Question 1

What is the significance of the election of 1876 for the history and progress of Reconstruction?

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The election of 1876 was significant for

Question 2

The agency created to oversee relations between former slaves and their former masters during Reconstruction was the ____________________.

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The answer of The agency created to oversee relations between...

Question 3

White southerners' main complaint against the Freedmen's Bureau was that it was inefficient.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Andrew Johnson advised Southern legislatures to accept the Fourteenth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The strategy known as the "Mississippi Plan" aimed to do all of the following except

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A) intimidate black voters. 
B) force all southern whites to join the Democratic Party. 
C) end Republican rule in the South. 
D) return confiscated land to former owners. 
E) use economic coercion to control election outcomes. 
A) intimidate black voters. 
B) force all southern whites to join the Democratic Party. 
C) end Republican rule in the South. 
D) return confiscated land to former owners. 
E) use economic coercion to control election outcomes.

Question 6

The removal of ____________________ from the post of secretary of war triggered the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

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The answer of The removal of ____________________ from the post...

Question 7

Congressional laws in 1870 and 1871 did all of the following except

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A) empower the president to send in federal troops to suppress armed resistance to federal law. 
B) declare that any attempt to deprive another person of civil or political rights became a felony. 
C) classify interference with voting rights a federal offense. 
D) authorize martial law to guarantee racial harmony. 
E) give the president the power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus. 
A) empower the president to send in federal troops to suppress armed resistance to federal law. 
B) declare that any attempt to deprive another person of civil or political rights became a felony. 
C) classify interference with voting rights a federal offense. 
D) authorize martial law to guarantee racial harmony. 
E) give the president the power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus.

Question 8

The majority of southern Republican voters were

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A) wealthy planters. 
B) poor whites. 
C) blacks. 
D) women. 
E) Native Americans 
A) wealthy planters. 
B) poor whites. 
C) blacks. 
D) women. 
E) Native Americans

Question 9

The ones pushing for more reforms in the South in favor of African Americans were the

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A) Radical Republicans. 
B) Victory Party. 
C) Southern Democrats. 
D) Peace Party. 
E) Whigs. 
A) Radical Republicans. 
B) Victory Party. 
C) Southern Democrats. 
D) Peace Party. 
E) Whigs.

Question 10

Discuss the role of race and racism in the post Civil War South. What role did race play in southern resistance to Reconstruction? How did southern society attempt in the post-war era to retain the racial structure of the pre-war era?

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The role of race and racism in the post

Question 11

The main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to

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A) oversee relations between former masters and slaves. 
B) implement the process of land redistribution. 
C) deny access to legal redress for white southerners. 
D) punish former slave holders. 
E) get the Fourteenth Amendment passed. 
A) oversee relations between former masters and slaves. 
B) implement the process of land redistribution. 
C) deny access to legal redress for white southerners. 
D) punish former slave holders. 
E) get the Fourteenth Amendment passed.

Question 12

By the mid-1870s, northern Americans had grown increasingly

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A) supportive of the government's efforts to restructure the South. 
B) convinced that black Americans needed further protection from racist southern governments. 
C) weary of the turmoil of southern politics. 
D) weary of the federal government's failure to restructure the South. 
E) supportive of black immigration to the North to meet their labor needs and to stop the upheaval in the South. 
A) supportive of the government's efforts to restructure the South. 
B) convinced that black Americans needed further protection from racist southern governments. 
C) weary of the turmoil of southern politics. 
D) weary of the federal government's failure to restructure the South. 
E) supportive of black immigration to the North to meet their labor needs and to stop the upheaval in the South.

Question 13

The first state with a plan to eliminate black voting was which of the following?

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A) Mississippi 
B) Alabama 
C) Louisiana 
D) Arkansas 
E) Texas 
A) Mississippi 
B) Alabama 
C) Louisiana 
D) Arkansas 
E) Texas

Question 14

White southerners who joined the Republican Party were called ____________________.

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The answer of White southerners who joined the Republican Party...

Question 15

Johnson restored political and property rights to most former Confederate leaders by granting them ____________________.

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The answer of Johnson restored political and property rights to...

Question 16

The election of 1866 revealed

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A) strong support for Andrew Johnson's reconstruction plans. 
B) the emergence of white "backlash" in the South. 
C) the increasing popularity of the Republican Party among southern whites. 
D) the increasing popularity of the Democratic Party. 
E) the belief among Republicans that much more needed to be done to reconstruct the South. 
A) strong support for Andrew Johnson's reconstruction plans. 
B) the emergence of white "backlash" in the South. 
C) the increasing popularity of the Republican Party among southern whites. 
D) the increasing popularity of the Democratic Party. 
E) the belief among Republicans that much more needed to be done to reconstruct the South.

Question 17

People in the North regarded the Fifteenth Amendment as resolving the last of the great issues of the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Discuss the ways in which the contestation over Reconstruction played out in the political elections from 1864 to 1876, and the ways in which debates over Reconstruction affected the political arena and political parties.​

Accepted Answer

The contestation over Reconstruction pla

Question 19

Samuel Tilden was probably the real victor in the disputed election of 1876.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

All of the following were part of the Fourteenth Amendment except it

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A) gave all citizens equal protection of the law. 
B) funded the Confederate war debt. 
C) created a constitutional definition of citizenship. 
D) gave Congress broad powers to enforce the amendment. 
E) provided for equal protection under the law. 
A) gave all citizens equal protection of the law. 
B) funded the Confederate war debt. 
C) created a constitutional definition of citizenship. 
D) gave Congress broad powers to enforce the amendment. 
E) provided for equal protection under the law.

Exam 17: Reconstruction, 1863-1877

What is the significance of the election of 1876 for the history and progress of Reconstruction?

The agency created to oversee relations between former slaves and their former masters during Reconstruction was the ____________________.

White southerners' main complaint against the Freedmen's Bureau was that it was inefficient.

Andrew Johnson advised Southern legislatures to accept the Fourteenth Amendment.

The strategy known as the "Mississippi Plan" aimed to do all of the following except

The removal of ____________________ from the post of secretary of war triggered the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

Congressional laws in 1870 and 1871 did all of the following except

The majority of southern Republican voters were

The ones pushing for more reforms in the South in favor of African Americans were the

Discuss the role of race and racism in the post Civil War South. What role did race play in southern resistance to Reconstruction? How did southern society attempt in the post-war era to retain the racial structure of the pre-war era?

The main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to

By the mid-1870s, northern Americans had grown increasingly

The first state with a plan to eliminate black voting was which of the following?

White southerners who joined the Republican Party were called ____________________.

Johnson restored political and property rights to most former Confederate leaders by granting them ____________________.

The election of 1866 revealed

People in the North regarded the Fifteenth Amendment as resolving the last of the great issues of the war.

Discuss the ways in which the contestation over Reconstruction played out in the political elections from 1864 to 1876, and the ways in which debates over Reconstruction affected the political arena and political parties.​

Samuel Tilden was probably the real victor in the disputed election of 1876.

All of the following were part of the Fourteenth Amendment except it

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