Question 1

The Republicans in the House of Representatives wanted to impeach President Andrew Johnson because:

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A)  the president had clearly committed high crimes and misdemeanors.
B)  Radical Republicans in the House charged the president with violating the Tenure of Office Act.
C)  the president had appointed a set of southern stalwarts to the United States Supreme Court.
D)  his vetoes had made governing virtually impossible.
E)  northern Democrats were eager for an early election that would give their candidate the upper hand.

Question 2

Examine the ways in which the former slaves' lives changed after the end of the Civil War. How did black southerners seek to control their lives and participate in the electoral process? What was the response from white southerners?

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Even with the admission of black voters,...

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of the black codes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They forbade intermarriage between black and white Americans.
B)  They permitted freed slaves to serve on juries.
C)  They forbade African Americans to hold and sell property.
D)  They permitted freed slaves to testify against white people in court.
E)  They permitted African Americans from renting farmland especially in states like Mississippi.

Question 4

Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens were members of a group known as _____.

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A)  Copperheads
B)  Radical Republicans
C)  Carpetbaggers
D)  Redeemers
E)  Scalawags

Question 5

The _________ forbade racial discrimination in all public facilities, transportation lines, places of amusement, and juries. 
a. Civil Rights Act of 1875 
B. Second Reconstruction Act 
C. Force Act of 1870 
D. Military Reconstruction Act

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Civil Righ...

Question 6

The _________ were southern Democrats and their supporters who used violence, intimidation, and the law to win political and social control away from those promoting greater racial equality in the region. 
a. Radical Republicans 
B. copperheads 
C. Redeemers 
D. scalawags

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The answer of The _________ were southern Democrats and their...

Question 7

Which of the following is a true statement about the Wade-Davis Bill?

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A)  It divided the southern states into five military districts.
B)  It required the deportation of Southerners who had voluntarily aided or abetted the rebellion.
C)  It required ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment.
D)  It showed no concern for the future of black people in America.
E)  It allowed a southern state back into the Union after 50 percent of the population had taken a loyalty oath.

Question 8

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant?

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A)  It was marked by great strides for African American civil rights.
B)  It was infamous for economic chicanery and corruption.
C)  It was focused on efforts to clean up the government.
D)  It was noticeable for instituting civil service reform.
E)  It was marked by the ability to redistribute land to freed slaves.

Question 9

Immediately after the Civil War, many white landowners _____.

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A)  began advertising in the North and in Europe for farm workers, determined not to use black people as slaves again
B)  attempted to recreate as much of the slave system as they could, even trying to use the whip to maintain discipline
C)  could not understand how they were to treat the former slaves since they had never been in that situation before
D)  decided to make the first overtures and offered shorter hours on their own, without forcing black people to work in gangs
E)  sold their plantations rather than having to hire and pay free black people

Question 10

How and when did Congress gain control of Reconstruction? How did the process change? Describe how Congress prevented Andrew Johnson from interfering in the process.

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The Republican Party had never been squa...

Question 11

Describe what the black Americans did right after their bonds of slavery were broken.

Accepted Answer

After the Civil War, black Americans enc...

Question 12

During Reconstruction, _____ of Mississippi became the nation's first African American senator, while several other southern states voted African Americans into the House.

Accepted Answer

A)  Blanche K. Bruce
B)  Horatio Seymour
C)  Edwin M. Stanton
D)  Hiram Rhodes Revels
E)  Thaddeus Stevens

Question 13

Write a passage on President Andrew Johnson and his plan for Reconstruction.

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Upon Lincoln's assassination, Andrew Joh...

Question 14

During Reconstruction, freed slaves ensured that Republicans dominated all of the new state governments in the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

President Grant's administration responded to the upsurge in southern violence against free black men and women by:

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A)  sending troops to retain order in the South and arrest perpetrators.
B)  diverting his attention to tackling the problems of the Whiskey Ring.
C)  sending a stern warning, including threats of censuring southern Congressmen, until the violence ceased.
D)  pushing two important measures through Congress and making it a felony to interfere with the right to vote.
E)  passing a law to make the Ku Klux Klan legal in the South.

Question 16

In an effort to win the right to vote, African Americans did all of the following during the Reconstruction era EXCEPT:

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A)  marching to demand the right to vote.
B)  parading to advocate for bills endorsing it.
C)  lionizing black Revolutionary heroes to establish their credentials as vote-casting Americans.
D)  participating in the women's suffrage movement.
E)  holding mock elections to show their capacity and desire to participate in the American political process.

Question 17

Almost one-fourth of the South's fighting-age men died in the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

By 1900, _____ of southern whites lived in sharecropping families.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 percent
B)  10 percent
C)  50 percent
D)  75 percent
E)  90 percent

Question 19

President Johnson defied the _____, which resulted in his impeachment trial.

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil Rights Act of 1875
B)  Second Reconstruction Act
C)  Force Act of 1870
D)  Military Reconstruction Act
E)  Tenure of Office Act

Question 20

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 prohibited segregation in public schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

During Reconstruction, _____ of Mississippi became the nation's first African American senator, while several other southern states voted African Americans into the House.

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By 1900, _____ of southern whites lived in sharecropping families.

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During Reconstruction, freed slaves ensured that Republicans dominated all of the new state governments in the South.

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Which of the following is an accurate statement about the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant?

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Almost one-fourth of the South's fighting-age men died in the Civil War.

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Which of the following statements is true of the black codes?

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Describe what the black Americans did right after their bonds of slavery were broken.

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In an effort to win the right to vote, African Americans did all of the following during the Reconstruction era EXCEPT:

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Which of the following is a true statement about the Wade-Davis Bill?

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The Civil Rights Act of 1875 prohibited segregation in public schools.

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Immediately after the Civil War, many white landowners _____.

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The _________ were southern Democrats and their supporters who used violence, intimidation, and the law to win political and social control away from those promoting greater racial equality in the region. a. Radical Republicans B. copperheads C. Redeemers D. scalawags

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Examine the ways in which the former slaves' lives changed after the end of the Civil War. How did black southerners seek to control their lives and participate in the electoral process? What was the response from white southerners?

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How and when did Congress gain control of Reconstruction? How did the process change? Describe how Congress prevented Andrew Johnson from interfering in the process.

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President Johnson defied the _____, which resulted in his impeachment trial.

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President Grant's administration responded to the upsurge in southern violence against free black men and women by:

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Write a passage on President Andrew Johnson and his plan for Reconstruction.

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The _________ forbade racial discrimination in all public facilities, transportation lines, places of amusement, and juries. a. Civil Rights Act of 1875 B. Second Reconstruction Act C. Force Act of 1870 D. Military Reconstruction Act

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The Republicans in the House of Representatives wanted to impeach President Andrew Johnson because:

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Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens were members of a group known as _____.

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