Question 1

Radical Reconstruction state governments in the South

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A)  were uniformly incompetent and accomplished little in the way of social reforms or economic development. 
B)  passed much desirable legislation and badly needed reforms such as establishing adequate public schools and launching public works. 
C)  were significantly more corrupt than Northern state governments. 
D)  had all of their social and economic reforms repealed by the all-white "redeemer governments" in the South 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  were uniformly incompetent and accomplished little in the way of social reforms or economic development. 
B)  passed much desirable legislation and badly needed reforms such as establishing adequate public schools and launching public works. 
C)  were significantly more corrupt than Northern state governments. 
D)  had all of their social and economic reforms repealed by the all-white "redeemer governments" in the South 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 2

The Ku Klux Klan could best be described as

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A)  an open political organization seeking to revive the Confederacy. 
B)  the military arm of the southern Democratic party. 
C)  a civic reform and service organization. 
D)  a movement for openly protesting northern oppression. 
E)  a secret terrorist organization seeking to subjugate and terrorize blacks in the South through violent means. 
A)  an open political organization seeking to revive the Confederacy. 
B)  the military arm of the southern Democratic party. 
C)  a civic reform and service organization. 
D)  a movement for openly protesting northern oppression. 
E)  a secret terrorist organization seeking to subjugate and terrorize blacks in the South through violent means.

Question 3

To many Northerners, the Black Codes seemed to indicate that

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A)  the transition to black freedom would be easy. 
B)  blacks were unable to manage the transition to freedom autonomously. 
C)  the Civil War had been worth the sacrifice. 
D)  presidential Reconstruction was working effectively and swiftly. 
E)  the arrogant South was acting as if the North had not really won the Civil War and the North had sacrificed its young men in vain. 
A)  the transition to black freedom would be easy. 
B)  blacks were unable to manage the transition to freedom autonomously. 
C)  the Civil War had been worth the sacrifice. 
D)  presidential Reconstruction was working effectively and swiftly. 
E)  the arrogant South was acting as if the North had not really won the Civil War and the North had sacrificed its young men in vain.

Question 4

A primary motive for the formation of the Ku Klux Klan was

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A)  hostility to the growing practice of interracial sexual relations and marriage. 
B)  anger at the corruption in Reconstruction legislatures. 
C)  the southern desire to instigate guerrilla warfare against the occupying U.S. Army. 
D)  political disenfranchisement experienced by poor whites in the South. 
E)  white resistance in the South to constitutional and federal legislative attempts to empower blacks politically and challenge white supremacy. 
A)  hostility to the growing practice of interracial sexual relations and marriage. 
B)  anger at the corruption in Reconstruction legislatures. 
C)  the southern desire to instigate guerrilla warfare against the occupying U.S. Army. 
D)  political disenfranchisement experienced by poor whites in the South. 
E)  white resistance in the South to constitutional and federal legislative attempts to empower blacks politically and challenge white supremacy.

Question 5

Freedom for Southern blacks at the end of the Civil War

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A)  occurred immediately with the Emancipation Proclamation. 
B)  caused large numbers to migrate immediately after the war to the big cities in the South to search for work opportunities. 
C)  caused whole communities of Southern blacks from Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi to migrate westward to territories and states such as Kansas for better job opportunities. 
D)  was achieved without the use of Union soldiers. 
E)  meant that the church would NOT become the focus of black community life. 
A)  occurred immediately with the Emancipation Proclamation. 
B)  caused large numbers to migrate immediately after the war to the big cities in the South to search for work opportunities. 
C)  caused whole communities of Southern blacks from Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi to migrate westward to territories and states such as Kansas for better job opportunities. 
D)  was achieved without the use of Union soldiers. 
E)  meant that the church would NOT become the focus of black community life.

Question 6

Among the legacies of the Reconstruction effort were

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A)  a national commitment to civil rights for all races in America. 
B)  establishment of economic and political guarantees for southern blacks. 
C)  a long-term eclipse of Republican party strength in southern states. 
D)  a drastic redistribution of wealth and radical economic reforms in the South. 
E)  a sense of resentment and grievance among white southerners. 
A)  a national commitment to civil rights for all races in America. 
B)  establishment of economic and political guarantees for southern blacks. 
C)  a long-term eclipse of Republican party strength in southern states. 
D)  a drastic redistribution of wealth and radical economic reforms in the South. 
E)  a sense of resentment and grievance among white southerners.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the Redeemers.

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White Democrats who

Question 8

The goals of the Ku Klux Klan included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  "keep blacks in their place"; that is, subservient to whites. 
B)  prevent blacks from voting. 
C)  keep white "carpetbaggers" from voting. 
D)  support the Force Acts of 1870 and 1871. 
E)  end radical Reconstruction. 
A)  "keep blacks in their place"; that is, subservient to whites. 
B)  prevent blacks from voting. 
C)  keep white "carpetbaggers" from voting. 
D)  support the Force Acts of 1870 and 1871. 
E)  end radical Reconstruction.

Question 9

Assess the achievements and shortcomings of "radical" regimes in the South. What did they do that is worth admiring and worth condemning? What else might they have done to better achieve their goals? What political, economic, and extra-legal obstacles did these "radical" regimes in the South encounter in achieving their goals?

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The achievements and shortcomings of "ra

Question 10

Johnson was narrowly acquitted on the impeachment charges ultimately because

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A)  Secretary of War Edwin Stanton aided Johnson's defense by spying on congressional prosecutors. 
B)  radical Republicans recognized that Johnson's successor would be worse. 
C)  many people favored destabilizing the federal government. 
D)  sufficient numbers of Republican senators recognized that the impeachment charges were legally dubious and politically charged and voted "not guilty." 
E)  Johnson promised to reverse his Reconstruction policies and adopt all of the radical Republicans' positions. 
A)  Secretary of War Edwin Stanton aided Johnson's defense by spying on congressional prosecutors. 
B)  radical Republicans recognized that Johnson's successor would be worse. 
C)  many people favored destabilizing the federal government. 
D)  sufficient numbers of Republican senators recognized that the impeachment charges were legally dubious and politically charged and voted "not guilty." 
E)  Johnson promised to reverse his Reconstruction policies and adopt all of the radical Republicans' positions.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the Woman's Loyal League.

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A women's rights organization

Question 12

All of the following reveal the various ways southern blacks responded to the prospect of emancipation EXCEPT

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A)  some slaves remained loyal to plantation masters and resisted the liberating Union armies. 
B)  some slaves insisted that whites address them as "Mr." or "Mrs." 
C)  some slaves beat former masters with the same whips formerly used on them. 
D)  some slaves claimed sections of plantation land as their own. 
E)  some slaves were suspicious about whether masters were really freeing them. 
A)  some slaves remained loyal to plantation masters and resisted the liberating Union armies. 
B)  some slaves insisted that whites address them as "Mr." or "Mrs." 
C)  some slaves beat former masters with the same whips formerly used on them. 
D)  some slaves claimed sections of plantation land as their own. 
E)  some slaves were suspicious about whether masters were really freeing them.

Question 13

Which of the following was NOT among the functions provided by the black Union League?

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A)  Educating blacks in their civic duties 
B)  Campaigning for Republican candidates 
C)  Helping blacks migrate from the South to the North 
D)  Building black churches and schools 
E)  Recruiting militias to protect black communities from white retaliation. 
A)  Educating blacks in their civic duties 
B)  Campaigning for Republican candidates 
C)  Helping blacks migrate from the South to the North 
D)  Building black churches and schools 
E)  Recruiting militias to protect black communities from white retaliation.

Question 14

In the 1866 congressional elections

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A)  President Johnson conducted a highly successful "swing around the circle" campaign tour promoting his policies. 
B)  radicals replaced moderates as the dominant Republican faction in Congress. 
C)  voters endorsed the Republican congressional approach to Reconstruction. 
D)  Republicans lost their majority control of Congress. 
E)  a substantial number of white southern Republicans were elected to Congress. 
A)  President Johnson conducted a highly successful "swing around the circle" campaign tour promoting his policies. 
B)  radicals replaced moderates as the dominant Republican faction in Congress. 
C)  voters endorsed the Republican congressional approach to Reconstruction. 
D)  Republicans lost their majority control of Congress. 
E)  a substantial number of white southern Republicans were elected to Congress.

Question 15

Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 prompted Congress to seek passage of

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A)  the Thirteenth Amendment. 
B)  an extension of the Freedmen's Bureau. 
C)  an act to overturn the Black Codes. 
D)  the Fourteenth Amendment. 
E)  articles of impeachment against Johnson. 
A)  the Thirteenth Amendment. 
B)  an extension of the Freedmen's Bureau. 
C)  an act to overturn the Black Codes. 
D)  the Fourteenth Amendment. 
E)  articles of impeachment against Johnson.

Question 16

At the end of the Civil War, many white Southerners

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A)  came to view secession and the Civil War as a tragic mistake. 
B)  were ready to plan a future uprising against the United States. 
C)  declared themselves citizens of their states but not of the United States. 
D)  enthusiastically adopted the federal government in Washington, D.C. as "our government." 
E)  still believed that their view of secession was correct and their cause was just. 
A)  came to view secession and the Civil War as a tragic mistake. 
B)  were ready to plan a future uprising against the United States. 
C)  declared themselves citizens of their states but not of the United States. 
D)  enthusiastically adopted the federal government in Washington, D.C. as "our government." 
E)  still believed that their view of secession was correct and their cause was just.

Question 17

Andrew Johnson had been put on Lincoln's ticket as vice president in his second term

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A)  because Lincoln's first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin, had displayed Southern sympathies. 
B)  to appeal to War Democrats and pro-Union southerners. 
C)  as a safe choice in case Lincoln died in office. 
D)  as a poor white who balanced Lincoln's aristocratic background. 
E)  to appeal to Union soldiers and radical Republicans. 
A)  because Lincoln's first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin, had displayed Southern sympathies. 
B)  to appeal to War Democrats and pro-Union southerners. 
C)  as a safe choice in case Lincoln died in office. 
D)  as a poor white who balanced Lincoln's aristocratic background. 
E)  to appeal to Union soldiers and radical Republicans.

Question 18

As a politician, Andrew Johnson developed a reputation as a(n)

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A)  supporter of the planter aristocrats. 
B)  opponent of slavery. 
C)  inspiring and calmly eloquent speaker. 
D)  champion of the poor whites. 
E)  secret Confederate sympathizer. 
A)  supporter of the planter aristocrats. 
B)  opponent of slavery. 
C)  inspiring and calmly eloquent speaker. 
D)  champion of the poor whites. 
E)  secret Confederate sympathizer.

Question 19

During Reconstruction, African American women in the South assumed new political roles, which included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  participating in black church life. 
B)  monitoring state constitutional conventions. 
C)  participating in political rallies. 
D)  organizing mass meetings. 
E)  voting in state and local elections. 
A)  participating in black church life. 
B)  monitoring state constitutional conventions. 
C)  participating in political rallies. 
D)  organizing mass meetings. 
E)  voting in state and local elections.

Question 20

____ believed that the Southern states had completely left the Union and were therefore, "conquered provinces" that had to seek readmission on whatever economic and political terms Congress demanded.

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A)  War Democrats 
B)  The Supreme Court 
C)  President Lincoln 
D)  President Johnson 
E)  Congressional radical Republicans 
A)  War Democrats 
B)  The Supreme Court 
C)  President Lincoln 
D)  President Johnson 
E)  Congressional radical Republicans

Exam 21: The Ordeal of Reconstruction

Radical Reconstruction state governments in the South

The Ku Klux Klan could best be described as

To many Northerners, the Black Codes seemed to indicate that

A primary motive for the formation of the Ku Klux Klan was

Freedom for Southern blacks at the end of the Civil War

Among the legacies of the Reconstruction effort were

Identify and state the historical significance of the Redeemers.

The goals of the Ku Klux Klan included all of the following EXCEPT

Johnson was narrowly acquitted on the impeachment charges ultimately because

Identify and state the historical significance of the Woman's Loyal League.

All of the following reveal the various ways southern blacks responded to the prospect of emancipation EXCEPT

Which of the following was NOT among the functions provided by the black Union League?

In the 1866 congressional elections

Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 prompted Congress to seek passage of

At the end of the Civil War, many white Southerners

Andrew Johnson had been put on Lincoln's ticket as vice president in his second term

As a politician, Andrew Johnson developed a reputation as a(n)

During Reconstruction, African American women in the South assumed new political roles, which included all of the following EXCEPT

____ believed that the Southern states had completely left the Union and were therefore, "conquered provinces" that had to seek readmission on whatever economic and political terms Congress demanded.

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