Chapter 18 Test Review Questions

Which of these groups murdered freed African Americans in the South?

What did President Johnson mean by saying, "White men alone must manage the South."?

Which of the following was not a hardship faced by the South after the Civil War?

How did the scandals surround the Grant administration affect politics in the U.S.?

Which of these took away the power of a president to remove government officials?

Which of the following was used by state governments to prevent African Americans from voting?

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution

What was the period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War called?

Which of the following protected the rights of African Americans in the South?

What controversial man was a hero in the North but a villain in the South?

One goal of the Radical Republicans was to

Northern Republicans who moved to the South during Reconstruction were called

Reconstruction ended because

"[O]ut-Yankee the Yankees [and build a] 'New South"...Henry Grady...How will this happen?

This brought major improvement to the lives of African Americans in the South.

Which of these was used to violate the civil rights of African Americans?

The 1866 Congressional elections marked the beginning of a period known as

The Emancipation Proclamation

why did Northern leaders disagree over the South rejoining the Union?

Who was excluded from Lincoln's amnesty offer?

Reconstruction refers to the period in which

Under the sharecropping system, many farmers

Which of these established schools for freed African Americans?

Both Lincoln and Johnson offered amnesty to Southerners

Which of these grants citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.?

Congress impeached President Johnson because members feared he would

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

Who said, "The slave went free; stood a moment in the sun; then moved back toward slavery." ?

For many African Americans in the South, sharecropping was

The Reconstruction plan of President Johnson was

All of the following groups gained power in the South after the Civil War except

In Plessey v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court

Why did John Wilkes Booth assassinate Lincoln?

How did the victory at Vicksburg help the Union Army?

Which southern state was the first to be readmitted to the Union?

Which of these is an arrangement in which farmers give a share of their crops to landowners?

What state was the first to secede from the Union.

This was a method used by state governments to keep African Americans from voting.

Before they could rejoin the Union, Southern states were required to ratify

What is it called when a President assumes dictatorial powers?