HIUS222: Survey of American History
MOD1 Quiz: Reconstruction and Westward Expansion
Question 1: According to recent estimates, how many Americans died in the Civil War?
o Around 300,000
o Between 400,000 and 500,000
o Up to 800,000
o Over 1 million
Answer- Up to 800,000
Question 2: What happened during the Reconstruction debates?
o Senator Charles Sumner declared all Southern states could be readmitted to the Union
immediately.
o Southern states rejected the 13th and 14th amendments.
o Andrew Johnson was impeached.
o Robert E. Lee was found guilty of war crimes.
Answer- Andrew Johnson was impeached.
Question 3: What percent of Americans farmed for a living before the Civil War?
o 50%
o 80%
o 30%
o 90%
Answer- 80%
Question 4: Literacy tests, poll taxes, and curfews were all aspects of what?
o The 13th Amendment
o The Southern Accords
o The Emancipation Proclamation
o Black Codes
Answer- Black Codes
, Question 5: The Bible is clear regarding how God values the study of history.
o True
o False
Answer- True
Question 6: How many presidents did Billy Graham advise?
o 3
o 8
o 12
o 14
Answer- 12
Question 7: The Bible is the most profound history book.
o True
o False
Answer- True
Question 8: The 1876 election was very close. What did Rutherford B. Hayes have to agree upon
to take the presidency?
o Send more troops to the South to enforce the 13th Amendment.
o Reduce tariffs on cotton & tobacco.
o End Reconstruction.
o Integration of schools in the Northern states.
Answer- End Reconstruction
Question 9: In the 1890s, journalist Ida B. Wells devoted her work to attacking
o restrictions on Black education.
o the loss of Black voting rights.
o the crime of lynching.
o the arguments made by Booker T. Washington.
MOD1 Quiz: Reconstruction and Westward Expansion
Question 1: According to recent estimates, how many Americans died in the Civil War?
o Around 300,000
o Between 400,000 and 500,000
o Up to 800,000
o Over 1 million
Answer- Up to 800,000
Question 2: What happened during the Reconstruction debates?
o Senator Charles Sumner declared all Southern states could be readmitted to the Union
immediately.
o Southern states rejected the 13th and 14th amendments.
o Andrew Johnson was impeached.
o Robert E. Lee was found guilty of war crimes.
Answer- Andrew Johnson was impeached.
Question 3: What percent of Americans farmed for a living before the Civil War?
o 50%
o 80%
o 30%
o 90%
Answer- 80%
Question 4: Literacy tests, poll taxes, and curfews were all aspects of what?
o The 13th Amendment
o The Southern Accords
o The Emancipation Proclamation
o Black Codes
Answer- Black Codes
, Question 5: The Bible is clear regarding how God values the study of history.
o True
o False
Answer- True
Question 6: How many presidents did Billy Graham advise?
o 3
o 8
o 12
o 14
Answer- 12
Question 7: The Bible is the most profound history book.
o True
o False
Answer- True
Question 8: The 1876 election was very close. What did Rutherford B. Hayes have to agree upon
to take the presidency?
o Send more troops to the South to enforce the 13th Amendment.
o Reduce tariffs on cotton & tobacco.
o End Reconstruction.
o Integration of schools in the Northern states.
Answer- End Reconstruction
Question 9: In the 1890s, journalist Ida B. Wells devoted her work to attacking
o restrictions on Black education.
o the loss of Black voting rights.
o the crime of lynching.
o the arguments made by Booker T. Washington.
