Question 1

What attitudes prevailed among the Republican Party regarding blacks following the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks were not equal to whites but deserved basic protections and due process of law. 
B)  Whites and blacks were equal, and blacks deserved the right to vote. 
C)  Whites and blacks were equal, and blacks deserved legal protection and the right to work. 
D)  Blacks were not equal to whites but deserved to vote. 
A)  Blacks were not equal to whites but deserved basic protections and due process of law. 
B)  Whites and blacks were equal, and blacks deserved the right to vote. 
C)  Whites and blacks were equal, and blacks deserved legal protection and the right to work. 
D)  Blacks were not equal to whites but deserved to vote.

Question 2

Moderate Republicans ultimately did not agree to impeach President Johnson because they believed

Accepted Answer

A)  he did not violate the Tenure of Office Act as charged. 
B)  his failings did not constitute an unwillingness to uphold the Constitution. 
C)  it would plunge the nation back into civil war. 
D)  radical Republicans had overstepped their powers. 
A)  he did not violate the Tenure of Office Act as charged. 
B)  his failings did not constitute an unwillingness to uphold the Constitution. 
C)  it would plunge the nation back into civil war. 
D)  radical Republicans had overstepped their powers.

Question 3

How did southern whites respond to the end of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  With excitement and hope 
B)  With exhaustion and weariness 
C)  With fear and humiliation 
D)  With bitterness and indifference 
A)  With excitement and hope 
B)  With exhaustion and weariness 
C)  With fear and humiliation 
D)  With bitterness and indifference

Question 4

President Lincoln's approach to Reconstruction was motivated by a desire to

Accepted Answer

A)  punish the South and help southern blacks. 
B)  heal the Union and help southern blacks. 
C)  heal the Union and punish the South. 
D)  win reelection and punish the South. 
A)  punish the South and help southern blacks. 
B)  heal the Union and help southern blacks. 
C)  heal the Union and punish the South. 
D)  win reelection and punish the South.

Question 5

Johnson didn't punish former Confederate leaders for their role in causing the Civil War because he

Accepted Answer

A)  supported their decision to secede in the first place. 
B)  believed the end of slavery was punishment enough for them. 
C)  feared he would lose the next election if he was too harsh on them. 
D)  thought slavery was morally acceptable and didn't want to humiliate Confederates. 
A)  supported their decision to secede in the first place. 
B)  believed the end of slavery was punishment enough for them. 
C)  feared he would lose the next election if he was too harsh on them. 
D)  thought slavery was morally acceptable and didn't want to humiliate Confederates.

Question 6

What role did the Freedmen's Bureau play in the lives of newly freed blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provided them with economic and legal resources. 
B)  It encouraged them to move north. 
C)  It ensured their access to education and health care. 
D)  It promoted a theology of forgiveness. 
A)  It provided them with economic and legal resources. 
B)  It encouraged them to move north. 
C)  It ensured their access to education and health care. 
D)  It promoted a theology of forgiveness.

What attitudes prevailed among the Republican Party regarding blacks following the Civil War?

Moderate Republicans ultimately did not agree to impeach President Johnson because they believed

How did southern whites respond to the end of the Civil War?

President Lincoln's approach to Reconstruction was motivated by a desire to

Johnson didn't punish former Confederate leaders for their role in causing the Civil War because he

What role did the Freedmen's Bureau play in the lives of newly freed blacks?

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Exam 14: Emancipation and Reconstruction

What attitudes prevailed among the Republican Party regarding blacks following the Civil War?

Moderate Republicans ultimately did not agree to impeach President Johnson because they believed

How did southern whites respond to the end of the Civil War?

President Lincoln's approach to Reconstruction was motivated by a desire to

Johnson didn't punish former Confederate leaders for their role in causing the Civil War because he

What role did the Freedmen's Bureau play in the lives of newly freed blacks?

Mapping Global Frontiers

Colonization and Conflicts

Colonial America Amid Global Change

Religious Strife and Social Upheavals

War and Empire

The American Revolution

Forging a New Nation

The Early Republic

Defending and Redefining the Nation

Social and Cultural Ferment in the North

Slavery Expands South and West

Imperial Ambitions and Sectional Crises

Civil War

The West Opening the West

Industrial America

Workers and Farmers in the Age of Organization

Cities, Immigrants, and the Nation

Progressivism and the Search for Order

Empire and Wars

The Twenties

Depression, Dissent, and the New Deal

World War II

The Opening of the Cold War

Troubled Innocence

Liberalism and Its Challengers

The Swing Toward Conservatism

The Triumph of Conservatism, the End of the Cold War, and the Rise of the New World Order

The Challenges of a Globalized World

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