Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) was a promi

Question 2

It has been wryly observed that "the North won the Civil War,but the South won Reconstruction." Interpret this statement and assess its truth.

Accepted Answer

The statement "the North won the Civil W

Question 3

The incident that caused the clash between Congress and President Johnson to explode into the open was

Accepted Answer

A)  passage of the Thirteenth Amendment. 
B)  the creation of the sharecropping system. 
C)  the attempt to pass the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  the South's regaining control of the Senate. 
E)  Johnson's veto of the bill to extend the Freedmen's Bureau. 
A)  passage of the Thirteenth Amendment. 
B)  the creation of the sharecropping system. 
C)  the attempt to pass the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  the South's regaining control of the Senate. 
E)  Johnson's veto of the bill to extend the Freedmen's Bureau.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"radical" regimes

Accepted Answer

"Radical" regimes refer to governments o

Question 5

The Freedmen's Bureau was established to do all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  act as a kind of welfare agency. 
B)  provide food, clothing, and medical care to slave refugees. 
C)  settle former slaves with forty-acre tracts confiscated from Confederates. 
D)  relocate blacks West or force them into labor contracts with former masters. 
E)  provide education that would help close the gap between blacks and whites. 
A)  act as a kind of welfare agency. 
B)  provide food, clothing, and medical care to slave refugees. 
C)  settle former slaves with forty-acre tracts confiscated from Confederates. 
D)  relocate blacks West or force them into labor contracts with former masters. 
E)  provide education that would help close the gap between blacks and whites.

Question 6

Which one of the following is least related to the other four?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scalawags 
B)  Ku Klux Klan 
C)  Carpetbaggers 
D)  Freedmen 
E)  Union League 
A)  Scalawags 
B)  Ku Klux Klan 
C)  Carpetbaggers 
D)  Freedmen 
E)  Union League

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-carpetbaggers

Accepted Answer

Carpetbaggers were a group of Northerner

Question 8

The Black Codes provided for all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  a ban on jury service by blacks. 
B)  a restriction against black migration from the South. 
C)  a bar on blacks from renting land. 
D)  punishment of blacks for idleness. 
E)  fines for blacks who jumped labor contracts. 
A)  a ban on jury service by blacks. 
B)  a restriction against black migration from the South. 
C)  a bar on blacks from renting land. 
D)  punishment of blacks for idleness. 
E)  fines for blacks who jumped labor contracts.

Question 9

Among the legacies of the Reconstruction effort were

Accepted Answer

A)  a national commitment to civil rights for all races in America. 
B)  establishment of economic and political guarantees for southern blacks. 
C)  a long-term eclipse of Republican party strength in southern states. 
D)  perpetuation of the ideas of states' rights and local self-government under the Constitution. 
E)  a sense of resentment and grievance among white southerners. 
A)  a national commitment to civil rights for all races in America. 
B)  establishment of economic and political guarantees for southern blacks. 
C)  a long-term eclipse of Republican party strength in southern states. 
D)  perpetuation of the ideas of states' rights and local self-government under the Constitution. 
E)  a sense of resentment and grievance among white southerners.

Question 10

Which of the following was not among the functions provided by the black Union League?

Accepted Answer

A)  Educating blacks in their civic duties 
B)  Campaigning for Republican candidates 
C)  Helping blacks migrate from the South to the North 
D)  Building black churches and schools 
E)  Recruiting militants to protect black communities 
A)  Educating blacks in their civic duties 
B)  Campaigning for Republican candidates 
C)  Helping blacks migrate from the South to the North 
D)  Building black churches and schools 
E)  Recruiting militants to protect black communities

Question 11

How did freed slaves respond to Reconstruction? How did freedom affect the economic,social,and political life of former slaves? In what ways was their freedom still incomplete?

Accepted Answer

Freed slaves responded to Reconstruction

Question 12

The white South viewed the Freedmen's Bureau as

Accepted Answer

A)  a meddlesome federal agency that threatened to upset white racial dominance. 
B)  an agency acceptable only because it also helped poor whites. 
C)  a valued partner in rebuilding the South. 
D)  more helpful in the North than the South. 
E)  a threat to state social service agencies. 
A)  a meddlesome federal agency that threatened to upset white racial dominance. 
B)  an agency acceptable only because it also helped poor whites. 
C)  a valued partner in rebuilding the South. 
D)  more helpful in the North than the South. 
E)  a threat to state social service agencies.

Question 13

In the 1866 congressional elections

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A)  President Johnson conducted a highly successful "swing around the circle" campaign tour promoting his policies. 
B)  radicals replaced moderates as the dominant Republican faction in Congress. 
C)  voters endorsed the congressional approach to Reconstruction. 
D)  Republicans lost their majority control of Congress. 
E)  a substantial number of white southern Republicans were elected to Congress. 
A)  President Johnson conducted a highly successful "swing around the circle" campaign tour promoting his policies. 
B)  radicals replaced moderates as the dominant Republican faction in Congress. 
C)  voters endorsed the congressional approach to Reconstruction. 
D)  Republicans lost their majority control of Congress. 
E)  a substantial number of white southern Republicans were elected to Congress.

Question 14

Under congressional Reconstruction,Southern states were required to

Accepted Answer

A)  organize and support the Republican party. 
B)  ratify the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  give freed slaves the right to vote. 
D)  provide land and education for former slaves. 
E)  protect black religious freedom. 
A)  organize and support the Republican party. 
B)  ratify the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  give freed slaves the right to vote. 
D)  provide land and education for former slaves. 
E)  protect black religious freedom.

Question 15

During Reconstruction,African American women assumed new political roles,which included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  participating in black church life. 
B)  monitoring state constitutional conventions. 
C)  participating in political rallies. 
D)  organizing mass meetings. 
E)  voting. 
A)  participating in black church life. 
B)  monitoring state constitutional conventions. 
C)  participating in political rallies. 
D)  organizing mass meetings. 
E)  voting.

Question 16

Reconstruction might have been more successful if

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Johnson had won reelection in 1868. 
B)  the U.S. army had more quickly suppressed the Ku Klux Klan. 
C)  control of the South had been returned to Southerners much sooner. 
D)  the federal government had not tampered with property rights. 
E)  Thaddeus Stevens's radical program of drastic economic reforms and stronger protection of political rights had been enacted. 
A)  Andrew Johnson had won reelection in 1868. 
B)  the U.S. army had more quickly suppressed the Ku Klux Klan. 
C)  control of the South had been returned to Southerners much sooner. 
D)  the federal government had not tampered with property rights. 
E)  Thaddeus Stevens's radical program of drastic economic reforms and stronger protection of political rights had been enacted.

Question 17

The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed

Accepted Answer

A)  citizenship and civil rights to freed slaves. 
B)  land for former slaves. 
C)  voting rights for former Confederates who had previously served in the U.S. Army. 
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)  voting rights for former Confederates who had previously served in the U.S. Army. 
D)  freed slaves the right to vote. 
E)  education to former slaves.

Question 18

Johnson was narrowly acquitted on the impeachment charges because

Accepted Answer

A)  Secretary of War Edwin Stanton aided Johnson's defense by spying on congressional prosecutors. 
B)  radical Republicans recognized that Johnson's successor would be worse. 
C)  many people favored destabilizing the federal government. 
D)  it was finally recognized that the charges were dubious and political. 
E)  Johnson promised to stop obstructing Republican policies. 
A)  Secretary of War Edwin Stanton aided Johnson's defense by spying on congressional prosecutors. 
B)  radical Republicans recognized that Johnson's successor would be worse. 
C)  many people favored destabilizing the federal government. 
D)  it was finally recognized that the charges were dubious and political. 
E)  Johnson promised to stop obstructing Republican policies.

Question 19

Assess the achievements and shortcomings of "radical" regimes in the South.What did they do that is worth admiring and worth condemning? What else might they have done to better achieve their goals?

Accepted Answer

The achievements and shortcomings of "ra

Question 20

Blacks in the South relied on the Union League to

Accepted Answer

A)  help them escape to the North during the Civil War. 
B)  provide them with relief payments until the Freedmen's Bureau was established. 
C)  educate them on their civic duties. 
D)  gain admittance to the Union Army. 
E)  protect them from the Ku Klux Klan. 
A)  help them escape to the North during the Civil War. 
B)  provide them with relief payments until the Freedmen's Bureau was established. 
C)  educate them on their civic duties. 
D)  gain admittance to the Union Army. 
E)  protect them from the Ku Klux Klan.

Exam 22: The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

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

It has been wryly observed that "the North won the Civil War,but the South won Reconstruction." Interpret this statement and assess its truth.

The incident that caused the clash between Congress and President Johnson to explode into the open was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"radical" regimes

The Freedmen's Bureau was established to do all of the following except

Which one of the following is least related to the other four?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -carpetbaggers

The Black Codes provided for all of the following except

Among the legacies of the Reconstruction effort were

Which of the following was not among the functions provided by the black Union League?

How did freed slaves respond to Reconstruction? How did freedom affect the economic,social,and political life of former slaves? In what ways was their freedom still incomplete?

The white South viewed the Freedmen's Bureau as

In the 1866 congressional elections

Under congressional Reconstruction,Southern states were required to

During Reconstruction,African American women assumed new political roles,which included all of the following except

Reconstruction might have been more successful if

The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed

Johnson was narrowly acquitted on the impeachment charges because

Assess the achievements and shortcomings of "radical" regimes in the South.What did they do that is worth admiring and worth condemning? What else might they have done to better achieve their goals?

Blacks in the South relied on the Union League to

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