chapter 17Reconstruction: North and South -Practice Test Items / QUIZ
21.In the North, the Civil War especially elevated the power of:
A.business leaders
B.family farmers
C.ministers
D.teachers
E.corporate workers
22.Emancipation had what impact on the South?
A.It ended cotton cultivation throughout the region
B.It left the South’s labor system in disarray
C.It resulted in the immediate rebound of tobacco production
D.It eliminated racial prejudice in many states
E.It encouraged reconciliation with the North
2 3.Which of the following was NOT a task of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
A.negotiating labor contracts
B.providing medical care
C.setting up schools
D.arming the freedmen
E.distributing food
24.At the end of the Civil War, the newly freed slaves were given:
A.small plots of land confiscated from southern planters
B.forty acres and a mule
C.medical and legal assistance from the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
D.$5 for every year they had served in bondage
E.free tuition in any public school or college
2 5.Under Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction:
A.loyal governments appeared in five states, but Congress refused to recognize them
B.loyal governments were recognized by Congress in three southern states
C.10 percent of elected officials in a state had to be black
D.10 percent of the 1860 voters had to take an oath of allegiance to the Union
E.leading Confederates would be sent to prison
26.Why was Johnson picked as Lincoln’s running mate in 1864?
A.They were both lifelong Republicans.
B.They held identical political positions.
C.They agreed on the need for strict terms to readmit southern states into the Union.
D.As a gesture of unity, they combined to create a National Union ticket.
E.Johnson and Lincoln had already served together in the Illinois state government.
27.The “black codes” enacted by southern legislatures:
A.were accepted by Congress
B.showed the South’s spirit of conciliation
C.tried to restore key elements of slavery
D.proved the success of Johnson’s Reconstruction plan
E.forbade blacks to marry
28.Southern efforts to recreate a society that looked similar to the Confederacy had what political impact?
A.Slavery became legal once more.
B.The Fourteenth Amendment was repealed.
C.The Democratic party ceased to function.
D.President Johnson was removed from office.
E.Moderate Republicans moved to support Radical Republicans’ Reconstruction policies.
29.Why did the Radical-led Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
A.It was a response to the “black codes” and the neo-slavery system created by unrepentant southern legislatures.
B.It was to foster national reconciliation and genuine feelings of patriotism among all Americans.
C.It was a part of a plan to ease the requirements on the readmission of southern states to the Union.
D.It enjoyed the support of President Johnson.
E.Southern states requested the bill to clarify the rights of their citizens before rejoining the Union.
30.The Military Reconstruction Act:
A.was overturned by the Supreme Court
B.showed the decline of Radical power
C.required new state constitutions in the South
D.removed federal troops from the South
E.wiped out the “black codes”
31.Andrew Johnson was:
A.impeached and immediately removed from office
B.threatened with impeachment but never actually impeached
C.impeached by the Supreme Court
D.impeached then imprisoned
E.impeached by the House but not convicted by the Senate
32.During Reconstruction, all of the following are true about African American involvement in the political arena during Reconstruction EXCEPT:
A.their lack of education and inexperience in politics put them at a disadvantage
B.within a few years of the end of the Civil War, former slaves were voting in large numbers
C.several African Americans were elected as governors
D.few African Americans served as judges
E.in the new state governments, African American participation was a novelty
33.Most carpetbaggers were:
A.corrupt and greedy
B.illiterate
C.wealthy business owners
D.Union veterans
E.former Confederates
34.Most scalawags were white southerners who had:
A.owned slaves
B.served in the Union army
C.changed their minds about race relations
D.become educated
E.opposed secession
35.Many former Confederates resented the new state Constitutions imposed by Radical Republicans because:
A.all former Confederates were denied the right to vote
B.their provisions allowed for black voting and civil rights
C.former Confederates were uniformly banned from holding any public office
D.their provisions granted universal female suffrage
E.state governments were dismantled and replaced by direct federal administration
36.“Hard-money” advocates argued that government war bonds should be:
A.paid off in gold
B.paid off in copper
C.paid off in greenbacks
D.canceled
E.handed out to Union veterans
37.The primary objective of the Ku Klux Klan was:
A.national unity
B.upholding southern honor
C.starting a new civil war
D.oppressing blacks and white Republicans
E.raising money for Confederate widows
38.Why was the 1876 Supreme Court decision in United States v. Cruikshank (which pertained to the Colfax Massacre) significant?
A.It confirmed that the federal government exercised final authority when protecting freed blacks from white terrorists.
B.It placed the responsibility for protecting freed blacks from white terrorists on town and county governments.
C.It decided that states’ rights trumped federal authority when it came to protecting freed blacks from white terrorists.
D.It determined the president as commander-in-chief was the only one with the authority to protect freed blacks from white terrorists.
E.It ruled that the judiciary had no role to play in Reconstruction.
39.The Compromise of 1877:
A.gave the White House to Tilden
B.ended North–South division
C.protected the civil rights of ex-slaves
D.ended Reconstruction
E.kept federal troops in the Deep South
40.What happened after the end of Reconstruction?
A.The freedmen remained a powerful force in southern politics.
B.Women filled the power vacuum that Reconstruction had created.
C.The South embarked on a path toward rapid industrial development.
D.The protections of black civil rights crumbled under the pressure of restored white rule and unfavorable Supreme Court decisions.
E.The majority of blacks migrated out of the South.