Question 1

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Slaughterhouse Cases that:

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A)   most rights of citizens were under the control of state governments rather than the federal government.
B)   states could not interfere with vigorous federal enforcement of a broad array of civil rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.
C)   the federal government had sole authority under the Commerce Clause to regulate the meatpacking industry.
D)   voting rights of African-Americans under the Fifteenth Amendment could not be abridged or denied by any state.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

The Whiskey Ring scandal took place during the administration of:

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A)   Abraham Lincoln.
B)   Andrew Johnson.
C)   Ulysses Grant.
D)   Rutherford Hayes.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

When analyzing the election of 1876, what conclusion can be drawn?

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A)   If Tilden had won the electoral votes from Louisiana, Florida, or South Carolina, he would have been elected president.
B)   The Republican Party did a good job protecting the voting rights of African-Americans in Mississippi.
C)   A majority of northerners wanted to enforce Reconstruction policies more stringently.
D)   The Republican Party had increased its support in the South.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

In March 1867, Congress began Radical Reconstruction by adopting the ________, which created new state governments and provided for black male suffrage in the South.

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A)   Reconstruction Act
B)   Fifteenth Amendment
C)   Civil Rights Act of 1867
D)   Sumner-Stevens ActE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The most ambitious, but least successful, of the Radical Republicans' aims was:

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A)   land reform.
B)   black suffrage.
C)   federal protection of civil rights.
D)   public education.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 6

What early 1868 action by Andrew Johnson sparked his impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives?

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A)   He fired Secretary of State William Seward, an ally of Radical Republicans.
B)   He vetoed a bill to extend the life of the Freedmen's Bureau.
C)   He allegedly violated the Tenure of Office Act.
D)   He defiantly released a letter showing he had given support to the Confederacy in 1863.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Explain how interactions with Native Americans shaped politics and culture in the United States during the period 1844 to 1877.

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Question 8

If a man from Maine came to live in the South as a teacher, what would he most likely be labeled as?

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A)   A scalawag.
B)   A teacher.
C)   A Liberal Republican.
D)   A carpetbagger.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

When assessing the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, what can be determined about this issue?

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A)   Both Congress and the president accused the other of unconstitutional acts.
B)   Johnson was willing to compromise, but Congress was unwilling to listen.
C)   The moderate Republicans hoped in general terms to weaken the office of president.
D)   Johnson had little support from white southerners.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

In what way was Reconstruction policy a success?

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A)   It brought suffrage for women.
B)   It resulted in land being given to former slaves across the South.
C)   It resulted in fair elections by the late 1870s in the South.
D)   It established an amendment promising equal protection for all.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Black officeholders during Reconstruction:

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A)   were extremely rare.
B)   were entirely carpetbaggers and scalawags.
C)   helped ensure a degree of fairness in treatment of African-American citizens.
D)   were limited to local offices.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

How did Frederick Douglass see the post-Civil War South?

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A)   He was satisfied that slavery had ended and was ready to take a break.
B)   He worked tirelessly to prevent slavery from being reinstituted.
C)   He encouraged African-Americans to leave the South and go to Canada.
D)   Douglass wanted to ensure that the ideals of the Declaration of Independence became a reality for black men, too.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Through analyzing the "Sharecropping Contract," what can be determined?

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A)   The ex-slave was given an agreement that mutually benefited both parties.
B)   Ex-slaves were not going to be allowed to go to church.
C)   The ex-slaves were lazy and unwilling to do farm work.
D)   The contract was a type of economic slavery.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

How did the Reconstruction amendments change the role of government?

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A)   The presidents who immediately followed Lincoln became even more powerful and active than he had been during the Civil War.
B)   The state governments became the only entity that could award citizenship.
C)   It set the stage for the federal government to be the protector of individual freedoms.
D)   The Supreme Court's role would be diminished.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Ku Klux Klan Cartoon (1874) 
Thomas Nast
 
-What action(s)  by southern states led to the conditions represented in this cartoon?

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A)   the imposition of Jim Crow laws
B)   nullification of federal laws granting civil rights
C)   restrictive voting laws for former slaves
D)   the emergence of the sharecropping systemE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The Liberal Republican movement in 1872:

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A)   sought stronger action to assure the political and social rights of African-Americans in the South.
B)   was led by President Grant as a way of countering a Democratic resurgence in the southern states.
C)   was successful in electing Rutherford B. Hayes president of the United States that year.
D)   initially had little to do with Reconstruction but encouraged opposition to Grant's policies in the South.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

The idea that change comes slowly can be evidenced by what event during Reconstruction?

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A)   After the Civil War, most slaves had to wait a long time to escape their masters.
B)   Women were excluded from the suffrage amendment.
C)   African-Americans were denied membership in churches.
D)   African-Americans did not get elected to political offices.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

The southern Black Codes:

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A)   allowed the arrest on vagrancy charges of former slaves who failed to sign yearly labor contracts.
B)   allowed former slaves to testify in court against whites and to serve on juries.
C)   were some of the first laws adopted as part of Radical Reconstruction in 1867.
D)   were denounced by President Johnson and declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

The Freedmen's Bureau:

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A)   was badly administered because director O. O. Howard lacked military experience.
B)   won much southern white support because it consistently supported the planters in disputes with former slaves.
C)   made notable achievements in improving African-American education and health care.
D)   carried out a successful program of distributing land to every former slave family.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Radical Republicans:

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A)   tended to come from the border states that had seen most of the vicious fighting during the Civil War.
B)   wanted legitimate democracy in the South, with power to be shared by planters and freed slaves.
C)   fought Andrew Johnson from the day he entered the White House.
D)   fully embraced the expanded powers of the federal government born during the Civil War.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 15: What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Ku Klux Klan Cartoon (1874) Thomas Nast -What action(s) by southern states led to the conditions represented in this cartoon?

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How did Frederick Douglass see the post-Civil War South?

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Black officeholders during Reconstruction:

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What early 1868 action by Andrew Johnson sparked his impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives?

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If a man from Maine came to live in the South as a teacher, what would he most likely be labeled as?

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The southern Black Codes:

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Through analyzing the "Sharecropping Contract," what can be determined?

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In what way was Reconstruction policy a success?

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The Whiskey Ring scandal took place during the administration of:

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The most ambitious, but least successful, of the Radical Republicans' aims was:

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The Liberal Republican movement in 1872:

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When analyzing the election of 1876, what conclusion can be drawn?

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How did the Reconstruction amendments change the role of government?

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Slaughterhouse Cases that:

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Radical Republicans:

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Explain how interactions with Native Americans shaped politics and culture in the United States during the period 1844 to 1877.

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The Freedmen's Bureau:

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The idea that change comes slowly can be evidenced by what event during Reconstruction?

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When assessing the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, what can be determined about this issue?

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