Question 1

Despite opposition and ridicule,Secretary of State Seward was able to persuade Congress to purchase Alaska partly because

Accepted Answer

A)  it was suspected that there were large oil deposits there. 
B)  it would provide a strategic barrier against Japanese expansion. 
C)  Russia had been the European power most friendly to the Union during the Civil War. 
D)  Alaskan gold could help to stabilize the American financial system. 
E)  there was fear that the new Dominion of Canada would seize the Russian colony. 
A)  it was suspected that there were large oil deposits there. 
B)  it would provide a strategic barrier against Japanese expansion. 
C)  Russia had been the European power most friendly to the Union during the Civil War. 
D)  Alaskan gold could help to stabilize the American financial system. 
E)  there was fear that the new Dominion of Canada would seize the Russian colony.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"10 percent" Reconstruction Plan

Accepted Answer

The "10 percent" Reconstruction Plan ref

Question 3

The main purpose of the Black Codes was to

Accepted Answer

A)  guarantee freedom for ex-slaves. 
B)  create a stable and subservient labor force. 
C)  allow blacks legally to register their marriages. 
D)  prevent blacks from becoming sharecroppers. 
E)  create a system of justice for ex-slaves. 
A)  guarantee freedom for ex-slaves. 
B)  create a stable and subservient labor force. 
C)  allow blacks legally to register their marriages. 
D)  prevent blacks from becoming sharecroppers. 
E)  create a system of justice for ex-slaves.

Question 4

The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed

Accepted Answer

A)  citizenship and civil rights to freed slaves. 
B)  land for former slaves. 
C)  freedom to slaves. 
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)  freedom to slaves. 
D)  freed slaves the right to vote. 
E)  education to former slaves.

Question 5

The immediate cause of Congress's impeachment of President Johnson and attempt to remove him from office was his

Accepted Answer

A)  highly partisan "swing around the circle" in 1866. 
B)  quick readmission of Southern states to the Union in 1866. 
C)  dismissal of Secretary of War Stanton in 1867. 
D)  purchase of Alaska without congressional approval. 
E)  veto of the Freedmen's Bureau bill. 
A)  highly partisan "swing around the circle" in 1866. 
B)  quick readmission of Southern states to the Union in 1866. 
C)  dismissal of Secretary of War Stanton in 1867. 
D)  purchase of Alaska without congressional approval. 
E)  veto of the Freedmen's Bureau bill.

Question 6

Most radical Reconstruction regimes in the South

Accepted Answer

A)  expanded the property rights of women 
B)  established land redistribution programs. 
C)  were dominated by African-Americans. 
D)  were paralyzed by graft and corruption. 
E)  refused to permit southern whites to hold office. 
A)  expanded the property rights of women 
B)  established land redistribution programs. 
C)  were dominated by African-Americans. 
D)  were paralyzed by graft and corruption. 
E)  refused to permit southern whites to hold office.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Wade-Davis Bill (1864)

Accepted Answer

The Wade-Davis Bill, proposed in 1864, w

Question 8

By ____ the former Confederate states were back in the Union,and soon all replaced their Reconstruction governments with ____ regimes.

Accepted Answer

A)  1877; scalawag 
B)  1870; "Redeemer" 
C)  1877; carpetbagger 
D)  1871; neo-Confederate 
E)  1870; Black Code 
A)  1877; scalawag 
B)  1870; "Redeemer" 
C)  1877; carpetbagger 
D)  1871; neo-Confederate 
E)  1870; Black Code

Question 9

The goals of the Ku Klux Klan included

Accepted Answer

A)  keeping blacks "in their place"──that is, subservient to whites. 
B)  preventing blacks from having their own churches. 
C)  keeping white "carpetbaggers" from returning to the North. 
D)  enforcing the Force Acts of 1870 and 1871. 
E)  relocating ex-slaves to western territories. 
A)  keeping blacks "in their place"──that is, subservient to whites. 
B)  preventing blacks from having their own churches. 
C)  keeping white "carpetbaggers" from returning to the North. 
D)  enforcing the Force Acts of 1870 and 1871. 
E)  relocating ex-slaves to western territories.

Question 10

In his "10 percent plan" for Reconstruction,President Lincoln promised

Accepted Answer

A)  rapid readmission of Southern states into the Union. 
B)  former slaves the right to vote. 
C)  10 percent of white Southern property would be confiscated. 
D)  severe punishment for Southern political and military leaders. 
E)  a law allowing 10 percent of blacks to vote. 
A)  rapid readmission of Southern states into the Union. 
B)  former slaves the right to vote. 
C)  10 percent of white Southern property would be confiscated. 
D)  severe punishment for Southern political and military leaders. 
E)  a law allowing 10 percent of blacks to vote.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-American Missionary Association

Accepted Answer

The American Missionary Association (AMA

Question 12

The last of the Reconstruction-era federal amendments to pass was the ____ Amendment.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The fate of the Confederate leaders after 1865 was that

Accepted Answer

A)  most were jailed for an extended period of time. 
B)  Davis and Lee received life sentences and others were pardoned. 
C)  all were pardoned by December 1868. 
D)  none was ever allowed to hold political office again. 
E)  the majority went into exile in Brazil. 
A)  most were jailed for an extended period of time. 
B)  Davis and Lee received life sentences and others were pardoned. 
C)  all were pardoned by December 1868. 
D)  none was ever allowed to hold political office again. 
E)  the majority went into exile in Brazil.

Question 14

____ believed that the southern states had completely left the Union and were therefore "conquered provinces" that had to seek readmission on whatever terms Congress demanded.

Accepted Answer

A)  The War Democrats 
B)  The Supreme Court 
C)  President Lincoln 
D)  President Johnson 
E)  Congressional Republicans 
A)  The War Democrats 
B)  The Supreme Court 
C)  President Lincoln 
D)  President Johnson 
E)  Congressional Republicans

Question 15

In the debates over Lincoln´s "10 percent" plan and the Wade-Davis Bill,the Republicans began to split into ____ factions.

Accepted Answer

A)  pro-Lincoln and pro-Johnson 
B)  moderate and radical 
C)  pro-black and anti-black 
D)  reactionary and centrist 
E)  "10 percent" and "50 percent" 
A)  pro-Lincoln and pro-Johnson 
B)  moderate and radical 
C)  pro-black and anti-black 
D)  reactionary and centrist 
E)  "10 percent" and "50 percent"

Question 16

Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 prompted Congress to seek passage of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Thirteenth Amendment. 
B)  an extension of the Freedmen's Bureau. 
C)  an act to overturn the Black Codes. 
D)  the Fourteenth Amendment. 
E)  the articles of impeachment against Johnson. 
A)  the Thirteenth Amendment. 
B)  an extension of the Freedmen's Bureau. 
C)  an act to overturn the Black Codes. 
D)  the Fourteenth Amendment. 
E)  the articles of impeachment against Johnson.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Susan B.Anthony

Accepted Answer

Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) was a promi

Question 18

For African Americans,emancipation meant

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to legalize "slave marriages." 
B)  the right to claim forty acres and a mule from their former masters' land. 
C)  the opportunity to take over the white churches they had been forced to attend. 
D)  the right to sue their former masters for back wages. 
E)  the right to form political parties. 
A)  the ability to legalize "slave marriages." 
B)  the right to claim forty acres and a mule from their former masters' land. 
C)  the opportunity to take over the white churches they had been forced to attend. 
D)  the right to sue their former masters for back wages. 
E)  the right to form political parties.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Thaddeus Stevens

Accepted Answer

Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) was a promi

Question 20

"Scalawags" were

Accepted Answer

A)  pro-Union Southerners accused of exploiting the South in collusion with Republican state governments. 
B)  violent pro-Confederate extremists who terrorized Republicans and ex-slaves. 
C)  Northerners accused of coming to the South to exploit the region's postwar suffering for personal gain. 
D)  ex-slaves who supported the Democratic Party's restoration. 
E)  Union soldiers accused of growing too friendly with Southerners during the Reconstruction military occupation. 
A)  pro-Union Southerners accused of exploiting the South in collusion with Republican state governments. 
B)  violent pro-Confederate extremists who terrorized Republicans and ex-slaves. 
C)  Northerners accused of coming to the South to exploit the region's postwar suffering for personal gain. 
D)  ex-slaves who supported the Democratic Party's restoration. 
E)  Union soldiers accused of growing too friendly with Southerners during the Reconstruction military occupation.

Exam 22: The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Despite opposition and ridicule,Secretary of State Seward was able to persuade Congress to purchase Alaska partly because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"10 percent" Reconstruction Plan

The main purpose of the Black Codes was to

The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed

The immediate cause of Congress's impeachment of President Johnson and attempt to remove him from office was his

Most radical Reconstruction regimes in the South

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Wade-Davis Bill (1864)

By ____ the former Confederate states were back in the Union,and soon all replaced their Reconstruction governments with ____ regimes.

The goals of the Ku Klux Klan included

In his "10 percent plan" for Reconstruction,President Lincoln promised

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -American Missionary Association

The last of the Reconstruction-era federal amendments to pass was the ____ Amendment.

The fate of the Confederate leaders after 1865 was that

____ believed that the southern states had completely left the Union and were therefore "conquered provinces" that had to seek readmission on whatever terms Congress demanded.

In the debates over Lincoln´s "10 percent" plan and the Wade-Davis Bill,the Republicans began to split into ____ factions.

Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 prompted Congress to seek passage of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Susan B.Anthony

For African Americans,emancipation meant

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Thaddeus Stevens

"Scalawags" were

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