Question 1

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

sharecropping

Question 2

Which of the following is not true of black political activity during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A) Most black voters were illiterate ex-slaves. 
B) More than 50 percent of high state and federal offices were held by blacks. 
C) Prominent black leaders were educated and most had been free prior to the Civil War. 
D) A majority of black voters were members of the Republican Party. 
E) Blacks served in both the US House of Representatives and the Senate. 
A) Most black voters were illiterate ex-slaves. 
B) More than 50 percent of high state and federal offices were held by blacks. 
C) Prominent black leaders were educated and most had been free prior to the Civil War. 
D) A majority of black voters were members of the Republican Party. 
E) Blacks served in both the US House of Representatives and the Senate. B

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 C

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Both major political party presidential candidates in 1876 were reformist governors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

The 1915 film ____________________ depicted Reconstruction and African Americans in a very negative way.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The 1915 film ____________________ depicted Reconstruction and...

Question 8

Compare southern society in 1860 with that of 1877.Describe the similarities and differences,as well as adaptations and changes that took place during the Civil War and Reconstruction years.Was the "New South" a very different place after Reconstruction than it had been before the war?

Accepted Answer

Essay should address several key points:

Question 9

Members of Abraham Lincoln's own party opposed his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction because

Accepted Answer

A) it promised too much financial compensation to former Confederates. 
B) it didn't go far enough to force the Confederacy to pay its debts. 
C) it granted too much land to freed people 
D) it left the door open to restrictive Southern measures to control former slaves. 
E) it punished former Confederates too harshly. 
A) it promised too much financial compensation to former Confederates. 
B) it didn't go far enough to force the Confederacy to pay its debts. 
C) it granted too much land to freed people 
D) it left the door open to restrictive Southern measures to control former slaves. 
E) it punished former Confederates too harshly.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

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 13

The Reconstruction period is one of the eras most often portrayed in literature and films.Analyze and evaluate the accuracy of the popular conceptions of the character of southern society between 1865 and 1877 and contrast the myths with the realities of that time period.

Accepted Answer

Essay should address several key points:

Question 14

After the election of 1876 the Reconstruction Republican governments collapsed in the last two southern states,____________________ and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Louisiana,

Question 15

The main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was to

Accepted Answer

A) destroy the Republican Party in the South. 
B) deny freedmen equal protection under the law. 
C) return black Americans to slavery. 
D) dismantle the Democratic Party. 
E) take the South out of the Union. 
A) destroy the Republican Party in the South. 
B) deny freedmen equal protection under the law. 
C) return black Americans to slavery. 
D) dismantle the Democratic Party. 
E) take the South out of the Union.

Question 16

The Ku Klux Klan was created by former Confederate soldiers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Wade-Davis bill proposed lenient loyalty requirements for Southern whites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Wade-Davis Bill granted the franchise to black Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The "black codes"

Accepted Answer

A) restricted emigration of freedmen to the North. 
B) provided political and social opportunities unknown under slavery. 
C) reduced freedmen to a condition close to slavery. 
D) were passed by the northern states. 
E) prevented blacks from migrating to the West. 
A) restricted emigration of freedmen to the North. 
B) provided political and social opportunities unknown under slavery. 
C) reduced freedmen to a condition close to slavery. 
D) were passed by the northern states. 
E) prevented blacks from migrating to the West.

Question 20

The main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 17: Reconstruction, 1863-1877

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

Which of the following is not true of black political activity during Reconstruction?

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

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

Both major political party presidential candidates in 1876 were reformist governors.

Southern whites regarded "Carpetbaggers" as

The 1915 film ____________________ depicted Reconstruction and African Americans in a very negative way.

Compare southern society in 1860 with that of 1877.Describe the similarities and differences,as well as adaptations and changes that took place during the Civil War and Reconstruction years.Was the "New South" a very different place after Reconstruction than it had been before the war?

Members of Abraham Lincoln's own party opposed his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction because

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

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

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

The Reconstruction period is one of the eras most often portrayed in literature and films.Analyze and evaluate the accuracy of the popular conceptions of the character of southern society between 1865 and 1877 and contrast the myths with the realities of that time period.

After the election of 1876 the Reconstruction Republican governments collapsed in the last two southern states,____________________ and ____________________.

The main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was to

The Ku Klux Klan was created by former Confederate soldiers.

The Wade-Davis bill proposed lenient loyalty requirements for Southern whites.

The Wade-Davis Bill granted the franchise to black Americans.

The "black codes"

The main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to

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