Question 1

What types of arguments did blacks not use at conventions to try to persuade whites to give them more rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  They reminded whites that blacks loved America, and were patriotic. 
B)  They asked for a justice that was blind to color. 
C)  They asked that whites live by the terms of the Declaration of Independence. 
D)  They said they would be content with being subservient, but wanted freedom. 
A)  They reminded whites that blacks loved America, and were patriotic. 
B)  They asked for a justice that was blind to color. 
C)  They asked that whites live by the terms of the Declaration of Independence. 
D)  They said they would be content with being subservient, but wanted freedom.

Question 2

Which of the following was not a part of the "black codes"?

Accepted Answer

A)  They granted blacks the right to purchase property, sue or be sued, and testify in court. 
B)  They allowed blacks the right to serve on juries. 
C)  They restricted black occupations and labor with employment contracts, corporal punishment, and high occupation fees. 
D)  They denied blacks the right to vote. 
A)  They granted blacks the right to purchase property, sue or be sued, and testify in court. 
B)  They allowed blacks the right to serve on juries. 
C)  They restricted black occupations and labor with employment contracts, corporal punishment, and high occupation fees. 
D)  They denied blacks the right to vote.

Question 3

The ________________ became the most important institution to blacks after Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________________ became the most important institution...

Question 4

Some feel that blacks became apathetic and content after receiving the right to vote. What evidence do we have that this statement is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks initiated sit-ins, labor strikes, and other unrest to protest unfair conditions. 
B)  Black intellectuals began writing on the subject of racial harmony and peace. 
C)  Black folk tales and other cultural developments began to grow stronger. 
D)  None-Most historians think this is what happened to blacks after the Fifteenth Amendment passed, and why it took so long for blacks to gain their rights. 
A)  Blacks initiated sit-ins, labor strikes, and other unrest to protest unfair conditions. 
B)  Black intellectuals began writing on the subject of racial harmony and peace. 
C)  Black folk tales and other cultural developments began to grow stronger. 
D)  None-Most historians think this is what happened to blacks after the Fifteenth Amendment passed, and why it took so long for blacks to gain their rights.

Question 5

What effect did the First Reconstruction Act have on black political power?

Accepted Answer

A)  It stated that all adult males could vote (with a few exceptions) and was the culmination of what blacks had been working for. 
B)  No effect whatsoever. It was a weak, ineffective piece of legislation. 
C)  It took the vote away from many blacks, since it required literacy in order to vote. 
D)  It allowed all blacks to vote, giving them tremendous power in both houses of Congress. 
A)  It stated that all adult males could vote (with a few exceptions) and was the culmination of what blacks had been working for. 
B)  No effect whatsoever. It was a weak, ineffective piece of legislation. 
C)  It took the vote away from many blacks, since it required literacy in order to vote. 
D)  It allowed all blacks to vote, giving them tremendous power in both houses of Congress.

Question 6

Why did many blacks meet in conventions in 1865 and 1866 across the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  to elect black leaders and black political candidates 
B)  to protest the black codes, and respectfully ask that whites live up to the ideals of America 
C)  Blacks were never allowed to meet in large groups anywhere in the South at that time. 
D)  to organize trips to Africa to escape the harsh situation in America 
A)  to elect black leaders and black political candidates 
B)  to protest the black codes, and respectfully ask that whites live up to the ideals of America 
C)  Blacks were never allowed to meet in large groups anywhere in the South at that time. 
D)  to organize trips to Africa to escape the harsh situation in America

Question 7

What was the main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

Accepted Answer

A)  to free the slaves in the South 
B)  to help blacks find jobs in the North 
C)  to help assist the newly freed slaves in their transition to freedom 
D)  to press for civil and political rights for blacks 
A)  to free the slaves in the South 
B)  to help blacks find jobs in the North 
C)  to help assist the newly freed slaves in their transition to freedom 
D)  to press for civil and political rights for blacks

Question 8

How did Johnson treat the former Confederates?

Accepted Answer

A)  He treated them with extreme leniency. Even many of the high leaders were granted pardons under Johnson. 
B)  He treated them very harshly. He hated them for looking down on him when he lived in Tennessee. 
C)  He basically ignored them, and hoped that blacks would gain political power in the South. 
D)  Johnson refused to pardon them, but would allow them to vote if they swore allegiance to the United States. 
A)  He treated them with extreme leniency. Even many of the high leaders were granted pardons under Johnson. 
B)  He treated them very harshly. He hated them for looking down on him when he lived in Tennessee. 
C)  He basically ignored them, and hoped that blacks would gain political power in the South. 
D)  Johnson refused to pardon them, but would allow them to vote if they swore allegiance to the United States.

Question 9

What would be an accurate description of black Presbyterian, Congregational, and Episcopal churches?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were formed only recently after the Civil War by freed blacks. 
B)  They were more rowdy and vocal than the slave religious ceremonies had been. 
C)  Their membership included generally the more prosperous, and lighter skinned, blacks in society. 
D)  They died out after the Civil War. 
A)  They were formed only recently after the Civil War by freed blacks. 
B)  They were more rowdy and vocal than the slave religious ceremonies had been. 
C)  Their membership included generally the more prosperous, and lighter skinned, blacks in society. 
D)  They died out after the Civil War.

Question 10

What was not a common feature of many sharecropping agreements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most of the time, landowners accepted a share of the crop for rent. 
B)  Sharecropping agreements spelled out blacks rights to vote and certain constitutional rights. 
C)  Landowners sometimes made requirements about what crops could be planted and raised. 
D)  Laborers could not quit or strike. 
A)  Most of the time, landowners accepted a share of the crop for rent. 
B)  Sharecropping agreements spelled out blacks rights to vote and certain constitutional rights. 
C)  Landowners sometimes made requirements about what crops could be planted and raised. 
D)  Laborers could not quit or strike.

Question 11

What form did the violence in the South take?

Accepted Answer

A)  only against individuals, when whites saw blacks "stepping out of line" 
B)  generally, only with mobs of whites lynching black men 
C)  generally, with significant provocation from the black victim before murders took place 
D)  violence was widespread, and took any form and any level of brutality 
A)  only against individuals, when whites saw blacks "stepping out of line" 
B)  generally, only with mobs of whites lynching black men 
C)  generally, with significant provocation from the black victim before murders took place 
D)  violence was widespread, and took any form and any level of brutality

Question 12

What characteristics did some black and white ministers preach against in their sermons to the newly freed slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of wealth, and lack of a desire to work hard 
B)  blacks' refusal to stand up for their political rights 
C)  the increasing level of violence among many former slaves 
D)  lack of morals, drinking, and gambling 
A)  lack of wealth, and lack of a desire to work hard 
B)  blacks' refusal to stand up for their political rights 
C)  the increasing level of violence among many former slaves 
D)  lack of morals, drinking, and gambling

Question 13

Which of the following was not a way whites reacted to blacks attempting to establish schools in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sometimes with violence, including killing teachers. 
B)  Sometimes by burning school buildings. 
C)  With verbal opposition, stating that blacks simply could not learn. 
D)  By establishing integrated schools with very limited financial support. 
A)  Sometimes with violence, including killing teachers. 
B)  Sometimes by burning school buildings. 
C)  With verbal opposition, stating that blacks simply could not learn. 
D)  By establishing integrated schools with very limited financial support.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true about the importance of education to blacks after Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  They didn't really consider it very important, since many realized they would only be able to get work as field hands. 
B)  They saw education and freedom as closely linked, and often went to great lengths to form schools and attend them. 
C)  They thought it was important, but felt as though they had to accomplish other things before whites would allow them an education. 
D)  Blacks already had access to an education in the United States. Their school attendance and attitudes did not change after Reconstruction. 
A)  They didn't really consider it very important, since many realized they would only be able to get work as field hands. 
B)  They saw education and freedom as closely linked, and often went to great lengths to form schools and attend them. 
C)  They thought it was important, but felt as though they had to accomplish other things before whites would allow them an education. 
D)  Blacks already had access to an education in the United States. Their school attendance and attitudes did not change after Reconstruction.

Question 15

What was not a limitation of the Freedmen's Bureau?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress failed to appropriate enough money to it. 
B)  There were never enough personnel involved and staff members frequently held racist views of blacks. 
C)  The Freedmen's Bureau was given huge responsibilities, including education, mediating labor contracts, obtaining land, and settling criminal disputes. 
D)  The Freedman's Bureau was not supported by any whites in the North. 
A)  Congress failed to appropriate enough money to it. 
B)  There were never enough personnel involved and staff members frequently held racist views of blacks. 
C)  The Freedmen's Bureau was given huge responsibilities, including education, mediating labor contracts, obtaining land, and settling criminal disputes. 
D)  The Freedman's Bureau was not supported by any whites in the North.

Question 16

What was the problem with the labor contracts for many blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were few problems, because of the beneficial attitudes of many Freedmen's Bureau workers. 
B)  They were rarely done voluntarily, or on an equal basis. Blacks ended up at about the same station as during slavery. 
C)  Blacks refused to sign them, thinking that whites were trying to trick them into slavery again. 
D)  The labor contracts were not the main problem. White landowners simply refused to obey their terms. 
A)  There were few problems, because of the beneficial attitudes of many Freedmen's Bureau workers. 
B)  They were rarely done voluntarily, or on an equal basis. Blacks ended up at about the same station as during slavery. 
C)  Blacks refused to sign them, thinking that whites were trying to trick them into slavery again. 
D)  The labor contracts were not the main problem. White landowners simply refused to obey their terms.

Question 17

What did the Radical Republicans not do to Andrew Johnson in response to his vetoes of Senator Lyman Trumbull's bills?

Accepted Answer

A)  impeach him 
B)  remove him from office-removal only failed by one vote 
C)  override his vetoes 
D)  Radical Republicans lacked political power since racism was so entrenched; they were unable to do anything about Johnson's vetoes 
A)  impeach him 
B)  remove him from office-removal only failed by one vote 
C)  override his vetoes 
D)  Radical Republicans lacked political power since racism was so entrenched; they were unable to do anything about Johnson's vetoes

Question 18

What were some of the limitations of black teachers in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were often former house slaves, and had no knowledge about the lives of agricultural workers. 
B)  They were often poorly educated themselves. 
C)  They were highly educated, and frequently became very frustrated with their students. 
D)  They had some education, but were generally forced into teaching, and therefore put little effort into it. 
A)  They were often former house slaves, and had no knowledge about the lives of agricultural workers. 
B)  They were often poorly educated themselves. 
C)  They were highly educated, and frequently became very frustrated with their students. 
D)  They had some education, but were generally forced into teaching, and therefore put little effort into it.

Question 19

What did the Fourteenth Amendment not do?

Accepted Answer

A)  It made all people born in the United States citizens. 
B)  It unpardoned many of the people Johnson had pardoned. 
C)  It made the black codes unconstitutional. 
D)  It explicitly gave black men the right to vote. 
A)  It made all people born in the United States citizens. 
B)  It unpardoned many of the people Johnson had pardoned. 
C)  It made the black codes unconstitutional. 
D)  It explicitly gave black men the right to vote.

Question 20

Which of the following is true about the Port Royal Experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ex-slaves began to work the land around Port Royal, South Carolina, and some were able to purchase property. 
B)  It was a Southern experiment to re-institute slavery. The experiment failed when Lincoln discovered it. 
C)  It was an attempt to force slaves into industrial labor in the North. 
D)  Blacks there were immediately forced on ships to go to Africa. 
A)  Ex-slaves began to work the land around Port Royal, South Carolina, and some were able to purchase property. 
B)  It was a Southern experiment to re-institute slavery. The experiment failed when Lincoln discovered it. 
C)  It was an attempt to force slaves into industrial labor in the North. 
D)  Blacks there were immediately forced on ships to go to Africa.

Exam 12: The Meaning of Freedom: the Promise of Reconstruction

What types of arguments did blacks not use at conventions to try to persuade whites to give them more rights?

Which of the following was not a part of the "black codes"?

The ________________ became the most important institution to blacks after Reconstruction.

Some feel that blacks became apathetic and content after receiving the right to vote. What evidence do we have that this statement is not true?

What effect did the First Reconstruction Act have on black political power?

Why did many blacks meet in conventions in 1865 and 1866 across the South?

What was the main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

How did Johnson treat the former Confederates?

What would be an accurate description of black Presbyterian, Congregational, and Episcopal churches?

What was not a common feature of many sharecropping agreements?

What form did the violence in the South take?

What characteristics did some black and white ministers preach against in their sermons to the newly freed slaves?

Which of the following was not a way whites reacted to blacks attempting to establish schools in the South?

Which of the following statements is true about the importance of education to blacks after Reconstruction?

What was not a limitation of the Freedmen's Bureau?

What was the problem with the labor contracts for many blacks?

What did the Radical Republicans not do to Andrew Johnson in response to his vetoes of Senator Lyman Trumbull's bills?

What were some of the limitations of black teachers in the South?

What did the Fourteenth Amendment not do?

Which of the following is true about the Port Royal Experiment?

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