Exam 14: War, Recovery and Regional Divergence

What caused the dramatic reversal in relative economic positions of the North and South after the Civil War?

For the tenant in the post-bellum South,the advantage of sharecropping compared with renting for cash was that _____.

What is the best description of Northern wages from 1860-1864?

The most important factor in the demise of the debt peonage in the post-Civil War South was

Sharecropping

What Supreme Court case ruled separate education for blacks and whites was constitutional provided that it was equal?

The South's transportation problem was primarily due to

Which Amendment freed slaves?

The Beard-Hacker Thesis claims that postbellum economic growth in the United States

Which statement best describes the South's economic experience from 1880-1900?

All of the following statements provide evidence in support of the Beard-Hacker Thesis except

After the Civil War the southern sharecropper was often tied to the land by an economic system similar to although less onerous than slavery,and known as ______.

Disadvantages faced by the South in fighting the Civil War include

During the Civil War years,

The best description of US economic growth during the 1800s is:

What best describes changes in per capita output between 1860-1880?

In terms of industrial capacity in 1860,value added in manufacturing was close to _____ in the North,and _____ in the South.

Which statement best describes the immediate post-slavery experience for ex-slaves?

What was not a reason for the decline of the Deep South between the Civil War and 1890?

Which of the following methods of generating federal government revenue was first introduced during the Civil War?