Question 1

In regard to civil rights, the Fourteenth Amendment

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A) greatly expanded the federal government's powers and limited the authority of state governments. 
B) extended citizenship to Native Americans (Indians). 
C) reduced constitutional protection of minority rights. 
D) limited the power of the federal government and expanded the authority of state governments. 
E) gave blacks the right to vote. 
A) greatly expanded the federal government's powers and limited the authority of state governments. 
B) extended citizenship to Native Americans (Indians). 
C) reduced constitutional protection of minority rights. 
D) limited the power of the federal government and expanded the authority of state governments. 
E) gave blacks the right to vote.

Question 2

Ulysses S. Grant depended on this group for his presidential victory in 1868.

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A) northern Democrats 
B) southern Democrats 
C) African Americans 
D) National Union Party members 
E) immigrants from Europe. 
A) northern Democrats 
B) southern Democrats 
C) African Americans 
D) National Union Party members 
E) immigrants from Europe.

Question 3

The main issue addressed by the 15th Amendment was

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A) housing. 
B) lynching. 
C) segregation. 
D) civil rights. 
E) voting. 
A) housing. 
B) lynching. 
C) segregation. 
D) civil rights. 
E) voting.

Question 4

The four southern states remaining under Republican control in 1875 were South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and

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A) Georgia. 
B) Louisiana. 
C) South Carolina. 
D) Virginia. 
E) Texas 
A) Georgia. 
B) Louisiana. 
C) South Carolina. 
D) Virginia. 
E) Texas

Question 5

Newly enfranchised freedmen learned about their rights and responsibilities as voters​

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A) ​from former masters. 
B) ​black churches. 
C) ​from black politicians. 
D) ​by reading voting guides. 
E) ​All of these choices. 
A) ​from former masters. 
B) ​black churches. 
C) ​from black politicians. 
D) ​by reading voting guides. 
E) ​All of these choices.

Question 6

The Fourteenth Amendment did all of the following except

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A) define blacks as American citizens. 
B) grant equal protection of the laws. 
C) guarantee the Confederate debt. 
D) disqualify a significant number of ex-Confederates from holding federal or state office. 
E) grant due process under the law. 
A) define blacks as American citizens. 
B) grant equal protection of the laws. 
C) guarantee the Confederate debt. 
D) disqualify a significant number of ex-Confederates from holding federal or state office. 
E) grant due process under the law.

Question 7

Blacks held office in many states throughout the South in numbers far exceeding their proportion of the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is a true statement about the 1875 civil rights law that the Supreme Court struck down in its 1883 ruling in Civil Rights cases?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​It banned marriage between blacks and whites. 
B) ​It overly restricted voting rights. 
C) ​Its ban on discrimination on public transportation was overly broad. 
D) ​The congressmen who supported the law were confident it was constitutional and found the court's ruling surprising. 
E) ​The law was widely enforced when the ruling came down. 
A) ​It banned marriage between blacks and whites. 
B) ​It overly restricted voting rights. 
C) ​Its ban on discrimination on public transportation was overly broad. 
D) ​The congressmen who supported the law were confident it was constitutional and found the court's ruling surprising. 
E) ​The law was widely enforced when the ruling came down.

Question 9

The Fourteenth Amendment dealt only with awarding the franchise to African Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Most Southern Republicans were poor, illiterate, and property less; most Northern Republicans represented the most prosperous, educated, and influential elements of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

One of Grant's major problems as president was that he put too much trust in people under him.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Tenure of Office Act

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A) angered congressmen by limiting their terms to two years. 
B) stated that a president could only hold office while in good standing. 
C) required Senate approval before the president could remove a cabinet member. 
D) was designed to implement the spoils system. 
E) limited the president to two terms in office. 
A) angered congressmen by limiting their terms to two years. 
B) stated that a president could only hold office while in good standing. 
C) required Senate approval before the president could remove a cabinet member. 
D) was designed to implement the spoils system. 
E) limited the president to two terms in office.

Question 13

The term "bayonet rule" refers to

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A) the use of threats and intimidation to prevent blacks from voting. 
B) a requirement that all U.S. Army officers carry a bayonet while on guard duty. 
C) the use of federal troops to support Republican state governments and black rights in the South. 
D) civil rights leaders' call for mass arrests of Ku Klux Klan members. 
E) the methods used by white southerners to regain control of their state governments. 
A) the use of threats and intimidation to prevent blacks from voting. 
B) a requirement that all U.S. Army officers carry a bayonet while on guard duty. 
C) the use of federal troops to support Republican state governments and black rights in the South. 
D) civil rights leaders' call for mass arrests of Ku Klux Klan members. 
E) the methods used by white southerners to regain control of their state governments.

Question 14

Andrew Johnson privately characterized his meeting with Frederick Douglass in hateful and racist language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The notorious massacre of black militiamen in Louisiana in 1873 was known as the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The notorious massacre of black militiamen in...

Question 16

Andrew Johnson got along well with Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The linking of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad lines occurred in ____________________ Territory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The linking of the Union Pacific and...

Question 18

The disputed results of the 1876 presidential election so raised people's anger that many feared another _________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The disputed results of the 1876 presidential...

Question 19

Abraham Lincoln never encouraged freed people to emigrate to all-black countries like Haiti.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What happened to former slaves at the end of the Civil War? What assistance was offered by the government? How successful was the government in achieving its objectives for freed men and women?

Accepted Answer

At the end of the Civil War, former slav

Exam 17: Reconstruction, 1863-1877

In regard to civil rights, the Fourteenth Amendment

Ulysses S. Grant depended on this group for his presidential victory in 1868.

The main issue addressed by the 15th Amendment was

The four southern states remaining under Republican control in 1875 were South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and

Newly enfranchised freedmen learned about their rights and responsibilities as voters​

The Fourteenth Amendment did all of the following except

Blacks held office in many states throughout the South in numbers far exceeding their proportion of the population.

Which of the following is a true statement about the 1875 civil rights law that the Supreme Court struck down in its 1883 ruling in Civil Rights cases?​

The Fourteenth Amendment dealt only with awarding the franchise to African Americans.

Most Southern Republicans were poor, illiterate, and property less; most Northern Republicans represented the most prosperous, educated, and influential elements of society.

One of Grant's major problems as president was that he put too much trust in people under him.

The Tenure of Office Act

The term "bayonet rule" refers to

Andrew Johnson privately characterized his meeting with Frederick Douglass in hateful and racist language.

The notorious massacre of black militiamen in Louisiana in 1873 was known as the ____________________.

Andrew Johnson got along well with Congress.

The linking of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad lines occurred in ____________________ Territory.

The disputed results of the 1876 presidential election so raised people's anger that many feared another _________________.

Abraham Lincoln never encouraged freed people to emigrate to all-black countries like Haiti.

What happened to former slaves at the end of the Civil War? What assistance was offered by the government? How successful was the government in achieving its objectives for freed men and women?

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Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

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Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

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Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

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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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America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

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Newly enfranchised freedmen learned about their rights and responsibilities as voters

Which of the following is a true statement about the 1875 civil rights law that the Supreme Court struck down in its 1883 ruling in Civil Rights cases?