Riotto Reconstruction Quiz
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1.Why did congressional reconstruction end in 1877?
- A.
The slaves had been successfully integrated into southern society
- B.
The treaty ending the Civil War had such a time limit
- C.
Most of the politically active black people had left the south for northern cities
- D.
The republican and democratic parties effected a compromise agreement after the 1876 presidential agreement
- E.
The US needed troops stationed in the south to confront the French in Mexico
Correct Answer
D. The republican and democratic parties effected a compromise agreement after the 1876 presidential agreement -
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2.The black codes passed in a number of southern states after the Civil War were intended to
- A.
Close public schools to the children of former slaves
- B.
Promote the return of former slaves to Africa
- C.
Enable black citizens to vote in federal elections
- D.
Place limits on the socioeconomic opportunities open to black people
- E.
Further the integration of southern society
Correct Answer
D. Place limits on the socioeconomic opportunities open to black people -
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3.Which of the following was a consequence of the shift to sharecropping and the crop lien system in the late nineteenth century South?
- A.
A major redistribution of land ownership
- B.
A diversification of crops
- C.
A cycle of debt and depression for Southern tenant farmers
- D.
A rise in cotton yields per acre from antebellum production levels
- E.
The termination of the control exerted by White landowners over former slaves
Correct Answer
C. A cycle of debt and depression for Southern tenant farmers -
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4.All of the following led Congress to impose Redical Reconstruction measures EXCEPT the
- A.
Enactment of Black Codes b southern legislatures
- B.
Outbreak of race riots in New Orleans and Memphis
- C.
Massive exodus of former slaves from the south
- D.
Election of former Confederates to Congress
- E.
Response of southern legislatures to the Fourteenth Amendment
Correct Answer
C. Massive exodus of former slaves from the south -
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5.Which of the following best describes the situation of freedmen in the decade following the Civil War?
- A.
Each was given 40 acres of land a mule by the Union government
- B.
All were immediately granted political equality by the Emancipation Proclamation
- C.
The majority entered sharecropping arrangements with former masters or other nearby planters
- D.
They were required to pass a literary test before being granted United States citizenship
- E.
They supported the passage of Black Codes to ensure their economic and political rights
Correct Answer
C. The majority entered sharecropping arrangements with former masters or other nearby planters -
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6.Which of the following was a serious constitutional question after the Civil War?
- A.
The restoration of the power of the federal judiciary
- B.
The legality of the national banking system
- C.
The political and legal status of the former Confederate states
- D.
The relationship between the United States and Great Britain
- E.
The proposed annexation of Colombia
Correct Answer
C. The political and legal status of the former Confederate states -
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7.Which of the following achievements of the "carpetbag" governments survived the "Redeemer" administrations?
- A.
Participation by both Whites and African Americans in local government
- B.
Establishment of a public school system
- C.
Election of African American majorities in state legislatures
- D.
Establishment of a vigorous Republican Party in the South
- E.
Opening of public facilities to African Americans
Correct Answer
B. Establishment of a public school system -
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8.In adopting the Fourteenth Amendment, Congress was primarily concerned with
- A.
Protecting the powers of the southern state governments established under Andrew Johnson
- B.
Protecting legislation guaranteeing civil rights to former slaves
- C.
Ending slavery
- D.
Guaranteeing all citizens the right to vote
- E.
Establishing to Freedman's Bureau
Correct Answer
B. Protecting legislation guaranteeing civil rights to former slaves -
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9.Freedom for Southern Blacks at the end of the Civil War
- A.
Occurred immediately with the Emancipation Proclamation
- B.
Cause large numbers to migrate to the big cities in the North
- C.
Came haltingly and unevenly in different parts of the conquered South
- D.
Was achieved without the use of Union soldiers
- E.
Came of Juneteenth
Correct Answer
C. Came haltingly and unevenly in different parts of the conquered South -
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10.The greatest achievement of the Freedman's Bureau was
- A.
Its distribution of land
- B.
In education
- C.
Its provisions for food and clothing
- D.
Its ability to help people find employment
- E.
Its distribution of farm tools and supplies
Correct Answer
B. In education -
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11.Lincoln named Andrew Johnson his second-term Vice President partly because
- A.
He championed a strong central government
- B.
He would politically attract War Democrats and pro-Union southerners
- C.
He would appeal to the hard-drinking anti-temperance vote
- D.
He had been an effective Republican leader throughout the war
- E.
He was like Andrew Jackson
Correct Answer
B. He would politically attract War Democrats and pro-Union southerners -
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12.The controversy surrounding the Wade-Davis Bill and the readmission of Confederate states demonstrated
- A.
The differences between President Lincoln and Congress
- B.
The close ties between President Lincoln and Congress
- C.
President Lincoln's harsh Reconstruction plan
- D.
That a majority of Congress believed that the South had never really left the Union
- E.
The Radical Republican's desire to re-admit Confederate leaders to Congress
Correct Answer
A. The differences between President Lincoln and Congress -
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13.In his Reconstruction plan, President Lincoln promised
- A.
All former slaves the right to vote
- B.
Rapid readmission of Confederate slaves
- C.
The restoration of the southern planter aristocracy
- D.
Severe punishment for southern political and military leaders
- E.
The last answer got cut off =[
Correct Answer
B. Rapid readmission of Confederate slaves -
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14.That the southern states were conquered provinces that had left the Union and therefore at the mercy of the federal government for readmission was the view of
- A.
War democrats
- B.
The supreme court
- C.
President Lincoln
- D.
President Johnson
- E.
Radical Republicans
Correct Answer
E. Radical Republicans -
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15.The main purpose of the Black Codes was to
- A.
Allow freedom of movement for Blacks
- B.
Ensure a stable and subservient labor supply
- C.
Prevent miscegenation
- D.
Prevent Blacks from becoming sharecroppers
- E.
Exactly recreate slavery in every form
Correct Answer
B. Ensure a stable and subservient labor supply -
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16.For Congressional Republicans, one of the most troubling aspects of quick Confederate readmission was that
- A.
With the black population fully counted, the south would be stronger than ever in national politics
- B.
Pro-union southerners would be weak and inexperienced
- C.
The majority of the white South would be represented by Black congressmen
- D.
A high tariff would be reinstated
- E.
Slavery would be reestablished
Correct Answer
A. With the black population fully counted, the south would be stronger than ever in national politics -
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17.The thirteenth amendment
- A.
Basically restated the Emancipation Proclamation
- B.
Abolished the slave trade nationally
- C.
Abolished slavery nationally
- D.
Granted Blacks citizenship
- E.
Gave Blacks the right to vote
Correct Answer
C. Abolished slavery nationally -
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18.The fourteenth amendment did which of the following?
- A.
Defined and granted citizenship
- B.
Guaranteed "equal protection of the laws"
- C.
Prohibited ex-confederate leaders from holding public office
- D.
Overturned the Dred Scott Decision
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above -
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19.The first confederate state to ratify the Fourteenth amendment was
- A.
VA
- B.
AR
- C.
LA
- D.
TN
- E.
MD
Correct Answer
D. TN -
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20.The Fifteenth Amendment
- A.
Basically restated the Emancipation Proclamation
- B.
Abolished the slave trade nationally
- C.
Abolished slavery nationally
- D.
Defined citizenship
- E.
Said Blacks could not be denied the right to vote
Correct Answer
E. Said Blacks could not be denied the right to vote -
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21.In the 1866 congressional elections
- A.
President Johnson's support was critical to Republican Success
- B.
Moderates replaced radicals as the dominant Republican faction
- C.
Voters endorsed the Radical Republican approach to Reconstruction
- D.
Democrats won control
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
C. Voters endorsed the Radical Republican approach to Reconstruction -
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22.The root cause of the battle between Congress and President Johnson was
- A.
Johnson's repeated use of expletives
- B.
Johnson's former ownership of slaves
- C.
Johnson's soft treatment of the white south
- D.
Congress's defiance of the supreme court
- E.
Congress's use of the elastic clause
Correct Answer
C. Johnson's soft treatment of the white south -
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23.Moderate Republicans agreed with Radical Republicans that
- A.
Federal power must be used to bring about a total political, social, and economic revolution in the south
- B.
Whites should be excluded from the southern republican party
- C.
Southern states should be quickly readmitted to the union
- D.
Ex-slaves must be granted the right to vote
- E.
Plantation land should be confiscated and redistributed among ex-slaves
Correct Answer
D. Ex-slaves must be granted the right to vote -
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24.Many women were disappointed with the Fourteenth Amendment because it
- A.
Did not include them in the definition of citizenship
- B.
Overturned the Dred Scott decision
- C.
Specified for the first time in the Constitution the only males could vote
- D.
Specified for the first time in the Constitution that only males were citizens
- E.
Failed to overturn the Dred scott decision
Correct Answer
C. Specified for the first time in the Constitution the only males could vote -
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25.During Reconstruction, african american women assumed new political roles which included all of the following except
- A.
Participating in church life
- B.
Monitoring state constitutional conventions
- C.
Participating in political rallies
- D.
Organizing mass meetings
- E.
Voting
Correct Answer
E. Voting -
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26.Even though the force acts and the union army helped suppress the KKK, it still largely achieved its central goal of
- A.
Driving the Union army out of the South
- B.
Preventing blacks from migrating to the west
- C.
Keeping white carpetbaggers and scalawags from voting
- D.
Intimidating blacks and preventing many from voting
- E.
Destroying the Freedman's bureau
Correct Answer
D. Intimidating blacks and preventing many from voting -
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27.The official charge the house used to impeach Johnson was his
- A.
Partisan politics
- B.
Readmission of southern states
- C.
Sexual liaison with his intern
- D.
Dismissal of Sec. War Stanton
- E.
Veto of the Freedman's Bill
Correct Answer
D. Dismissal of Sec. War Stanton -
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28.The Senate voted to acquit Johnson for all of the following reasons except
- A.
Opposition to abusing the constitutional system of checks and balances
- B.
Concern about who would become president next
- C.
Fears of further destabilizing the period
- D.
Johnson's promise to resign as president
- E.
Johnson's promise to stop obstructing Republican policies
Correct Answer
D. Johnson's promise to resign as president -
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29.Sec State Seward achieved the Johnson administration's greatest foreign policy sucess when he
- A.
Commissioned the building of an all new, ironclad army
- B.
Recognized the independent republic of Hawaii
- C.
Secured the annexation of Haiti
- D.
Secured the annexation of the Dominican Republic
- E.
Secured the purchase of Alaska
Correct Answer
E. Secured the purchase of Alaska -
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30.Reconstruction of the South ended when
- A.
The south ratified the three reconstruction amendments
- B.
The last federal troops were removed in 1877
- C.
President johnson was not reelected in 1868
- D.
President grant was reelected in 1872
- E.
The supreme court ordered it
Correct Answer
B. The last federal troops were removed in 1877 -
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