Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Blanche Bruce

Accepted Answer

A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war 
A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Edwin Stanton

Accepted Answer

A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war 
A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Rutherford B.Hayes

Accepted Answer

A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war 
A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war

Question 4

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Ulysses S.Grant

Accepted Answer

A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war 
A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war

Question 5

According to the petition from the freedmen to President Andrew Johnson,how was the planter class endangering freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tried to ban African-Americans from voting. 
B)  They tried to limit economic opportunity. 
C)  They tried to curb African-American migrations. 
D)  They wanted to prevent African-American marriages. 
E)  They hoped to jail African-American leaders. 
A)  They tried to ban African-Americans from voting. 
B)  They tried to limit economic opportunity. 
C)  They tried to curb African-American migrations. 
D)  They wanted to prevent African-American marriages. 
E)  They hoped to jail African-American leaders.

Question 6

The debate surrounding the creation and ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment divided one-time political allies over the matter of women's suffrage.What were the arguments for and against including a woman's right to vote in the Fifteenth Amendment? What did this debate say about the boundaries of freedom defined by Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

The arguments for including a woman's ri

Question 7

When assessing the impeachment of Andrew Johnson,what can be determined about this issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both Congress and the president accused the other of unconstitutional acts. 
B)  Johnson was willing to compromise, but Congress was unwilling to listen. 
C)  The moderate Republicans hoped in general terms to weaken the office of president. 
D)  Johnson had little support from white southerners. 
E)  Johnson survived being removed from office due to overwhelming support from his cabinet. 
A)  Both Congress and the president accused the other of unconstitutional acts. 
B)  Johnson was willing to compromise, but Congress was unwilling to listen. 
C)  The moderate Republicans hoped in general terms to weaken the office of president. 
D)  Johnson had little support from white southerners. 
E)  Johnson survived being removed from office due to overwhelming support from his cabinet.

Question 8

The bloodiest act of violence during Reconstruction took place in ________ in 1873,where armed whites killed hundreds of former slaves,including fifty militia members who had surrendered.

Accepted Answer

A)  York County, South Carolina, 
B)  Marietta, Georgia, 
C)  Lynchburg, Virginia, 
D)  Colfax, Louisiana, 
E)  Guilford County, North Carolina, 
A)  York County, South Carolina, 
B)  Marietta, Georgia, 
C)  Lynchburg, Virginia, 
D)  Colfax, Louisiana, 
E)  Guilford County, North Carolina,

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

The Liberal Republicans were a political

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Horace Greeley

Accepted Answer

A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war 
A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war

Question 11

In March 1867,Congress began Radical Reconstruction by adopting the ________,which created new state governments and provided for black male suffrage in the South.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fourteenth Amendment 
B)  Fifteenth Amendment 
C)  Civil Rights Act of 1867 
D)  Sumner-Stevens Act 
E)  Reconstruction Act 
A)  Fourteenth Amendment 
B)  Fifteenth Amendment 
C)  Civil Rights Act of 1867 
D)  Sumner-Stevens Act 
E)  Reconstruction Act

Question 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Freedmen's Bureau

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Lyman Trumbull

Accepted Answer

A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war 
A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war

Question 14

As part of the Bargain of 1877,President Grant appointed a southerner to his cabinet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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 16

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 became the first major law in American history to be passed over a presidential veto.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Andrew Johnson

Accepted Answer

A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war 
A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war

Question 18

Unlike Susan B.Anthony,Lucy Stone favored the Fifteenth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Ku Klux Klan

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 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Charles Sumner

Accepted Answer

A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war 
A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Blanche Bruce

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Edwin Stanton

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Rutherford B.Hayes

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Ulysses S.Grant

According to the petition from the freedmen to President Andrew Johnson,how was the planter class endangering freedom?

When assessing the impeachment of Andrew Johnson,what can be determined about this issue?

The bloodiest act of violence during Reconstruction took place in ________ in 1873,where armed whites killed hundreds of former slaves,including fifty militia members who had surrendered.

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Horace Greeley

In March 1867,Congress began Radical Reconstruction by adopting the ________,which created new state governments and provided for black male suffrage in the South.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Freedmen's Bureau

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Lyman Trumbull

As part of the Bargain of 1877,President Grant appointed a southerner to his cabinet.

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

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 became the first major law in American history to be passed over a presidential veto.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Andrew Johnson

Unlike Susan B.Anthony,Lucy Stone favored the Fifteenth Amendment.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Ku Klux Klan

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Charles Sumner

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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