Question 1

What is true about the constitutions developed by the Republican-dominated conventions?

Accepted Answer

A)   They allowed all blacks to vote.
B)   They did not disfranchise huge numbers of former Confederates.
C)   They generally provided few guarantees to blacks.
D)   They gave the Ku Klux Klan a prominent role as an organization. B

Question 2

What types of issues did black Republicans generally promote? How were black Republicans received within the Republican Party?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Outline that the Republican Party believed in public education,social welfare programs,the reform of the prison system,the expansion of private corporations,and the promotion of reform of the South.
2.Point out that black Republicans were received as welcome voters and supporters but not as leaders,particularly outside of the South.
3.Conclude that black leaders could not motivate their white colleagues to act on issues to assist black people.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true about the actions of the KKK?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was popular only among poor whites who resented both elite whites and blacks.
B)   It frequently helped to eliminate Democratic leadership.
C)   It conducted campaigns of violence, murder, and terrorism against blacks.
D)   No other organizations with different names had similar goals and tactics in the South. C

Question 4

The _________ Massacre reflects the growing military power of white Democrats as Reconstruction policies declined in the South during the 1870s.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________ Massacre reflects the growing military...

Question 5

The concept of social __________ programs expanded under black Republican leadership of southern states during the late 1860s.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The concept of social __________ programs expanded...

Question 6

What effect did the Enforcement Acts exert on the Klan?

Accepted Answer

A)   The government moved quickly against the Klan, but few of its members were prosecuted severely.
B)   None-southern governments laughed at northern attempts to get rid of the Klan.
C)   The Enforcement Acts shielded all Klan members from prosecution because they were leaders of the community.
D)   The Klan became stronger because of the acts.

Question 7

In 1872 Mississippi legislators used the 1862 federal Morrill Land-Grant Act,which provided states with funds for agricultural colleges,to found the first historically black state university: Alcorn A&M College.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

As Reconstruction began,Democrats demanded "redemption"-a word with biblical and spiritual overtones,and wanted southern states restored to conservative,white political control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was passed in part as a memorial to President Jefferson Davis of the Confederacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The number of blacks elected to office in the former Confederate states during Reconstruction generally depended on constitutional ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The number of blacks elected to office...

Question 11

Why did the North begin to lose interest in blacks and the South by the 1870s?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why did the North begin to lose...

Question 12

Southern whites who aligned with the Republican Party in the South were called which of the following names by southern Democrats?

Accepted Answer

A)  Klansmen
B)  carpetbaggers
C)   scalawags
D)   secessionists

Question 13

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the Civil Rights Act of 1875?

Accepted Answer

A)   It eliminated all discrimination in public places on the basis of race.
B)   It was championed by both Republicans and Democrats.
C)   It was eventually overturned by the U.S.Supreme Court.
D)   Neither house of Congress passed the measure.

Question 14

What is the connection between "redemption" and the end of Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the connection between "redemption" and...

Question 15

Two Indian tribes,the __________ and the __________,absolutely refused to make concessions to free black people after the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Two Indian tribes,the __________ and the __________,absolutely...

Question 16

What was the "shotgun policy"?

Accepted Answer

A)   a policy adopted by African-American leaders in Louisiana to defend themselves against whites
B)   a massive campaign of violence against blacks in Mississippi to bring the state back under "civilized" white control
C)   a policy frequently adopted in the Reconstruction South, requiring marriage if a woman became pregnant
D)   a policy that required the quartering of federal troops in areas that were considered Klan strongholds

Question 17

What is the connection between the Ku Klux Klan and Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Klan played no role during Reconstruction
B)   The Klan assisted local African Americans in establishing political and social rights in several southern states.
C)   The Klan promoted violence in the interest of southern Democrats who ended Reconstruction.
D)   The Klan helped to prolong Reconstruction by volunteering to staff military outposts in rural areas of the South.

Question 18

By the mid-1870s,less discussion took place in Congress about political corruption,patronage,and monetary policy than about rights for black people or the future of the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 authorized the President of the United States to suspend the legal concept of __________ __________ and jail Americans without cause.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871...

Question 20

What provoked the Hamburg Massacre?

Accepted Answer

A)   an incident between two white men and the black militia of the town
B)   the rape of a white woman by a black man
C)   several African Americans attempting to vote
D)   the theft of a large number of cattle from a prominent white businessman's ranch

Exam 13: The Meaning of Freedom: The Failure of Reconstruction

What is true about the constitutions developed by the Republican-dominated conventions?

What types of issues did black Republicans generally promote? How were black Republicans received within the Republican Party?

Which of the following statements is true about the actions of the KKK?

The _________ Massacre reflects the growing military power of white Democrats as Reconstruction policies declined in the South during the 1870s.

The concept of social __________ programs expanded under black Republican leadership of southern states during the late 1860s.

What effect did the Enforcement Acts exert on the Klan?

In 1872 Mississippi legislators used the 1862 federal Morrill Land-Grant Act,which provided states with funds for agricultural colleges,to found the first historically black state university: Alcorn A&M College.

As Reconstruction began,Democrats demanded "redemption"-a word with biblical and spiritual overtones,and wanted southern states restored to conservative,white political control.

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was passed in part as a memorial to President Jefferson Davis of the Confederacy.

The number of blacks elected to office in the former Confederate states during Reconstruction generally depended on constitutional ___________.

Why did the North begin to lose interest in blacks and the South by the 1870s?

Southern whites who aligned with the Republican Party in the South were called which of the following names by southern Democrats?

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the Civil Rights Act of 1875?

What is the connection between "redemption" and the end of Reconstruction?

Two Indian tribes,the and the ,absolutely refused to make concessions to free black people after the Civil War.

What was the "shotgun policy"?

What is the connection between the Ku Klux Klan and Reconstruction?

By the mid-1870s,less discussion took place in Congress about political corruption,patronage,and monetary policy than about rights for black people or the future of the South.

The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 authorized the President of the United States to suspend the legal concept of and jail Americans without cause.

What provoked the Hamburg Massacre?