Question 1

In 1865,Southern

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A)  whites quickly admitted they had been wrong in trying to secede and win Southern independence. 
B)  whites rapidly turned their slaves into paid employees. 
C)  blacks uniformly turned in anger and revenge against their former masters. 
D)  blacks often began traveling to test their freedom, search for family members, and seek economic opportunity. 
E)  blacks looked to the federal government for help. 
A)  whites quickly admitted they had been wrong in trying to secede and win Southern independence. 
B)  whites rapidly turned their slaves into paid employees. 
C)  blacks uniformly turned in anger and revenge against their former masters. 
D)  blacks often began traveling to test their freedom, search for family members, and seek economic opportunity. 
E)  blacks looked to the federal government for help.

Question 2

Radical Republicans have been both credited with having high ideals and accused of crass partisanship as motives for their Reconstruction policies.Which argument do you find more persuasive? Why?

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The argument that Radical Republicans ha

Question 3

The Fourteenth Amendment

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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)  met all the demands 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)  met all the demands of the radical Republicans. 
E)  made women as well as blacks U.S. citizens.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Black Codes

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The Black Codes were laws passed by Sout

Question 5

The fate of the defeated Confederate leaders was that

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A)  most were sentenced to prison for life. 
B)  several were executed for treason. 
C)  after brief jail terms, all were pardoned in 1868. 
D)  they were immediately returned to citizenship and full civil rights. 
E)  many went into exile in slaveholding Brazil. 
A)  most were sentenced to prison for life. 
B)  several were executed for treason. 
C)  after brief jail terms, all were pardoned in 1868. 
D)  they were immediately returned to citizenship and full civil rights. 
E)  many went into exile in slaveholding Brazil.

Question 6

There are several examples in American history of rapid reconciliation with the defeated foe.Why didn't the South receive this sympathetic treatment in Reconstruction? Who or what do you fault for the harshness of Southern Reconstruction? Why?

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The lack of sympathetic treatment toward

Question 7

All of the following are true statements about the Black Codes except

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A)  blacks were forced to work under labor contracts for little money for one year. 
B)  blacks who fled their employers could be dragged back to work by a paid "Negro-catcher." 
C)  they restricted the conditions under which blacks could legally marry. 
D)  blacks who fled could be made to forfeit back wages or hired out to pay their fines. 
E)  they were designed to reproduce the master-slave relationship after slavery was abolished. 
A)  blacks were forced to work under labor contracts for little money for one year. 
B)  blacks who fled their employers could be dragged back to work by a paid "Negro-catcher." 
C)  they restricted the conditions under which blacks could legally marry. 
D)  blacks who fled could be made to forfeit back wages or hired out to pay their fines. 
E)  they were designed to reproduce the master-slave relationship after slavery was abolished.

Question 8

The last of the Reconstruction era amendments to pass was the

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

Question 9

In the postwar South

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A)  the economy and social structure was utterly devastated. 
B)  the emancipation of slaves had surprisingly little economic consequence. 
C)  the much-feared inflation never materialized. 
D)  industry and transportation were damaged, but Southern agriculture continued to flourish. 
E)  poorer whites benefited from the end of plantation slavery. 
A)  the economy and social structure was utterly devastated. 
B)  the emancipation of slaves had surprisingly little economic consequence. 
C)  the much-feared inflation never materialized. 
D)  industry and transportation were damaged, but Southern agriculture continued to flourish. 
E)  poorer whites benefited from the end of plantation slavery.

Question 10

Which of these is not a true statement about women's rights activists during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras?

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A)  Female activists saw the struggle for black freedom and women's rights as one in the same. 
B)  During the war, many women's rights leaders worked for black emancipation first and foremost. 
C)  The Woman's Loyal League collected 400,000 signatures supporting a constitutional amendment ending slavery. 
D)  Women's rights activists campaigned in support of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments. 
E)  Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony sought to have the word "sex" added to the Fifteenth Amendment. 
A)  Female activists saw the struggle for black freedom and women's rights as one in the same. 
B)  During the war, many women's rights leaders worked for black emancipation first and foremost. 
C)  The Woman's Loyal League collected 400,000 signatures supporting a constitutional amendment ending slavery. 
D)  Women's rights activists campaigned in support of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments. 
E)  Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony sought to have the word "sex" added to the Fifteenth Amendment.

Question 11

A primary motive for the formation of the Ku Klux Klan was

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A)  hostility to the growing practice of interracial sex. 
B)  anger at the corruption in Reconstruction legislatures. 
C)  the southern desire to instigate guerrilla warfare against the occupying U.S. Army. 
D)  the sense of brotherhood that a secret society could develop. 
E)  white resentment of the ability and success of black legislators. 
A)  hostility to the growing practice of interracial sex. 
B)  anger at the corruption in Reconstruction legislatures. 
C)  the southern desire to instigate guerrilla warfare against the occupying U.S. Army. 
D)  the sense of brotherhood that a secret society could develop. 
E)  white resentment of the ability and success of black legislators.

Question 12

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

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The Civil Rights Act is a landmark piece

Question 13

In 1867,Secretary of State Seward achieved the Johnson administration's greatest success in foreign relations when he

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A)  commissioned the building of an all-new ironclad navy. 
B)  recognized the independent republic of Hawaii. 
C)  purchased Alaska from Russia. 
D)  acquired the former Dominican Republic as an American territory. 
E)  established friendly relations with the newly independent Dominion of Canada. 
A)  commissioned the building of an all-new ironclad navy. 
B)  recognized the independent republic of Hawaii. 
C)  purchased Alaska from Russia. 
D)  acquired the former Dominican Republic as an American territory. 
E)  established friendly relations with the newly independent Dominion of Canada.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Alexander Stephens

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Alexander Stephens (1812–1883) was an Am

Question 15

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

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The Fourteenth Amendment to the United S

Question 16

Most radical Reconstruction regimes in the South

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A)  expanded the legal rights of women. 
B)  established public-school systems. 
C)  were controlled by freed slaves. 
D)  were troubled by graft and corruption. 
E)  refused to permit southern whites to hold office. 
A)  expanded the legal rights of women. 
B)  established public-school systems. 
C)  were controlled by freed slaves. 
D)  were troubled by graft and corruption. 
E)  refused to permit southern whites to hold office.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Seward

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William Henry Seward was an influential

Question 18

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

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The Fifteenth Amendment to the United St

Question 19

For congressional Republicans,one of the most troubling aspects of the Southern states' quick restoration to the Union was that

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A)  with the black population fully counted, the South would be stronger than ever in national politics. 
B)  pro-Union southern politicians would be weak and inexperienced. 
C)  the majority white South might be represented by black Congressmen. 
D)  a high tariff might be reinstituted. 
E)  slavery might be re-established. 
A)  with the black population fully counted, the South would be stronger than ever in national politics. 
B)  pro-Union southern politicians would be weak and inexperienced. 
C)  the majority white South might be represented by black Congressmen. 
D)  a high tariff might be reinstituted. 
E)  slavery might be re-established.

Exam 22: The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

In 1865,Southern

Radical Republicans have been both credited with having high ideals and accused of crass partisanship as motives for their Reconstruction policies.Which argument do you find more persuasive? Why?

The Fourteenth Amendment

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Black Codes

The fate of the defeated Confederate leaders was that

There are several examples in American history of rapid reconciliation with the defeated foe.Why didn't the South receive this sympathetic treatment in Reconstruction? Who or what do you fault for the harshness of Southern Reconstruction? Why?

All of the following are true statements about the Black Codes except

The last of the Reconstruction era amendments to pass was the

In the postwar South

Which of these is not a true statement about women's rights activists during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras?

A primary motive for the formation of the Ku Klux Klan was

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

In 1867,Secretary of State Seward achieved the Johnson administration's greatest success in foreign relations when he

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Alexander Stephens

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

Most radical Reconstruction regimes in the South

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Seward

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

For congressional Republicans,one of the most troubling aspects of the Southern states' quick restoration to the Union was that

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