Question 1

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 2

In order for a Southern state to be declared reconstructed and its delegates seated in Congress,the state had to ratify the ____________________ Amendment.

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The answer of In order for a Southern state to...

Question 3

In the 1870s and 1880s the U.S.Supreme Court

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A) strengthened the authority of federal officials in prosecuting individuals who violated the civil rights of blacks. 
B) declared the military occupation of the South unconstitutional. 
C) banned racial discrimination in public transportation and accommodations. 
D) ordered the desegregation of public schools in the South. 
E) declared the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional. 
A) strengthened the authority of federal officials in prosecuting individuals who violated the civil rights of blacks. 
B) declared the military occupation of the South unconstitutional. 
C) banned racial discrimination in public transportation and accommodations. 
D) ordered the desegregation of public schools in the South. 
E) declared the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional.

Question 4

The Fourteenth Amendment encouraged southern states to enfranchise blacks but did not force them to do so.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is characteristic of the post-Civil War southern labor system?

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A) Black workers preferred working in gangs as they had done under slavery. 
B) The new system of sharecropping evolved. 
C) Foreign immigrants were brought in to replace slave laborers. 
D) Most ex-slaves purchased land and often employed their former masters. 
E) The economy quickly recovered from the ravages of war. 
A) Black workers preferred working in gangs as they had done under slavery. 
B) The new system of sharecropping evolved. 
C) Foreign immigrants were brought in to replace slave laborers. 
D) Most ex-slaves purchased land and often employed their former masters. 
E) The economy quickly recovered from the ravages of war.

Question 10

Disputed election returns in the 1876 presidential election came from Louisiana,South Carolina,and ____________________.

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The answer of Disputed election returns in the 1876 presidential...

Question 11

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 divided the South into an occupied territory under military command.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Ulysses S.Grant's opponent in the election of 1868 was ____________________.

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The answer of Ulysses S.Grant's opponent in the election of...

Question 13

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 14

Black Codes

Accepted Answer

The Black Codes were laws passed by Sout

Question 15

The idea of redistributing plantation land to freedmen was tried first by

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A) Jefferson Davis. 
B) Benjamin Wade. 
C) William T.Sherman. 
D) Andrew Johnson. 
E) Abraham Lincoln 
A) Jefferson Davis. 
B) Benjamin Wade. 
C) William T.Sherman. 
D) Andrew Johnson. 
E) Abraham Lincoln

Question 16

The "Southern Question" was the most intractable issue during Grant's two administrations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

Andrew Johnson's National Union Party included all of the following except

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A) border state Unionists. 
B) freedmen. 
C) Democrats. 
D) conservative Republicans. 
E) white supremacists 
A) border state Unionists. 
B) freedmen. 
C) Democrats. 
D) conservative Republicans. 
E) white supremacists

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?

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At the end of the Civil War, former slav

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

In order for a Southern state to be declared reconstructed and its delegates seated in Congress,the state had to ratify the ____________________ Amendment.

In the 1870s and 1880s the U.S.Supreme Court

The Fourteenth Amendment encouraged southern states to enfranchise blacks but did not force them to do so.

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

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

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

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

Which of the following is characteristic of the post-Civil War southern labor system?

Disputed election returns in the 1876 presidential election came from Louisiana,South Carolina,and ____________________.

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 divided the South into an occupied territory under military command.

Ulysses S.Grant's opponent in the election of 1868 was ____________________.

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

Black Codes

The idea of redistributing plantation land to freedmen was tried first by

The "Southern Question" was the most intractable issue during Grant's two administrations.

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

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?

Andrew Johnson's National Union Party included all of the following except

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?

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

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

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 1939-1945

The Age of Containment 1946-1953

America at Midcentury 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War 1963-1974

Uncertain Times 1974-1992

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

A Time of Hope and Fear 1993-2014

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Exam 1: Reconstruction, 1863-1877

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

In order for a Southern state to be declared reconstructed and its delegates seated in Congress,the state had to ratify the ____________________ Amendment.

In the 1870s and 1880s the U.S.Supreme Court

The Fourteenth Amendment encouraged southern states to enfranchise blacks but did not force them to do so.

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

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

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

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

Which of the following is characteristic of the post-Civil War southern labor system?

Disputed election returns in the 1876 presidential election came from Louisiana,South Carolina,and ____________________.

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 divided the South into an occupied territory under military command.

Ulysses S.Grant's opponent in the election of 1868 was ____________________.

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

Black Codes

The idea of redistributing plantation land to freedmen was tried first by

The "Southern Question" was the most intractable issue during Grant's two administrations.

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

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?​

Andrew Johnson's National Union Party included all of the following except

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?

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

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

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 1939-1945

The Age of Containment 1946-1953

America at Midcentury 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War 1963-1974

Uncertain Times 1974-1992

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

A Time of Hope and Fear 1993-2014

Filters

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?