Question 1

The crop-lien system:

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A)  applied only to African-American farmers. 
B)  became better as farm prices increased in the 1870s. 
C)  enabled yeoman farmers to continue to function under the same system as before the Civil War. 
D)  annoyed bankers and merchants who resented how it made them dependent on farmers. 
E)  kept many sharecroppers in a state of constant debt and poverty. 
A)  applied only to African-American farmers. 
B)  became better as farm prices increased in the 1870s. 
C)  enabled yeoman farmers to continue to function under the same system as before the Civil War. 
D)  annoyed bankers and merchants who resented how it made them dependent on farmers. 
E)  kept many sharecroppers in a state of constant debt and poverty.

Question 2

For most former slaves,freedom first and foremost meant:

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A)  railroading building. 
B)  jobs. 
C)  land ownership. 
D)  voting. 
E)  jury duty. 
A)  railroading building. 
B)  jobs. 
C)  land ownership. 
D)  voting. 
E)  jury duty.

Question 3

How did Reconstruction leave an enduring legacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the twentieth century, former slaves became the majority owners of big plantations. 
B)  As time moved into the twentieth century, a higher percentage of African-Americans voted than whites. 
C)  By 1900 in the South, whites focused on creating harmony between the races. 
D)  The nation's first African-American colleges were established. 
E)  Within fifty years of Reconstruction, a majority of African-American families owned land. 
A)  In the twentieth century, former slaves became the majority owners of big plantations. 
B)  As time moved into the twentieth century, a higher percentage of African-Americans voted than whites. 
C)  By 1900 in the South, whites focused on creating harmony between the races. 
D)  The nation's first African-American colleges were established. 
E)  Within fifty years of Reconstruction, a majority of African-American families owned land.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the black response to the ending of the Civil War and the coming of freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensing the continued hatred of whites toward them, most blacks wished to move back to Africa. 
B)  Most blacks stayed with their old masters because they were not familiar with any other opportunities. 
C)  Blacks adopted different ways of testing their freedom, including moving about, seeking kin, and rejecting older forms of deferential behavior. 
D)  Desiring better wages, most blacks moved to the northern cities to seek factory work. 
E)  Most blacks were content working for wages and not owning their own land because they believed that they had not earned the right to just be given land from the government. 
A)  Sensing the continued hatred of whites toward them, most blacks wished to move back to Africa. 
B)  Most blacks stayed with their old masters because they were not familiar with any other opportunities. 
C)  Blacks adopted different ways of testing their freedom, including moving about, seeking kin, and rejecting older forms of deferential behavior. 
D)  Desiring better wages, most blacks moved to the northern cities to seek factory work. 
E)  Most blacks were content working for wages and not owning their own land because they believed that they had not earned the right to just be given land from the government.

Question 5

What did freedom mean for the ex-slaves? Be sure to address economic opportunities,gender roles,religious independence,and family security.

Accepted Answer

For the ex-slaves, freedom meant a new o

Question 6

How can Andrew Johnson be compared to Abraham Lincoln?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both men faced impeachment charges. 
B)  The Republicans trusted Lincoln less than they did Johnson. 
C)  Both men were excellent farmers. 
D)  Lincoln reached out to the South while Johnson emphasized punishing it. 
E)  When making decisions, Johnson was more stubborn and less willing to compromise than Lincoln. 
A)  Both men faced impeachment charges. 
B)  The Republicans trusted Lincoln less than they did Johnson. 
C)  Both men were excellent farmers. 
D)  Lincoln reached out to the South while Johnson emphasized punishing it. 
E)  When making decisions, Johnson was more stubborn and less willing to compromise than Lincoln.

The crop-lien system:

For most former slaves,freedom first and foremost meant:

How did Reconstruction leave an enduring legacy?

Which of the following best describes the black response to the ending of the Civil War and the coming of freedom?

What did freedom mean for the ex-slaves? Be sure to address economic opportunities,gender roles,religious independence,and family security.

How can Andrew Johnson be compared to Abraham Lincoln?

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

The crop-lien system:

For most former slaves,freedom first and foremost meant:

How did Reconstruction leave an enduring legacy?

Which of the following best describes the black response to the ending of the Civil War and the coming of freedom?

What did freedom mean for the ex-slaves? Be sure to address economic opportunities,gender roles,religious independence,and family security.

How can Andrew Johnson be compared to Abraham Lincoln?

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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