Question 1

The Radical Republicans understood that essential to maintaining Republican control of the federal government was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a quick restoration of the Union 
B)  continued military occupation of the South 
C)  close cooperation with President Johnson 
D)  pardons for ex-Confederates 
E)  the right of ex-slaves to vote 
A)  a quick restoration of the Union 
B)  continued military occupation of the South 
C)  close cooperation with President Johnson 
D)  pardons for ex-Confederates 
E)  the right of ex-slaves to vote

Question 2

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Pinckney Pinchback

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 3

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Andrew Johnson

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

Many former Confederates resented the new state constitutions imposed by Radical Republicans because:

Accepted Answer

A)  all former Confederates were denied the right to vote 
B)  their provisions allowed for black voting and civil rights 
C)  former Confederates were uniformly banned from holding any public office 
D)  their provisions granted universal female suffrage 
E)  state governments were dismantled and replaced by direct federal administration 
A)  all former Confederates were denied the right to vote 
B)  their provisions allowed for black voting and civil rights 
C)  former Confederates were uniformly banned from holding any public office 
D)  their provisions granted universal female suffrage 
E)  state governments were dismantled and replaced by direct federal administration

Question 5

What problems did blacks in the South face after emancipation? What attempts did the government make to solve these problems?

Accepted Answer

In short, Blacks faced many difficult is

Question 6

Discuss the nature of intransigence in the South after the Civil War. How did this intransigence affect moderate Republicans in Congress?

Accepted Answer

After the Civil War, intransigence in th

Question 7

Advocates of "soft-money," or paper, currency:

Accepted Answer

A)  tended to be merchants and bankers 
B)  saw economic benefits in price inflation 
C)  urged the elimination of greenbacks 
D)  dominated the Grant administration 
E)  wanted to cancel the national debt 
A)  tended to be merchants and bankers 
B)  saw economic benefits in price inflation 
C)  urged the elimination of greenbacks 
D)  dominated the Grant administration 
E)  wanted to cancel the national debt

Question 8

In the Compromise of 1877, Republicans promised to withdraw the last federal troops from the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Under Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction:

Accepted Answer

A)  loyal governments appeared in five states, but Congress refused to recognize them 
B)  loyal governments were recognized by Congress in three southern states 
C)  10 percent of elected officials in a state had to be black 
D)  10 percent of the 1860 voters had to take an oath of allegiance to the Union 
E)  leading Confederates would be sent to prison 
A)  loyal governments appeared in five states, but Congress refused to recognize them 
B)  loyal governments were recognized by Congress in three southern states 
C)  10 percent of elected officials in a state had to be black 
D)  10 percent of the 1860 voters had to take an oath of allegiance to the Union 
E)  leading Confederates would be sent to prison

Question 10

The Radical state governments in the South did all the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  construct railroads 
B)  cut taxes 
C)  establish public schools 
D)  build roads and bridges 
E)  provide opportunities for ex-slaves 
A)  construct railroads 
B)  cut taxes 
C)  establish public schools 
D)  build roads and bridges 
E)  provide opportunities for ex-slaves

Question 11

Lincoln's successor, Andrew Johnson:

Accepted Answer

A)  was a pro-Union southerner 
B)  supported black equality 
C)  supported the interests of southern planters 
D)  was Lincoln's equal in political skill 
E)  tried to repeal the Thirteenth Amendment 
A)  was a pro-Union southerner 
B)  supported black equality 
C)  supported the interests of southern planters 
D)  was Lincoln's equal in political skill 
E)  tried to repeal the Thirteenth Amendment

Question 12

The Freedmen's Bureau was the first federal experiment in providing assistance directly to people rather than to states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Discuss the impeachment of President Johnson. What was the basis of the charges, and how did the impeachment end?

Accepted Answer

The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, 17th

Question 14

How was the contested election of 1876 decided? Describe the political, racial, and sectional effects of the decision.

Accepted Answer

Against a backdrop of the tumultuous era

Question 15

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Alexander Stephens

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

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Samuel J. Tilden

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 17

Most carpetbaggers were:

Accepted Answer

A)  corrupt and greedy 
B)  illiterate 
C)  wealthy business owners 
D)  Union veterans 
E)  former Confederates 
A)  corrupt and greedy 
B)  illiterate 
C)  wealthy business owners 
D)  Union veterans 
E)  former Confederates

Question 18

Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth:

Accepted Answer

A)  supported the Radical Republicans 
B)  used a high-powered rifle 
C)  was never apprehended 
D)  shot him during a speech 
E)  was a pro-Confederate actor 
A)  supported the Radical Republicans 
B)  used a high-powered rifle 
C)  was never apprehended 
D)  shot him during a speech 
E)  was a pro-Confederate actor

Question 19

Why did southern Democrats agree to the Compromise of 1877?

Accepted Answer

A)  It gave the Democrats the White House for the first time since before the Civil War. 
B)  It permitted the Democrats to gain control of the Senate. 
C)  It ensured the last federal troops would be withdrawn from the South. 
D)  It restored slavery. 
E)  It recognized the rights of states to secede. 
A)  It gave the Democrats the White House for the first time since before the Civil War. 
B)  It permitted the Democrats to gain control of the Senate. 
C)  It ensured the last federal troops would be withdrawn from the South. 
D)  It restored slavery. 
E)  It recognized the rights of states to secede.

Question 20

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Edmund G. Ross

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

Exam 16: The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

The Radical Republicans understood that essential to maintaining Republican control of the federal government was:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Pinckney Pinchback

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Andrew Johnson

Many former Confederates resented the new state constitutions imposed by Radical Republicans because:

What problems did blacks in the South face after emancipation? What attempts did the government make to solve these problems?

Discuss the nature of intransigence in the South after the Civil War. How did this intransigence affect moderate Republicans in Congress?

Advocates of "soft-money," or paper, currency:

In the Compromise of 1877, Republicans promised to withdraw the last federal troops from the South.

Under Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction:

The Radical state governments in the South did all the following EXCEPT:

Lincoln's successor, Andrew Johnson:

The Freedmen's Bureau was the first federal experiment in providing assistance directly to people rather than to states.

Discuss the impeachment of President Johnson. What was the basis of the charges, and how did the impeachment end?

How was the contested election of 1876 decided? Describe the political, racial, and sectional effects of the decision.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Alexander Stephens

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Samuel J. Tilden

Most carpetbaggers were:

Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth:

Why did southern Democrats agree to the Compromise of 1877?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Edmund G. Ross

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

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