Question 1

Under congressional Reconstruction, Southern states were required to

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A)  organize and support the Republican party. 
B)  ratify the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  guarantee adult male slaves the right to vote through provisions in their state constitutions. 
D)  provide land and education for former slaves. 
E)  protect black religious freedom. 
A)  organize and support the Republican party. 
B)  ratify the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C)  guarantee adult male slaves the right to vote through provisions in their state constitutions. 
D)  provide land and education for former slaves. 
E)  protect black religious freedom.

Question 2

Radical congressional Reconstruction of the South finally ended when

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A)  the South accepted the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. 
B)  the last federal troops were removed in 1877 and a "solid" Democratic South became politically institutionalized. 
C)  President Johnson was not reelected in 1868. 
D)  the Supreme Court ruled in Ex parte Milligan that military tribunals could not try civilians. 
E)  blacks showed they could defend their civil rights adequately in state courts and legislatures without federal congressional and military intervention. 
A)  the South accepted the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. 
B)  the last federal troops were removed in 1877 and a "solid" Democratic South became politically institutionalized. 
C)  President Johnson was not reelected in 1868. 
D)  the Supreme Court ruled in Ex parte Milligan that military tribunals could not try civilians. 
E)  blacks showed they could defend their civil rights adequately in state courts and legislatures without federal congressional and military intervention.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of radical Republicans.

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Republicans who wanted to keep

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the 10 percent Reconstruction plan.

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Lincoln's plan in which a sout

Question 5

As part of their Reconstruction plan, radical Republicans originally expected to

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A)  secure civil rights for freed slaves. 
B)  punish the planter aristocracy. 
C)  restructure Southern society. 
D)  have President Johnson on their side. 
E)  use federal power to aid blacks. 
A)  secure civil rights for freed slaves. 
B)  punish the planter aristocracy. 
C)  restructure Southern society. 
D)  have President Johnson on their side. 
E)  use federal power to aid blacks.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of Edwin M. Stanton.

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Secretary of War under Lincoln

Question 7

The Fourteenth Amendment is commonly referred to as one of the most important additions to the Constitution. Why is this the case? What was necessary for the protections of political and voting rights in the Fourteenth Amendment to become a reality in the South?

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The Fourteenth Amendment is considered o

Question 8

Blacks in the South relied on the Union League to

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A)  help them escape to the North during the Civil War. 
B)  provide them with relief payments until the Freedmen's Bureau was established. 
C)  educate them on their civic duties and campaign for Republican candidates. 
D)  gain admittance to the Union Army. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  help them escape to the North during the Civil War. 
B)  provide them with relief payments until the Freedmen's Bureau was established. 
C)  educate them on their civic duties and campaign for Republican candidates. 
D)  gain admittance to the Union Army. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 9

It has been wryly observed that "the North won the Civil War, but the South won Reconstruction." Interpret this statement and assess its truth.

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The statement "the North won the Civil W

Question 10

In the postwar South

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A)  the economy and social structure was utterly devastated. 
B)  the emancipation of slaves had surprisingly little economic consequence. 
C)  the much-feared inflation never materialized. 
D)  industry and transportation were damaged, but southern agriculture continued to flourish. 
E)  poorer whites benefited from the end of plantation slavery. 
A)  the economy and social structure was utterly devastated. 
B)  the emancipation of slaves had surprisingly little economic consequence. 
C)  the much-feared inflation never materialized. 
D)  industry and transportation were damaged, but southern agriculture continued to flourish. 
E)  poorer whites benefited from the end of plantation slavery.

Question 11

In 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William Seward achieved the Johnson administration's greatest success in foreign relations when he

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A)  signed a mutual defense treaty with Great Britain. 
B)  recognized the independent republic of Hawaii. 
C)  purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. 
D)  acquired the former Dominican Republic as an American territory. 
E)  established friendly relations with the newly independent Dominion of Canada. 
A)  signed a mutual defense treaty with Great Britain. 
B)  recognized the independent republic of Hawaii. 
C)  purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. 
D)  acquired the former Dominican Republic as an American territory. 
E)  established friendly relations with the newly independent Dominion of Canada.

Question 12

Compare and contrast Lincoln's, Johnson's, and Congress's plans for Reconstruction. Cite what was included and what was omitted. Which program do you think was the best plan for the nation and the best plan for blacks in the South? Defend your choices.

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Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction, known

Question 13

The first and only ex-Confederate state to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment in 1866 and thus be immediately readmitted to the Union under congressional Reconstruction was

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A)  Virginia. 
B)  Georgia. 
C)  North Carolina. 
D)  Tennessee. 
E)  West Virginia. 
A)  Virginia. 
B)  Georgia. 
C)  North Carolina. 
D)  Tennessee. 
E)  West Virginia.

Question 14

Why was President Johnson impeached? Why didn't the Senate convict him of "high crimes and misdemeanors"? Would Johnson's conviction have permanently altered the balance of power between Congress and the President?

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President Johnson was impeached by the H

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of Benjamin Wade.

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Radical Republican and preside

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of sharecropping.

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A system of renting farmlands

Question 17

The last of the Reconstruction era amendments to pass was the

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A)  Eighteenth 
B)  Thirteenth. 
C)  Fourteenth. 
D)  Fifteenth. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  Eighteenth 
B)  Thirteenth. 
C)  Fourteenth. 
D)  Fifteenth. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the Reconstruction Act.

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Divided the South in

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the Wade-Davis Bill.

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A bill that required

Question 20

The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed

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A)  citizenship and civil rights to freed slaves. 
B)  land for former slaves. 
C)  voting rights for former Confederates who had previously served in the U.S. Army. 
D)  freed slaves the right to vote. 
E)  education to former slaves. 
A)  citizenship and civil rights to freed slaves. 
B)  land for former slaves. 
C)  voting rights for former Confederates who had previously served in the U.S. Army. 
D)  freed slaves the right to vote. 
E)  education to former slaves.

Exam 21: The Ordeal of Reconstruction

Under congressional Reconstruction, Southern states were required to

Radical congressional Reconstruction of the South finally ended when

Identify and state the historical significance of radical Republicans.

Identify and state the historical significance of the 10 percent Reconstruction plan.

As part of their Reconstruction plan, radical Republicans originally expected to

Identify and state the historical significance of Edwin M. Stanton.

The Fourteenth Amendment is commonly referred to as one of the most important additions to the Constitution. Why is this the case? What was necessary for the protections of political and voting rights in the Fourteenth Amendment to become a reality in the South?

Blacks in the South relied on the Union League to

It has been wryly observed that "the North won the Civil War, but the South won Reconstruction." Interpret this statement and assess its truth.

In the postwar South

In 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William Seward achieved the Johnson administration's greatest success in foreign relations when he

Compare and contrast Lincoln's, Johnson's, and Congress's plans for Reconstruction. Cite what was included and what was omitted. Which program do you think was the best plan for the nation and the best plan for blacks in the South? Defend your choices.

The first and only ex-Confederate state to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment in 1866 and thus be immediately readmitted to the Union under congressional Reconstruction was

Why was President Johnson impeached? Why didn't the Senate convict him of "high crimes and misdemeanors"? Would Johnson's conviction have permanently altered the balance of power between Congress and the President?

Identify and state the historical significance of Benjamin Wade.

Identify and state the historical significance of sharecropping.

The last of the Reconstruction era amendments to pass was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the Reconstruction Act.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Wade-Davis Bill.

The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed

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