Question 1

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  True

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

During the Johnson administration,the United States acquired

Accepted Answer

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. A

Question 4

The Panic of 1873

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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 5

Describe "Jim Crow."

Accepted Answer

Jim Crow refers to the system of racial

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Jay Cooke

Question 7

Why would the legacy of Reconstruction matter throughout the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

The legacy of Reconstruction matters thr

Question 8

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 9

"The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery." Explain this assessment by W.B.Du Bois of the Reconstruction era by offering historical evidence that supports each of the three parts of the quote.E.

Accepted Answer

W.E.B. Du Bois's assessment of the Recon

Question 10

Leaders of the Confederacy were found to have aided John Wilkes Booth to carry out the plan to assassinate President Lincoln.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 1868,President Andrew Johnson was impeached because he

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A) violated the Tenure of Office Act. 
B) offered political opposition to Radical Republicans. 
C) dismissed Edwin Stanton from office. 
D) both violated the Tenure of Office Act and dismissed Edwin Stanton from office. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) violated the Tenure of Office Act. 
B) offered political opposition to Radical Republicans. 
C) dismissed Edwin Stanton from office. 
D) both violated the Tenure of Office Act and dismissed Edwin Stanton from office. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Fifteenth Amendment dealt with the issue of

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A) slavery. 
B) citizenship. 
C) cruel and unusual punishment. 
D) income tax. 
E) suffrage. 
A) slavery. 
B) citizenship. 
C) cruel and unusual punishment. 
D) income tax. 
E) suffrage.

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Freedmen's Bureau

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

Question 16

During the last quarter of the nineteenth century,Southern agriculture

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A) saw a significant diversification of its crops. 
B) saw a decline in absentee ownership of farmland. 
C) regained the profitability it had prior to the Civil War. 
D) saw a deceleration of the processes begun in the postwar years. 
E) saw the great majority of farmers living under the tenant system. 
A) saw a significant diversification of its crops. 
B) saw a decline in absentee ownership of farmland. 
C) regained the profitability it had prior to the Civil War. 
D) saw a deceleration of the processes begun in the postwar years. 
E) saw the great majority of farmers living under the tenant system.

Question 17

In 1865,what major challenges faced the nation? How did the various plans for reconstructing the nation attempt to address those challenges?

Accepted Answer

In 1865, the United States faced major c

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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 20

The most numerous Republicans in the South were ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 15: Reconstruction and the New South

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

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

During the Johnson administration,the United States acquired

The Panic of 1873

Describe "Jim Crow."

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

Why would the legacy of Reconstruction matter throughout the twentieth century?

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

"The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery." Explain this assessment by W.B.Du Bois of the Reconstruction era by offering historical evidence that supports each of the three parts of the quote.E.

Leaders of the Confederacy were found to have aided John Wilkes Booth to carry out the plan to assassinate President Lincoln.

In 1868,President Andrew Johnson was impeached because he

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

The Fifteenth Amendment dealt with the issue of

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

The Freedmen's Bureau

During the last quarter of the nineteenth century,Southern agriculture

In 1865,what major challenges faced the nation? How did the various plans for reconstructing the nation attempt to address those challenges?

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

In 1867,congressional plans for Reconstruction

The most numerous Republicans in the South were ________.

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