Question 1

Southern whites who collaborated with Republicans during Reconstruction were called what?

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Question 2

During Reconstruction, southern governments

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A)   Extended access to free public schools to African Americans.
B)   Shut down public schools to avoid having to teach African Americans.
C)   Responded to blacks' constitutional right to education with segregation laws.
D)   Began to overtake northern states with their investment in public education.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Black Codes

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A)   Stipulated clearly the new freedoms and liberties of freedmen.
B)   Introduced segregation of public facilities to Southern jurisdictions.
C)   Were guidebooks that helped African Americans navigate the challenges of liberty.
D)   Confined black freedoms with laws that singled out blacks for unequal treatment.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Military voting registrars

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A)   Did not accomplish their duties in time for elections in 1868.
B)   Refused to register anyone who was accused of being a Democrat.
C)   Registered more blacks than whites in the South.
D)   Were just as discriminatory against blacks as elected white officials.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

What changes did former slave women face in their personal relationships with husbands during Reconstruction?

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A)   Freedom meant that fewer former slave women married.
B)   Marriages contracted during slavery were no longer legal.
C)   Most traded slavery for patriarchy.
D)   Slave women were eligible for child support for the first time.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

How did southern blacks practice their new freedom after the end of the Civil War?

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Question 7

Those who advocated a harsh peace for the South and citizenship for former slaves were called what?

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A)   Grand Old Party.
B)   Liberal Republicans.
C)   Mugwumps.
D)   Radical Republicans.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Other than getting laborers to work their land, how did the sharecrop system benefit landowners?

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A)   Government subsidies provided them with more income.
B)   Profits were greater than under the slave labor system.
C)   It provided employment for immigrants.
D)   It reduced their risk when cotton prices were low.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

The Civil Rights bill of 1866

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A)   Reaffirmed the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott.
B)   Extended the life of Freedmen's Bureau.
C)   Marked the first time the federal government intervened in the due process of states.
D)   Promised universal suffrage.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

What was the first accomplishment of the Fourteenth Amendment?

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A)   It formally ended slavery in the United States.
B)   It guaranteed the right to vote regardless of race.
C)   It overruled the Dred Scott case defining citizenship.
D)   It required former Confederates to petition for a pardon.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

What did blacks most expect from government?

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A)   An end to war and social disorder.
B)   Economic development so they would have better jobs.
C)   More participation in the judicial process.
D)   Public services, especially universal education.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?

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A)   To get as much of the public domain on the tax rolls as possible.
B)   To have white settlers take over land controlled by Indians.
C)   To settle the West with independent small farmers.
D)   To use western land as a "safety valve" to keep eastern workers from forming labor unions.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Why did President Andrew Johnson say he vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

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A)   Congress was attempting to infringe on executive powers.
B)   He doubted whether blacks were qualified for citizenship.
C)   Enforcement would have been impossible.
D)   No additional affirmative action legislation was needed.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

According to the Banks Plan,

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A)   Citizens of New Orleans must show respect to Union soldiers.
B)   Former slaves signed year-long contracts and earned a small percentage of the crop, or $3 per month.
C)   Residents of Louisiana were exempt from federal taxation.
D)   Union soldiers would invade Texas via the Red River.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

What first symbolized the transfer of initiative in Reconstruction from the executive to the legislative branch?

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A)   Congress overriding President Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Act and the extension of the Freedmen's Bureau.
B)   Congress reducing the military appropriation for 1866.
C)   The impeachment of President Johnson.
D)   The Supreme Court ruling in the case of Ex parte Milligan.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Northerners who came south in the aftermath of the Civil War to introduce reforms or capitalize on opportunities were known as

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A)   Carpetbaggers.
B)   Invaders.
C)   Scalawags.
D)   Sooners.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

What was President Johnson's stand on the Fourteenth Amendment?

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A)   He asked Secretary of State Seward not to certify the amendment's ratification.
B)   He reluctantly accepted the amendment to end Reconstruction.
C)   He said he would accept a state that ratified the amendment but would not require them to do so.
D)   He vetoed a civil rights bill that provided the basis for the amendment.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Why did radicals call for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson?

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A)   They accused Johnson of revealing military secrets to the Confederates during the Civil War.
B)   They charged that he had an improper relationship with an intern.
C)   Johnson violated the Tenure of Office Act.
D)   Radicals were angry with Johnson for vetoing the Civil Rights Act.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

What system developed to employ former slaves in agricultural jobs in the South?

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Question 20

What efforts were made to begin Reconstruction while the Civil War still raged?

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Exam 15: Reconstructing a Nation, 1865-1877

What was President Johnson's stand on the Fourteenth Amendment?

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What first symbolized the transfer of initiative in Reconstruction from the executive to the legislative branch?

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The Civil Rights bill of 1866

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What efforts were made to begin Reconstruction while the Civil War still raged?

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Military voting registrars

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What changes did former slave women face in their personal relationships with husbands during Reconstruction?

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What system developed to employ former slaves in agricultural jobs in the South?

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Why did radicals call for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson?

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How did southern blacks practice their new freedom after the end of the Civil War?

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What did blacks most expect from government?

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According to the Banks Plan,

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Those who advocated a harsh peace for the South and citizenship for former slaves were called what?

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Why did President Andrew Johnson say he vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

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Other than getting laborers to work their land, how did the sharecrop system benefit landowners?

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Black Codes

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