Question 1

Why did the federal government use legislation to try to break up the Ku Klux Klan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Military force was not feasible. 
B)  Local governments were too weak. 
C)  The judiciary was full of Ku Klux Klan members. 
D)  Federal legislation could create lasting change. 
A)  Military force was not feasible. 
B)  Local governments were too weak. 
C)  The judiciary was full of Ku Klux Klan members. 
D)  Federal legislation could create lasting change. D

Question 2

Newly freed slaves' expressions of joy caused proslavery southern whites to feel

Accepted Answer

A)  happy for the former slaves. 
B)  sad that the slaves no longer wanted to work for them. 
C)  indifferent because they didn't even see the slaves as people. 
D)  outraged and insulted by the happiness of the freed people. 
A)  happy for the former slaves. 
B)  sad that the slaves no longer wanted to work for them. 
C)  indifferent because they didn't even see the slaves as people. 
D)  outraged and insulted by the happiness of the freed people. D

Question 3

Frederick Douglass, Abby Kelley, and other activists denounced Elizabeth Cady Stanton's bigotry because she

Accepted Answer

A)  was not able to see the urgency of the situation for blacks in the South. 
B)  was narrowly focused on the rights of white women. 
C)  claimed to be a Christian woman but did not support black women. 
D)  wanted to abolish slavery but not enfranchise blacks. 
A)  was not able to see the urgency of the situation for blacks in the South. 
B)  was narrowly focused on the rights of white women. 
C)  claimed to be a Christian woman but did not support black women. 
D)  wanted to abolish slavery but not enfranchise blacks. A

Question 4

Why did ardent abolitionists, such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, fight against the Fourteenth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It enfranchised black men but not white women. 
B)  It described citizens in the Constitution as "male." 
C)  It did not support the rights of black women. 
D)  It gave free blacks too many rights. 
A)  It enfranchised black men but not white women. 
B)  It described citizens in the Constitution as "male." 
C)  It did not support the rights of black women. 
D)  It gave free blacks too many rights.

Question 5

The Wade-Davis bill proposed by Congress for reunification of the North and South required

Accepted Answer

A)  50 percent of southern voters to pledge allegiance to the United States. 
B)  50 percent of southern landowners to pledge allegiance to the United States. 
C)  50 percent of all black Southerners to pledge allegiance to the United States. 
D)  southern landowners to give 50 percent of their property to the U.S. government. 
A)  50 percent of southern voters to pledge allegiance to the United States. 
B)  50 percent of southern landowners to pledge allegiance to the United States. 
C)  50 percent of all black Southerners to pledge allegiance to the United States. 
D)  southern landowners to give 50 percent of their property to the U.S. government.

Question 6

When southern Democrats referred to a Northerner who had moved to the South following the Civil War as a carpetbagger, it was intended as a

Accepted Answer

A)  compliment for those willing to give up everything and support freed people. 
B)  criticism for those desperate to buy homes and establish lives. 
C)  compliment for those willing to put down roots and support the area. 
D)  criticism for those who came to plunder the area and then leave. 
A)  compliment for those willing to give up everything and support freed people. 
B)  criticism for those desperate to buy homes and establish lives. 
C)  compliment for those willing to put down roots and support the area. 
D)  criticism for those who came to plunder the area and then leave.

Question 7

Following the Civil War, how did Lincoln plan to treat Confederate officials?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only the most high-ranking Confederate officials would be punished. 
B)  All of the Confederate officials would be granted amnesty. 
C)  No former Confederate officials would be permitted to serve in Congress. 
D)  He hoped to use their energy and connections to rebuild the government. 
A)  Only the most high-ranking Confederate officials would be punished. 
B)  All of the Confederate officials would be granted amnesty. 
C)  No former Confederate officials would be permitted to serve in Congress. 
D)  He hoped to use their energy and connections to rebuild the government.

Question 8

Northerners saw the punishment of Confederate leaders following the Civil War as

Accepted Answer

A)  adequate because Northerners didn't believe in violence. 
B)  adequate because the Union was fragile. 
C)  absurdly lenient, unlike that levied against opponents in other wars. 
D)  too strict and a threat to the peace. 
A)  adequate because Northerners didn't believe in violence. 
B)  adequate because the Union was fragile. 
C)  absurdly lenient, unlike that levied against opponents in other wars. 
D)  too strict and a threat to the peace.

Question 9

What compelled free blacks to want to read the Bible themselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  White preachers had claimed that the Bible taught black slavery was God's will. 
B)  The Bible was the only book that was widely available at the time. 
C)  Free blacks were more religious than poor whites. 
D)  White ministers long claimed that blacks could not be saved. 
A)  White preachers had claimed that the Bible taught black slavery was God's will. 
B)  The Bible was the only book that was widely available at the time. 
C)  Free blacks were more religious than poor whites. 
D)  White ministers long claimed that blacks could not be saved.

Question 10

What message was sent by Lincoln's plan for reunion and reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women and men of all races should now be granted citizenship. 
B)  The war was a necessary evil that revealed the horrors of racism. 
C)  The North had best ensure that the South was properly penitent so as to deter future rebellions. 
D)  The country had best move forward and minimize conflict between North and South. 
A)  Women and men of all races should now be granted citizenship. 
B)  The war was a necessary evil that revealed the horrors of racism. 
C)  The North had best ensure that the South was properly penitent so as to deter future rebellions. 
D)  The country had best move forward and minimize conflict between North and South.

Question 11

Which group was disproportionately blamed for increasing taxes during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black officials 
B)  Northern Republicans 
C)  Southern Democrats 
D)  White officials 
A)  Black officials 
B)  Northern Republicans 
C)  Southern Democrats 
D)  White officials

Question 12

What two forces drove many freed blacks from the South during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religious antagonism and economic hardship 
B)  Economic hardship and racial bigotry 
C)  Racial bigotry and political division 
D)  Political division and religious hostility 
A)  Religious antagonism and economic hardship 
B)  Economic hardship and racial bigotry 
C)  Racial bigotry and political division 
D)  Political division and religious hostility

Question 13

As news of emancipation spread across the South after the end of the Civil War, African Americans responded by

Accepted Answer

A)  celebrating in black churches and slave quarters. 
B)  storming the living rooms of slaveholders and throwing lavish parties. 
C)  fleeing to the North as quickly as possible. 
D)  reflecting in isolation for fear of reprisal from slaveholders. 
A)  celebrating in black churches and slave quarters. 
B)  storming the living rooms of slaveholders and throwing lavish parties. 
C)  fleeing to the North as quickly as possible. 
D)  reflecting in isolation for fear of reprisal from slaveholders.

Question 14

Which free blacks were eager to receive an education?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women more than men 
B)  Mostly middle-aged men 
C)  Young men and women 
D)  People of all ages 
A)  Women more than men 
B)  Mostly middle-aged men 
C)  Young men and women 
D)  People of all ages

Question 15

What was achieved by the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black men and women were granted citizenship. 
B)  Black men were granted the right to vote. 
C)  Slavery was abolished. 
D)  White women were granted the right to vote. 
A)  Black men and women were granted citizenship. 
B)  Black men were granted the right to vote. 
C)  Slavery was abolished. 
D)  White women were granted the right to vote.

Question 16

Which group seemed to benefit from continual racial antagonism between blacks and whites in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rich whites 
B)  Poor whites 
C)  Rich blacks 
D)  Poor blacks 
A)  Rich whites 
B)  Poor whites 
C)  Rich blacks 
D)  Poor blacks

Question 17

What was the effect of the black codes passed in the South following the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Special protections were granted to newly freed black people to protect them from violence and intimidation. 
B)  Blacks were given key rights to citizenship such as the right to bear arms and serve on juries. 
C)  Free blacks were effectively reenslaved by a separate legal system that restricted them. 
D)  Free blacks were forced to work for their former masters if they could not prove they had other forms of income. 
A)  Special protections were granted to newly freed black people to protect them from violence and intimidation. 
B)  Blacks were given key rights to citizenship such as the right to bear arms and serve on juries. 
C)  Free blacks were effectively reenslaved by a separate legal system that restricted them. 
D)  Free blacks were forced to work for their former masters if they could not prove they had other forms of income.

Question 18

How did landlords exploit laborers under the sharecropping system that arose following the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  By refusing to rent land to free blacks 
B)  By charging high fees for goods and supplies 
C)  By paying below-market rates for crops 
D)  By sabotaging crop growth 
A)  By refusing to rent land to free blacks 
B)  By charging high fees for goods and supplies 
C)  By paying below-market rates for crops 
D)  By sabotaging crop growth

Question 19

Why were only 25 percent of free blacks literate by 1880?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites forbade free black workers from learning to read. 
B)  Few free blacks were motivated to learn to read. 
C)  Opportunities to learn were still very limited. 
D)  There were no public schools in the South. 
A)  Whites forbade free black workers from learning to read. 
B)  Few free blacks were motivated to learn to read. 
C)  Opportunities to learn were still very limited. 
D)  There were no public schools in the South.

Question 20

Why was the power to make family decisions so important to newly freed slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans had stronger family ties than whites. 
B)  White families were the anchors of many communities. 
C)  African American families were often destroyed under slavery. 
D)  Whites tried to undermine and divide black families during freedom. 
A)  African Americans had stronger family ties than whites. 
B)  White families were the anchors of many communities. 
C)  African American families were often destroyed under slavery. 
D)  Whites tried to undermine and divide black families during freedom.

Exam 14: Emancipation and Reconstruction

Why did the federal government use legislation to try to break up the Ku Klux Klan?

Newly freed slaves' expressions of joy caused proslavery southern whites to feel

Frederick Douglass, Abby Kelley, and other activists denounced Elizabeth Cady Stanton's bigotry because she

Why did ardent abolitionists, such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, fight against the Fourteenth Amendment?

The Wade-Davis bill proposed by Congress for reunification of the North and South required

When southern Democrats referred to a Northerner who had moved to the South following the Civil War as a carpetbagger, it was intended as a

Following the Civil War, how did Lincoln plan to treat Confederate officials?

Northerners saw the punishment of Confederate leaders following the Civil War as

What compelled free blacks to want to read the Bible themselves?

What message was sent by Lincoln's plan for reunion and reconstruction?

Which group was disproportionately blamed for increasing taxes during Reconstruction?

What two forces drove many freed blacks from the South during Reconstruction?

As news of emancipation spread across the South after the end of the Civil War, African Americans responded by

Which free blacks were eager to receive an education?

What was achieved by the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution?

Which group seemed to benefit from continual racial antagonism between blacks and whites in the South?

What was the effect of the black codes passed in the South following the Civil War?

How did landlords exploit laborers under the sharecropping system that arose following the Civil War?

Why were only 25 percent of free blacks literate by 1880?

Why was the power to make family decisions so important to newly freed slaves?

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