Question 1

Grant's response to bad economic times was to approve plans to increase the amount of money in circulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Radical Republicans favored a reconstruction process that would readmit the former Confederate states to the Union with fairly few restrictions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In 1865,Southern blacks defined "freedom" as

Accepted Answer

A)  an end to slavery. 
B)  an end to slavery and the acquisition of legal rights and opportunities that would allow them to live as did whites. 
C)  the ability to return to their ancestral homelands. 
D)  immediate representation in the U.S. Congress. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  an end to slavery. 
B)  an end to slavery and the acquisition of legal rights and opportunities that would allow them to live as did whites. 
C)  the ability to return to their ancestral homelands. 
D)  immediate representation in the U.S. Congress. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 4

In 1896 the Supreme Court declared that "separate but equal" in matters of race relations was constitutional,in the case of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1896 the Supreme Court declared that...

Question 5

How did Lincoln's plan differ from those of the Radical Republicans?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstructio

Question 6

Virginia,Texas,and Mississippi were among the first states to comply with congressional Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Lincoln wanted ex-Confederate states admitted to the Union when ________ percent of a state's white voters took a loyalty oath.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lincoln wanted ex-Confederate states admitted to the...

Question 8

During Reconstruction,Southern African American officeholders

Accepted Answer

A)  filled as many as five seats in the United States Senate. 
B)  were excluded from state constitutional conventions. 
C)  did not serve in the federal Congress or Senate. 
D)  rarely engaged in illegal political activities. 
E)  underrepresented the total number of blacks living in the South. 
A)  filled as many as five seats in the United States Senate. 
B)  were excluded from state constitutional conventions. 
C)  did not serve in the federal Congress or Senate. 
D)  rarely engaged in illegal political activities. 
E)  underrepresented the total number of blacks living in the South.

Question 9

In 1865,Southern whites defined "freedom" as

Accepted Answer

A)  the right to use federal assistance to recover from the Civil War. 
B)  controlling their future without Northern interference. 
C)  the right of Southern states to remain outside of the Union. 
D)  the removal of freed blacks from their states. 
E)  monetary compensation for lost slaves. 
A)  the right to use federal assistance to recover from the Civil War. 
B)  controlling their future without Northern interference. 
C)  the right of Southern states to remain outside of the Union. 
D)  the removal of freed blacks from their states. 
E)  monetary compensation for lost slaves.

Question 10

The last ________ were withdrawn from the South by President Hayes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The last ________ were withdrawn from the...

Question 11

The most numerous Republicans in the South were the black freedmen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The "redeemed" governments of the South

Accepted Answer

A)  were so named when Democrats took back control of the government. 
B)  suppressed the activities of white supremacists. 
C)  saw the Republican Party win control of Southern state governments. 
D)  saw an end to occupation by federal troops, and suppressed the activities of white supremacists. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  were so named when Democrats took back control of the government. 
B)  suppressed the activities of white supremacists. 
C)  saw the Republican Party win control of Southern state governments. 
D)  saw an end to occupation by federal troops, and suppressed the activities of white supremacists. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 13

State expenditures by Southern governments during Reconstruction were large,but only in comparison with the meager state budgets of the pre-Civil War years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Many of the so-called scalawags were former Southern ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many of the so-called scalawags were former...

Question 15

The Panic of 1873

Accepted Answer

A)  began after the Southern crop-lien system collapsed. 
B)  saw Republicans call on Grant to go off the gold standard. 
C)  saw President Grant favor putting more paper currency into circulation. 
D)  began after revelations of corruption in the Grant administration. 
E)  was the nation's worst economic depression to that time. 
A)  began after the Southern crop-lien system collapsed. 
B)  saw Republicans call on Grant to go off the gold standard. 
C)  saw President Grant favor putting more paper currency into circulation. 
D)  began after revelations of corruption in the Grant administration. 
E)  was the nation's worst economic depression to that time.

Question 16

The most ambitious goal of the Radical Republicans was to reform landownership in the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

"Seward's Folly" refers to a financial scandal involving Grant's secretary of state,William Seward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the South,the crop-lien system along with the burdensome credit system

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraged the planting of cash crops. 
B)  nearly disappeared during Reconstruction. 
C)  led to crop diversification. 
D)  was generally imposed on blacks, but not white farmers. 
E)  saw interest rates rise as high as 20 or 30 percent. 
A)  encouraged the planting of cash crops. 
B)  nearly disappeared during Reconstruction. 
C)  led to crop diversification. 
D)  was generally imposed on blacks, but not white farmers. 
E)  saw interest rates rise as high as 20 or 30 percent.

Question 19

Tenant farming increased significantly in the South in the two decades following Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the 1860s,Black Codes were

Accepted Answer

A)  holdovers from the antebellum era that were repealed by Southern state governments. 
B)  passed by Congress to govern former Confederate states. 
C)  enacted by the Freedmen's Bureau to give freed blacks voting rights. 
D)  vetoed by President Andrew Johnson. 
E)  designed to give whites control over freedmen. 
A)  holdovers from the antebellum era that were repealed by Southern state governments. 
B)  passed by Congress to govern former Confederate states. 
C)  enacted by the Freedmen's Bureau to give freed blacks voting rights. 
D)  vetoed by President Andrew Johnson. 
E)  designed to give whites control over freedmen.

Exam 15: Reconstruction and the New South

Grant's response to bad economic times was to approve plans to increase the amount of money in circulation.

Radical Republicans favored a reconstruction process that would readmit the former Confederate states to the Union with fairly few restrictions.

In 1865,Southern blacks defined "freedom" as

In 1896 the Supreme Court declared that "separate but equal" in matters of race relations was constitutional,in the case of ________.

How did Lincoln's plan differ from those of the Radical Republicans?

Virginia,Texas,and Mississippi were among the first states to comply with congressional Reconstruction.

Lincoln wanted ex-Confederate states admitted to the Union when ________ percent of a state's white voters took a loyalty oath.

During Reconstruction,Southern African American officeholders

In 1865,Southern whites defined "freedom" as

The last ________ were withdrawn from the South by President Hayes.

The most numerous Republicans in the South were the black freedmen.

The "redeemed" governments of the South

State expenditures by Southern governments during Reconstruction were large,but only in comparison with the meager state budgets of the pre-Civil War years.

Many of the so-called scalawags were former Southern ________.

The Panic of 1873

The most ambitious goal of the Radical Republicans was to reform landownership in the South.

"Seward's Folly" refers to a financial scandal involving Grant's secretary of state,William Seward.

In the South,the crop-lien system along with the burdensome credit system

Tenant farming increased significantly in the South in the two decades following Reconstruction.

In the 1860s,Black Codes were

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