Question 1

What brought the Radical and moderate Republicans together in an alliance against President Johnson?

Accepted Answer

A)  President Johnson vetoed the Freedmen's Bureau bill and the Civil Rights Act of 1866. 
B)  Moderate Republicans realized that Johnson was delaying readmission of the former Confederate states. 
C)  Many Republicans feared the president's proposal for an agency that would provide relief, rations, and medical care for impoverished southerners. 
D)  President Johnson sent a message to northern Democrats that they could work together to rebuild the South. 
E)  Moderate Republicans feared that the president was going to bolt the Republican party for the Democratic party. 
A)  President Johnson vetoed the Freedmen's Bureau bill and the Civil Rights Act of 1866. 
B)  Moderate Republicans realized that Johnson was delaying readmission of the former Confederate states. 
C)  Many Republicans feared the president's proposal for an agency that would provide relief, rations, and medical care for impoverished southerners. 
D)  President Johnson sent a message to northern Democrats that they could work together to rebuild the South. 
E)  Moderate Republicans feared that the president was going to bolt the Republican party for the Democratic party. A

Question 2

Which of the following was not an accomplishment of the new governments established under congressional Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  They created public school systems. 
B)  They instituted ambitious programs of public works. 
C)  They confiscated land and redistributed it more equitable. 
D)  They expanded state bureaucracies and increased salaries for state employees. 
E)  They increased state debts and taxes. 
A)  They created public school systems. 
B)  They instituted ambitious programs of public works. 
C)  They confiscated land and redistributed it more equitable. 
D)  They expanded state bureaucracies and increased salaries for state employees. 
E)  They increased state debts and taxes. C

Question 3

Which of the following was not one of the effects of emancipation on the black family in the years after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The majority became single-parent families as men left their wives and set out to seek their fortunes. 
B)  Many blacks legalized marriages that had been formed under slavery. 
C)  Black men often asserted themselves as heads of households. 
D)  Black women withdrew from the work force to care for homes and family. 
E)  Many blacks migrated from the countryside to towns and cities. 
A)  The majority became single-parent families as men left their wives and set out to seek their fortunes. 
B)  Many blacks legalized marriages that had been formed under slavery. 
C)  Black men often asserted themselves as heads of households. 
D)  Black women withdrew from the work force to care for homes and family. 
E)  Many blacks migrated from the countryside to towns and cities. A

Question 4

Why did the battle over black suffrage ultimately divide the women's rights movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  A large part of the women's rights movement did not believe that a constitutional amendment was necessary in order to gain the vote. 
B)  Half of the movement advocated focusing on the rights of black women, while the other half emphasized that first priority should be on the rights of black men. 
C)  Some advocates of women's rights refused to support black suffrage without similar guarantees of woman suffrage. 
D)  The women's rights movement had always avoided the debate over slavery, and many now feared being drawn into the new debate over black rights. 
E)  The leaders of the women's rights movement were racists who believed that black suffrage was a mistake. 
A)  A large part of the women's rights movement did not believe that a constitutional amendment was necessary in order to gain the vote. 
B)  Half of the movement advocated focusing on the rights of black women, while the other half emphasized that first priority should be on the rights of black men. 
C)  Some advocates of women's rights refused to support black suffrage without similar guarantees of woman suffrage. 
D)  The women's rights movement had always avoided the debate over slavery, and many now feared being drawn into the new debate over black rights. 
E)  The leaders of the women's rights movement were racists who believed that black suffrage was a mistake.

Question 5

What was the key difference between the Lincoln and Johnson plans for reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan barred from political participation any ex-Confederate with taxable property worth $20,000 or more. 
B)  Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan excluded freedmen from participating in the new reconstruction governments. 
C)  Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan required that southerners take oaths of allegiance to the United States. 
D)  Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan was designed to bring the southern states back into the Union as quickly as possible. 
E)  Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan prohibited former Confederate military officers from serving in the U.S. military. 
A)  Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan barred from political participation any ex-Confederate with taxable property worth $20,000 or more. 
B)  Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan excluded freedmen from participating in the new reconstruction governments. 
C)  Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan required that southerners take oaths of allegiance to the United States. 
D)  Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan was designed to bring the southern states back into the Union as quickly as possible. 
E)  Unlike Lincoln's plan, Johnson's plan prohibited former Confederate military officers from serving in the U.S. military.

Question 6

Which of the following events happened in the three years immediately following the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  President Johnson exiled, imprisoned, or executed many former Confederate leaders. 
B)  Intense and unparalleled political conflicts dominated the national scene. 
C)  Demobilized Confederate soldiers continued armed resistance to federal occupation forces. 
D)  Freedmen took revenge on their former owners and the rest of the southern white community. 
E)  Radical Republicans ordered the execution of all Confederate officials holding a cabinet rank or higher. 
A)  President Johnson exiled, imprisoned, or executed many former Confederate leaders. 
B)  Intense and unparalleled political conflicts dominated the national scene. 
C)  Demobilized Confederate soldiers continued armed resistance to federal occupation forces. 
D)  Freedmen took revenge on their former owners and the rest of the southern white community. 
E)  Radical Republicans ordered the execution of all Confederate officials holding a cabinet rank or higher.

Question 7

In order to convince southern Democrats to accept the election of Rutherford B. Hayes as president, what did Republican backers of Hayes promise?

Accepted Answer

A)  to remove the remaining federal troops from the South. 
B)  to allow Democrats to take over the last of the Republican Reconstruction governments. 
C)  that the federal government help pay off the Confederate war debt. 
D)  to award half of all federal patronage to southern Democrats. 
E)  to provide federal aid for building factories and urban recreation areas throughout the South. 
A)  to remove the remaining federal troops from the South. 
B)  to allow Democrats to take over the last of the Republican Reconstruction governments. 
C)  that the federal government help pay off the Confederate war debt. 
D)  to award half of all federal patronage to southern Democrats. 
E)  to provide federal aid for building factories and urban recreation areas throughout the South.

Question 8

Which statement concerning the Wade-Davis bill is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It failed to provide for black suffrage. 
B)  It was pocket-vetoed by President Lincoln. 
C)  It provided that each former Confederate state would be ruled by a military governor. 
D)  It was much stricter than Lincoln's 10 percent plan. 
E)  It provided for almost immediate readmission to the Union. 
A)  It failed to provide for black suffrage. 
B)  It was pocket-vetoed by President Lincoln. 
C)  It provided that each former Confederate state would be ruled by a military governor. 
D)  It was much stricter than Lincoln's 10 percent plan. 
E)  It provided for almost immediate readmission to the Union.

Question 9

The term "Grantism" referred to

Accepted Answer

A)  the heroism shown by soldiers on the frontier. 
B)  government corruption. 
C)  the ideal appointees to the federal government. 
D)  the failure of the Democratic party to rule effectively in the 1870s. 
E)  alcohol abuse in the White House. 
A)  the heroism shown by soldiers on the frontier. 
B)  government corruption. 
C)  the ideal appointees to the federal government. 
D)  the failure of the Democratic party to rule effectively in the 1870s. 
E)  alcohol abuse in the White House.

Question 10

Which of the following was not a feature of Lincoln's "10 percent plan"?

Accepted Answer

A)  State governments could be formed when at least 10 percent of those who had voted in 1860 had sworn allegiance to the Union and accepted emancipation. 
B)  Confederate officials needed presidential pardons before they could participate in the new governments. 
C)  Confederate army and naval officers needed presidential pardons before they could participate in the new governments. 
D)  Southern plantations were to be confiscated and divided among the blacks who had formerly worked there as slaves. 
E)  Freedmen were excluded from participation because they had not been voters in 1860. 
A)  State governments could be formed when at least 10 percent of those who had voted in 1860 had sworn allegiance to the Union and accepted emancipation. 
B)  Confederate officials needed presidential pardons before they could participate in the new governments. 
C)  Confederate army and naval officers needed presidential pardons before they could participate in the new governments. 
D)  Southern plantations were to be confiscated and divided among the blacks who had formerly worked there as slaves. 
E)  Freedmen were excluded from participation because they had not been voters in 1860.

Question 11

President Andrew Johnson was impeached because

Accepted Answer

A)  He refused to dismiss his vice president after he joined the Ku Klux Klan. 
B)  He attempted to fire Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in violation of the Tenure of Office Act. 
C)  He accepted a bribe from the Credit Mobilier Corporation. 
D)  He pardoned several Confederate generals including Robert E. Lee. 
E)  He nominated several black men to his cabinet. 
A)  He refused to dismiss his vice president after he joined the Ku Klux Klan. 
B)  He attempted to fire Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in violation of the Tenure of Office Act. 
C)  He accepted a bribe from the Credit Mobilier Corporation. 
D)  He pardoned several Confederate generals including Robert E. Lee. 
E)  He nominated several black men to his cabinet.

Question 12

What did Ulysses S. Grant's election in 1868 suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reconstruction was not popular anywhere in the country. 
B)  Sound money was the first priority for most voters. 
C)  Republicans needed the newly enfranchised southern freedmen to ensure national victories. 
D)  American voters were tired of corruption in government. 
E)  Americans were wary of military men in politics. 
A)  Reconstruction was not popular anywhere in the country. 
B)  Sound money was the first priority for most voters. 
C)  Republicans needed the newly enfranchised southern freedmen to ensure national victories. 
D)  American voters were tired of corruption in government. 
E)  Americans were wary of military men in politics.

Question 13

The Freedmen's Bureau was designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  aid former slaves and war refugees adjust to life after the Civil War. 
B)  insure the election of former slaves to public office. 
C)  re-enslave free blacks. 
D)  help former Southern soldiers rebuild their farms. 
E)  make Americans accept the Civil War's outcome. 
A)  aid former slaves and war refugees adjust to life after the Civil War. 
B)  insure the election of former slaves to public office. 
C)  re-enslave free blacks. 
D)  help former Southern soldiers rebuild their farms. 
E)  make Americans accept the Civil War's outcome.

Question 14

What were the two main woman's suffrage organizations in the late 19th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Woman Suffrage Association 
B)  American Women's Party and the National Woman's Party 
C)  Women's Voting Commission and the Vote for Women Committee 
D)  Suffrage Now Club and the Rights for Women Club 
E)  Women's Freedom Party and the Association for Woman's Suffrage 
A)  American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Woman Suffrage Association 
B)  American Women's Party and the National Woman's Party 
C)  Women's Voting Commission and the Vote for Women Committee 
D)  Suffrage Now Club and the Rights for Women Club 
E)  Women's Freedom Party and the Association for Woman's Suffrage

Question 15

"Black codes" were

Accepted Answer

A)  unwritten laws in the South that allowed blacks to only work in agriculture. 
B)  agreements in northern states to keep blacks from moving into certain neighborhoods. 
C)  federal laws that clearly presented the rights that former slaves had. 
D)  guidelines that southern judges followed in making decisions involving black. 
E)  laws passed by southern state legislatures to restrict the freedoms of blacks. 
A)  unwritten laws in the South that allowed blacks to only work in agriculture. 
B)  agreements in northern states to keep blacks from moving into certain neighborhoods. 
C)  federal laws that clearly presented the rights that former slaves had. 
D)  guidelines that southern judges followed in making decisions involving black. 
E)  laws passed by southern state legislatures to restrict the freedoms of blacks.

Question 16

The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution

Accepted Answer

A)  declared secession illegal. 
B)  abolished slavery. 
C)  guaranteed freedmen the right to vote. 
D)  declared former slaves to be citizens. 
E)  disqualified former Confederate officers from running for office. 
A)  declared secession illegal. 
B)  abolished slavery. 
C)  guaranteed freedmen the right to vote. 
D)  declared former slaves to be citizens. 
E)  disqualified former Confederate officers from running for office.

Question 17

In the Civil Rights Cases of 1883, the Supreme Court concluded that

Accepted Answer

A)  black codes were constitutional. 
B)  segregation was constitutional. 
C)  states, not individuals, were prohibited from discriminating under the 14th Amendment. 
D)  Abraham Lincoln's proclamation ending slavery was unconstitutional. 
E)  citizenship rights of black Americans could not be denied because of the color of their skin. 
A)  black codes were constitutional. 
B)  segregation was constitutional. 
C)  states, not individuals, were prohibited from discriminating under the 14th Amendment. 
D)  Abraham Lincoln's proclamation ending slavery was unconstitutional. 
E)  citizenship rights of black Americans could not be denied because of the color of their skin.

Question 18

Which of the following individuals was considered a Radical Republican?

Accepted Answer

A)  Susan B. Anthony 
B)  Thaddeus Stevens 
C)  Andrew Johnson 
D)  Horatio Seymour 
E)  Lorenzo Thomas 
A)  Susan B. Anthony 
B)  Thaddeus Stevens 
C)  Andrew Johnson 
D)  Horatio Seymour 
E)  Lorenzo Thomas

Question 19

Which of the following is not true about Radical Republicans such as Thaddeus Stevens?

Accepted Answer

A)  They favored black suffrage and federal support for public schools. 
B)  They hoped to crush the planter aristocracy. 
C)  They wanted to a period of extended military occupation in the south. 
D)  They believed that through intermarriage a true biracial society could be established in the South. 
E)  They believed that the federal government should confiscate Confederate property. 
A)  They favored black suffrage and federal support for public schools. 
B)  They hoped to crush the planter aristocracy. 
C)  They wanted to a period of extended military occupation in the south. 
D)  They believed that through intermarriage a true biracial society could be established in the South. 
E)  They believed that the federal government should confiscate Confederate property.

Question 20

The Ku Klux Klan was established after the Civil War to

Accepted Answer

A)  protect the rights of small farmers from Northern land speculators. 
B)  terrorize blacks into submissive behavior and intimidate black voters. 
C)  pressure the North to end the military occupation of the South. 
D)  frighten whites into electing former slaves to public office. 
A)  protect the rights of small farmers from Northern land speculators. 
B)  terrorize blacks into submissive behavior and intimidate black voters. 
C)  pressure the North to end the military occupation of the South. 
D)  frighten whites into electing former slaves to public office.

What brought the Radical and moderate Republicans together in an alliance against President Johnson?

Which of the following was not an accomplishment of the new governments established under congressional Reconstruction?

Which of the following was not one of the effects of emancipation on the black family in the years after the Civil War?

Why did the battle over black suffrage ultimately divide the women's rights movement?

What was the key difference between the Lincoln and Johnson plans for reconstruction?

Which of the following events happened in the three years immediately following the Civil War?

In order to convince southern Democrats to accept the election of Rutherford B. Hayes as president, what did Republican backers of Hayes promise?

Which statement concerning the Wade-Davis bill is not true?

The term "Grantism" referred to

Which of the following was not a feature of Lincoln's "10 percent plan"?

President Andrew Johnson was impeached because

What did Ulysses S. Grant's election in 1868 suggest?

The Freedmen's Bureau was designed to

What were the two main woman's suffrage organizations in the late 19th century?

"Black codes" were

The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution

In the Civil Rights Cases of 1883, the Supreme Court concluded that

Which of the following individuals was considered a Radical Republican?

Which of the following is not true about Radical Republicans such as Thaddeus Stevens?

The Ku Klux Klan was established after the Civil War to

The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West, 1860-1900

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Politics and Expansion in an Industrializing Age, 1877-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1917

Global Involvements and World War I, 1902-1920

Coping With Change, 1920-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

Americans and a World in Crisis, 1933-1945

The Cold War Abroad and at Home, 1945-1960

America at Midcentury, 1945-1961

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Exam 16: The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

What brought the Radical and moderate Republicans together in an alliance against President Johnson?

Which of the following was not an accomplishment of the new governments established under congressional Reconstruction?

Which of the following was not one of the effects of emancipation on the black family in the years after the Civil War?

Why did the battle over black suffrage ultimately divide the women's rights movement?

What was the key difference between the Lincoln and Johnson plans for reconstruction?

Which of the following events happened in the three years immediately following the Civil War?

In order to convince southern Democrats to accept the election of Rutherford B. Hayes as president, what did Republican backers of Hayes promise?

Which statement concerning the Wade-Davis bill is not true?

The term "Grantism" referred to

Which of the following was not a feature of Lincoln's "10 percent plan"?

President Andrew Johnson was impeached because

What did Ulysses S. Grant's election in 1868 suggest?

The Freedmen's Bureau was designed to

What were the two main woman's suffrage organizations in the late 19th century?

"Black codes" were

The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution

In the Civil Rights Cases of 1883, the Supreme Court concluded that

Which of the following individuals was considered a Radical Republican?

Which of the following is not true about Radical Republicans such as Thaddeus Stevens?

The Ku Klux Klan was established after the Civil War to

The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West, 1860-1900

The Rise of Industrial America, 1865-1900

Immigration, Urbanization, and Everyday Life, 1860-1900

Politics and Expansion in an Industrializing Age, 1877-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1917

Global Involvements and World War I, 1902-1920

Coping With Change, 1920-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

Americans and a World in Crisis, 1933-1945

The Cold War Abroad and at Home, 1945-1960

America at Midcentury, 1945-1961

Liberalism, Civil Rights, and War in Vietnam, 1960-1975

A Time of Upheaval, 1961-1980

A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War, 1980-2000

Global Dangers, Global Challenges, 2001 to the Present

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