Question 1

Some southerners were drawn to the Republican Party because:

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A)   the Republicans were not serious about supporting black suffrage.
B)   the Democratic Party had little support among southern whites.
C)   they were attracted to the party's emphasis on economic development.
D)   radical Republicans in Congress offered moderate calls for reform.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which event happened first?

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A)   President Johnson impeached
B)   Colfax Massacre
C)   Fifteenth Amendment ratified
D)   Ku Klux Klan foundedE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The significant outcome of the presidential election of 1876 was that it:

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A)   marked an end of the federal government's commitment to Reconstruction reforms.
B)   signaled the beginning of an era in which the Democrats dominated the White House.
C)   rallied the forces of radical reform in the Republican Party.
D)   established that southern state laws would not be tolerated by the federal government.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Republicans in Congress became infuriated when:

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A)   President Johnson took a tough stand against wealthy southerners.
B)   southern states enacted laws that restricted freedom for blacks.
C)   abolitionists lobbied for black male suffrage.
D)   they lost control of the House of Representatives in 1866.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Describe how powerful whites in the South regained their position as political and economic elites.

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Question 6

What laws and amendments were passed by Congress in its effort to extend the parameters of democracy during Reconstruction?

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Question 7

Which statement about the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction is NOT true?

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A)   Republican governors never created policies that resulted in the arrest of members.
B)   They attempted to stop blacks from using their right to vote.
C)   Blacks and whites who supported democratic reforms were attacked by members.
D)   Their acts of terrorism caused Republicans in the U.S. Congress to pass anti-Klan laws.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

The immediate response to President Johnson's Reconstruction plan included:

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A)   opposition by the majority of northern Democrats.
B)   resistance by white southerners to various provisions.
C)   the loss of Johnson's reputation as a moderate.
D)   the call for elections in which southern blacks voted.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

During his travels across the United States after the Civil War, Mark Twain observed that:

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A)   people of the South discussed the war far more often than people in the North.
B)   northerners had made the memory of the war the center of their sociopolitical lives.
C)   Americans across the nation acted as if the Civil War had never happened.
D)   southerners were so bitter about the war's outcome that they wouldn't discuss it.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

The first United States president to be impeached in the House of Representatives was:

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A)   John Adams.
B)   Andrew Jackson.
C)   Andrew Johnson.
D)   Bill Clinton.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

To challenge the state's Republican government in Louisiana, a group of elite Democrats in New Orleans organized a military organization called:

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A)   Redeemers.
B)   Anti-Reconstructionists.
C)   the White League.
D)   none of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Many historians feel that both the promise and disappointment of Reconstruction provided the foundation for the next 100 years of race relations in the South. In what ways is this idea true?

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Question 13

The radical Republicans' goals for Reconstruction included all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   the South's recognition of the consequences of defeat.
B)   the securing of the freedmen's right to vote.
C)   stopping southern states from reentering the Union.
D)   attempting to strengthen the Republican Party in the South.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Sharecropping:

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A)   did not attract many former slaves.
B)   led many blacks into increasing debt.
C)   was outlawed by Congress in 1874.
D)   did not have the support of state governments in the South.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following statements about the Lost Cause is NOT true?

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A)   It enabled white southerners to move on with their lives and concentrate on rebuilding their shattered region.
B)   It made southerners angrier towards blacks and more convinced that slavery was just.
C)   It romanticized the Civil War conflict.
D)   It was a historical rationalization that enabled believers to hope for a better future.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

In the presidential election of 1872, Ulysses S. Grant defeated the former Republican:

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A)   Charles Sumner.
B)   Horace Greeley.
C)   Samuel Tilden.
D)   Horatio Seymour.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

During Reconstruction, what factors made the Republican Party a powerful force in all national elections?

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Question 18

The Tenure of Office Act attempted to:

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A)   dismantle state governments in the Lower South.
B)   stop the nomination of Ulysses S. Grant for president.
C)   guarantee the election of Republicans in the North.
D)   weaken the powers of the president.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 19

Which statement about the Fourteenth Amendment is NOT true?

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A)   It guaranteed all citizens equality before the law.
B)   It strengthened the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
C)   It was opposed by President Johnson.
D)   It guaranteed all males the right to vote.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

In the post-Reconstruction period:

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A)   blacks in the South were relegated to second-class citizenship.
B)   segregation was established and reinforced in all northern and southern cities.
C)   the Republican Party increased its efforts to guarantee equality for blacks.
D)   southern blacks went to desegregated schools, but were segregated in all other areas.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Exam 16: Reconstruction 1865-1877

During Reconstruction, what factors made the Republican Party a powerful force in all national elections?

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Which statement about the Fourteenth Amendment is NOT true?

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Some southerners were drawn to the Republican Party because:

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Sharecropping:

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Many historians feel that both the promise and disappointment of Reconstruction provided the foundation for the next 100 years of race relations in the South. In what ways is this idea true?

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The immediate response to President Johnson's Reconstruction plan included:

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What laws and amendments were passed by Congress in its effort to extend the parameters of democracy during Reconstruction?

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Republicans in Congress became infuriated when:

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To challenge the state's Republican government in Louisiana, a group of elite Democrats in New Orleans organized a military organization called:

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The radical Republicans' goals for Reconstruction included all of the following EXCEPT:

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The significant outcome of the presidential election of 1876 was that it:

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During his travels across the United States after the Civil War, Mark Twain observed that:

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In the presidential election of 1872, Ulysses S. Grant defeated the former Republican:

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Which event happened first?

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Describe how powerful whites in the South regained their position as political and economic elites.

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In the post-Reconstruction period:

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Which of the following statements about the Lost Cause is NOT true?

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The first United States president to be impeached in the House of Representatives was:

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Which statement about the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction is NOT true?

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The Tenure of Office Act attempted to:

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