Question 1

By the 1890s,voting percentages in the South had

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A)   increased for blacks only.
B)   increased for whites only.
C)   declined for blacks only.
D)   increased for whites and declined for blacks.
E)   decreased for both whites and blacks.

Question 2

The Freedmen's Bureau was envisioned as a semi-permanent institution that would take a major role in reconstructing the lives of freed slaves.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Fourteenth Amendment offered the first constitutional definition of ________.

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Question 4

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.

Question 5

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.

Question 6

"Scalawags" were Southerners who moved north after the Civil War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why has the presidency of Andrew Johnson generally been considered a failure by historians?

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The presidency of Andrew Johnson, who se...

Question 8

During Reconstruction,all adult male former slaves were given the constitutional right to vote.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

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Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 1868,Ulysses S.Grant

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A)   was nominated by both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
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 12

During Reconstruction,black family roles soon came to resemble similar roles within white families.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The elections of 1876 saw

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A)   the Supreme Court decide the presidential election.
B)   a Democrat become president for the first time since the Civil War.
C)   the candidate with the most popular votes fail to get elected.
D)   Ulysses Grant make an unsuccessful bid for an unprecedented third term.
E)   the governor of New York become president.

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

After the Civil War,most black agricultural workers toiled as tenants of white landowners and were known as ________.

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Question 16

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 acquitted by a margin of one vote.

Question 17

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

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Question 18

The Treaty of Washington provided for ________ with Britain over "Alabama claims."

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internatio...

Question 19

The most numerous Republicans in the South were the ________.

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Question 20

The Tenure of Office Act was designed to protect the job of Secretary of War ________.

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Exam 15: Reconstruction and the New South

During Reconstruction,all adult male former slaves were given the constitutional right to vote.

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

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Why has the presidency of Andrew Johnson generally been considered a failure by historians?

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During Reconstruction,black family roles soon came to resemble similar roles within white families.

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The Treaty of Washington provided for ________ with Britain over "Alabama claims."

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The Tenure of Office Act was designed to protect the job of Secretary of War ________.

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After the Civil War,most black agricultural workers toiled as tenants of white landowners and were known as ________.

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"Scalawags" were Southerners who moved north after the Civil War.

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

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

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The Fifteenth Amendment dealt with the issue of

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

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

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The Fourteenth Amendment offered the first constitutional definition of ________.

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The Freedmen's Bureau was envisioned as a semi-permanent institution that would take a major role in reconstructing the lives of freed slaves.

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The most numerous Republicans in the South were the ________.

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