Question 1

Scalawags were generally Republicans native to the South who had opposed secession.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT a task of the Freedmen's Bureau?

Accepted Answer

A)  negotiating labor contracts 
B)  providing medical care 
C)  setting up schools 
D)  arming the freedmen 
E)  distributing food 
A)  negotiating labor contracts 
B)  providing medical care 
C)  setting up schools 
D)  arming the freedmen 
E)  distributing food

Question 3

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Horace Greeley

Accepted Answer

A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a senator from Massachusetts, a leading Radical Republican 
C) asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified to include women 
D) was secretary of war under Johnson until 1867 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate
F)was a senator from Kansas who cast the deciding vote in favor of acquittal at Johnson's trial
G)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876
H)opposed Grant in 1872 presidential election
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)his would-be assassin got cold feet and wound up tipsy in the hotel bar 
A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a senator from Massachusetts, a leading Radical Republican 
C) asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified to include women 
D) was secretary of war under Johnson until 1867 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate
F)was a senator from Kansas who cast the deciding vote in favor of acquittal at Johnson's trial
G)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876
H)opposed Grant in 1872 presidential election
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)his would-be assassin got cold feet and wound up tipsy in the hotel bar

Question 4

Ulysses S. Grant:

Accepted Answer

A)  was elected president in 1868 despite the heavily black Democratic vote 
B)  brought confidence and honesty to a national government torn by Reconstruction 
C)  brought little political experience and judgment to the presidency 
D)  pushed for civil service reform throughout his presidency 
E)  was nominated by both major parties in the 1868 election 
A)  was elected president in 1868 despite the heavily black Democratic vote 
B)  brought confidence and honesty to a national government torn by Reconstruction 
C)  brought little political experience and judgment to the presidency 
D)  pushed for civil service reform throughout his presidency 
E)  was nominated by both major parties in the 1868 election

Question 5

The "black codes" enacted by southern legislatures:

Accepted Answer

A)  were accepted by Congress 
B)  showed the South's spirit of conciliation 
C)  tried to restore white supremacy 
D)  proved the success of Johnson's Reconstruction plan 
E)  forbade blacks to marry 
A)  were accepted by Congress 
B)  showed the South's spirit of conciliation 
C)  tried to restore white supremacy 
D)  proved the success of Johnson's Reconstruction plan 
E)  forbade blacks to marry

Question 6

What was the main reason Congress impeached Andrew Johnson?

Accepted Answer

A)  corruption 
B)  violation of the Tenure of Office Act 
C)  sexual misconduct 
D)  tax evasion 
E)  illegal trafficking in slavery 
A)  corruption 
B)  violation of the Tenure of Office Act 
C)  sexual misconduct 
D)  tax evasion 
E)  illegal trafficking in slavery

Question 7

Describe the reign of white terror during Reconstruction and how Congress reacted to the violence.

Accepted Answer

In the South, the primary battle was bet

Question 8

Andrew Johnson was

Accepted Answer

A)  impeached and immediately removed from office 
B)  threatened with impeachment but never actually impeached 
C)  impeached by the Supreme Court 
D)  impeached, then imprisoned 
E)  impeached by the House but not convicted by the Senate 
A)  impeached and immediately removed from office 
B)  threatened with impeachment but never actually impeached 
C)  impeached by the Supreme Court 
D)  impeached, then imprisoned 
E)  impeached by the House but not convicted by the Senate

Question 9

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Charles Sumner

Accepted Answer

A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a senator from Massachusetts, a leading Radical Republican 
C) asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified to include women 
D) was secretary of war under Johnson until 1867 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate
F)was a senator from Kansas who cast the deciding vote in favor of acquittal at Johnson's trial
G)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876
H)opposed Grant in 1872 presidential election
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)his would-be assassin got cold feet and wound up tipsy in the hotel bar 
A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a senator from Massachusetts, a leading Radical Republican 
C) asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified to include women 
D) was secretary of war under Johnson until 1867 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate
F)was a senator from Kansas who cast the deciding vote in favor of acquittal at Johnson's trial
G)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876
H)opposed Grant in 1872 presidential election
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)his would-be assassin got cold feet and wound up tipsy in the hotel bar

Question 10

The Fifteenth Amendment freed the slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When, in late 1865, the former Confederate states sent a number of ex-Confederates to Congress, the Unionists in Congress:

Accepted Answer

A)  denied them their seats 
B)  shunned them socially 
C)  gave them only minor committee assignments 
D)  sincerely welcomed them 
E)  called them traitors 
A)  denied them their seats 
B)  shunned them socially 
C)  gave them only minor committee assignments 
D)  sincerely welcomed them 
E)  called them traitors

Question 12

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Edwin M. Stanton

Accepted Answer

A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a senator from Massachusetts, a leading Radical Republican 
C) asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified to include women 
D) was secretary of war under Johnson until 1867 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate
F)was a senator from Kansas who cast the deciding vote in favor of acquittal at Johnson's trial
G)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876
H)opposed Grant in 1872 presidential election
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)his would-be assassin got cold feet and wound up tipsy in the hotel bar 
A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a senator from Massachusetts, a leading Radical Republican 
C) asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified to include women 
D) was secretary of war under Johnson until 1867 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate
F)was a senator from Kansas who cast the deciding vote in favor of acquittal at Johnson's trial
G)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876
H)opposed Grant in 1872 presidential election
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)his would-be assassin got cold feet and wound up tipsy in the hotel bar

Question 13

What were the major economic issues between 1868 and 1876?

Accepted Answer

During the period between 1868 and 1876,

Question 14

The Military Reconstruction Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  was overturned by the Supreme Court 
B)  showed the decline of Radical power 
C)  required new state constitutions in the South 
D)  removed federal troops from the South 
E)  wiped out the black codes 
A)  was overturned by the Supreme Court 
B)  showed the decline of Radical power 
C)  required new state constitutions in the South 
D)  removed federal troops from the South 
E)  wiped out the black codes

Question 15

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Susan B. Anthony

Accepted Answer

A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a senator from Massachusetts, a leading Radical Republican 
C) asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified to include women 
D) was secretary of war under Johnson until 1867 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate
F)was a senator from Kansas who cast the deciding vote in favor of acquittal at Johnson's trial
G)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876
H)opposed Grant in 1872 presidential election
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)his would-be assassin got cold feet and wound up tipsy in the hotel bar 
A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a senator from Massachusetts, a leading Radical Republican 
C) asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified to include women 
D) was secretary of war under Johnson until 1867 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate
F)was a senator from Kansas who cast the deciding vote in favor of acquittal at Johnson's trial
G)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876
H)opposed Grant in 1872 presidential election
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)his would-be assassin got cold feet and wound up tipsy in the hotel bar

Question 16

The 1866 congressional elections:

Accepted Answer

A)  showed public approval of Johnson's policies 
B)  gave Republicans veto-proof majorities 
C)  encouraged the South to be even more defiant 
D)  were the first in which blacks could vote 
E)  reduced the influence of the Radicals 
A)  showed public approval of Johnson's policies 
B)  gave Republicans veto-proof majorities 
C)  encouraged the South to be even more defiant 
D)  were the first in which blacks could vote 
E)  reduced the influence of the Radicals

Question 17

Why did service in the Union army or navy benefit many freedmen?

Accepted Answer

A)  It offered training on how to kill former Confederates. 
B)  It instilled a respect for the former Confederacy. 
C)  It opened a secret supply of weapons for planned rebellions. 
D)  It provided training in leadership and alerted them to new opportunities in economic advancement and civic leadership. 
E)  It offered a quicker avenue to true racial equality. 
A)  It offered training on how to kill former Confederates. 
B)  It instilled a respect for the former Confederacy. 
C)  It opened a secret supply of weapons for planned rebellions. 
D)  It provided training in leadership and alerted them to new opportunities in economic advancement and civic leadership. 
E)  It offered a quicker avenue to true racial equality.

Question 18

Johnson's Reconstruction plan:

Accepted Answer

A)  completely repudiated Lincoln's 
B)  would restore the Union fairly quickly 
C)  gave the vote to all black men 
D)  aimed to keep elite planters in power 
E)  would leave the South completely unchanged 
A)  completely repudiated Lincoln's 
B)  would restore the Union fairly quickly 
C)  gave the vote to all black men 
D)  aimed to keep elite planters in power 
E)  would leave the South completely unchanged

Question 19

President Johnson fully broke with Congress in 1866 when he:

Accepted Answer

A)  made a drunken appearance in public 
B)  spoke in favor of the black codes 
C)  released Jefferson Davis from prison 
D)  vetoed the Civil Rights Act 
E)  addressed the Radicals in profane language 
A)  made a drunken appearance in public 
B)  spoke in favor of the black codes 
C)  released Jefferson Davis from prison 
D)  vetoed the Civil Rights Act 
E)  addressed the Radicals in profane language

Question 20

"Hard-money" advocates argued that government war bonds should be:

Accepted Answer

A)  paid off in gold 
B)  paid off in copper 
C)  paid off in greenbacks 
D)  canceled 
E)  handed out to Union veterans 
A)  paid off in gold 
B)  paid off in copper 
C)  paid off in greenbacks 
D)  canceled 
E)  handed out to Union veterans

Exam 16: The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Scalawags were generally Republicans native to the South who had opposed secession.

Which of the following was NOT a task of the Freedmen's Bureau?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Horace Greeley

Ulysses S. Grant:

The "black codes" enacted by southern legislatures:

What was the main reason Congress impeached Andrew Johnson?

Describe the reign of white terror during Reconstruction and how Congress reacted to the violence.

Andrew Johnson was

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Charles Sumner

The Fifteenth Amendment freed the slaves.

When, in late 1865, the former Confederate states sent a number of ex-Confederates to Congress, the Unionists in Congress:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Edwin M. Stanton

What were the major economic issues between 1868 and 1876?

The Military Reconstruction Act:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Susan B. Anthony

The 1866 congressional elections:

Why did service in the Union army or navy benefit many freedmen?

Johnson's Reconstruction plan:

President Johnson fully broke with Congress in 1866 when he:

"Hard-money" advocates argued that government war bonds should be:

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