Democrats allowed Rutherford B. Hayes to become president in 1877 when Republicans promised to

Withdraw all federal troops from the South

The Freedmen’s Bureau had the most success in

Establishing schools for African Americans

Liberal Republicans rose to power primarily because many northerners wanted

To end widespread corruption within the government

Historians have argued that all of the following were causes of the Civil War except

The growing power of poor Southern Whites who sought to abolish slavery.

Why did most southern blacks prefer sharecropping to wage labor after the Civil War?

They preferred the autonomy of farming their own plots

The Compromise of 1877 was reached after

Congress passed the Electoral Count Act

President Grant is best described as

An honest but politically inexperienced man

What did William Tecumseh Sherman’s Special Field Order No. 15 do?

Set aside land in Georgia and South Carolina specifically for freed slaves

The Wade-Davis Bill stipulated that states could reenter the Union

When 50 percent of voters pledged allegiance

The Compromise of 1877 resulted in

the withdrawal of federal troops from the South

The First Reconstruction Act did all of the following except

Place federal troops in charge of voter registration

During Reconstruction, which of the following was a change that took place in the South?

African Americans were able to exercise political rights

One consequence of the Depression of 1873 was that

Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the perception of many White Southerners that antislavery was spreading?

Congress voted to end the interstate slave trade

Who were carpetbaggers?

Northern whites who moved to the South after the war

The Fifteenth Amendment to the US Constitution established

That suffrage cannot be denied based on race, color or previous servitude.

The SCOTUS decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford represented a departure from earlier practices in what way?

federal government had no power to regulate slavery in federal territories

Members of the American (Know-nothing) Party of the 1850s supported

restrictions on Catholics' holding public office

Why did southern white landowners prefer the sharecropping system to wage labor after the Civil War?

Sharecropping kept blacks bound to servitude as agricultural laborers

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was a failure for all of the following reasons except

Military Reconstruction ended before the bill was passed

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1
After the Civil War, many former slaves celebrated their freedom by
All that are listed
Searching for and reuniting with family members
Marrying
Pressing for education for their children
2
Why did seven Republican senators vote with Democrats to acquit Andrew Johnson during his impeachment trial?
Didn't believe the charges were substantial enough
didn't want the president pro tempore of the Senate to replace Johnson
They did not want to establish a dangerous precedent
All that are listed
3
Democrats allowed Rutherford B. Hayes to become president in 1877 when Republicans promised to
Withdraw all federal troops from the South
Overlook acts of terror by the Ku Klux Klan
Print cheap paper money to assist impoverished farmers
Repeal the Civil Rights Act of 1875
4
The Freedmen’s Bureau had the most success in
Establishing schools for African Americans
Safeguarding blacks’ civil liberties
Distributing food and supplies to blacks and poor whites
Redistributing land to former slaves
5
The Radical Republicans
Wanted to protect the civil and political rights of blacks
Wanted to punish the South for secession and the war
All that are listed
Were only a minority group in Congress
6
Liberal Republicans rose to power primarily because many northerners wanted
To end widespread corruption within the government
To get Grant out of office
To end Military Reconstruction
More protection for blacks’ civil liberties
7
Historians have argued that all of the following were causes of the Civil War except
differences over the morality and future of slavery
different economic interests between agrarian and industrialist regions.
The growing power of poor Southern Whites who sought to abolish slavery.
the actions of irresponsible agitators in the North and South
8
Liberal Republicans fought for all of the following except
Downsizing the federal government
Black suffrage
Reform
An end to Reconstruction
9
Which constitutional amendment did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 most closely resemble?
The Fifteenth Amendment
The Twelfth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment
10
Grant’s reputation was damaged by all of the following scandals except
The Fisk-Gould scheme
The Crédit Mobilier scandal
The Tweed Ring
The Whiskey Ring
11
Southern legislatures passed the black codes in response to
Depression of 1873
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Civil Rights Act of 1866
The Civil Rights Act of 1875
12
Why did most southern blacks prefer sharecropping to wage labor after the Civil War?
They preferred the autonomy of farming their own plots
Jobs with wages were competitive, but sharecropping was easy
Not even whites wanted to be wage laborers
Wages were too low to support their families
13
Populists campaigned for all the following except
Free Silver
A graduated income tax
Social Security
Nationalized Railroads
14
The Thirteenth Amendment
Prohibited presidents from serving more than two full terms
Prohibited slavery
Granted citizenship to all Americans regardless of race
Enfranchised all American men
15
The Compromise of 1877 was reached after
Congress agreed to repeal the Ku Klux Klan Act
Congress agreed to repeal the Civil Rights Act of 1875
Congress passed the Electoral Count Act
Samuel J. Tilden conceded to Rutherford B. Hayes
16
President Grant is best described as
An apathetic president who only wanted the spoils of office
A diehard Radical Republican
A corrupt politician who misused government funds and privileges
An honest but politically inexperienced man
17
Which of the following was one of the fastest-growing sectors of the economy during the Reconstruction era?
Cotton
Railroads
Shipping
Telecommunications
18
By 1880, most southern blacks had found employment as
Landowners of small farms
Artisans
Sharecroppers
Wage laborers
19
Andrew Johnson believed that
None that are listed
Blacks should be given the right to vote
Blacks should be citizens
Southern society should be completely transformed
20
What did William Tecumseh Sherman’s Special Field Order No. 15 do?
Set aside land in Georgia and South Carolina specifically for freed slaves
Established the Freedmen’s Bureau
Emancipated all blacks whom his soldiers encountered in the South
Established martial law in Georgia
21
The occupation of the South and management of Reconstruction by Congress represented what for the US?
Decline of an Agrarian economy
institutionalization of racial segregation
increase in sectional divisions
Expansion of federal power
22
The government officials who embezzled money from the U.S. Treasury in 1874 were known as the
Tweed Ring
Crédit Mobilier
Gold Ring
Whiskey Ring
23
The Wade-Davis Bill stipulated that states could reenter the Union
When 10 percent of voters pledged allegiance
When 50 percent of voters pledged allegiance
Only after ratifying the Fourteenth Amendment
Only after ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment
24
The Ku Klux Klan was founded in Tennessee after the passage of the
Fifteenth Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Civil Rights Act of 1875
Fourteenth Amendment
25
The 1863 Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction proposed
A plan for Radical ReconstructionA plan for Radical Reconstruction
Andre Johnson's Plan for Reconstruction
The Ten-Percent Plan
The Fifty-Percent Plan
26
Which law did Congress pass to try to outlaw racial discrimination in all public places?
Fifteenth Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Fourteenth Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1875
27
The Compromise of 1877 resulted in
government subsidies for American Indian Reservations
the withdrawal of federal troops from the South
the establishment of stricter regulations on immigration
the implementation of the first income tax
28
Radicals in the House impeached Andrew Johnson in 1868 because he had violated the
Electoral Count Act
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Resumption Act
Tenure of Office Act
29
The First Reconstruction Act did all of the following except
Divide the South into five military districts
Place federal troops in charge of voter registration
Establish martial law in the South
Declare the southern states were to be treated as conquered territories
30
During Reconstruction, which of the following was a change that took place in the South?
White Southerners supported African American rights.
African Americans overwhelmingly voted for the Democrat Party.
Many African Americans found manufacturing employment
African Americans were able to exercise political rights
31
One consequence of the Depression of 1873 was that
Liberal Republicans split from the moderates and radicals
All that are listed
Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives
Republicans lost the White House in 1876
32
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the perception of many White Southerners that antislavery was spreading?
Republic party attracted an increasing number of supporters
Northern intellectuals like Henry David Thoreau praised John Brown's raid
Congress voted to end the interstate slave trade
Uncle Tom's Cabin drew enthusiastic audiences of Northern readers.
33
Who were carpetbaggers?
White planter elites in the South
Northern Democrats who opposed Radical Reconstruction
Northern whites who moved to the South after the war
Southern black politicians
34
Who were scalawags?
Southern black politicians
White Unionists in the South
Northern whites who moved to the South after the war
Northern Democrats who opposed Radical Reconstruction
35
The Fifteenth Amendment to the US Constitution established
Citizenship for any person born in the US
federal protections for African Americans from the KKK
That suffrage cannot be denied based on race, color or previous servitude.
freedom of all slaves not emancipated under the Proclamation
36
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 extended all of the following liberties to black Americans except
The right to testify against whites
The right to vote
The right to serve on juries
The right to enter into legal contracts
37
The SCOTUS decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford represented a departure from earlier practices in what way?
introduced the idea of popular sovereignty
expanded fugitive slave laws
establishing the principle of judicial review
federal government had no power to regulate slavery in federal territories
38
Members of the American (Know-nothing) Party of the 1850s supported
restrictions on Catholics' holding public office
Universal Male suffrage
restoration of a national bank
homesteads in the western territories
39
The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution overturned which SCOTUS decision?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
McCulloch V. Maryland
Worcester v. Georgia
Chinese Exclusion Act
40
Why did southern white landowners prefer the sharecropping system to wage labor after the Civil War?
They made more money off the sharecropping system
Paying wage laborers was too expensive
Sharecropping kept blacks bound to servitude as agricultural laborers
Sharecropping required less work
41
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was a failure for all of the following reasons except
House Democrats had weakened the bill
It was too difficult to enforce
Only individuals could file claims against violators
Military Reconstruction ended before the bill was passed

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