Question 1

In 1865, Southern whites defined "freedom" as

Accepted Answer

A) the right to use federal assistance to recover from the Civil War. 
B) controlling their future without Northern interference. 
C) the right of Southern states to remain outside of the Union. 
D) the removal of freed blacks from their states. 
E) monetary compensation for lost slaves. 
A) the right to use federal assistance to recover from the Civil War. 
B) controlling their future without Northern interference. 
C) the right of Southern states to remain outside of the Union. 
D) the removal of freed blacks from their states. 
E) monetary compensation for lost slaves.

Question 2

Segregation of the races in the late nineteenth-century South resulted in declining violence against blacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

After the Civil War, most Southern black women

Accepted Answer

A) did field work. 
B) played a role in the family that was very different from white women. 
C) engaged in income-producing activities. 
D) did not hold a job outside of the home. 
E) still could not marry with any legal standing. 
A) did field work. 
B) played a role in the family that was very different from white women. 
C) engaged in income-producing activities. 
D) did not hold a job outside of the home. 
E) still could not marry with any legal standing.

Question 4

During Reconstruction, the term "Scalawags" referred to

Accepted Answer

A) Southern white Republicans. 
B) free black Southerners. 
C) Southerners who moved north. 
D) white Southerners who still embraced their former affiliation with the Confederacy. 
E) Northerners who moved south. 
A) Southern white Republicans. 
B) free black Southerners. 
C) Southerners who moved north. 
D) white Southerners who still embraced their former affiliation with the Confederacy. 
E) Northerners who moved south.

Question 5

How did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln affect Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln on

Question 6

The Treaty of Washington was negotiated between the United States and ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Treaty of Washington was negotiated between...

Question 7

Despite defeat in the Civil War, white landownership actually increased during Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

During Reconstruction, the Southern school system

Accepted Answer

A) eventually reached forty percent of all black children. 
B) did not allow blacks to be teachers. 
C) initially were not segregated. 
D) only offered primary instruction. 
E) barely reached any children of former slaves. 
A) eventually reached forty percent of all black children. 
B) did not allow blacks to be teachers. 
C) initially were not segregated. 
D) only offered primary instruction. 
E) barely reached any children of former slaves.

Question 9

African-Americans were able to work in all types of industry in the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 won a majority of the popular vote, but he did not win the presidency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In most parts of the South, the "Redeemer" government constituted a genuinely new ruling class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Lincoln wanted ex-Confederate states admitted to the Union when ______ percent of a state's white voters took a loyalty oath.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lincoln wanted ex-Confederate states admitted to the...

Question 13

During Reconstruction, there was a dramatic improvement in Southern

Accepted Answer

A) transportation. 
B) education. 
C) industry. 
D) banking. 
E) agriculture. 
A) transportation. 
B) education. 
C) industry. 
D) banking. 
E) agriculture.

Question 14

What did the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S.Constitution do? How successful was each in practice?

Accepted Answer

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteent

Question 15

Radical Republicans favored a reconstruction process that would readmit the former Confederate states to the Union quickly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v.Ferguson (1896) that

Accepted Answer

A) communities could have schools for whites only if there were no schools for blacks. 
B) the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional. 
C) racial segregation was legal if whites and blacks had equal "accommodations." 
D) private institutions were exempt from laws against racial discrimination. 
E) segregation by race in education was inherently unconstitutional. 
A) communities could have schools for whites only if there were no schools for blacks. 
B) the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional. 
C) racial segregation was legal if whites and blacks had equal "accommodations." 
D) private institutions were exempt from laws against racial discrimination. 
E) segregation by race in education was inherently unconstitutional.

Question 17

The Panic of 1873 began with the failure of a leading investment banking firm, ____________.

Accepted Answer

Jay Cooke

Question 18

Race riots in the South during the 1866 elections most helped the political fortunes of

Accepted Answer

A) Southern Democrats. 
B) Conservative Republicans. 
C) former Southern Whigs. 
D) President Andrew Johnson. 
E) Radical Republicans. 
A) Southern Democrats. 
B) Conservative Republicans. 
C) former Southern Whigs. 
D) President Andrew Johnson. 
E) Radical Republicans.

Question 19

The Panic of 1873 was the worst the country had faced to that point in its history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

During Reconstruction, the black share of profits may have been rising, but the total profits of Southern agriculture were declining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In 1865, Southern whites defined "freedom" as

Segregation of the races in the late nineteenth-century South resulted in declining violence against blacks.

After the Civil War, most Southern black women

During Reconstruction, the term "Scalawags" referred to

How did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln affect Reconstruction?

The Treaty of Washington was negotiated between the United States and ___________.

Despite defeat in the Civil War, white landownership actually increased during Reconstruction.

During Reconstruction, the Southern school system

African-Americans were able to work in all types of industry in the South.

The Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 won a majority of the popular vote, but he did not win the presidency.

In most parts of the South, the "Redeemer" government constituted a genuinely new ruling class.

Lincoln wanted ex-Confederate states admitted to the Union when ______ percent of a state's white voters took a loyalty oath.

During Reconstruction, there was a dramatic improvement in Southern

What did the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S.Constitution do? How successful was each in practice?

Radical Republicans favored a reconstruction process that would readmit the former Confederate states to the Union quickly.

The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v.Ferguson (1896) that

The Panic of 1873 began with the failure of a leading investment banking firm, ____________.

Race riots in the South during the 1866 elections most helped the political fortunes of

The Panic of 1873 was the worst the country had faced to that point in its history.

During Reconstruction, the black share of profits may have been rising, but the total profits of Southern agriculture were declining.

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

In 1865, Southern whites defined "freedom" as

Segregation of the races in the late nineteenth-century South resulted in declining violence against blacks.

After the Civil War, most Southern black women

During Reconstruction, the term "Scalawags" referred to

How did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln affect Reconstruction?

The Treaty of Washington was negotiated between the United States and ___________.

Despite defeat in the Civil War, white landownership actually increased during Reconstruction.

During Reconstruction, the Southern school system

African-Americans were able to work in all types of industry in the South.

The Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 won a majority of the popular vote, but he did not win the presidency.

In most parts of the South, the "Redeemer" government constituted a genuinely new ruling class.

Lincoln wanted ex-Confederate states admitted to the Union when ______ percent of a state's white voters took a loyalty oath.

During Reconstruction, there was a dramatic improvement in Southern

What did the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S.Constitution do? How successful was each in practice?

Radical Republicans favored a reconstruction process that would readmit the former Confederate states to the Union quickly.

The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v.Ferguson (1896) that

The Panic of 1873 began with the failure of a leading investment banking firm, ____________.

Race riots in the South during the 1866 elections most helped the political fortunes of

The Panic of 1873 was the worst the country had faced to that point in its history.

During Reconstruction, the black share of profits may have been rising, but the total profits of Southern agriculture were declining.

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