Question 1

Booker T.Washington outlined his basic philosophy in an 1895 speech that has come to be called the ____________ Compromise.

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The answer of Booker T.Washington outlined his basic philosophy in...

Question 2

All of the following were involved in scandals during the Grant administration EXCEPT

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A) President Ulysses Grant. 
B) Secretary of War William Belknap. 
C) Vice-President Schuyler Colfax. 
D) Treasury Secretary Benjamin Bristow. 
E) All the answers are correct. 
A) President Ulysses Grant. 
B) Secretary of War William Belknap. 
C) Vice-President Schuyler Colfax. 
D) Treasury Secretary Benjamin Bristow. 
E) All the answers are correct.

Question 3

At the conclusion of President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial,

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A) a majority of Senators voted to acquit. 
B) Johnson resigned from office just prior to the vote. 
C) every Senate Republican voted to convict. 
D) Johnson was convicted and then pardoned by the Senate. 
E) Johnson was spared conviction by one vote. 
A) a majority of Senators voted to acquit. 
B) Johnson resigned from office just prior to the vote. 
C) every Senate Republican voted to convict. 
D) Johnson was convicted and then pardoned by the Senate. 
E) Johnson was spared conviction by one vote.

Question 4

Enemies of President Grant and "Grantism" were called __________ Republicans.

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The answer of Enemies of President Grant and "Grantism" were...

Question 5

In the South as a whole, the percentage of black officeholders during Reconstruction was always far lower than the percentage of blacks in the population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Even at the end of his life, Lincoln continued to insist that the Confederate government had no legal right to exist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During Reconstruction, in regards to land ownership in the South,

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A) the Freedman's Bureau distributed millions of acres of land to freedmen. 
B) most plantations abandoned during the Civil War remained vacant. 
C) ownership by both whites and blacks increased. 
D) the federal government vigorously acted to confiscate land owned by former Confederates. 
E) ownership by whites declined while ownership by blacks increased. 
A) the Freedman's Bureau distributed millions of acres of land to freedmen. 
B) most plantations abandoned during the Civil War remained vacant. 
C) ownership by both whites and blacks increased. 
D) the federal government vigorously acted to confiscate land owned by former Confederates. 
E) ownership by whites declined while ownership by blacks increased.

Question 8

State laws designed to restore slavery in all but name in the post-Civil War South were called ____________.

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The answer of State laws designed to restore slavery in...

Question 9

In 1867, Congressional plans for Reconstruction

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A) were rejected by every former Confederate state. 
B) replaced federal military commanders in the South with civilian leaders. 
C) granted forty acres of land to every adult male former slave. 
D) required new state governments in the South to give voting rights to black males. 
E) required that state legislatures ratify the Thirteenth Amendment. 
A) were rejected by every former Confederate state. 
B) replaced federal military commanders in the South with civilian leaders. 
C) granted forty acres of land to every adult male former slave. 
D) required new state governments in the South to give voting rights to black males. 
E) required that state legislatures ratify the Thirteenth Amendment.

Question 10

The congressional elections of 1866 resulted in a resounding victory for the Republicans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

During the Grant administration, the United States acquired

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A) Alaska. 
B) Hawaii. 
C) Guam. 
D) the Virgin Islands. 
E) Puerto Rico. 
A) Alaska. 
B) Hawaii. 
C) Guam. 
D) the Virgin Islands. 
E) Puerto Rico.

Question 12

In 1868, Ulysses S.Grant

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A) was nominated by both the Republican and Democratic Parties. 
B) won a huge victory. 
C) entered the White House with no political experience. 
D) relied on many of his former military advisors to join his administration. 
E) ran against Republican Reconstruction policies. 
A) was nominated by both the Republican and Democratic Parties. 
B) won a huge victory. 
C) entered the White House with no political experience. 
D) relied on many of his former military advisors to join his administration. 
E) ran against Republican Reconstruction policies.

Question 13

Compare the conditions of black Americans living in the South in the 1850s with the 1870s.

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In the 1850s, black Americans living in

Question 14

An end to Reconstruction was achieved by the ______________ of 1877.

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The answer of An end to Reconstruction was achieved by...

Question 15

After the Civil War, most black agricultural workers toiled as ______________.

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The answer of After the Civil War, most black agricultural...

Question 16

How did Lincoln's plan differ from those of the Radical Republicans?

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Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstructio

Question 17

Describe "Jim Crow."

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Jim Crow refers to the system of racial

Question 18

Grant's response to bad economic times was to approve plans to increase the amount of money in circulation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Tenure of Office Act

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A) gave the Senate the power to appoint members of the president's cabinet. 
B) was designed to limit President Andrew Johnson's authority. 
C) was roundly condemned by Secretary of War Edwin M.Stanton. 
D) All the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers are correct. 
A) gave the Senate the power to appoint members of the president's cabinet. 
B) was designed to limit President Andrew Johnson's authority. 
C) was roundly condemned by Secretary of War Edwin M.Stanton. 
D) All the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers are correct.

Question 20

Democrats restored to power in the South were called ____________.

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The answer of Democrats restored to power in the South...

Booker T.Washington outlined his basic philosophy in an 1895 speech that has come to be called the ____________ Compromise.

All of the following were involved in scandals during the Grant administration EXCEPT

At the conclusion of President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial,

Enemies of President Grant and "Grantism" were called __________ Republicans.

In the South as a whole, the percentage of black officeholders during Reconstruction was always far lower than the percentage of blacks in the population.

Even at the end of his life, Lincoln continued to insist that the Confederate government had no legal right to exist.

During Reconstruction, in regards to land ownership in the South,

State laws designed to restore slavery in all but name in the post-Civil War South were called ____________.

In 1867, Congressional plans for Reconstruction

The congressional elections of 1866 resulted in a resounding victory for the Republicans.

During the Grant administration, the United States acquired

In 1868, Ulysses S.Grant

Compare the conditions of black Americans living in the South in the 1850s with the 1870s.

An end to Reconstruction was achieved by the ______________ of 1877.

After the Civil War, most black agricultural workers toiled as ______________.

How did Lincoln's plan differ from those of the Radical Republicans?

Describe "Jim Crow."

Grant's response to bad economic times was to approve plans to increase the amount of money in circulation.

The Tenure of Office Act

Democrats restored to power in the South were called ____________.

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

Booker T.Washington outlined his basic philosophy in an 1895 speech that has come to be called the ____________ Compromise.

All of the following were involved in scandals during the Grant administration EXCEPT

At the conclusion of President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial,

Enemies of President Grant and "Grantism" were called __________ Republicans.

In the South as a whole, the percentage of black officeholders during Reconstruction was always far lower than the percentage of blacks in the population.

Even at the end of his life, Lincoln continued to insist that the Confederate government had no legal right to exist.

During Reconstruction, in regards to land ownership in the South,

State laws designed to restore slavery in all but name in the post-Civil War South were called ____________.

In 1867, Congressional plans for Reconstruction

The congressional elections of 1866 resulted in a resounding victory for the Republicans.

During the Grant administration, the United States acquired

In 1868, Ulysses S.Grant

Compare the conditions of black Americans living in the South in the 1850s with the 1870s.

An end to Reconstruction was achieved by the ______________ of 1877.

After the Civil War, most black agricultural workers toiled as ______________.

How did Lincoln's plan differ from those of the Radical Republicans?

Describe "Jim Crow."

Grant's response to bad economic times was to approve plans to increase the amount of money in circulation.

The Tenure of Office Act

Democrats restored to power in the South were called ____________.

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