Exam 17: Reconstruction

Why is the period from 1863 to 1877 called the "Reconstruction" era? Describe the conditions that existed in the post-Civil War South that necessitated a reconstruction process.

Some black farmers were able to buy small plots of land.

Ulysses S. Grant was guilty of

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 divided the South into an occupied territory under military command.

The Fourteenth Amendment did all of the following except

The linking of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad lines occurred in_____________ Territory.

Disputed election returns in the 1876 presidential election came from Louisiana, South Carolina, and_____________.

The_____________ Amendment gave blacks the right to vote.

What is the significance of the election of 1876 for the history and progress of Reconstruction?

In 1866, black and white abolitionists formed the American Equal Rights Association to work for_____________.

Bulldozing in several parts of the South during the presidential election of 1876 hurt Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes.

The "Southern Question" was the most intractable issue during Grant's two administrations.

Andrew Johnson was openly critical of the southern planter class.

The dramatic rise in political corruption in the post-Civil War era was triggered by

The removal of_____________ from the post of secretary of war triggered the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

The Tenure of Office Act

Congressional laws in 1870 and 1871 did all of the following except

Discuss the role of race and racism in the post Civil War South. What role did race play in southern resistance to Reconstruction? How did southern society attempt in the post-war era to retain the racial structure of the pre-war era?

The main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to

The primary purpose of the Ku Klux Klan was to