Question 1

Politicians at all levels universally embraced civil service reform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Almost all of the blacks elected to the United States House and Senate during Reconstruction

Accepted Answer

A) were illiterate. 
B) had attended secondary school. 
C) were college graduates. 
D) were Democrats. 
E) had fought for the Confederacy. 
A) were illiterate. 
B) had attended secondary school. 
C) were college graduates. 
D) were Democrats. 
E) had fought for the Confederacy. B

Question 3

____________________ was a construction company for the Union Pacific Railroad that gave congressmen stock in return for land grants and loans from the government.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

In response to the Hamburg Massacre, President Grant

Accepted Answer

A) sent in federal troops. 
B) withdrew troops from the South. 
C) decided not to run for a third term. 
D) encouraged the southern states to create their own militia units. 
E) organized black militia units. 
A) sent in federal troops. 
B) withdrew troops from the South. 
C) decided not to run for a third term. 
D) encouraged the southern states to create their own militia units. 
E) organized black militia units.

Question 5

____________________ refers to paying workers with a share of the crop.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ refers to paying workers with a...

Question 6

Roughly ____________________ percent of southern Republican voters were white.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Roughly ____________________ percent of southern Republican voters were...

Question 7

Under the U.S. Constitution, impeachment by the House removes an official from office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Tennessee was the first ex-Confederate state to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment in order to be "readmitted" to the union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Compromise of 1877 signified

Accepted Answer

A) a renewal of federal support for the civil rights of all Americans. 
B) the end of Reconstruction. 
C) the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. 
D) the decline of Democratic Party control of Congress. 
E) the end of the spoils system. 
A) a renewal of federal support for the civil rights of all Americans. 
B) the end of Reconstruction. 
C) the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. 
D) the decline of Democratic Party control of Congress. 
E) the end of the spoils system.

Question 10

The congressional acts that divided the former Confederate states (except Tennessee) into five military districts, enfranchised black men, disenfranchised some Confederates, and called for new constitutional conventions were the ______________________________.

Accepted Answer

Reconstruc

Question 11

During the 1866 congressional election campaign, Republicans made clear that any ex-Confederate state that ratified the Fourteenth Amendment would be considered "reconstructed" and that its representatives and senators would be seated in Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Carpetbaggers held a disproportionate number of high political offices in southern state governments during Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Southern whites regarded "Carpetbaggers" as

Accepted Answer

A) traitors to their home region. 
B) noble and idealistic "modernizers" to the region's social structure. 
C) agents of an army of occupation. 
D) incorruptible in political affairs. 
E) supporters of white supremacy. 
A) traitors to their home region. 
B) noble and idealistic "modernizers" to the region's social structure. 
C) agents of an army of occupation. 
D) incorruptible in political affairs. 
E) supporters of white supremacy.

Question 14

The dramatic rise in political corruption in the post-Civil War era was triggered by​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the expansion of government contracts and bureaucracy that created new opportunities for abuse. 
B) ​relaxed standards and rules after years of wartime hardship. 
C) ​rapid postwar economic growth. 
D) ​the emergence of get-rich-quick schemes. 
E) ​all of these choices. 
A) ​the expansion of government contracts and bureaucracy that created new opportunities for abuse. 
B) ​relaxed standards and rules after years of wartime hardship. 
C) ​rapid postwar economic growth. 
D) ​the emergence of get-rich-quick schemes. 
E) ​all of these choices.

Question 15

Dissatisfied with Grant's administration, Liberal Republicans nominated _________________ for President in 1872.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Dissatisfied with Grant's administration, Liberal Republicans nominated _________________...

Question 16

Blacks held a majority of public political offices in several southern states during Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The agricultural system under which workers farmed land they did not own in return for part of the crop they produced was called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The agricultural system under which workers farmed...

Question 18

In 1866, black and white abolitionists formed the American Equal Rights Association to work for ____________________.

Accepted Answer

black and

Question 19

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 divided the South into an occupied territory under military command.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Disputed election returns in the 1876 presidential election came from Louisiana, South Carolina, and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Disputed election returns in the 1876 presidential...

Exam 17: Reconstruction, 1863-1877

Politicians at all levels universally embraced civil service reform.

Almost all of the blacks elected to the United States House and Senate during Reconstruction

____________________ was a construction company for the Union Pacific Railroad that gave congressmen stock in return for land grants and loans from the government.

In response to the Hamburg Massacre, President Grant

____________________ refers to paying workers with a share of the crop.

Roughly ____________________ percent of southern Republican voters were white.

Under the U.S. Constitution, impeachment by the House removes an official from office.

Tennessee was the first ex-Confederate state to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment in order to be "readmitted" to the union.

The Compromise of 1877 signified

The congressional acts that divided the former Confederate states (except Tennessee) into five military districts, enfranchised black men, disenfranchised some Confederates, and called for new constitutional conventions were the ______________________________.

During the 1866 congressional election campaign, Republicans made clear that any ex-Confederate state that ratified the Fourteenth Amendment would be considered "reconstructed" and that its representatives and senators would be seated in Congress.

Carpetbaggers held a disproportionate number of high political offices in southern state governments during Reconstruction.

Southern whites regarded "Carpetbaggers" as

The dramatic rise in political corruption in the post-Civil War era was triggered by​

Dissatisfied with Grant's administration, Liberal Republicans nominated _________________ for President in 1872.

Blacks held a majority of public political offices in several southern states during Reconstruction.

The agricultural system under which workers farmed land they did not own in return for part of the crop they produced was called ____________________.

In 1866, black and white abolitionists formed the American Equal Rights Association to work for ____________________.

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 divided the South into an occupied territory under military command.

Disputed election returns in the 1876 presidential election came from Louisiana, South Carolina, and ____________________.

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Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

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A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

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