Question 1

Southern Democrats embraced the Scalawags and propped them up in important governmental positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Why didn't President Grant seek a third term in 1876?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was restricted by the Constitution to two terms. 
B)  A former Confederate soldier assassinated him. 
C)  He felt he was too old and had achieved as much as could be expected of any president. 
D)  He acknowledged that many Republicans had lost confidence in his leadership. 
E)  The public became aware of his alcoholism. 
A)  He was restricted by the Constitution to two terms. 
B)  A former Confederate soldier assassinated him. 
C)  He felt he was too old and had achieved as much as could be expected of any president. 
D)  He acknowledged that many Republicans had lost confidence in his leadership. 
E)  The public became aware of his alcoholism.

Question 3

Which of the following was true of advocates of "soft-money," or paper, currency?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tended to be merchants and bankers. 
B)  They saw economic benefits in price inflation. 
C)  They urged the elimination of greenbacks. 
D)  They dominated the Grant administration. 
E)  They wanted to cancel the national debt. 
A)  They tended to be merchants and bankers. 
B)  They saw economic benefits in price inflation. 
C)  They urged the elimination of greenbacks. 
D)  They dominated the Grant administration. 
E)  They wanted to cancel the national debt.

Question 4

Match each description with the item below.
-Oliver O. Howard

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

African Americans were active agents in affecting the course of Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Match each description with the item below.
-Susan
B. Anthony

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 7

What was the state of the economy during Grant's second term, and why was this significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  The economy experienced a mild panic, but Grant quickly set it back on track, which helped his standing within the Republican party, guaranteed him the nomination in the upcoming election, and made Reconstruction appear more likely to succeed. 
B)  The economy stayed relatively similar to that of the Civil War because Grant refused to eliminate war bonds out of fear that it would have detrimental effects on an already-fragile southern infrastructure, and as a result, many southern politicians began to support him. 
C)  A severe depression resulted from Grant's efforts to withdraw greenbacks, or paper money, from circulation after the war, which intensified the debate over soft-money versus hard-money currency and helped enable Democrats to overtake the Republicans in the congressional elections. 
D)  The northern and southern economies became exceedingly integrated as industrialization spread throughout the South, and as a result, southern farmers began to take steps to bring about deflation as a means of returning to their old way of life. 
E)  The economy flourished under Grant because he had the foresight to introduce greenbacks into circulation for the first time, and as a result, politicians were more willing to consider and implement his policies regarding protections for African Americans. 
A)  The economy experienced a mild panic, but Grant quickly set it back on track, which helped his standing within the Republican party, guaranteed him the nomination in the upcoming election, and made Reconstruction appear more likely to succeed. 
B)  The economy stayed relatively similar to that of the Civil War because Grant refused to eliminate war bonds out of fear that it would have detrimental effects on an already-fragile southern infrastructure, and as a result, many southern politicians began to support him. 
C)  A severe depression resulted from Grant's efforts to withdraw greenbacks, or paper money, from circulation after the war, which intensified the debate over soft-money versus hard-money currency and helped enable Democrats to overtake the Republicans in the congressional elections. 
D)  The northern and southern economies became exceedingly integrated as industrialization spread throughout the South, and as a result, southern farmers began to take steps to bring about deflation as a means of returning to their old way of life. 
E)  The economy flourished under Grant because he had the foresight to introduce greenbacks into circulation for the first time, and as a result, politicians were more willing to consider and implement his policies regarding protections for African Americans.

Question 8

The events in Colfax, Louisiana, on Easter Sunday in 1873 are evidence of the

Accepted Answer

A)  success of Reconstruction policies in achieving a biracial democracy in the South. 
B)  willingness of ex-Confederates and Klansmen to murder blacks. 
C)  support Grant had enjoyed in the Election of 1872 among southern Republicans. 
D)  economic consequences of "soft-money" policies in the South. 
E)  strength of the Union Leagues in Louisiana to rally support for black office holders. 
A)  success of Reconstruction policies in achieving a biracial democracy in the South. 
B)  willingness of ex-Confederates and Klansmen to murder blacks. 
C)  support Grant had enjoyed in the Election of 1872 among southern Republicans. 
D)  economic consequences of "soft-money" policies in the South. 
E)  strength of the Union Leagues in Louisiana to rally support for black office holders.

Question 9

What was the significance of Reconstruction on the nation's future?

Accepted Answer

The significance of Reconstruction on th

Question 10

Why did congressional Republicans write the Wade-Davis Manifesto?

Accepted Answer

A)  to proclaim their strong support of President Lincoln's Reconstruction policies 
B)  to warn the South of a second Civil War if it did not grant full civil rights to the freedmen 
C)  to protest Lincoln's veto of the Wade-Davis Bill and accuse Lincoln of exceeding his constitutional authority 
D)  to express their opinion that the South deserved lenient terms to rejoin the Union 
E)  to accuse England and other European countries of meddling in the Civil War to benefit their own interests 
A)  to proclaim their strong support of President Lincoln's Reconstruction policies 
B)  to warn the South of a second Civil War if it did not grant full civil rights to the freedmen 
C)  to protest Lincoln's veto of the Wade-Davis Bill and accuse Lincoln of exceeding his constitutional authority 
D)  to express their opinion that the South deserved lenient terms to rejoin the Union 
E)  to accuse England and other European countries of meddling in the Civil War to benefit their own interests

Question 11

Why was Johnson picked as Lincoln's running mate in 1864?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were both lifelong Republicans. 
B)  They held remarkably identical political positions. 
C)  They agreed on the need for strict terms to readmit southern states into the Union. 
D)  As a gesture of unity, they combined to create a National Union ticket. 
E)  Johnson and Lincoln had already served together in the Illinois state government. 
A)  They were both lifelong Republicans. 
B)  They held remarkably identical political positions. 
C)  They agreed on the need for strict terms to readmit southern states into the Union. 
D)  As a gesture of unity, they combined to create a National Union ticket. 
E)  Johnson and Lincoln had already served together in the Illinois state government.

Exam 16: The Era of Reconstruction

Southern Democrats embraced the Scalawags and propped them up in important governmental positions.

Why didn't President Grant seek a third term in 1876?

Which of the following was true of advocates of "soft-money," or paper, currency?

Match each description with the item below. -Oliver O. Howard

African Americans were active agents in affecting the course of Reconstruction.

Match each description with the item below. -Susan B. Anthony

What was the state of the economy during Grant's second term, and why was this significant?

The events in Colfax, Louisiana, on Easter Sunday in 1873 are evidence of the

What was the significance of Reconstruction on the nation's future?

Why did congressional Republicans write the Wade-Davis Manifesto?

Why was Johnson picked as Lincoln's running mate in 1864?

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