Question 1

In regard to civil rights, the Fourteenth Amendment

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A)  greatly expanded the federal government's powers and limited the authority of state governments. 
B)  extended citizenship to Native Americans (Indians). 
C)  reduced constitutional protection of minority rights. 
D)  limited the power of the federal government and expanded the authority of state governments. 
E)  gave blacks the right to vote. 
A)  greatly expanded the federal government's powers and limited the authority of state governments. 
B)  extended citizenship to Native Americans (Indians). 
C)  reduced constitutional protection of minority rights. 
D)  limited the power of the federal government and expanded the authority of state governments. 
E)  gave blacks the right to vote.

Question 2

The idea of redistributing plantation land to freedmen was tried first by

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A)  Jefferson Davis. 
B)  Benjamin Wade. 
C)  William T. Sherman. 
D)  Andrew Johnson. 
E)  Abraham Lincoln 
A)  Jefferson Davis. 
B)  Benjamin Wade. 
C)  William T. Sherman. 
D)  Andrew Johnson. 
E)  Abraham Lincoln

Question 3

Moderate Republicans believed that black men should participate to some degree in the reconstruction process.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Dissatisfied with Grant's administration, Liberal Republicans nominated  for President in 1872.

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The answer of Dissatisfied with Grant's administration, Liberal Republicans nominated ...

Question 5

The majority of southern Republican voters were

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A)  wealthy planters. 
B)  poor whites. 
C)  blacks. 
D)  women. 
E)  Native Americans 
A)  wealthy planters. 
B)  poor whites. 
C)  blacks. 
D)  women. 
E)  Native Americans

Question 6

Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1877?

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A)  removal of federal troops from southern states 
B)  appointment of a southern vice president 
C)  federal aid for a southern railroad 
D)  federal appropriations to rebuild war-destroyed levees. 
E)  appointment of a southern postmaster general. 
A)  removal of federal troops from southern states 
B)  appointment of a southern vice president 
C)  federal aid for a southern railroad 
D)  federal appropriations to rebuild war-destroyed levees. 
E)  appointment of a southern postmaster general.

Question 7

The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 embodied a true revolution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Almost all of the blacks elected to the United States House and Senate during Reconstruction

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A)  were illiterate. 
B)  had attended secondary school. 
C)  were college graduates. 
D)  were Democrats. 
E)  had fought for the Confederacy. 
A)  were illiterate. 
B)  had attended secondary school. 
C)  were college graduates. 
D)  were Democrats. 
E)  had fought for the Confederacy.

Question 9

The election of 1866 revealed

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A)  strong support for Andrew Johnson's reconstruction plans. 
B)  the emergence of white "backlash" in the South. 
C)  the increasing popularity of the Republican Party among southern whites. 
D)  the increasing popularity of the Democratic Party. 
E)  the belief am ong Republicans that much more needed to be done to reconstruct the South. 
A)  strong support for Andrew Johnson's reconstruction plans. 
B)  the emergence of white "backlash" in the South. 
C)  the increasing popularity of the Republican Party among southern whites. 
D)  the increasing popularity of the Democratic Party. 
E)  the belief am ong Republicans that much more needed to be done to reconstruct the South.

Question 10

The Panic of 1873 was primarily caused by which industry?

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A)  mining 
B)  railroad 
C)  steel 
D)  textile 
E)  cotton 
A)  mining 
B)  railroad 
C)  steel 
D)  textile 
E)  cotton

Question 11

The agricultural system under which workers farmed land they did not own in return for part of the crop they produced was called_____________.

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The answer of The agricultural system under which workers farmed...

Question 12

The Fourteenth Amendment encouraged southern states to enfranchise blacks but did not force them to do so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Abolitionist and missionary groups sent teachers into the Union-occupied South to educate freed slaves during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In order for a Southern state to be declared reconstructed and its delegates seated in Congress, the state had to ratify the_____________ Amendment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In order for a Southern state to...

Question 15

All of the following were part of the Fourteenth Amendment except it

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A)  gave all citizens equal protection of the law. 
B)  funded the Confederate war debt. 
C)  created a constitutional definition of citizenship. 
D)  gave Congress broad powers to enforce the amendment. 
E)  provided for equal protection under the law. 
A)  gave all citizens equal protection of the law. 
B)  funded the Confederate war debt. 
C)  created a constitutional definition of citizenship. 
D)  gave Congress broad powers to enforce the amendment. 
E)  provided for equal protection under the law.

Question 16

The four southern states remaining under Republican control in 1875 were South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and

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A)  Georgia. 
B)  Louisiana. 
C)  South Carolina. 
D)  Virginia. 
E)  Texas 
A)  Georgia. 
B)  Louisiana. 
C)  South Carolina. 
D)  Virginia. 
E)  Texas

Question 17

Andrew Johnson got along well with Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The new southern state constitutions written during the winter and spring of 1867-68 were among the most progressive in the nation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The agency created to oversee relations between former slaves and their former masters during Reconstruction was the_____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The agency created to oversee relations between...

Question 20

Explore the Compromise of 1877. Explain the participants in the agreement, the goals of each group, and the details of the final compromise.

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The Compromise of 1877 was a political a

In regard to civil rights, the Fourteenth Amendment

The idea of redistributing plantation land to freedmen was tried first by

Moderate Republicans believed that black men should participate to some degree in the reconstruction process.

Dissatisfied with Grant's administration, Liberal Republicans nominated for President in 1872.

The majority of southern Republican voters were

Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1877?

The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 embodied a true revolution.

Almost all of the blacks elected to the United States House and Senate during Reconstruction

The election of 1866 revealed

The Panic of 1873 was primarily caused by which industry?

The agricultural system under which workers farmed land they did not own in return for part of the crop they produced was called_____________.

The Fourteenth Amendment encouraged southern states to enfranchise blacks but did not force them to do so.

Abolitionist and missionary groups sent teachers into the Union-occupied South to educate freed slaves during the Civil War.

In order for a Southern state to be declared reconstructed and its delegates seated in Congress, the state had to ratify the_____________ Amendment.

All of the following were part of the Fourteenth Amendment except it

The four southern states remaining under Republican control in 1875 were South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and

Andrew Johnson got along well with Congress.

The new southern state constitutions written during the winter and spring of 1867-68 were among the most progressive in the nation.

The agency created to oversee relations between former slaves and their former masters during Reconstruction was the_____________.

Explore the Compromise of 1877. Explain the participants in the agreement, the goals of each group, and the details of the final compromise.

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

Northern Transformations

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest

Secession and Civil War

A New Birth of Freedom

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Exam 17: Reconstruction

In regard to civil rights, the Fourteenth Amendment

The idea of redistributing plantation land to freedmen was tried first by

Moderate Republicans believed that black men should participate to some degree in the reconstruction process.

Dissatisfied with Grant's administration, Liberal Republicans nominated for President in 1872.

The majority of southern Republican voters were

Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1877?

The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 embodied a true revolution.

Almost all of the blacks elected to the United States House and Senate during Reconstruction

The election of 1866 revealed

The Panic of 1873 was primarily caused by which industry?

The agricultural system under which workers farmed land they did not own in return for part of the crop they produced was called_____________.

The Fourteenth Amendment encouraged southern states to enfranchise blacks but did not force them to do so.

Abolitionist and missionary groups sent teachers into the Union-occupied South to educate freed slaves during the Civil War.

In order for a Southern state to be declared reconstructed and its delegates seated in Congress, the state had to ratify the_____________ Amendment.

All of the following were part of the Fourteenth Amendment except it

The four southern states remaining under Republican control in 1875 were South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and

Andrew Johnson got along well with Congress.

The new southern state constitutions written during the winter and spring of 1867-68 were among the most progressive in the nation.

The agency created to oversee relations between former slaves and their former masters during Reconstruction was the_____________.

Explore the Compromise of 1877. Explain the participants in the agreement, the goals of each group, and the details of the final compromise.

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

Northern Transformations

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest

Secession and Civil War

A New Birth of Freedom

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