Question 1

Why was the Compromise of 1877 significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  It gave the White House to Tilden, which guaranteed that Democrats would once again have the executive power of the presidency. 
B)  It ended the North-South division in that it created a labor system through which many southerners would migrate to the North and vice versa. 
C)  It protected the civil rights of ex-slaves by calling for the thorough enforcement of laws against voter suppression. 
D)  It brought about the end of Reconstruction through the promise that federal troops would be removed from the Deep South. 
E)  It increased the role of the federal government in the South by establishing five additional military districts. 
A)  It gave the White House to Tilden, which guaranteed that Democrats would once again have the executive power of the presidency. 
B)  It ended the North-South division in that it created a labor system through which many southerners would migrate to the North and vice versa. 
C)  It protected the civil rights of ex-slaves by calling for the thorough enforcement of laws against voter suppression. 
D)  It brought about the end of Reconstruction through the promise that federal troops would be removed from the Deep South. 
E)  It increased the role of the federal government in the South by establishing five additional military districts.

Question 2

Describe the development in the North as a result of the Civil War. What effect did the absence of southern members of Congress have on the economic and political agenda of northern Republicans?

Accepted Answer

The development in the North as a result

Question 3

In South Carolina, the fact that lower-class whites enjoyed unprecedented political power under Radical Republican rule

Accepted Answer

A)  generated unexpected support for Radical Reconstruction among southern white elites. 
B)  resulted in a rebellion that overthrew the reconstructed South Carolina state government. 
C)  enabled the state legislature to reinstitute legal slavery. 
D)  helped keep corruption from becoming a problem in the state government. 
E)  led many former Confederate leaders to oppose the Radical state legislature. 
A)  generated unexpected support for Radical Reconstruction among southern white elites. 
B)  resulted in a rebellion that overthrew the reconstructed South Carolina state government. 
C)  enabled the state legislature to reinstitute legal slavery. 
D)  helped keep corruption from becoming a problem in the state government. 
E)  led many former Confederate leaders to oppose the Radical state legislature.

Question 4

Match each description with the item below.
-Ulysses S. Grant

Accepted Answer

A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar 
A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar

Question 5

The Ku Klux Klan started out as a social club but came to engage in horrible violence against African Americans such as burning schools and churches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

One legacy of Republican state governments in the South after 1877 was

Accepted Answer

A)  the construction of railroads, roads, and bridges. 
B)  lower taxes and laws prohibiting awarding money to corporations. 
C)  continued federal protection for black voting rights. 
D)  the immediate elimination of new constitutions they created. 
E)  government reform that eliminated corruption and sharecropping. 
A)  the construction of railroads, roads, and bridges. 
B)  lower taxes and laws prohibiting awarding money to corporations. 
C)  continued federal protection for black voting rights. 
D)  the immediate elimination of new constitutions they created. 
E)  government reform that eliminated corruption and sharecropping.

Question 7

Jay Gould and James Fisk triggered a scandal with their scheme to

Accepted Answer

A)  embezzle public funds. 
B)  create a railroad monopoly. 
C)  corner the gold market. 
D)  sell damaged goods to the Indians. 
E)  bribe members of Congress. 
A)  embezzle public funds. 
B)  create a railroad monopoly. 
C)  corner the gold market. 
D)  sell damaged goods to the Indians. 
E)  bribe members of Congress.

Question 8

Match each description with the item below.
-Samuel J. Tilden

Accepted Answer

A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar 
A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar

Question 9

Which of the following statements about Johnson's Reconstruction plan is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It completely rejected Lincoln's, for there was nothing remotely lenient about it. 
B)  It mandated the appointment of a provisional Unionist governor in each southern state. 
C)  It gave the vote to all African American men and involved asking them what they needed. 
D)  It allowed southern state governments to ignore the Thirteenth Amendment. 
E)  It was consistent with the disdain he had previously shown toward white planters. 
A)  It completely rejected Lincoln's, for there was nothing remotely lenient about it. 
B)  It mandated the appointment of a provisional Unionist governor in each southern state. 
C)  It gave the vote to all African American men and involved asking them what they needed. 
D)  It allowed southern state governments to ignore the Thirteenth Amendment. 
E)  It was consistent with the disdain he had previously shown toward white planters.

Question 10

Which of the following is true of the 1866 congressional elections during Johnson's presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  They showed public approval of Johnson's policies. 
B)  They gave Republicans veto-proof majorities. 
C)  They encouraged the South to be even more defiant. 
D)  They were the first in which blacks could vote. 
E)  They reduced the influence of the Radicals. 
A)  They showed public approval of Johnson's policies. 
B)  They gave Republicans veto-proof majorities. 
C)  They encouraged the South to be even more defiant. 
D)  They were the first in which blacks could vote. 
E)  They reduced the influence of the Radicals.

Question 11

The Liberal Republicans

Accepted Answer

A)  supported Grant. 
B)  unified the Republican party. 
C)  backed Radical Reconstruction. 
D)  were a faction of southern ex-Whigs. 
E)  opposed Grant. 
A)  supported Grant. 
B)  unified the Republican party. 
C)  backed Radical Reconstruction. 
D)  were a faction of southern ex-Whigs. 
E)  opposed Grant.

Question 12

The main purpose of the Union League was to

Accepted Answer

A)  organize groups of Republicans in the South. 
B)  terrorize ex-Confederates. 
C)  acquire land for Union veterans. 
D)  defy Radical Reconstruction. 
E)  organize black laborers for higher wages. 
A)  organize groups of Republicans in the South. 
B)  terrorize ex-Confederates. 
C)  acquire land for Union veterans. 
D)  defy Radical Reconstruction. 
E)  organize black laborers for higher wages.

Question 13

Match each description with the item below.
-Andrew Johnson

Accepted Answer

A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar 
A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar

Question 14

Democrats generally favored "sound" or "hard" monetary policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Match each description with the item below.
-Hiram Revels

Accepted Answer

A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar 
A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar

Question 16

Match each description with the item below.
-Thaddeus Stevens

Accepted Answer

A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar 
A) was a northern free black and Union soldier who was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana 
B) was a leading Radical Republican who wanted to replace southern planters with a new generation of small farmers 
C) was a leader of the women's rights movement who asked that the Fifteenth Amendment be modified 
D) was a Union general who was appointed to lead the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865 and helped freed slaves attain labor contracts 
E) was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate despite negative reactions from southern whites
F)was a Union general during the Civil War who was from working-class origins and went on to serve as president
G)was a wealthy corporate lawyer who became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 and initially appeared likely to win
H)was a newspaper editor who went on to oppose Grant in the 1872 presidential election and alienated northern voters
I)was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia in 1865
J)was nearly assassinated the same day as Abraham Lincoln, but his would-be assassin wound up drunk in a hotel bar

Question 17

What major challenges did the federal government face in reconstructing the South?

Accepted Answer

The federal government faced several maj

Question 18

What were the major problems facing the nation in April 1865? What factors stood in the way of a solution to those problems?

Accepted Answer

In April 1865, the major problems facing

Question 19

The Wade-Davis Bill was much more severe than Lincoln's Reconstruction plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What problems did blacks in the South face after emancipation? What attempts did the government make to solve these problems? Which solutions were more successful than others and why?

Accepted Answer

After emancipation, blacks in the South

Exam 16: The Era of Reconstruction

Why was the Compromise of 1877 significant?

Describe the development in the North as a result of the Civil War. What effect did the absence of southern members of Congress have on the economic and political agenda of northern Republicans?

In South Carolina, the fact that lower-class whites enjoyed unprecedented political power under Radical Republican rule

Match each description with the item below. -Ulysses S. Grant

The Ku Klux Klan started out as a social club but came to engage in horrible violence against African Americans such as burning schools and churches.

One legacy of Republican state governments in the South after 1877 was

Jay Gould and James Fisk triggered a scandal with their scheme to

Match each description with the item below. -Samuel J. Tilden

Which of the following statements about Johnson's Reconstruction plan is accurate?

Which of the following is true of the 1866 congressional elections during Johnson's presidency?

The Liberal Republicans

The main purpose of the Union League was to

Match each description with the item below. -Andrew Johnson

Democrats generally favored "sound" or "hard" monetary policies.

Match each description with the item below. -Hiram Revels

Match each description with the item below. -Thaddeus Stevens

What major challenges did the federal government face in reconstructing the South?

What were the major problems facing the nation in April 1865? What factors stood in the way of a solution to those problems?

The Wade-Davis Bill was much more severe than Lincoln's Reconstruction plan.

What problems did blacks in the South face after emancipation? What attempts did the government make to solve these problems? Which solutions were more successful than others and why?

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