)targeted the Ku Klux Klan
K)Democrats who took control in the South during the 1870s
L)terrorist organization 
A) restrictions placed on freed blacks in the South 
B) scandal in the Grant administration 
C) origin of "forty acres and a mule" 
D) northern-born Republicans in the South during Reconstruction 
E) ended Reconstruction
F)government agency that helped blacks in the South
G)black school in Washington, D.C.
H)public official charged with wrongdoing
I)southern-born white Republican
J)targeted the Ku Klux Klan
K)Democrats who took control in the South during the 1870s
L)terrorist organization

Question 11

The Ku Klux Klan was an organization of the lower classes of the South-those who felt left out of white society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Enforcement Acts

Accepted Answer

A) restrictions placed on freed blacks in the South 
B) scandal in the Grant administration 
C) origin of "forty acres and a mule" 
D) northern-born Republicans in the South during Reconstruction 
E) ended Reconstruction
F)government agency that helped blacks in the South
G)black school in Washington, D.C.
H)public official charged with wrongdoing
I)southern-born white Republican
J)targeted the Ku Klux Klan
K)Democrats who took control in the South during the 1870s
L)terrorist organization 
A) restrictions placed on freed blacks in the South 
B) scandal in the Grant administration 
C) origin of "forty acres and a mule" 
D) northern-born Republicans in the South during Reconstruction 
E) ended Reconstruction
F)government agency that helped blacks in the South
G)black school in Washington, D.C.
H)public official charged with wrongdoing
I)southern-born white Republican
J)targeted the Ku Klux Klan
K)Democrats who took control in the South during the 1870s
L)terrorist organization

Question 13

What faults did the Republicans see with Presidential Reconstruction? How did they propose to rectify those deficiencies? Be sure to distinguish moderate Republicans from Radical Republicans in your answer.

Accepted Answer

The Republicans had several faults with

Question 14

What did Andrew Johnson do with the land of plantation owners seized during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  He ordered it dispersed among the ex-slaves. 
B)  He returned it to the original owners. 
C)  The federal government retained control of most of the land. 
D)  He suggested that communes be started so that all southerners had access to the land. 
E)  The first national parks were established on the seized property. 
A)  He ordered it dispersed among the ex-slaves. 
B)  He returned it to the original owners. 
C)  The federal government retained control of most of the land. 
D)  He suggested that communes be started so that all southerners had access to the land. 
E)  The first national parks were established on the seized property.

Question 15

Compared to rebels in the rest of world history's civil wars,the rebels of the defeated Confederacy were treated very harshly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How did the Civil War affect planter families?

Accepted Answer

A)  For the first time, some of them had to do physical labor. 
B)  They lost their slaves but were otherwise unaffected. 
C)  Few lost loved ones because they were able to avoid military service. 
D)  They endured immediate problems, but their economic revival was quick. 
E)  Since they defined freedom broadly, they got along well with their ex-slaves. 
A)  For the first time, some of them had to do physical labor. 
B)  They lost their slaves but were otherwise unaffected. 
C)  Few lost loved ones because they were able to avoid military service. 
D)  They endured immediate problems, but their economic revival was quick. 
E)  Since they defined freedom broadly, they got along well with their ex-slaves.

Question 17

The Bargain of 1877:

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed Samuel Tilden to become president. 
B)  led to the appointment of a southerner as postmaster general. 
C)  marked a compromise between Radical and Liberal Republicans. 
D)  called for the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment. 
E)  was made by Grant to prevent his impeachment over the Whiskey Ring. 
A)  allowed Samuel Tilden to become president. 
B)  led to the appointment of a southerner as postmaster general. 
C)  marked a compromise between Radical and Liberal Republicans. 
D)  called for the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment. 
E)  was made by Grant to prevent his impeachment over the Whiskey Ring.

Question 18

Who were the Redeemers,what did they want,and what were their methods? How did the Redeemers feel that their freedom was being threatened by Radical Reconstruction? Conclude your essay with a comment on how you think the federal government should have responded to the Redeemers.

Accepted Answer

The Redeemers were a political coalition

Question 19

Reconstruction witnessed profound changes in the lives of southerners,black and white,rich and poor.Explain the various ways that the lives of these groups changed.Were the changes for the better or worse?

Accepted Answer

Reconstruction, which took place in the

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-scalawag

Accepted Answer

A) restrictions placed on freed blacks in the South 
B) scandal in the Grant administration 
C) origin of "forty acres and a mule" 
D) northern-born Republicans in the South during Reconstruction 
E) ended Reconstruction
F)government agency that helped blacks in the South
G)black school in Washington, D.C.
H)public official charged with wrongdoing
I)southern-born white Republican
J)targeted the Ku Klux Klan
K)Democrats who took control in the South during the 1870s
L)terrorist organization 
A) restrictions placed on freed blacks in the South 
B) scandal in the Grant administration 
C) origin of "forty acres and a mule" 
D) northern-born Republicans in the South during Reconstruction 
E) ended Reconstruction
F)government agency that helped blacks in the South
G)black school in Washington, D.C.
H)public official charged with wrongdoing
I)southern-born white Republican
J)targeted the Ku Klux Klan
K)Democrats who took control in the South during the 1870s
L)terrorist organization

Exam 15: “What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

Why did Mark Twain call Anson Burlingame "a citizen of the world"?

How did Frederick Douglass see the post-Civil War South?

The Liberal Republican movement in 1872:

Right after the Civil War,ex-slaves did not care about the right to vote.

What did Andrew Johnson focus on with his Reconstruction plan?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Redeemers

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -sharecropping

The idea that change comes slowly can be evidenced by what event during Reconstruction?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Redeemers

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Whiskey Ring

The Ku Klux Klan was an organization of the lower classes of the South-those who felt left out of white society.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Enforcement Acts

What faults did the Republicans see with Presidential Reconstruction? How did they propose to rectify those deficiencies? Be sure to distinguish moderate Republicans from Radical Republicans in your answer.

What did Andrew Johnson do with the land of plantation owners seized during the Civil War?

Compared to rebels in the rest of world history's civil wars,the rebels of the defeated Confederacy were treated very harshly.

How did the Civil War affect planter families?

The Bargain of 1877:

Who were the Redeemers,what did they want,and what were their methods? How did the Redeemers feel that their freedom was being threatened by Radical Reconstruction? Conclude your essay with a comment on how you think the federal government should have responded to the Redeemers.

Reconstruction witnessed profound changes in the lives of southerners,black and white,rich and poor.Explain the various ways that the lives of these groups changed.Were the changes for the better or worse?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -scalawag

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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