Question 1

The Civil Rights Bill of 1866:

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A)  was proposed by border-state Democrats. 
B)  provided African-Americans with the right to vote. 
C)  defined the rights of American citizens without regard to race. 
D)  allowed states to determine essential citizenship standards. 
E)  won the support of President Andrew Johnson. 
A)  was proposed by border-state Democrats. 
B)  provided African-Americans with the right to vote. 
C)  defined the rights of American citizens without regard to race. 
D)  allowed states to determine essential citizenship standards. 
E)  won the support of President Andrew Johnson.

Question 2

General William T.Sherman's Special Field Order 15:

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A)  gave freed slaves the right to find family members who had been sold. 
B)  set aside the Sea Islands and forty-acre tracts of land in South Carolina and Georgia for black families. 
C)  gave forty acres and a mule to blacks who wished to move to the unsettled American Southwest. 
D)  gave his men instructions to burn their way through the southern interior to the Atlantic coast. 
E)  established the Freedmen's Bureau to help blacks make the transition from slavery to freedom. 
A)  gave freed slaves the right to find family members who had been sold. 
B)  set aside the Sea Islands and forty-acre tracts of land in South Carolina and Georgia for black families. 
C)  gave forty acres and a mule to blacks who wished to move to the unsettled American Southwest. 
D)  gave his men instructions to burn their way through the southern interior to the Atlantic coast. 
E)  established the Freedmen's Bureau to help blacks make the transition from slavery to freedom.

Question 3

By examining Reconstruction from 1863 to 1877,what conclusion can be drawn?

Accepted Answer

A)  It remade the South economically. 
B)  Equal rights for African-Americans continued to increase after 1877. 
C)  With three different government plans,it was one of the most complex time periods in American history. 
D)  It was a total failure and left no blueprint for the future. 
E)  The United States had become a declining world power in regard to trade. 
A)  It remade the South economically. 
B)  Equal rights for African-Americans continued to increase after 1877. 
C)  With three different government plans,it was one of the most complex time periods in American history. 
D)  It was a total failure and left no blueprint for the future. 
E)  The United States had become a declining world power in regard to trade.

Question 4

By the mid-1870s,white farmers were cultivating as much as 80 percent of the region's cotton crop.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What did Andrew Johnson do with the land of plantation owners seized during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  He ordered it dispersed among the ex-slaves. 
B)  He returned it to the original owners. 
C)  The federal government retained control of most of the land. 
D)  He suggested that communes be started so that all southerners had access to the land. 
E)  The first national parks were established on the seized property. 
A)  He ordered it dispersed among the ex-slaves. 
B)  He returned it to the original owners. 
C)  The federal government retained control of most of the land. 
D)  He suggested that communes be started so that all southerners had access to the land. 
E)  The first national parks were established on the seized property.

Question 6

With the beginning of Radical Reconstruction,southern African-Americans in the late 1860s and early 1870s took direct action to remedy long-standing grievances.These actions included:

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A)  sit-ins that helped to integrate horse-drawn streetcars in southern cities. 
B)  protest marches that desegregated public school systems in all the Upper South states. 
C)  violent attacks to intimidate Democratic voters from participating in politics. 
D)  the creation for the first time of all-black churches. 
E)  a series of lawsuits that resulted in the U.S.Supreme Court's declaring segregation unconstitutional. 
A)  sit-ins that helped to integrate horse-drawn streetcars in southern cities. 
B)  protest marches that desegregated public school systems in all the Upper South states. 
C)  violent attacks to intimidate Democratic voters from participating in politics. 
D)  the creation for the first time of all-black churches. 
E)  a series of lawsuits that resulted in the U.S.Supreme Court's declaring segregation unconstitutional.

Question 7

During Reconstruction,the role of the church in the black community:

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A)  declined because ex-slaves realized they owed their freedom to fellow human beings,not to God. 
B)  changed as African-Americans joined white churches rather than worshipping separately. 
C)  declined as other black-run institutions became more central in African-American life. 
D)  was central,as African-Americans formed their own churches. 
E)  became less important,as northern white churches moved into the South and took in most blacks. 
A)  declined because ex-slaves realized they owed their freedom to fellow human beings,not to God. 
B)  changed as African-Americans joined white churches rather than worshipping separately. 
C)  declined as other black-run institutions became more central in African-American life. 
D)  was central,as African-Americans formed their own churches. 
E)  became less important,as northern white churches moved into the South and took in most blacks.

Question 8

The Reconstruction amendments toppled the ideals of what Supreme Court decision?

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A)  Gibbons v.Ogden. 
B)  Dred Scott v.Stanford. 
C)  Fletcher v.Peck. 
D)  Marbury v.Madison. 
E)  McCulloch v.Maryland. 
A)  Gibbons v.Ogden. 
B)  Dred Scott v.Stanford. 
C)  Fletcher v.Peck. 
D)  Marbury v.Madison. 
E)  McCulloch v.Maryland.

Question 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Compromise of 1877

Accepted Answer

A) restrictions placed on freed blacks in the South 
B) scandal in the Grant administration 
C) origin of "forty acres and a mule" 
D) northern-born Republicans in the South during Reconstruction 
E) ended Reconstruction
F)government agency that helped blacks in the South
G)black school in Washington,D.C.
H)public official charged with wrongdoing
I)southern-born white Republican
J)targeted the Ku Klux Klan
K)Democrats who took control in the South during the 1870s
L)terrorist organization 
A) restrictions placed on freed blacks in the South 
B) scandal in the Grant administration 
C) origin of "forty acres and a mule" 
D) northern-born Republicans in the South during Reconstruction 
E) ended Reconstruction
F)government agency that helped blacks in the South
G)black school in Washington,D.C.
H)public official charged with wrongdoing
I)southern-born white Republican
J)targeted the Ku Klux Klan
K)Democrats who took control in the South during the 1870s
L)terrorist organization

Question 10

When assessing the impeachment of Andrew Johnson,what can be determined about this issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both Congress and the president accused the other of unconstitutional acts. 
B)  Johnson was willing to compromise,but Congress was unwilling to listen. 
C)  The moderate Republicans hoped in general terms to weaken the office of president. 
D)  Johnson had little support from white southerners. 
E)  Johnson survived being removed from office due to overwhelming support from his cabinet. 
A)  Both Congress and the president accused the other of unconstitutional acts. 
B)  Johnson was willing to compromise,but Congress was unwilling to listen. 
C)  The moderate Republicans hoped in general terms to weaken the office of president. 
D)  Johnson had little support from white southerners. 
E)  Johnson survived being removed from office due to overwhelming support from his cabinet.

Question 11

Northern investors were more likely to invest in the West than in the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Ku Klux Klan was an organization of the lower classes of the South-those who felt left out of white society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The election of 1876:

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A)  was won by Rutherford B.Hayes by a landslide. 
B)  was finally decided by the Supreme Court. 
C)  marked the final stage of Reconstruction,which ended in 1880. 
D)  was tainted by claims of fraud in Florida,South Carolina,and Louisiana. 
E)  was won by Ulysses S.Grant by a narrow count. 
A)  was won by Rutherford B.Hayes by a landslide. 
B)  was finally decided by the Supreme Court. 
C)  marked the final stage of Reconstruction,which ended in 1880. 
D)  was tainted by claims of fraud in Florida,South Carolina,and Louisiana. 
E)  was won by Ulysses S.Grant by a narrow count.

Question 14

As part of the Bargain of 1877,President Grant appointed a southerner to his cabinet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The debate surrounding the creation and ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment divided one-time political allies over the matter of women's suffrage.What were the arguments for and against including a woman's right to vote in the Fifteenth Amendment? What did this debate say about the boundaries of freedom defined by Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

The arguments for including a woman's ri

Question 16

Who referred to the amendments of Reconstruction as a "great Constitutional revolution"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham Lincoln. 
B)  Anson Burlingame. 
C)  Mark Twain. 
D)  Carl Schurz. 
E)  Charles Sumner. 
A)  Abraham Lincoln. 
B)  Anson Burlingame. 
C)  Mark Twain. 
D)  Carl Schurz. 
E)  Charles Sumner.

Question 17

What was ironic about the election of Andrew Johnson?

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A)  A slaveholder had become president. 
B)  A man from a state that had seceded was now president. 
C)  An illiterate man was president. 
D)  A Ku Klux Klan leader ascended to the presidency. 
E)  Abraham Lincoln now regretted choosing Andrew Johnson as his vice president. 
A)  A slaveholder had become president. 
B)  A man from a state that had seceded was now president. 
C)  An illiterate man was president. 
D)  A Ku Klux Klan leader ascended to the presidency. 
E)  Abraham Lincoln now regretted choosing Andrew Johnson as his vice president.

Question 18

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Hiram Revels

Accepted Answer

A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war 
A) second black U.S.senator 
B) proposed the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 
C) Presidential Reconstruction 
D) Liberal Republican's presidential candidate 
E) envoy to China
F)Radical Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
G)Whiskey Ring
H)ended Reconstruction
I)National Woman Suffrage Association
J)Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts
K)first black U.S.senator
L)secretary of war

Question 19

The Liberal Republican movement in 1872:

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A)  sought stronger action to assure the political and social rights of African-Americans in the South. 
B)  was led by President Grant as a way of countering a Democratic resurgence in the southern states. 
C)  was successful in electing Rutherford B.Hayes president of the United States that year. 
D)  initially had little to do with Reconstruction but encouraged opposition to Grant's policies in the South. 
E)  drew most of its strength from southern black leaders such as James S.Pike and Albion Tourgée. 
A)  sought stronger action to assure the political and social rights of African-Americans in the South. 
B)  was led by President Grant as a way of countering a Democratic resurgence in the southern states. 
C)  was successful in electing Rutherford B.Hayes president of the United States that year. 
D)  initially had little to do with Reconstruction but encouraged opposition to Grant's policies in the South. 
E)  drew most of its strength from southern black leaders such as James S.Pike and Albion Tourgée.

Question 20

In what way was Reconstruction policy a success?

Accepted Answer

A)  It brought suffrage for women. 
B)  It resulted in land being given to former slaves across the South. 
C)  It resulted in fair elections by the late 1870s in the South. 
D)  It established an amendment promising equal protection for all. 
E)  It industrialized the South on the same level as the North. 
A)  It brought suffrage for women. 
B)  It resulted in land being given to former slaves across the South. 
C)  It resulted in fair elections by the late 1870s in the South. 
D)  It established an amendment promising equal protection for all. 
E)  It industrialized the South on the same level as the North.

The Civil Rights Bill of 1866:

General William T.Sherman's Special Field Order 15:

By examining Reconstruction from 1863 to 1877,what conclusion can be drawn?

By the mid-1870s,white farmers were cultivating as much as 80 percent of the region's cotton crop.

What did Andrew Johnson do with the land of plantation owners seized during the Civil War?

With the beginning of Radical Reconstruction,southern African-Americans in the late 1860s and early 1870s took direct action to remedy long-standing grievances.These actions included:

During Reconstruction,the role of the church in the black community:

The Reconstruction amendments toppled the ideals of what Supreme Court decision?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Compromise of 1877

When assessing the impeachment of Andrew Johnson,what can be determined about this issue?

Northern investors were more likely to invest in the West than in the South.

The Ku Klux Klan was an organization of the lower classes of the South-those who felt left out of white society.

The election of 1876:

As part of the Bargain of 1877,President Grant appointed a southerner to his cabinet.

Who referred to the amendments of Reconstruction as a "great Constitutional revolution"?

What was ironic about the election of Andrew Johnson?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Hiram Revels

The Liberal Republican movement in 1872:

In what way was Reconstruction policy a success?

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Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

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Exam 15: “what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

The Civil Rights Bill of 1866:

General William T.Sherman's Special Field Order 15:

By examining Reconstruction from 1863 to 1877,what conclusion can be drawn?

By the mid-1870s,white farmers were cultivating as much as 80 percent of the region's cotton crop.

What did Andrew Johnson do with the land of plantation owners seized during the Civil War?

With the beginning of Radical Reconstruction,southern African-Americans in the late 1860s and early 1870s took direct action to remedy long-standing grievances.These actions included:

During Reconstruction,the role of the church in the black community:

The Reconstruction amendments toppled the ideals of what Supreme Court decision?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Compromise of 1877

When assessing the impeachment of Andrew Johnson,what can be determined about this issue?

Northern investors were more likely to invest in the West than in the South.

The Ku Klux Klan was an organization of the lower classes of the South-those who felt left out of white society.

The election of 1876:

As part of the Bargain of 1877,President Grant appointed a southerner to his cabinet.

Who referred to the amendments of Reconstruction as a "great Constitutional revolution"?

What was ironic about the election of Andrew Johnson?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Hiram Revels

The Liberal Republican movement in 1872:

In what way was Reconstruction policy a success?

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

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