Question 1

During Reconstruction all adult male former slaves were given the constitutional right to vote and to hold elected office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Why did the elections of 1866 empower Radical Republicans?

Accepted Answer

The elections of 1866 significantly empowered the Radical Republicans, a faction within the Republican Party during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras of the United States. This group was characterized by their strong opposition to slavery and their determination to ensure civil rights for freed slaves. The reasons for their empowerment in the 1866 elections are multifaceted:

1. Public Reaction to Andrew Johnson's Policies: President Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, adopted a lenient approach to Reconstruction. His policies were aimed at quickly restoring the Southern states to the Union with minimal changes to their pre-war ways, which included limited rights for newly freed slaves. This approach was at odds with the Radical Republicans' goals, and it led to widespread dissatisfaction among Northern voters who felt that the South should be held to a stricter standard and that the rights of African Americans needed more robust protection.

2. Congressional Conflict: The conflict between President Johnson and Congress escalated when Johnson vetoed several key pieces of legislation that were important to the Radical Republicans, including the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Freedmen's Bureau Bill. Congress managed to override his vetoes, but the confrontations made it clear that a power struggle was underway between the President and Congress. This struggle galvanized public support for the Radical Republicans, who were seen as standing up for justice and equality.

3. Campaigning on Civil Rights: The Radical Republicans campaigned on a platform that promised to protect the civil rights of freed slaves and to ensure that the Confederate states would be readmitted to the Union only under conditions that guaranteed these rights. This message resonated with many Northern voters who believed that the Union victory in the Civil War should result in significant changes to the social and political order of the South.

4. Wave of Nationalism: The aftermath of the Civil War saw a surge of nationalism in the North, where there was a strong desire to preserve the Union and the gains made during the war. The Radical Republicans were perceived as the group most committed to these goals, and their stance against the former Confederate states' quick reintegration without substantial change appealed to many voters.

5. Military Support: The Radical Republicans also enjoyed the support of many Union veterans who were concerned that President Johnson's policies would dishonor their sacrifices by allowing Confederate leaders to regain power and by failing to secure rights for freed slaves.

As a result of these factors, the 1866 midterm elections saw a landslide victory for the Radical Republicans. They gained a three-to-one majority in Congress, which gave them the power to override presidential vetoes and to pass legislation shaping the course of Reconstruction. This included the passage of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867, which imposed military rule over the South and required states to ratify the 14th Amendment, ensuring citizenship and equal protection under the law for all born in the United States, as a condition for readmission to the Union. The elections of 1866 thus marked a turning point in the Reconstruction era, leading to a more radical and transformative approach to rebuilding the post-war nation.

Question 3

The Freedmen's Bureau

Accepted Answer

A) distributed food to millions of Southern blacks. 
B) pushed for voting rights for former male slaves. 
C) gave forty acres of land and a mule to millions of Southern blacks. 
D) was created to operate for only five years. 
E) created millions of federal public works jobs for former slaves. 
A) distributed food to millions of Southern blacks. 
B) pushed for voting rights for former male slaves. 
C) gave forty acres of land and a mule to millions of Southern blacks. 
D) was created to operate for only five years. 
E) created millions of federal public works jobs for former slaves. A

Question 4

The Wade-Davis Bill

Accepted Answer

A) essentially followed President Lincoln's Reconstruction plans. 
B) was criticized by Conservative Republicans for being too mild. 
C) called for the disenfranchisement of leading Confederates. 
D) denied reentry into the Union by former Confederate states for ten years. 
E) quickly became the law of the land. 
A) essentially followed President Lincoln's Reconstruction plans. 
B) was criticized by Conservative Republicans for being too mild. 
C) called for the disenfranchisement of leading Confederates. 
D) denied reentry into the Union by former Confederate states for ten years. 
E) quickly became the law of the land.

Question 5

Advocates of the "New South"

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A) opposed using Northern capital. 
B) discouraged white women from working outside of the home. 
C) promoted Southern industry and railroad development. 
D) challenged the assumptions of white supremacy. 
E) in fact advocated a return to the plantation system of the antebellum South. 
A) opposed using Northern capital. 
B) discouraged white women from working outside of the home. 
C) promoted Southern industry and railroad development. 
D) challenged the assumptions of white supremacy. 
E) in fact advocated a return to the plantation system of the antebellum South.

Question 6

The Grant administration achieved its greatest successes in foreign affairs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Fourteenth Amendment offered the first national definition of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Fourteenth Amendment offered the first national...

Question 8

As a result of the Supreme Court's ruling in Ex parte Milligan, Radical Republicans

Accepted Answer

A) reduced the number of justices on the Court. 
B) established military tribunals in additional Southern states. 
C) proposed abolishing the Court. 
D) tempered many of their Reconstruction plans. 
E) ended military tribunals in favor of civil courts. 
A) reduced the number of justices on the Court. 
B) established military tribunals in additional Southern states. 
C) proposed abolishing the Court. 
D) tempered many of their Reconstruction plans. 
E) ended military tribunals in favor of civil courts.

Question 9

Compare and describe the status of Southern African Americans in 1861 with their status in 1876.

Accepted Answer

In 1861, Southern African Americans were

Question 10

In late nineteenth-century Southern politics, economic issues played a secondary role to race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

"Seward's Folly" refers to a financial scandal involving Ulysses Grant's secretary of state, William Seward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Among his ideas, Booker T.Washington

Accepted Answer

A) rejected the ideology of the "New South creed." 
B) favored industrial over classical education. 
C) called on the federal government to offer job training for blacks. 
D) proposed an exodus of blacks from the South to the West. 
E) argued that blacks spent too much time trying to impress the white middle class. 
A) rejected the ideology of the "New South creed." 
B) favored industrial over classical education. 
C) called on the federal government to offer job training for blacks. 
D) proposed an exodus of blacks from the South to the West. 
E) argued that blacks spent too much time trying to impress the white middle class.

Question 13

What was "new" and what was "old" in the "New South"?

Accepted Answer

The term "New South" refers to a period

Question 14

Why was Andrew Johnson impeached? Did he deserve to be removed from office?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Johnson was impeached by the Hous

Question 15

Black sharecropping

Accepted Answer

A) represented a continuation of the pre-Civil War gang-labor system. 
B) differed sharply from the tenant system. 
C) usually led to economic independence. 
D) was a very common occupation of former slaves. 
E) involved close white supervision which recalled the days of slavery. 
A) represented a continuation of the pre-Civil War gang-labor system. 
B) differed sharply from the tenant system. 
C) usually led to economic independence. 
D) was a very common occupation of former slaves. 
E) involved close white supervision which recalled the days of slavery.

Question 16

In the final days of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln

Accepted Answer

A) insisted that the Confederacy had no legal right to exist. 
B) argued it best to readmit the Confederate states to the Union without condition. 
C) called on the Confederacy to negotiate a peace treaty with the United States. 
D) met with Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia. 
E) declared that the Confederate government must repudiate its constitution. 
A) insisted that the Confederacy had no legal right to exist. 
B) argued it best to readmit the Confederate states to the Union without condition. 
C) called on the Confederacy to negotiate a peace treaty with the United States. 
D) met with Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia. 
E) declared that the Confederate government must repudiate its constitution.

Question 17

In the 1890s, pressure in the South to restrict black voting rights came from

Accepted Answer

A) poor white farmers. 
B) wealthy Southerners. 
C) advocates of Jim Crow. 
D) All the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers are correct. 
A) poor white farmers. 
B) wealthy Southerners. 
C) advocates of Jim Crow. 
D) All the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers are correct.

Question 18

The Wade-Davis Bill sought to make it more difficult than Lincoln desired for those states which had left the Union to return.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Panic of 1873

Accepted Answer

A) began after the Southern crop-lien system collapsed. 
B) saw Republicans call on Grant to go off the gold standard. 
C) saw President Grant favor putting more paper currency into circulation. 
D) began after revelations of corruption in the Grant administration. 
E) was the nation's worst economic depression to that time. 
A) began after the Southern crop-lien system collapsed. 
B) saw Republicans call on Grant to go off the gold standard. 
C) saw President Grant favor putting more paper currency into circulation. 
D) began after revelations of corruption in the Grant administration. 
E) was the nation's worst economic depression to that time.

Question 20

At the end of the Civil War, the number of slaves in the United States was

Accepted Answer

A) 800,000. 
B) one million. 
C) two-and-a-half million. 
D) three-and-a-half million. 
E) six million. 
A) 800,000. 
B) one million. 
C) two-and-a-half million. 
D) three-and-a-half million. 
E) six million.

During Reconstruction all adult male former slaves were given the constitutional right to vote and to hold elected office.

Why did the elections of 1866 empower Radical Republicans?

The Freedmen's Bureau

The Wade-Davis Bill

Advocates of the "New South"

The Grant administration achieved its greatest successes in foreign affairs.

The Fourteenth Amendment offered the first national definition of ____________________.

As a result of the Supreme Court's ruling in Ex parte Milligan, Radical Republicans

Compare and describe the status of Southern African Americans in 1861 with their status in 1876.

In late nineteenth-century Southern politics, economic issues played a secondary role to race.

"Seward's Folly" refers to a financial scandal involving Ulysses Grant's secretary of state, William Seward.

Among his ideas, Booker T.Washington

What was "new" and what was "old" in the "New South"?

Why was Andrew Johnson impeached? Did he deserve to be removed from office?

Black sharecropping

In the final days of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln

In the 1890s, pressure in the South to restrict black voting rights came from

The Wade-Davis Bill sought to make it more difficult than Lincoln desired for those states which had left the Union to return.

The Panic of 1873

At the end of the Civil War, the number of slaves in the United States was

The Meeting of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderland

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian ERA

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

Americas Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

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Exam 15: Reconstruction and the New South

During Reconstruction all adult male former slaves were given the constitutional right to vote and to hold elected office.

Why did the elections of 1866 empower Radical Republicans?

The Freedmen's Bureau

The Wade-Davis Bill

Advocates of the "New South"

The Grant administration achieved its greatest successes in foreign affairs.

The Fourteenth Amendment offered the first national definition of ____________________.

As a result of the Supreme Court's ruling in Ex parte Milligan, Radical Republicans

Compare and describe the status of Southern African Americans in 1861 with their status in 1876.

In late nineteenth-century Southern politics, economic issues played a secondary role to race.

"Seward's Folly" refers to a financial scandal involving Ulysses Grant's secretary of state, William Seward.

Among his ideas, Booker T.Washington

What was "new" and what was "old" in the "New South"?

Why was Andrew Johnson impeached? Did he deserve to be removed from office?

Black sharecropping

In the final days of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln

In the 1890s, pressure in the South to restrict black voting rights came from

The Wade-Davis Bill sought to make it more difficult than Lincoln desired for those states which had left the Union to return.

The Panic of 1873

At the end of the Civil War, the number of slaves in the United States was

The Meeting of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderland

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian ERA

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

Americas Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

Filters