Question 1

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 2

Andrew Johnson was impeached on terms that he violated the Tenure of Office Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Politicians at all levels universally embraced civil service reform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Andrew Johnson got along well with Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Under the Johnson Reconstruction Plan,no ex-Confederate state gave blacks the right to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Ulysses S.Grant's presidency is known as an era of

Accepted Answer

A) honesty and integrity of both state and federal officeholders. 
B) military efficiency and discipline in the executive branch of the government. 
C) mutual understanding between North and South,Democrats and Republicans,whites and blacks. 
D) renewal of civil war. 
E) scandal and corruption at all levels of government. 
A) honesty and integrity of both state and federal officeholders. 
B) military efficiency and discipline in the executive branch of the government. 
C) mutual understanding between North and South,Democrats and Republicans,whites and blacks. 
D) renewal of civil war. 
E) scandal and corruption at all levels of government.

Question 7

One of the major political scandals of the Grant presidency involved

Accepted Answer

A) the Compromise of 1877. 
B) the black codes. 
C) the Central Pacific Railroad. 
D) the Specie Resumption Act. 
E) Credit Mobilier. 
A) the Compromise of 1877. 
B) the black codes. 
C) the Central Pacific Railroad. 
D) the Specie Resumption Act. 
E) Credit Mobilier.

Question 8

In regard to civil rights,the Fourteenth Amendment

Accepted Answer

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 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Liberal Republicans

Accepted Answer

emerged to challenge Ulysses S.Grant in

Question 11

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 12

Bulldozing in several parts of the South during the presidential election of 1876 hurt Republican candidate Rutherford B.Hayes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Crédit Mobilier Affair represents Grant's commitment to punishing corruption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Andrew Johnson removed Edwin M.Stanton from office because he supported congressional Reconstruction policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The ____________________ Act established the modern structure of the civil service.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ Act established the modern structure...

Question 16

Grant is generally considered

Accepted Answer

A) a failure as president. 
B) an unsuccessful general. 
C) a president with an unblemished record. 
D) a very active president. 
E) our smartest president. 
A) a failure as president. 
B) an unsuccessful general. 
C) a president with an unblemished record. 
D) a very active president. 
E) our smartest president.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 18

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 19

The chief target of civil service reform was the spoils system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Black Codes

Accepted Answer

a series of post-Civil War laws that est

Exam 17: Reconstruction, 1863-1877

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

Andrew Johnson was impeached on terms that he violated the Tenure of Office Act.

Politicians at all levels universally embraced civil service reform.

Andrew Johnson got along well with Congress.

Under the Johnson Reconstruction Plan,no ex-Confederate state gave blacks the right to vote.

Ulysses S.Grant's presidency is known as an era of

One of the major political scandals of the Grant presidency involved

In regard to civil rights,the Fourteenth Amendment

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -Liberal Republicans

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 ____________________.

Bulldozing in several parts of the South during the presidential election of 1876 hurt Republican candidate Rutherford B.Hayes.

The Crédit Mobilier Affair represents Grant's commitment to punishing corruption.

Andrew Johnson removed Edwin M.Stanton from office because he supported congressional Reconstruction policy.

The ____________________ Act established the modern structure of the civil service.

Grant is generally considered

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

In response to the Hamburg Massacre,President Grant

The chief target of civil service reform was the spoils system.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Black Codes

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The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

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

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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