Question 1

During Grant's second term, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1875, the last major piece of
________ legislation.

Accepted Answer

Reconstruction

Question 2

Why did Republicans in Congress impeach Johnson? Was this action justified?

Accepted Answer

Republicans in Congress impeached Johnson because they believed he was obstructing their efforts to reconstruct the South after the Civil War. They also accused him of violating the Tenure of Office Act by removing Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton from his position without the Senate's approval.

Whether this action was justified is a matter of debate. Some argue that Johnson's actions did not warrant impeachment and that it was a politically motivated move by his opponents. Others believe that his actions were unconstitutional and warranted impeachment. Ultimately, Johnson was acquitted by the Senate by just one vote, so the question of justification remains a topic of historical debate.

Question 3

With the exception of ________, the United States was the only society in the Americas in which the destruction of slavery was accomplished by violence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Barbados 
B)  Haiti 
C)  Cuba 
D)  Brazil 
A)  Barbados 
B)  Haiti 
C)  Cuba 
D)  Brazil B

Question 4

The Radical Republicans in Congress approached Reconstruction with each of the following convictions EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  to heal the nation, the South should be treated with generosity and compassion. 
B)  to avoid any recurrence of southern resistance, the power of the planter class must be destroyed. 
C)  to complete the task of the war, slavery must be totally and irrevocably abolished. 
D)  to keep faith with the antislavery crusade, the rights of freedmen must be secured. 
A)  to heal the nation, the South should be treated with generosity and compassion. 
B)  to avoid any recurrence of southern resistance, the power of the planter class must be destroyed. 
C)  to complete the task of the war, slavery must be totally and irrevocably abolished. 
D)  to keep faith with the antislavery crusade, the rights of freedmen must be secured.

Question 5

Explain why four of the following issues were important to freedpeople after the Civil War: marriages, family, names, travel, labor contracts, and work done by women and children.

Accepted Answer

After the Civil War, freedpeople faced n

Question 6

List three major achievements of the Radical governments in the South. Which do you think was the most important, and why?

Accepted Answer

Three major achievements of the Radical

Question 7

Why did religion and education play such a key role in African American culture in the South during the Reconstruction era? Give examples of how both areas were important to black life.

Accepted Answer

Religion and education played a key role

Question 8

Contrast the terms of Lincoln's program of Reconstruction with Johnson's program.

Accepted Answer

Lincoln's program of Reconstruction focu

Question 9

What were the advantages and disadvantages of sharecropping to black laborers? To white landowners?

Accepted Answer

Sharecropping had both advantages and di

Question 10

According to your text, what two issues lay at the heart of Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  whether the federal or state government was ultimately sovereign, and whether African Americans or
 Native Americans were the most oppressed minority group 
B)  which party would gain the ascendancy, and how the government could regulate the economy 
C)  the future of political and economic power for African Americans, and the future of North-South economic and political relations 
D)  rebuilding the North's shattered economy, and restoring the South's shattered society 
A)  whether the federal or state government was ultimately sovereign, and whether African Americans or
 Native Americans were the most oppressed minority group 
B)  which party would gain the ascendancy, and how the government could regulate the economy 
C)  the future of political and economic power for African Americans, and the future of North-South economic and political relations 
D)  rebuilding the North's shattered economy, and restoring the South's shattered society

Question 11

What were the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

The Fourteenth Amendment, which was rati

Question 12

Describe how everyday life changed for former slaves after emancipation. How did the agricultural system of labor change in the South?

Accepted Answer

After emancipation, everyday life change

Question 13

African Americans who held political office in southern Reconstruction governments generally

Accepted Answer

A)  alienated whites by pushing for social equality and land reform. 
B)  were more radical in their views than the black population at large. 
C)  manipulated the Freedmen's Bureau to impose unequal labor contracts on white planters. 
D)  were educated professionals, independent landowners, or otherwise from the ranks of black elites. 
A)  alienated whites by pushing for social equality and land reform. 
B)  were more radical in their views than the black population at large. 
C)  manipulated the Freedmen's Bureau to impose unequal labor contracts on white planters. 
D)  were educated professionals, independent landowners, or otherwise from the ranks of black elites.

Question 14

Consider the following statement: The persistence of racism, in both the North and the South, lay at the heart of Reconstruction's failure. Agree or disagree, and explain your perspective.

Accepted Answer

I agree with the statement that the pers

Question 15

Sensitive to status, ________ pushed for prohibition of social discrimination, but white Republicans refused to adopt such a radical policy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sensitive to status, ________ pushed for prohibition...

Question 16

The chapter tells the story of Benjamin Montgomery to make the point that

Accepted Answer

A)  former slaves who really tried could achieve a measure of prosperity in the postwar South. 
B)  Reconstruction clearly hinged on northern rather than southern actions after the war. 
C)  Reconstruction was an impossible task, for neither northerners nor southerners wanted African
Americans to gain political and economic opportunity. 
D)  for former slaves to attain meaningful lives as free citizens, they would need economic power, which, in turn, required political power. 
A)  former slaves who really tried could achieve a measure of prosperity in the postwar South. 
B)  Reconstruction clearly hinged on northern rather than southern actions after the war. 
C)  Reconstruction was an impossible task, for neither northerners nor southerners wanted African
Americans to gain political and economic opportunity. 
D)  for former slaves to attain meaningful lives as free citizens, they would need economic power, which, in turn, required political power.

Question 17

Some northerners wished to provide for a distribution of southern lands to former slaves. Describe that plan and the fate it met. Do you think Reconstruction might have had a chance of succeeding without some form of land redistribution? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

During Reconstruction, some northerners

Question 18

Reconstruction should be understood in all the following ways EXCEPT as a

Accepted Answer

A)  radical, vengeful program, imposing northern values on southerners. 
B)  program of political and economic adjustment that failed because of racism. 
C)  time of failure to bring blacks into the American mainstream. 
D)  time of congressional dominance that ended in corruption and disillusionment. 
A)  radical, vengeful program, imposing northern values on southerners. 
B)  program of political and economic adjustment that failed because of racism. 
C)  time of failure to bring blacks into the American mainstream. 
D)  time of congressional dominance that ended in corruption and disillusionment.

Question 19

How did the election of Rutherford B. Hayes, a Republican, signal the end of Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

The election of Rutherford B. Hayes in 1

Question 20

The Second Confiscation Act of 1862 had authorized the government to seize and sell the property of supporters of the rebellion; however, President Johnson ruled that the law

Accepted Answer

A)  applied only to wartime. 
B)  was unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment. 
C)  should be used only under the most extreme circumstances. 
D)  didn't apply, as the secretary of war did not have legal standing in land issue cases. 
A)  applied only to wartime. 
B)  was unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment. 
C)  should be used only under the most extreme circumstances. 
D)  didn't apply, as the secretary of war did not have legal standing in land issue cases.

Exam 17: Reconstructing the Union

During Grant's second term, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1875, the last major piece of ________ legislation.

Why did Republicans in Congress impeach Johnson? Was this action justified?

With the exception of ________, the United States was the only society in the Americas in which the destruction of slavery was accomplished by violence.

The Radical Republicans in Congress approached Reconstruction with each of the following convictions EXCEPT that

Explain why four of the following issues were important to freedpeople after the Civil War: marriages, family, names, travel, labor contracts, and work done by women and children.

List three major achievements of the Radical governments in the South. Which do you think was the most important, and why?

Why did religion and education play such a key role in African American culture in the South during the Reconstruction era? Give examples of how both areas were important to black life.

Contrast the terms of Lincoln's program of Reconstruction with Johnson's program.

What were the advantages and disadvantages of sharecropping to black laborers? To white landowners?

According to your text, what two issues lay at the heart of Reconstruction?

What were the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment?

Describe how everyday life changed for former slaves after emancipation. How did the agricultural system of labor change in the South?

African Americans who held political office in southern Reconstruction governments generally

Consider the following statement: The persistence of racism, in both the North and the South, lay at the heart of Reconstruction's failure. Agree or disagree, and explain your perspective.

Sensitive to status, ________ pushed for prohibition of social discrimination, but white Republicans refused to adopt such a radical policy.

The chapter tells the story of Benjamin Montgomery to make the point that

Some northerners wished to provide for a distribution of southern lands to former slaves. Describe that plan and the fate it met. Do you think Reconstruction might have had a chance of succeeding without some form of land redistribution? Why or why not?

Reconstruction should be understood in all the following ways EXCEPT as a

How did the election of Rutherford B. Hayes, a Republican, signal the end of Reconstruction?

The Second Confiscation Act of 1862 had authorized the government to seize and sell the property of supporters of the rebellion; however, President Johnson ruled that the law

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