Why did Native American men spend a lot of time hunting buffalo?

The buffalo provided a variety of resources.

What did the term "Redemption" mean to white Southerners in the 1870s?

Bring the Dem Party & the interests of whites back to power

The Fifteenth Amendment covers which of the following?

The right to vote even if you had been a slave

Which of the following events caused Americans to move west right away?

the 1848 discovery of gold in California

Why were whites in Mississippi afraid of African American voting rights?

more blacks than whites in population & in state government

What was Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan designed to do?

Bring the South back into the Union quickly

Why were women able to vote in western states like Wyoming before the rest of the country?

life in the West wasn't tied to traditional rules of society

Why were Native American children sent to Indian schools in places like Carlisle, Pennsylvania?

make them accept white culture cutting ties with their own

What did the close election of 1876 make necessary?

agreement in Congress so that Pres Hayes could take office

Blanche K. Bruce is known for being which of the following?

He was the only former slave to serve in the U.S. Senate

What was true of the Radical Republicans' plan for the South?

it put them in conflict with President Johnson.

Which of the following is true of President Andrew Johnson?

He was from Tennessee and liked the South.

Who were "Scalawags" and "Carpetbaggers"?

Whites & Northerners who supported Rep policies in South

What happened in GA in after Gen Sherman's order freed slaves should be given land & a mule?

It was stopped by President Johnson.

What was the problem with the presidential election of 1876?

The results were too close to name a clear winner

What was one reason African American businesses were important?

provide services that whites wouldn't because of segregation

How did social organizations help African American communities?

By providing important services like education.

Which of the following was an economic effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

Goods produced in one region could be sent to another & sold

Which of the following led to the growth of the meatpacking industry in the Midwest?

refrigerated (cold) railroad cars

Why did Southern state governments create poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses?

To limit African Americans' right to vote

_ explains the political differences among African American politicians during Reconstruction?

They had varied economic pasts.

Which of the following best describes the condition called debt peonage?

Having to stay at one job just to pay what you owe

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1
Why did Native American men spend a lot of time hunting buffalo?
The buffalo provided a variety of resources.
Buffalo meat tasted better than fish.
They could sell buffalo hides to the white man
Buffalo worked on Native American farms.
2
What did the term "Redemption" mean to white Southerners in the 1870s?
Friendship with African Americans
Settling their differences with the northern states
Spread Christianity among the Native Americans in the South
Bring the Dem Party & the interests of whites back to power
3
The Fifteenth Amendment covers which of the following?
The number of people elected to the House of Representatives
The right to freedom from slavery
The right to be a citizen
The right to vote even if you had been a slave
4
Which of the following events caused Americans to move west right away?
the Mexican-American War
the 1848 discovery of gold in California
discovery of the Pacific Ocean
The Civil War
5
What was the most important institution in African American communities after the Civil War?
churches
colleges & universities
The Freedman's Bureau
fraternal organizations
6
Why were whites in Mississippi afraid of African American voting rights?
The U.S. Army didn't leave Mississippi after 1877.
more blacks than whites in population & in state government
fewer blacks than whites in population & in state government
Most African Americans would support Democratic candidates.
7
What was Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan designed to do?
Allow only the border states to return to the Union
Allow a few of the freed slaves to vote
Bring the South back into the Union quickly
Place heavy taxes on the South
8
Why were women able to vote in western states like Wyoming before the rest of the country?
Religion was stronger in the West.
They were influenced by Native American culture.
Women went to school longer in the West than in the East
life in the West wasn't tied to traditional rules of society
9
Why were Native American children sent to Indian schools in places like Carlisle, Pennsylvania?
allow them to learn new skills to take back to their tribes
have them learn how to grow cotton from former slaves
give them an education so they could be future leaders
make them accept white culture cutting ties with their own
10
What did the close election of 1876 make necessary?
President Hayes choosing Samuel Tilden as his vice president
A Supreme Court decision to choose the president
agreement in Congress so that Pres Hayes could take office
The need for a second election
11
Blanche K. Bruce is known for being which of the following?
1st black to serve as governor in a former Confederate state
He was the founder of the Exoduster movement.
He was the only former slave to serve in the U.S. Senate
He was the first black governor of a northern state.
12
Which of the following helped African Americans and others move to the western United States?
The Enforcement Acts
The Declaration of Independence
The Fourteenth Amendment
Homestead Act of 1862
13
What was true of the Radical Republicans' plan for the South?
It made the northern states angry.
It failed to take shape.
It was well liked in the southern states.
it put them in conflict with President Johnson.
14
Which of the following is true of President Andrew Johnson?
spent time before Civil War working to help free the slaves.
He was an abolitionist who wanted to hurt the South.
He was very popular with the freed slaves in the South.
He was from Tennessee and liked the South.
15
Who were "Scalawags" and "Carpetbaggers"?
Southern Democrats who managed to get elected to state gov
Whites & Northerners who supported Rep policies in South
People from Ireland who settled in southern port cities
African American parents & children who stayed in the South
16
What happened in GA in after Gen Sherman's order freed slaves should be given land & a mule?
It was the model for new government land programs.
It helped many African Americans be successful.
It continued only in the state of Georgia.
It was stopped by President Johnson.
17
What was the problem with the presidential election of 1876?
The results were too close to name a clear winner
Democrats won big throughout the North
African Americans were not able to vote.
An African American came in second.
18
African Americans who settled in the Plains region of the United States were known by what name
maroons
Exoduster
scalawags
Carpetbaggers
19
What was one reason African American businesses were important?
provide services that whites wouldn't because of segregation
They opened stores where only whites could shop.
They benefited from federal government tax breaks.
They sent American goods to Africa.
20
How did social organizations help African American communities?
By teaching African Americans to act more like whites
By working against voting rights for white women
By sending freed slaves to Africa
By providing important services like education.
21
Which of the following was an economic effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?
People who played music could travel to perform in the West.
Goods produced in one region could be sent to another & sold
Religious leaders move West & teach Native Americans
Families could now travel to see relatives in California
22
Which of the following led to the growth of the meatpacking industry in the Midwest?
new techniques in killing cows
Cattle barges (ships)
refrigerated (cold) railroad cars
new places to eat meat
23
Why did Southern state governments create poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses?
To help African Americans get a good education and jobs
To improve relations with African Americans
To limit African Americans' right to vote
To increase the number of white votes
24
_ explains the political differences among African American politicians during Reconstruction?
They had varied economic pasts.
They had to vote the way white politicians told them to
didn't believe that all African American men should vote
Some had been house slaves and some were field slaves.
25
Which of the following best describes the condition called debt peonage?
Slavery on a southern farm
Working in a rich person's house
Having to stay at one job just to pay what you owe
Borrowing money from a bank to pay for a home

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