Question 1

Which of the following is true of Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial?

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A) The Senate sat as a court to try Johnson on charges drawn up by the House. 
B) All the Republican senators voted for conviction. 
C) A three-fourths majority in both Houses was required to remove Johnson from office. 
D) The vote against him was unanimous. 
E) Johnson voluntarily resigned before he could be removed. 
A) The Senate sat as a court to try Johnson on charges drawn up by the House. 
B) All the Republican senators voted for conviction. 
C) A three-fourths majority in both Houses was required to remove Johnson from office. 
D) The vote against him was unanimous. 
E) Johnson voluntarily resigned before he could be removed.

Question 2

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 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False

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

The election of 1868

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A) witnessed a referendum on the reconstruction policy of the Republicans. 
B) saw the re-emergence of a powerful Democratic Party in the North. 
C) brought about the "end of Reconstruction." 
D) witnessed the election of southerners to important congressional positions. 
E) proved that black suffrage made no difference in the outcome of elections. 
A) witnessed a referendum on the reconstruction policy of the Republicans. 
B) saw the re-emergence of a powerful Democratic Party in the North. 
C) brought about the "end of Reconstruction." 
D) witnessed the election of southerners to important congressional positions. 
E) proved that black suffrage made no difference in the outcome of elections.

Question 6

Ulysses S.Grant suffered public criticism for its efforts to acquire ____________________.

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The answer of Ulysses S.Grant suffered public criticism for its...

Question 7

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 8

The Democratic Party policy of intimidating black voters to keep them away from the polls was called ____________________.

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The answer of The Democratic Party policy of intimidating black...

Question 9

The Panic of 1873 was primarily caused by which industry?

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A) mining 
B) railroad 
C) steel 
D) textile 
E) cotton 
A) mining 
B) railroad 
C) steel 
D) textile 
E) cotton

Question 10

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 11

The ____________________ was a terrorist organization that attacked blacks and set out to destroy the Republican Party in the South.

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The answer of The ____________________ was a terrorist organization that...

Question 12

Scalawags were

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A) northerners who attempted to finance economic enterprises in the postwar South. 
B) southern blacks attempting to exert their newly acquired political power. 
C) white,southern-born Republicans. 
D) white southerners who opposed reconstruction policies. 
E) criminals who stole public funds during Reconstruction. 
A) northerners who attempted to finance economic enterprises in the postwar South. 
B) southern blacks attempting to exert their newly acquired political power. 
C) white,southern-born Republicans. 
D) white southerners who opposed reconstruction policies. 
E) criminals who stole public funds during Reconstruction.

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Crédit Mobilier

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railroad construction company

Question 14

Radical Republicans objected to Lincoln's initial Reconstruction plan because it

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A) offered a presidential pardon to former Confederate political and military leaders. 
B) did not require the establishment of educational opportunities for freed people. 
C) restored the political rights of white men who had fought against the Union. 
D) was too difficult to enforce. 
E) gave too many rights to freedmen. 
A) offered a presidential pardon to former Confederate political and military leaders. 
B) did not require the establishment of educational opportunities for freed people. 
C) restored the political rights of white men who had fought against the Union. 
D) was too difficult to enforce. 
E) gave too many rights to freedmen.

Question 15

The ____________________ Amendment gave blacks the right to vote.

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The answer of The ____________________ Amendment gave blacks the right...

Question 16

About ____________________ percent of southern Republican voters were black.

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The answer of About ____________________ percent of southern Republican voters...

Question 17

The financier whose pyramid schemes collapsed in 1873 and helped touch off an economic collapse was ____________________.

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The answer of The financier whose pyramid schemes collapsed in...

Question 18

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 19

Radical Republicans in Congress initially believed that Andrew Johnson would support their program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

One recent historian has called America's Reconstruction a "splendid failure." What do you think was meant by this statement? Evaluate the goals,successes,and failures of those who attempted to reconstruct southern society.Do you think that the historian's statement is an accurate assessment of the postwar years?

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Essay should address several key points:

Exam 17: Reconstruction, 1863-1877

Which of the following is true of Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial?

The main issue addressed by the 15ᵗʰ Amendment was

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

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

The election of 1868

Ulysses S.Grant suffered public criticism for its efforts to acquire ____________________.

The majority of southern Republican voters were

The Democratic Party policy of intimidating black voters to keep them away from the polls was called ____________________.

The Panic of 1873 was primarily caused by which industry?

The term "bayonet rule" refers to

The ____________________ was a terrorist organization that attacked blacks and set out to destroy the Republican Party in the South.

Scalawags were

IDENTIFICATIONS -Crédit Mobilier

Radical Republicans objected to Lincoln's initial Reconstruction plan because it

The ____________________ Amendment gave blacks the right to vote.

About ____________________ percent of southern Republican voters were black.

The financier whose pyramid schemes collapsed in 1873 and helped touch off an economic collapse was ____________________.

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

Radical Republicans in Congress initially believed that Andrew Johnson would support their program.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

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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