Question 1

Abolitionist and missionary groups sent teachers into the Union-occupied South to educate freed slaves during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

One of the major political scandals of the Grant presidency involved

Accepted Answer

A) the Compromise of 1877. 
B) the black codes. 
C) the Central Pacific Railroad. 
D) the Specie Resumption Act. 
E) Credit Mobilier.

Question 3

The new state constitutions adopted by southern states in 1867 and 1868​

Accepted Answer

A) ​were among the most progressive in the nation. 
B) ​passed by delegates who were predominantly Republican.​ 
C) ​included universal male suffrage.​ 
D) ​required statewide public schools for both races.​ 
E) ​all of these choices.

Question 4

Some black farmers were able to buy small plots of land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is true of Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial?

Accepted Answer

A) The Senate sat as a court to try Johnson on charges drawn up by the House. 
B) All the Republican senators voted for conviction. 
C) A three-fourths majority in both Houses was required to remove Johnson from office. 
D) The vote against him was unanimous. 
E) Johnson voluntarily resigned before he could be removed.

Question 6

Freed slaves expected ____________________ acres of land.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Freed slaves expected ____________________ acres of land....

Question 7

At the height of Reconstruction, blacks held ____ percent of public offices.

Accepted Answer

A) 15-20 
B) 25-30 
C) 35-40 
D) 45-50 
E) 90-95

Question 8

The financier whose pyramid schemes collapsed in 1873 and helped touch off an economic collapse was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The financier whose pyramid schemes collapsed in...

Question 9

In order for a Southern state to be declared reconstructed and its delegates seated in Congress, the state had to ratify the ____________________ Amendment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In order for a Southern state to...

Question 10

Andrew Johnson's National Union Party included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) border state Unionists. 
B) freedmen. 
C) Democrats. 
D) conservative Republicans. 
E) white supremacists

Question 11

The idea of redistributing plantation land to freedmen was tried first by

Accepted Answer

A) Jefferson Davis. 
B) Benjamin Wade. 
C) William T. Sherman. 
D) Andrew Johnson. 
E) Abraham Lincoln

Question 12

The Ku Klux Klan was created by former Confederate soldiers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The primary purpose of the Ku Klux Klan was to

Accepted Answer

A) prevent blacks from voting. 
B) revive slavery. 
C) kill blacks. 
D) destroy the Republican Party. 
E) force the withdrawal of federal troop from the South.

Question 14

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution gave states the option of enfranchising black males or losing seats in Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Moderate Republicans believed that black men should participate to some degree in the reconstruction process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

By September 1867, blacks registered to vote outnumbered whites in the ten states covered by Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The ____________________ Amendment gave blacks the right to vote.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ Amendment gave blacks the right...

Question 18

Examine both the achievements and failures of the Grant administration. Keeping his two terms in context with the larger political and social backdrop that was Reconstruction America, would you assert that his administration was a failure?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Examine both the achievements and failures of...

Question 19

Andrew Johnson was openly critical of the southern planter class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is not true of black political activity during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A) Most black voters were illiterate ex-slaves. 
B) More than 50 percent of high state and federal offices were held by blacks. 
C) Prominent black leaders were educated and most had been free prior to the Civil War. 
D) A majority of black voters were members of the Republican Party. 
E) Blacks served in both the US House of Representatives and the Senate.

Exam 17: Reconstruction, 1863-1877

Abolitionist and missionary groups sent teachers into the Union-occupied South to educate freed slaves during the Civil War.

One of the major political scandals of the Grant presidency involved

The new state constitutions adopted by southern states in 1867 and 1868​

Some black farmers were able to buy small plots of land.

Which of the following is true of Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial?

Freed slaves expected ____________________ acres of land.

At the height of Reconstruction, blacks held ____ percent of public offices.

The financier whose pyramid schemes collapsed in 1873 and helped touch off an economic collapse was ____________________.

In order for a Southern state to be declared reconstructed and its delegates seated in Congress, the state had to ratify the ____________________ Amendment.

Andrew Johnson's National Union Party included all of the following except

The idea of redistributing plantation land to freedmen was tried first by

The Ku Klux Klan was created by former Confederate soldiers.

The primary purpose of the Ku Klux Klan was to

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution gave states the option of enfranchising black males or losing seats in Congress.

Moderate Republicans believed that black men should participate to some degree in the reconstruction process.

By September 1867, blacks registered to vote outnumbered whites in the ten states covered by Reconstruction.

The ____________________ Amendment gave blacks the right to vote.

Examine both the achievements and failures of the Grant administration. Keeping his two terms in context with the larger political and social backdrop that was Reconstruction America, would you assert that his administration was a failure?

Andrew Johnson was openly critical of the southern planter class.

Which of the following is not true of black political activity during Reconstruction?

The new state constitutions adopted by southern states in 1867 and 1868