Question 1

During Reconstruction, most "carpetbaggers" were

Accepted Answer

A) white Southerners who moved to the North. 
B) freedmen who moved out of the South. 
C) former confederates who moved to the West. 
D) Northern white veterans who moved to the South. 
E) Northern politicians who took offices in Southern states. 
A) white Southerners who moved to the North. 
B) freedmen who moved out of the South. 
C) former confederates who moved to the West. 
D) Northern white veterans who moved to the South. 
E) Northern politicians who took offices in Southern states.

Question 2

The most numerous Republicans in the South were ______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most numerous Republicans in the South...

Question 3

During Reconstruction, per capita income for Southerners

Accepted Answer

A) rose for blacks. 
B) rose for whites. 
C) declined for whites. 
D) rose for blacks and whites. 
E) rose for blacks and declined for whites. 
A) rose for blacks. 
B) rose for whites. 
C) declined for whites. 
D) rose for blacks and whites. 
E) rose for blacks and declined for whites.

Question 4

National support for Reconstruction was undermined by

Accepted Answer

A) the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment. 
B) the growing political strength of Democrats. 
C) the Panic of 1873. 
D) perceptions of black-and-carpetbag misgovernment in the South. 
E) All the answers are correct. 
A) the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment. 
B) the growing political strength of Democrats. 
C) the Panic of 1873. 
D) perceptions of black-and-carpetbag misgovernment in the South. 
E) All the answers are correct.

Question 5

The Freedmen's Bureau was a civilian agency under the control of the State Department.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The most numerous Republicans in the South were the black freedmen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

General Oliver O.Howard ran the ________________, an agency which established schools and helped provide basic services for the ex-slaves following the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of General Oliver O.Howard ran the ________________, an...

Question 8

As sharecroppers, the black labor force in the South worked hours that were just as long as had been the case under slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Congressional passage of the Enforcement Acts in 1870-1871

Accepted Answer

A) was aimed at reducing white repression of blacks in the South. 
B) was designed to support the Black Codes. 
C) was vetoed by President Ulysses Grant. 
D) gave legal protection to the Ku Klux Klan. 
E) allowed white southerners to maintain a police state. 
A) was aimed at reducing white repression of blacks in the South. 
B) was designed to support the Black Codes. 
C) was vetoed by President Ulysses Grant. 
D) gave legal protection to the Ku Klux Klan. 
E) allowed white southerners to maintain a police state.

Question 10

In the South, during the last quarter of the nineteenth century

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A) its share of national manufacturing doubled. 
B) it became more dependent on agriculture than ever. 
C) per capita income fell sharply. 
D) most industrial growth came from coal mining. 
E) average income reached 80 percent of that in the North. 
A) its share of national manufacturing doubled. 
B) it became more dependent on agriculture than ever. 
C) per capita income fell sharply. 
D) most industrial growth came from coal mining. 
E) average income reached 80 percent of that in the North.

Question 11

In the South, the crop-lien system

Accepted Answer

A) encouraged the planting of cash crops. 
B) nearly disappeared during Reconstruction. 
C) led to crop diversification. 
D) was generally imposed on blacks, but not white farmers. 
E) saw interest rates rise as high as 20 or 30 percent. 
A) encouraged the planting of cash crops. 
B) nearly disappeared during Reconstruction. 
C) led to crop diversification. 
D) was generally imposed on blacks, but not white farmers. 
E) saw interest rates rise as high as 20 or 30 percent.

Question 12

Virginia, Texas, and Mississippi were among the first states to comply with congressional Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Spokesmen for the New South advocated industrial development for the South, but seldom challenged white supremacy in the process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Without the support of black voters in 1868, Ulysses S.Grant would have had only a minority of the popular vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The story of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

Accepted Answer

A) involved a larger conspiracy to kill other members of the administration. 
B) saw John Wilkes Booth convicted of the murder of the president. 
C) brought a Radical Republican to the presidency. 
D) was intended to bring Andrew Johnson into the presidency. 
E) had been planned at the highest levels of the Confederate government. 
A) involved a larger conspiracy to kill other members of the administration. 
B) saw John Wilkes Booth convicted of the murder of the president. 
C) brought a Radical Republican to the presidency. 
D) was intended to bring Andrew Johnson into the presidency. 
E) had been planned at the highest levels of the Confederate government.

Question 16

Reconstruction was neither a vicious tyranny, as white Southerners charged, nor a thoroughgoing reform, as many Northerners claimed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

"Seward's Folly" refers to the American purchase of ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of "Seward's Folly" refers to the American purchase...

Question 18

President Johnson was impeached, but not convicted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

By the time of his death, Lincoln's sympathies had shifted from essential allegiance to the moderate wing of his party to casting his lot with the Radical Republicans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the 1890s, the black journalist Ida B.Wells devoted her writing to attacking

Accepted Answer

A) the legality of segregation. 
B) the restrictions on black education. 
C) the loss of black voting rights. 
D) the crime of lynching. 
E) the arguments of Booker T.Washington. 
A) the legality of segregation. 
B) the restrictions on black education. 
C) the loss of black voting rights. 
D) the crime of lynching. 
E) the arguments of Booker T.Washington.

During Reconstruction, most "carpetbaggers" were

The most numerous Republicans in the South were ______________.

During Reconstruction, per capita income for Southerners

National support for Reconstruction was undermined by

The Freedmen's Bureau was a civilian agency under the control of the State Department.

The most numerous Republicans in the South were the black freedmen.

General Oliver O.Howard ran the ________________, an agency which established schools and helped provide basic services for the ex-slaves following the Civil War.

As sharecroppers, the black labor force in the South worked hours that were just as long as had been the case under slavery.

Congressional passage of the Enforcement Acts in 1870-1871

In the South, during the last quarter of the nineteenth century

In the South, the crop-lien system

Virginia, Texas, and Mississippi were among the first states to comply with congressional Reconstruction.

Spokesmen for the New South advocated industrial development for the South, but seldom challenged white supremacy in the process.

Without the support of black voters in 1868, Ulysses S.Grant would have had only a minority of the popular vote.

The story of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

Reconstruction was neither a vicious tyranny, as white Southerners charged, nor a thoroughgoing reform, as many Northerners claimed.

"Seward's Folly" refers to the American purchase of ____________.

President Johnson was impeached, but not convicted.

By the time of his death, Lincoln's sympathies had shifted from essential allegiance to the moderate wing of his party to casting his lot with the Radical Republicans.

In the 1890s, the black journalist Ida B.Wells devoted her writing to attacking

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, most "carpetbaggers" were

The most numerous Republicans in the South were ______________.

During Reconstruction, per capita income for Southerners

National support for Reconstruction was undermined by

The Freedmen's Bureau was a civilian agency under the control of the State Department.

The most numerous Republicans in the South were the black freedmen.

General Oliver O.Howard ran the ________________, an agency which established schools and helped provide basic services for the ex-slaves following the Civil War.

As sharecroppers, the black labor force in the South worked hours that were just as long as had been the case under slavery.

Congressional passage of the Enforcement Acts in 1870-1871

In the South, during the last quarter of the nineteenth century

In the South, the crop-lien system

Virginia, Texas, and Mississippi were among the first states to comply with congressional Reconstruction.

Spokesmen for the New South advocated industrial development for the South, but seldom challenged white supremacy in the process.

Without the support of black voters in 1868, Ulysses S.Grant would have had only a minority of the popular vote.

The story of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

Reconstruction was neither a vicious tyranny, as white Southerners charged, nor a thoroughgoing reform, as many Northerners claimed.

"Seward's Folly" refers to the American purchase of ____________.

President Johnson was impeached, but not convicted.

By the time of his death, Lincoln's sympathies had shifted from essential allegiance to the moderate wing of his party to casting his lot with the Radical Republicans.

In the 1890s, the black journalist Ida B.Wells devoted her writing to attacking

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