Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-mutual aid societies

Accepted Answer

Mutual aid societies are organizations f

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Union League

Accepted Answer

The Union League was a group of organiza

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Edwin M.Stanton

Accepted Answer

Edwin M. Stanton (1814-1869) was an Amer

Question 4

Political corruption during Reconstruction was

Accepted Answer

A)  confined to the South. 
B)  located in the North. 
C)  present in both North and South. 
D)  present in all Southern states except South Carolina and Louisiana. 
E)  almost entirely conducted by blacks. 
A)  confined to the South. 
B)  located in the North. 
C)  present in both North and South. 
D)  present in all Southern states except South Carolina and Louisiana. 
E)  almost entirely conducted by blacks.

Question 5

The Black Codes provided for

Accepted Answer

A)  mandatory jury service by blacks. 
B)  remedial education for ex-slaves. 
C)  bans on renting or leasing of land to blacks. 
D)  a minimum wage for agricultural laborers. 
E)  incentives for blacks who completed labor contracts satisfactorily. 
A)  mandatory jury service by blacks. 
B)  remedial education for ex-slaves. 
C)  bans on renting or leasing of land to blacks. 
D)  a minimum wage for agricultural laborers. 
E)  incentives for blacks who completed labor contracts satisfactorily.

Question 6

It has been observed that "the North won the Civil War,but the South won Reconstruction." Do you agree? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

I agree with the statement that "the Nor

Question 7

The Fourteenth Amendment

Accepted Answer

A)  required former Confederate states to pay their war debts. 
B)  prohibited ex-Confederate leaders from holding public office. 
C)  guaranteed freed slaves the right to vote. 
D)  achieved all the goals of the radical Republicans. 
E)  made women as well as blacks U.S. citizens. 
A)  required former Confederate states to pay their war debts. 
B)  prohibited ex-Confederate leaders from holding public office. 
C)  guaranteed freed slaves the right to vote. 
D)  achieved all the goals of the radical Republicans. 
E)  made women as well as blacks U.S. citizens.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles Sumner

Accepted Answer

Charles Sumner (1811–1874) was a promine

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Civil Rights Bill

Accepted Answer

The Civil Rights Bill, more formally kno

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ku Klux Klan

Accepted Answer

The Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated as t

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ex parte Milligan (1866)

Accepted Answer

Ex parte Milligan (1866) was a landmark

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Fifteenth Amendment

Accepted Answer

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United St

Question 13

What was one of the reasons that Congress objected to the readmission of Southern states to the Union under Johnson's plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  The states had not made enough efforts yet to provide forty-acre homesteads for ex-slaves. 
B)  The states had been readmitted without agreeing to a reparations plan. 
C)  Many former Confederates were elected to high political office in those states. 
D)  The states had not yet rebuilt ten percent of their infrastructure as the plan required. 
E)  Many Southerners still believed secession had been right. 
A)  The states had not made enough efforts yet to provide forty-acre homesteads for ex-slaves. 
B)  The states had been readmitted without agreeing to a reparations plan. 
C)  Many former Confederates were elected to high political office in those states. 
D)  The states had not yet rebuilt ten percent of their infrastructure as the plan required. 
E)  Many Southerners still believed secession had been right.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Tenure of Office Act

Accepted Answer

The Tenure of Office Act was a United St

Question 15

Reconstruction involved several controversies,including those over

Accepted Answer

A)  readmission of Southern states into the Union. 
B)  the future economic system of the South. 
C)  the freedom of slaves. 
D)  the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Reconstruction process. 
E)  the introduction of a public school system in the South. 
A)  readmission of Southern states into the Union. 
B)  the future economic system of the South. 
C)  the freedom of slaves. 
D)  the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Reconstruction process. 
E)  the introduction of a public school system in the South.

Question 16

The Freedmen's Bureau

Accepted Answer

A)  was a postwar welfare agency for former slaves. 
B)  was largely a failure in providing education for former slaves. 
C)  distributed thousands of acres of land to former slaves. 
D)  advised former slaves to avoid signing labor contracts with their former masters. 
E)  remained an effective presence throughout Reconstruction. 
A)  was a postwar welfare agency for former slaves. 
B)  was largely a failure in providing education for former slaves. 
C)  distributed thousands of acres of land to former slaves. 
D)  advised former slaves to avoid signing labor contracts with their former masters. 
E)  remained an effective presence throughout Reconstruction.

Question 17

Was the northern effort to aid recently freed African Americans ever adequate,or was it too weak and half-hearted from the beginning? Could a more radical policy like that of Thaddeus Stevens have succeeded,or would it have sparked even more violent resistance?

Accepted Answer

The northern effort to aid recently free

Question 18

The fundamental issue at stake between Congress and President Andrew Johnson was

Accepted Answer

A)  Johnson's style of campaigning. 
B)  Johnson's sympathy with poor white Southerners. 
C)  whether the southern states would have to make substantial changes before being readmitted to the Union. 
D)  Johnson's lack of interest in educating and uplifting former slaves. 
E)  whether ex-Confederates could be elected to Congress. 
A)  Johnson's style of campaigning. 
B)  Johnson's sympathy with poor white Southerners. 
C)  whether the southern states would have to make substantial changes before being readmitted to the Union. 
D)  Johnson's lack of interest in educating and uplifting former slaves. 
E)  whether ex-Confederates could be elected to Congress.

Question 19

To many Northerners,the Black Codes seemed to indicate that

Accepted Answer

A)  the rights of blacks were being protected. 
B)  the transition to black freedom would be difficult. 
C)  the Civil War had been worth the sacrifice. 
D)  presidential Reconstruction was working. 
E)  possibly the North had not really won the Civil War. 
A)  the rights of blacks were being protected. 
B)  the transition to black freedom would be difficult. 
C)  the Civil War had been worth the sacrifice. 
D)  presidential Reconstruction was working. 
E)  possibly the North had not really won the Civil War.

Question 20

In the years following emancipation,black churches

Accepted Answer

A)  shrank as a new era of interracial worship emerged. 
B)  were careful to remain as invisible as possible to white authorities. 
C)  were recipients of considerable support from Northern white denominations. 
D)  tried to foster a back-to-Africa movement among ex-slaves. 
E)  grew rapidly and formed bedrock of black community life. 
A)  shrank as a new era of interracial worship emerged. 
B)  were careful to remain as invisible as possible to white authorities. 
C)  were recipients of considerable support from Northern white denominations. 
D)  tried to foster a back-to-Africa movement among ex-slaves. 
E)  grew rapidly and formed bedrock of black community life.

Exam 22: The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -mutual aid societies

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Union League

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Edwin M.Stanton

Political corruption during Reconstruction was

The Black Codes provided for

It has been observed that "the North won the Civil War,but the South won Reconstruction." Do you agree? Why or why not?

The Fourteenth Amendment

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles Sumner

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Civil Rights Bill

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ku Klux Klan

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ex parte Milligan (1866)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fifteenth Amendment

What was one of the reasons that Congress objected to the readmission of Southern states to the Union under Johnson's plan?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tenure of Office Act

Reconstruction involved several controversies,including those over

The Freedmen's Bureau

Was the northern effort to aid recently freed African Americans ever adequate,or was it too weak and half-hearted from the beginning? Could a more radical policy like that of Thaddeus Stevens have succeeded,or would it have sparked even more violent resistance?

The fundamental issue at stake between Congress and President Andrew Johnson was

To many Northerners,the Black Codes seemed to indicate that

In the years following emancipation,black churches

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