Question 1

How did the Fourteenth Amendment effectively nullify the Dred Scott decision of 1857?

Accepted Answer

A)  It determined that states had the right to offer rights of citizenship to blacks. 
B)  It legitimized marriages between blacks as well as interracial marriages. 
C)  It extended equal protection and due process to all. 
D)  It granted suffrage to black men twenty years or older. 
A)  It determined that states had the right to offer rights of citizenship to blacks. 
B)  It legitimized marriages between blacks as well as interracial marriages. 
C)  It extended equal protection and due process to all. 
D)  It granted suffrage to black men twenty years or older.

Question 2

The term scalawag, an unflattering term meaning "scoundrels," was applied to whom during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern soldiers who supported Democrats 
B)  Northern elites who supported Republicans 
C)  Southern whites who supported Republicans 
D)  Southern whites who supported Democrats 
A)  Northern soldiers who supported Democrats 
B)  Northern elites who supported Republicans 
C)  Southern whites who supported Republicans 
D)  Southern whites who supported Democrats

Question 3

The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was formed in Tennessee in 1865 as a way to

Accepted Answer

A)  bring together black and white poor people. 
B)  ensure that Democrats remained in office in the South. 
C)  promote black civil rights and equality. 
D)  bring together whites of all classes. 
A)  bring together black and white poor people. 
B)  ensure that Democrats remained in office in the South. 
C)  promote black civil rights and equality. 
D)  bring together whites of all classes.

Question 4

What hardships greeted freed blacks who moved to Kansas to start life over following the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racial hostility and poor-quality land 
B)  Racial hostility and religious animosity 
C)  Poor-quality land and unpredictable weather 
D)  Unpredictable weather and restrictions on voting 
A)  Racial hostility and poor-quality land 
B)  Racial hostility and religious animosity 
C)  Poor-quality land and unpredictable weather 
D)  Unpredictable weather and restrictions on voting

Question 5

What effect did Supreme Court rulings in cases such as Slaughterhouse (1873) and United States v. Cruikshank (1876) have on black civil rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  These cases protected the Fourteenth Amendment, keeping black civil rights unchanged. 
B)  These cases narrowed the Fourteenth Amendment, reducing black civil rights. 
C)  These cases expanded the Fourteenth Amendment, expanding black civil rights. 
D)  These cases stripped the Fourteenth Amendment, taking away black civil rights. 
A)  These cases protected the Fourteenth Amendment, keeping black civil rights unchanged. 
B)  These cases narrowed the Fourteenth Amendment, reducing black civil rights. 
C)  These cases expanded the Fourteenth Amendment, expanding black civil rights. 
D)  These cases stripped the Fourteenth Amendment, taking away black civil rights.

Question 6

Why did black churches become such important community institutions following the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Churches were one place where whites served blacks. 
B)  Whites refused to allow blacks in the South to congregate any other way. 
C)  Faith was more important in black communities than work or education. 
D)  Black churches were large structures that hosted many other organizations. 
A)  Churches were one place where whites served blacks. 
B)  Whites refused to allow blacks in the South to congregate any other way. 
C)  Faith was more important in black communities than work or education. 
D)  Black churches were large structures that hosted many other organizations.

Question 7

What nickname was given to the many free blacks who left the South to settle en masse in Kansas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Redeemers 
B)  Departed 
C)  Yankees 
D)  Exodusters 
A)  Redeemers 
B)  Departed 
C)  Yankees 
D)  Exodusters

Question 8

Why was education so unobtainable for so many in the South, black or white, following the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southerners didn't value education as much as Northerners did. 
B)  Funding for teachers and supplies never kept up with demand. 
C)  Poor people were too busy working to attend school. 
D)  White elites tried to keep the poor from learning. 
A)  Southerners didn't value education as much as Northerners did. 
B)  Funding for teachers and supplies never kept up with demand. 
C)  Poor people were too busy working to attend school. 
D)  White elites tried to keep the poor from learning.

Question 9

What was the outcome of federal efforts to destroy the Ku Klux Klan?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Ku Klux Klan was disbanded. 
B)  The Ku Klux Klan continued business as usual. 
C)  The Ku Klux Klan went underground. 
D)  Federal authority was weakened by the unsuccessful effort. 
A)  The Ku Klux Klan was disbanded. 
B)  The Ku Klux Klan continued business as usual. 
C)  The Ku Klux Klan went underground. 
D)  Federal authority was weakened by the unsuccessful effort.

Question 10

What was the result of a loophole in the Fifteenth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The law did not protect black suffrage in the South, only in the North. 
B)  Some states refused to recognize the rights of black women to vote. 
C)  The law did not deny states the power to restrict suffrage. 
D)  The law effectively disenfranchised poor whites in some states. 
A)  The law did not protect black suffrage in the South, only in the North. 
B)  Some states refused to recognize the rights of black women to vote. 
C)  The law did not deny states the power to restrict suffrage. 
D)  The law effectively disenfranchised poor whites in some states.

Question 11

Why did some slaves not find out about emancipation for months, even years, after the Civil War ended?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their masters, especially in remote locations, withheld the news. 
B)  Confederate officials conspired to suppress news of their defeat. 
C)  Southern newspapers refused to print news of their defeat. 
D)  Union officers were content to allow the unofficial continuation of slavery. 
A)  Their masters, especially in remote locations, withheld the news. 
B)  Confederate officials conspired to suppress news of their defeat. 
C)  Southern newspapers refused to print news of their defeat. 
D)  Union officers were content to allow the unofficial continuation of slavery.

Question 12

What political position does this flier advocate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Supporting the Republican president over Congress 
B)  Supporting the Democratic president over Congress 
C)  Supporting Democrats in Congress over the Republican president 
D)  Supporting Republicans in Congress over the Democratic president 
A)  Supporting the Republican president over Congress 
B)  Supporting the Democratic president over Congress 
C)  Supporting Democrats in Congress over the Republican president 
D)  Supporting Republicans in Congress over the Democratic president

Question 13

Lincoln's "Ten Percent Plan" during Reconstruction meant that 10 percent of

Accepted Answer

A)  the population was eligible to vote in the upcoming election. 
B)  eligible southern voters were required to pledge allegiance to the United States. 
C)  former Confederate leaders were exiled. 
D)  proceeds from southern agriculture would pay Union war debt. 
A)  the population was eligible to vote in the upcoming election. 
B)  eligible southern voters were required to pledge allegiance to the United States. 
C)  former Confederate leaders were exiled. 
D)  proceeds from southern agriculture would pay Union war debt.

Question 14

Who served as teachers in the roughly 4,000 new schools that opened across the South following the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only black men and women 
B)  Only men, black or white 
C)  Only women, black or white 
D)  Black and white men and women 
A)  Only black men and women 
B)  Only men, black or white 
C)  Only women, black or white 
D)  Black and white men and women

Question 15

What proved to be the number-one priority among newly freed slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Finding employment 
B)  Reuniting their families 
C)  Retaliating against their former owners 
D)  Getting out of the South 
A)  Finding employment 
B)  Reuniting their families 
C)  Retaliating against their former owners 
D)  Getting out of the South

Question 16

When civilian governments replaced Reconstruction governments in the South, a group of Democrats referred to themselves as "Redeemers" because they saved the

Accepted Answer

A)  South from white racists. 
B)  white South from Reconstruction. 
C)  black South from Reconstruction. 
D)  North from the burden of Reconstruction. 
A)  South from white racists. 
B)  white South from Reconstruction. 
C)  black South from Reconstruction. 
D)  North from the burden of Reconstruction.

Question 17

Taxes rose sharply during Reconstruction in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  offside the many war debts. 
B)  subsidize the federal government. 
C)  support education and social services. 
D)  subsidize industry in the South. 
A)  offside the many war debts. 
B)  subsidize the federal government. 
C)  support education and social services. 
D)  subsidize industry in the South.

Question 18

According to the following passage, on what basis did the freedpeople of Edisto Island expect that the federal government would allow them to retain the land they were cultivating, and which was formerly owned by slaveholders?

Accepted Answer

A)  The former owners were traitors and cheaters. 
B)  The freedpeople were willing to pay for the land. 
C)  General William Sherman's order guaranteed the land. 
D)  The freedpeople had been mistreated and deserved compensation. 
A)  The former owners were traitors and cheaters. 
B)  The freedpeople were willing to pay for the land. 
C)  General William Sherman's order guaranteed the land. 
D)  The freedpeople had been mistreated and deserved compensation.

Question 19

When did civilian rule return to the former Confederate states, replacing the Reconstruction governments?

Accepted Answer

A)  1880 
B)  1875 
C)  1870 
D)  1865 
A)  1880 
B)  1875 
C)  1870 
D)  1865

Question 20

About 20 percent of black farmers managed to make a profit from the sharecropping system by

Accepted Answer

A)  being absentee landlords. 
B)  careful management and hard work. 
C)  having extremely fertile land and beneficial market prices. 
D)  affirmative action from the landlord. 
A)  being absentee landlords. 
B)  careful management and hard work. 
C)  having extremely fertile land and beneficial market prices. 
D)  affirmative action from the landlord.

Exam 14: Emancipation and Reconstruction

How did the Fourteenth Amendment effectively nullify the Dred Scott decision of 1857?

The term scalawag, an unflattering term meaning "scoundrels," was applied to whom during Reconstruction?

The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was formed in Tennessee in 1865 as a way to

What hardships greeted freed blacks who moved to Kansas to start life over following the Civil War?

What effect did Supreme Court rulings in cases such as Slaughterhouse (1873) and United States v. Cruikshank (1876) have on black civil rights?

Why did black churches become such important community institutions following the Civil War?

What nickname was given to the many free blacks who left the South to settle en masse in Kansas?

Why was education so unobtainable for so many in the South, black or white, following the Civil War?

What was the outcome of federal efforts to destroy the Ku Klux Klan?

What was the result of a loophole in the Fifteenth Amendment?

Why did some slaves not find out about emancipation for months, even years, after the Civil War ended?

What political position does this flier advocate?

Lincoln's "Ten Percent Plan" during Reconstruction meant that 10 percent of

Who served as teachers in the roughly 4,000 new schools that opened across the South following the Civil War?

What proved to be the number-one priority among newly freed slaves?

When civilian governments replaced Reconstruction governments in the South, a group of Democrats referred to themselves as "Redeemers" because they saved the

Taxes rose sharply during Reconstruction in order to

According to the following passage, on what basis did the freedpeople of Edisto Island expect that the federal government would allow them to retain the land they were cultivating, and which was formerly owned by slaveholders?

When did civilian rule return to the former Confederate states, replacing the Reconstruction governments?

About 20 percent of black farmers managed to make a profit from the sharecropping system by

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