Question 1

For Southern blacks, emancipation following the Civil War meant all of the following except

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A)  the ability to search for lost family. 
B)  the right to get married. 
C)  the opportunity to form their own churches. 
D)  the opportunity for an education. 
E)  maintenance in the status quo anteof the social behavior and personal relations between white Southerners and freed blacks. 
A)  the ability to search for lost family. 
B)  the right to get married. 
C)  the opportunity to form their own churches. 
D)  the opportunity for an education. 
E)  maintenance in the status quo anteof the social behavior and personal relations between white Southerners and freed blacks. E

Question 2

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

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William Henry Seward was an influential American politician who served as the Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Born on May 16, 1801, in Florida, New York, Seward was a prominent figure in the antebellum period and the Civil War era of United States history.

Seward began his political career as a member of the Whig Party and later became a key leader in the newly formed Republican Party. He served as the Governor of New York from 1839 to 1842 and was elected to the United States Senate in 1849, where he was a strong opponent of the expansion of slavery into the territories, a stance that made him a leading figure in the anti-slavery movement.

His historical significance is most notably tied to his tenure as Secretary of State during the Civil War. In this role, he was a close advisor to President Lincoln and played a crucial part in preventing foreign intervention in the conflict, particularly from Britain and France, which could have altered the course of the war. Seward's diplomatic efforts helped to maintain the Union's international isolation of the Confederacy.

One of Seward's most enduring legacies is his role in the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, an act that was initially mocked as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox" due to the perception that the territory was a frozen wasteland of little value. However, this acquisition of 586,412 square miles at a cost of about two cents an acre ($7.2 million in total) proved to be a visionary move. Alaska became a significant source of natural resources, including timber, oil, and gold, and was admitted as the 49th state of the United States in 1959.

Seward also worked on other important diplomatic issues, such as the Trent Affair, which involved the Union's seizure of a British ship carrying Confederate envoys, and the resolution of claims against Great Britain for damages caused by the British-built Confederate raider, CSS Alabama.

William Seward's career was marked by his commitment to the abolition of slavery, his skillful diplomacy during one of the most tumultuous periods in American history, and his foresight in expanding the territory of the United States. He died on October 10, 1872, but his contributions to the nation have left a lasting impact on the course of American history.

Question 3

The Black Codes provided for all of the following except

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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. B

Question 4

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

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The statement "the North won the Civil W

Question 5

The goals of the Ku Klux Klan included all of the following except

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A)  "keep blacks in their place"; that is, subservient to whites. 
B)  prevent blacks from voting. 
C)  keep white "carpetbaggers" from voting. 
D)  support the Force Acts of 1870 and 1871. 
E)  end radical Reconstruction. 
A)  "keep blacks in their place"; that is, subservient to whites. 
B)  prevent blacks from voting. 
C)  keep white "carpetbaggers" from voting. 
D)  support the Force Acts of 1870 and 1871. 
E)  end radical Reconstruction.

Question 6

Radical congressional Reconstruction of the South finally ended when

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A)  the South accepted the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. 
B)  the last federal troops were removed in 1877 and a "solid" Democratic South became politically institutionalized. 
C)  President Johnson was not reelected in 1868. 
D)  the Supreme Court ruled in Ex parte Milligan that military tribunals could not try civilians. 
E)  blacks showed they could defend their civil rights adequately in state courts and legislatures without federal congressional and military intervention. 
A)  the South accepted the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. 
B)  the last federal troops were removed in 1877 and a "solid" Democratic South became politically institutionalized. 
C)  President Johnson was not reelected in 1868. 
D)  the Supreme Court ruled in Ex parte Milligan that military tribunals could not try civilians. 
E)  blacks showed they could defend their civil rights adequately in state courts and legislatures without federal congressional and military intervention.

Question 7

The official charge that the House of Representatives used to impeach President Johnson was his

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A)  veto of the Reconstruction Act of 1867. 
B)  readmission of Southern states without seriously reconstructing them. 
C)  dismissal of Secretary of War Stanton contrary to the Tenure of Office Act. 
D)  apparent sympathy with the Ku Klux Klan. 
E)  veto of the Freedmen's Bureau bill. 
A)  veto of the Reconstruction Act of 1867. 
B)  readmission of Southern states without seriously reconstructing them. 
C)  dismissal of Secretary of War Stanton contrary to the Tenure of Office Act. 
D)  apparent sympathy with the Ku Klux Klan. 
E)  veto of the Freedmen's Bureau bill.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Reconstruction Act

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The Reconstruction Act, also known as th

Question 9

Under congressional Reconstruction, Southern states were required to

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A)  organize and support the Republican party. 
B)  ratify the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  guarantee adult male slaves the right to vote through provisions in their state constitutions. 
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)  guarantee adult male slaves the right to vote through provisions in their state constitutions. 
D)  provide land and education for former slaves. 
E)  protect black religious freedom.

Question 10

The text authors claim that the midterm elections of 1866 were "more crucial than some presidential elections." Do you agree? Why or why not?

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I agree with the text authors' claim tha

Question 11

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 and Democrats could possibly regain control of Congress in the near future. 
B)  President Johnson would likely be defeated in the 1868 presidential election. 
C)  the majority white South might be represented by black Congressmen. 
D)  a high tariff might be reinstituted. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  with the black population fully counted, the South would be stronger than ever in national politics and Democrats could possibly regain control of Congress in the near future. 
B)  President Johnson would likely be defeated in the 1868 presidential election. 
C)  the majority white South might be represented by black Congressmen. 
D)  a high tariff might be reinstituted. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 12

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 13

Political corruption during Reconstruction was

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A)  primarily the fault of white carpetbaggers and scalawags. 
B)  located in the North. 
C)  common in both North and South. 
D)  present in all Southern states except South Carolina and Louisiana. 
E)  almost entirely conducted by blacks. 
A)  primarily the fault of white carpetbaggers and scalawags. 
B)  located in the North. 
C)  common in both North and South. 
D)  present in all Southern states except South Carolina and Louisiana. 
E)  almost entirely conducted by blacks.

Question 14

Reconstruction involved extended controversies over

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A)  readmission of Southern states into the Union. 
B)  civil and political rights for former slaves. 
C)  defining the political and economic scope and meaning of "freedom" for slaves. 
D)  political direction and control of the Reconstruction process between President Johnson and the Republican Congress. 
E)  treatment of former Confederate leaders. 
A)  readmission of Southern states into the Union. 
B)  civil and political rights for former slaves. 
C)  defining the political and economic scope and meaning of "freedom" for slaves. 
D)  political direction and control of the Reconstruction process between President Johnson and the Republican Congress. 
E)  treatment of former Confederate leaders.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Seward's Folly"

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"Seward's Folly" refers to the purchase

Question 16

To many Northerners, the Black Codes seemed to indicate that

Accepted Answer

A)  the transition to black freedom would be easy. 
B)  blacks were unable to manage the transition to freedom autonomously. 
C)  the Civil War had been worth the sacrifice. 
D)  presidential Reconstruction was working effectively and swiftly. 
E)  the arrogant South was acting as if the North had not really won the Civil War and the North had sacrificed its young men in vain. 
A)  the transition to black freedom would be easy. 
B)  blacks were unable to manage the transition to freedom autonomously. 
C)  the Civil War had been worth the sacrifice. 
D)  presidential Reconstruction was working effectively and swiftly. 
E)  the arrogant South was acting as if the North had not really won the Civil War and the North had sacrificed its young men in vain.

Question 17

From 1878 to 1880, some twenty-five thousand blacks from Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi, known as "the Exodusters", were

Accepted Answer

A)  black church leaders who linked emancipation to the Book of Exodus. 
B)  black migrants from the South to Northern cities. 
C)  black freedmen who left the South to seek opportunity in Kansas. 
D)  a political organization developed by the freedmen. 
E)  black homesteaders in Oklahoma and Kansas who eventually fled the dust bowl. 
A)  black church leaders who linked emancipation to the Book of Exodus. 
B)  black migrants from the South to Northern cities. 
C)  black freedmen who left the South to seek opportunity in Kansas. 
D)  a political organization developed by the freedmen. 
E)  black homesteaders in Oklahoma and Kansas who eventually fled the dust bowl.

Question 18

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 19

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

Accepted Answer

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United St

Question 20

What role did each of the following play in the congressional assumption of control over Reconstruction policy: Black Codes, Southern election of former Confederates, and President Johnson's personality and actions?

Accepted Answer

The Black Codes played a significant rol

For Southern blacks, emancipation following the Civil War meant all of the following except

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

The Black Codes provided for all of the following except

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 goals of the Ku Klux Klan included all of the following except

Radical congressional Reconstruction of the South finally ended when

The official charge that the House of Representatives used to impeach President Johnson was his

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Reconstruction Act

Under congressional Reconstruction, Southern states were required to

The text authors claim that the midterm elections of 1866 were "more crucial than some presidential elections." Do you agree? Why or why not?

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

In the postwar South

Political corruption during Reconstruction was

Reconstruction involved extended controversies over

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Seward's Folly"

To many Northerners, the Black Codes seemed to indicate that

From 1878 to 1880, some twenty-five thousand blacks from Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi, known as "the Exodusters", were

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

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

What role did each of the following play in the congressional assumption of control over Reconstruction policy: Black Codes, Southern election of former Confederates, and President Johnson's personality and actions?

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920–1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933–1939

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933–1941

America in World War II 1941–1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Exam 1: The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

For Southern blacks, emancipation following the Civil War meant all of the following except

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

The Black Codes provided for all of the following except

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 goals of the Ku Klux Klan included all of the following except

Radical congressional Reconstruction of the South finally ended when

The official charge that the House of Representatives used to impeach President Johnson was his

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Reconstruction Act

Under congressional Reconstruction, Southern states were required to

The text authors claim that the midterm elections of 1866 were "more crucial than some presidential elections." Do you agree? Why or why not?

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

In the postwar South

Political corruption during Reconstruction was

Reconstruction involved extended controversies over

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Seward's Folly"

To many Northerners, the Black Codes seemed to indicate that

From 1878 to 1880, some twenty-five thousand blacks from Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi, known as "the Exodusters", were

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

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

What role did each of the following play in the congressional assumption of control over Reconstruction policy: Black Codes, Southern election of former Confederates, and President Johnson's personality and actions?

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920–1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933–1939

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933–1941

America in World War II 1941–1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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