Question 1

What role did carpetbaggers play in southern politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  They helped to strengthen the Republican Party in the South. 
B)  They used the newspapers and pamphlets to slander African Americans and whites who supported equal rights. 
C)  They left southern governments in disarray when they abandoned political posts to go back north. 
D)  They used unscrupulous methods to block African Americans from voting. 
A)  They helped to strengthen the Republican Party in the South. 
B)  They used the newspapers and pamphlets to slander African Americans and whites who supported equal rights. 
C)  They left southern governments in disarray when they abandoned political posts to go back north. 
D)  They used unscrupulous methods to block African Americans from voting.

Question 2

How did emancipation affect the roles of African American women?

Accepted Answer

A)  They continued working for white planters as domestic servants. 
B)  They were unable to achieve head-of-household status under the Freedmen's Bureau. 
C)  They gained the rights to serve on juries and to vote. 
D)  They began to earn wages equal to those of African American men. 
A)  They continued working for white planters as domestic servants. 
B)  They were unable to achieve head-of-household status under the Freedmen's Bureau. 
C)  They gained the rights to serve on juries and to vote. 
D)  They began to earn wages equal to those of African American men.

Question 3

In the decade following Appomattox, the North's economy __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  shifted away from industry and toward agriculture 
B)  contracted slightly 
C)  slid into a severe depression that lasted from 1865 to 1873 
D)  continued the industrial boom begun during the Civil War 
A)  shifted away from industry and toward agriculture 
B)  contracted slightly 
C)  slid into a severe depression that lasted from 1865 to 1873 
D)  continued the industrial boom begun during the Civil War

Question 4

To whom does the term "scalawags" refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  white native Southerners who supported the Republican Party 
B)  white Northerners who supported the Whig Party 
C)  Northerners who moved to the South for economic and political gain 
D)  African Americans who attempted to hold political office in the South 
A)  white native Southerners who supported the Republican Party 
B)  white Northerners who supported the Whig Party 
C)  Northerners who moved to the South for economic and political gain 
D)  African Americans who attempted to hold political office in the South

Question 5

When Democrats regained control of southern states after 1869, they considered these states to have been __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cleansed 
B)  redeemed 
C)  reformed 
D)  born again 
A)  cleansed 
B)  redeemed 
C)  reformed 
D)  born again

Question 6

Why did African American leaders accept public school segregation in the South during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  The African American community feared losing funding for new school systems if they insisted on integrated schools. 
B)  African American families wanted their children to learn African American history and literature, something not taught in integrated schools. 
C)  Integrated schools were not conveniently located in predominantly African American communities or neighborhoods. 
D)  Most African American landowners could not afford to pay higher property taxes that supported integrated schools. 
A)  The African American community feared losing funding for new school systems if they insisted on integrated schools. 
B)  African American families wanted their children to learn African American history and literature, something not taught in integrated schools. 
C)  Integrated schools were not conveniently located in predominantly African American communities or neighborhoods. 
D)  Most African American landowners could not afford to pay higher property taxes that supported integrated schools.

Question 7

Andrew Johnson's nomination as vice president for Lincoln's second term was unconventional because he __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  belonged to a different political party 
B)  came from the same state as Lincoln 
C)  was born in a foreign country 
D)  never held political office before 
A)  belonged to a different political party 
B)  came from the same state as Lincoln 
C)  was born in a foreign country 
D)  never held political office before

Question 8

How did corruption impact American government at the national level during the Reconstruction Era?

Accepted Answer

A)  Political scandal and corruption were common to both the Democratic and Republican parties. 
B)  Political corruption was usually restricted to the large cities that were controlled by Democratic political rings and was all but nonexistent at the state and federal levels of government. 
C)  Republicans in the South were associated with the greatest number of political scandals during the 1870s. 
D)  The Crédit Mobilier railroad scandal had little impact on the federal government and was restricted to corruption at the state level of government. 
A)  Political scandal and corruption were common to both the Democratic and Republican parties. 
B)  Political corruption was usually restricted to the large cities that were controlled by Democratic political rings and was all but nonexistent at the state and federal levels of government. 
C)  Republicans in the South were associated with the greatest number of political scandals during the 1870s. 
D)  The Crédit Mobilier railroad scandal had little impact on the federal government and was restricted to corruption at the state level of government.

Question 9

In addition to serving as places of worship for the African American community, black churches served as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the center of social activities that unified the African American community 
B)  a major source of paid labor for a largely unemployed community 
C)  a way to unite the races through shared religious practice 
D)  the only forum for African Americans to air grievances against each other 
A)  the center of social activities that unified the African American community 
B)  a major source of paid labor for a largely unemployed community 
C)  a way to unite the races through shared religious practice 
D)  the only forum for African Americans to air grievances against each other

Question 10

The First Reconstruction Act, which divided the South into five military districts, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was passed by Congress over Johnson's veto 
B)  included every former Confederate state 
C)  remained in effect until 1880 
D)  was part of Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction agenda 
A)  was passed by Congress over Johnson's veto 
B)  included every former Confederate state 
C)  remained in effect until 1880 
D)  was part of Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction agenda

Question 11

Which of these was true of the South in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Much of the best agricultural land had been laid waste. 
B)  Cotton production was as high as ever. 
C)  The cities were in ruins, but the countryside was largely untouched. 
D)  The countryside was in ruins, but the cities were largely untouched. 
A)  Much of the best agricultural land had been laid waste. 
B)  Cotton production was as high as ever. 
C)  The cities were in ruins, but the countryside was largely untouched. 
D)  The countryside was in ruins, but the cities were largely untouched.

Question 12

What was meant by the term "redemption"?

Accepted Answer

A)  a return to white Democratic control in the South 
B)  the integration of former slaves into a New South 
C)  the absolution of whites for the sin of slavery 
D)  a pledge of loyalty by former Confederates to the Union 
A)  a return to white Democratic control in the South 
B)  the integration of former slaves into a New South 
C)  the absolution of whites for the sin of slavery 
D)  a pledge of loyalty by former Confederates to the Union

Question 13

How did the Liberal Republicans affect the 1872 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)  They did not have a direct effect on the election, but their ideas entered the political discourse after the election. 
B)  They supported Horace Greeley for president, causing him to nearly upset Ulysses Grant. 
C)  Although they did not win the election, the Liberal Republicans swept the South. 
D)  By putting their support behind Ulysses Grant, they were able to get him reelected. 
A)  They did not have a direct effect on the election, but their ideas entered the political discourse after the election. 
B)  They supported Horace Greeley for president, causing him to nearly upset Ulysses Grant. 
C)  Although they did not win the election, the Liberal Republicans swept the South. 
D)  By putting their support behind Ulysses Grant, they were able to get him reelected.

Question 14

Johnson, like Lincoln, held the view that Reconstruction __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  should punish the South for secession 
B)  should make it impossible for secession to ever happen again 
C)  needed to be a complete socioeconomic transformation 
D)  was a presidential function 
A)  should punish the South for secession 
B)  should make it impossible for secession to ever happen again 
C)  needed to be a complete socioeconomic transformation 
D)  was a presidential function

Question 15

How do the changes on the Barrow Plantation from 1860 to 1881 illustrate the progress of blacks and the limits they faced?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

An electoral crisis developed in the election of 1876 because of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the death of the Republican nominee 
B)  widespread voter fraud 
C)  Democratic refusal to accept a Republican lead in the vote 
D)  disputed electoral returns from Ohio and New York 
A)  the death of the Republican nominee 
B)  widespread voter fraud 
C)  Democratic refusal to accept a Republican lead in the vote 
D)  disputed electoral returns from Ohio and New York

Question 17

Andrew Johnson was the only __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Radical Republican who supported Lincoln's reconstruction plan 
B)  Confederate state Senator to remain loyal to the Union 
C)  nonslaveholder among prewar Tennessee leaders 
D)  member of Lincoln's administration not a target of Booth's plot 
A)  Radical Republican who supported Lincoln's reconstruction plan 
B)  Confederate state Senator to remain loyal to the Union 
C)  nonslaveholder among prewar Tennessee leaders 
D)  member of Lincoln's administration not a target of Booth's plot

Question 18

By 1877, the great majority of black Southerners had __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  withdrawn from white-dominated churches 
B)  joined white-dominated churches 
C)  quit going to church 
D)  joined an Episcopalian church 
A)  withdrawn from white-dominated churches 
B)  joined white-dominated churches 
C)  quit going to church 
D)  joined an Episcopalian church

Question 19

What was the consuming passion of most white Southerners during the Reconstruction years?

Accepted Answer

A)  reconciliation with the North 
B)  the stimulation of economic growth 
C)  the development of industry 
D)  the reestablishment of the racial hierarchy 
A)  reconciliation with the North 
B)  the stimulation of economic growth 
C)  the development of industry 
D)  the reestablishment of the racial hierarchy

Question 20

How were freed blacks legally forced into agricultural labor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black codes prevented them from entering other fields. 
B)  They were given land by the U.S. government that they were required to maintain. 
C)  They were required by the Freedmen's Bureau to work the fields for their former owners. 
D)  They were required to perform labor equal to their value as slaves before gaining citizenship. 
A)  Black codes prevented them from entering other fields. 
B)  They were given land by the U.S. government that they were required to maintain. 
C)  They were required by the Freedmen's Bureau to work the fields for their former owners. 
D)  They were required to perform labor equal to their value as slaves before gaining citizenship.

Exam 17: Reconstruction

What role did carpetbaggers play in southern politics?

How did emancipation affect the roles of African American women?

In the decade following Appomattox, the North's economy __________.

To whom does the term "scalawags" refer?

When Democrats regained control of southern states after 1869, they considered these states to have been __________.

Why did African American leaders accept public school segregation in the South during Reconstruction?

Andrew Johnson's nomination as vice president for Lincoln's second term was unconventional because he __________.

How did corruption impact American government at the national level during the Reconstruction Era?

In addition to serving as places of worship for the African American community, black churches served as __________.

The First Reconstruction Act, which divided the South into five military districts, __________.

Which of these was true of the South in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War?

What was meant by the term "redemption"?

How did the Liberal Republicans affect the 1872 presidential election?

Johnson, like Lincoln, held the view that Reconstruction __________.

How do the changes on the Barrow Plantation from 1860 to 1881 illustrate the progress of blacks and the limits they faced?

An electoral crisis developed in the election of 1876 because of __________.

Andrew Johnson was the only __________.

By 1877, the great majority of black Southerners had __________.

What was the consuming passion of most white Southerners during the Reconstruction years?

How were freed blacks legally forced into agricultural labor?

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