Question 1

Northern voters gave up on Reconstruction after witnessing the explosion in urban riots in the south during the summer of 1866.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

This African American man from South Carolina served as the first black member of the House of Representatives.

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph Rainey 
B)  Blanche K. Bruce 
C)  Robert Smalls 
D)  Richard Cain 
A)  Joseph Rainey 
B)  Blanche K. Bruce 
C)  Robert Smalls 
D)  Richard Cain A

Question 3

Though this clause in the Fourteenth Amendment intended to protect former slaves and their property rights, instead it was employed to protect corporations from government regulation in the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A)  Citizenship Clause 
B)  Economic Clause 
C)  Due Process Clause 
D)  Equal Protection Clause 
A)  Citizenship Clause 
B)  Economic Clause 
C)  Due Process Clause 
D)  Equal Protection Clause C

Question 4

African Americans relied solely on governmental help to build the community, religious, and family bonds officially denied them under slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Identify the former Confederate General who embraced the Republican Party during Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jubal Early 
B)  James Longstreet 
C)  George Gordon 
D)  Nathan Bedford Forrest 
A)  Jubal Early 
B)  James Longstreet 
C)  George Gordon 
D)  Nathan Bedford Forrest

Question 6

He was appointed as commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau in May 1865.

Accepted Answer

A)  William Sherman 
B)  Frederick Douglass 
C)  Oliver Howard 
D)  Charles Sumner 
A)  William Sherman 
B)  Frederick Douglass 
C)  Oliver Howard 
D)  Charles Sumner

Question 7

The Fifteenth Amendment granted universal suffrage to ex-slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Lincoln recommended a conciliatory approach to the defeated and humiliated South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements is not true regarding Union Leagues in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  They promoted Republican policies 
B)  They were often called Loyalty Leagues 
C)  They rarely experienced reprisals from Southern whites 
D)  The leagues fought for economic and social justice 
A)  They promoted Republican policies 
B)  They were often called Loyalty Leagues 
C)  They rarely experienced reprisals from Southern whites 
D)  The leagues fought for economic and social justice

Question 10

The Freedmen's Bureau succeeded in securing land and providing education for freedmen after the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Republicans failed to convict Johnson on account of the fact that the Constitution stipulates that a guilty verdict at an impeachment proceeding requires a numerical majority.

Accepted Answer

A)  Simple 
B)  Two-thirds 
C)  Three-quarters 
D)  Three-fifths 
A)  Simple 
B)  Two-thirds 
C)  Three-quarters 
D)  Three-fifths

Question 12

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 overruled the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott Case.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Presidential Reconstruction under Johnson included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Former Confederates had to take an oath of allegiance to the United States 
B)  Rebellious states would have to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment 
C)  Prominent ex-rebels had to apply to the president directly for a pardon 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Former Confederates had to take an oath of allegiance to the United States 
B)  Rebellious states would have to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment 
C)  Prominent ex-rebels had to apply to the president directly for a pardon 
D)  All of the above

Question 14

The issue of black suffrage divided the nation for all but one of the following reasons.

Accepted Answer

A)  Suffrage meant the elimination of legal segregation 
B)  Suffrage suggested that the South was closer to "negro equality" and white subordination 
C)  Suffrage meant that Republicans would be open to attacks of favoring African Americans over whites 
D)  No suffrage for blacks meant that emancipation had little meaning 
A)  Suffrage meant the elimination of legal segregation 
B)  Suffrage suggested that the South was closer to "negro equality" and white subordination 
C)  Suffrage meant that Republicans would be open to attacks of favoring African Americans over whites 
D)  No suffrage for blacks meant that emancipation had little meaning

Question 15

Court decisions in the late 1800s would in fact limit the effect of the 14th and 15th Amendments by exempting states from their provisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Northern voters gave up on Reconstruction after witnessing the explosion in urban riots in the south during the summer of 1866.

This African American man from South Carolina served as the first black member of the House of Representatives.

Though this clause in the Fourteenth Amendment intended to protect former slaves and their property rights, instead it was employed to protect corporations from government regulation in the late nineteenth century.

African Americans relied solely on governmental help to build the community, religious, and family bonds officially denied them under slavery.

Identify the former Confederate General who embraced the Republican Party during Reconstruction.

He was appointed as commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau in May 1865.

The Fifteenth Amendment granted universal suffrage to ex-slaves.

Lincoln recommended a conciliatory approach to the defeated and humiliated South.

Which of the following statements is not true regarding Union Leagues in the South?

The Freedmen's Bureau succeeded in securing land and providing education for freedmen after the war.

Republicans failed to convict Johnson on account of the fact that the Constitution stipulates that a guilty verdict at an impeachment proceeding requires a numerical majority.

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 overruled the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott Case.

Presidential Reconstruction under Johnson included which of the following?

The issue of black suffrage divided the nation for all but one of the following reasons.

Court decisions in the late 1800s would in fact limit the effect of the 14th and 15th Amendments by exempting states from their provisions.

Slavery and the Long-Term Roots of the Civil War

The Sectional Crisis, 18301850

The 1850s and Secession

The War Begins

Organizing and Mobilizing for War

In the Grip of War

Chapter 7turning Points

War on the Home Front

The Union Grinds Toward Victory

Union Victory and African American Freedom

Collapse of Reconstruction

America in the Late Nineteenth Century

Filters

Exam 11: Reconstruction Begins

Northern voters gave up on Reconstruction after witnessing the explosion in urban riots in the south during the summer of 1866.

This African American man from South Carolina served as the first black member of the House of Representatives.

Though this clause in the Fourteenth Amendment intended to protect former slaves and their property rights, instead it was employed to protect corporations from government regulation in the late nineteenth century.

African Americans relied solely on governmental help to build the community, religious, and family bonds officially denied them under slavery.

Identify the former Confederate General who embraced the Republican Party during Reconstruction.

He was appointed as commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau in May 1865.

The Fifteenth Amendment granted universal suffrage to ex-slaves.

Lincoln recommended a conciliatory approach to the defeated and humiliated South.

Which of the following statements is not true regarding Union Leagues in the South?

The Freedmen's Bureau succeeded in securing land and providing education for freedmen after the war.

Republicans failed to convict Johnson on account of the fact that the Constitution stipulates that a guilty verdict at an impeachment proceeding requires a numerical majority.

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 overruled the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott Case.

Presidential Reconstruction under Johnson included which of the following?

The issue of black suffrage divided the nation for all but one of the following reasons.

Court decisions in the late 1800s would in fact limit the effect of the 14th and 15th Amendments by exempting states from their provisions.

Slavery and the Long-Term Roots of the Civil War

The Sectional Crisis, 18301850

The 1850s and Secession

The War Begins

Organizing and Mobilizing for War

In the Grip of War

Chapter 7turning Points

War on the Home Front

The Union Grinds Toward Victory

Union Victory and African American Freedom

Collapse of Reconstruction

America in the Late Nineteenth Century

Filters