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This test bank is designed for The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition, Volume 2, 8th Edition by Gary B. Nash. It provides a complete set of multiple-choice, true/false, and short-answer questions with corresponding answers, covering U.S. history from 1865 onward. The material is ideal for instructors preparing assessments or for students studying for exams.

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VE
RO
PP
_A
IA
UV
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Key: Answer, Type, Learning Objective, Level

Type
A=Applied
C=Conceptual
F=Factual
Level
ST

(1)=Easy; (2)=Moderate; (3)=Difficult

LO=Learning Objective
UV

Multiple Choice Single Select

M/C Question 1
As the Allstons began to reestablish their lives after the Civil War, they found that
a) all of their former slaves had fled from their plantations.
IA

b) the blacks had taken control of southern society.
c) it would be fairly simple to reestablish the old patterns of society.
d) new relationships would have to be established with their former slaves.
_A

ANS: d
Skill=Understand, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War
affected the lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=American Stories,
Difficulty=Moderate
PP

M/C Question 2
In trying to establish a policy for reconstruction of the South after the Civil War,
a) Congress readily agreed with Lincoln’s plan.
RO

b) a conflict arose between Congress and the president about who had authority in the
matter.
c) Johnson finally forced Congress to adopt his plan.
d) Congress rejected Lincoln’s plan.
VE

ANS: b
Skill=Understand, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War
affected the lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Moderate
D?

M/C Question 3
In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, the Democratic Party
a) represented an uneasy alliance of former Whigs and Know-Nothings.
b) depicted the Republicans as a group of rebels and traitors.
c) ruled victoriously over the government of the United States.
d) was in shambles organizationally.




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, ANS: d
Skill=Factual, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War affected the
lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Easy

M/C Question 4
In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, the southern states
a) contrasted starkly with the economic prosperity of the northern states.
b) readily accepted whatever reconstruction policy the North suggested.
ST

c) had been affected only slightly by the war, both socially and economically.
d) quickly reestablished an industrial-based economy.

ANS: a
UV

Skill=Understand, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War
affected the lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Moderate

M/C Question 5
IA

At the end of the Civil War, emancipated blacks
a) received ownership of 40 acres of land.
b) often changed their manners toward whites to demonstrate their freedom.
c) mostly remained on the plantations where they had been slaves.
_A

d) immediately achieved full equality with southern whites.

ANS: b
Skill=Apply, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War affected the
PP

lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Difficult

M/C Question 6
In the years immediately following emancipation, the Freed people
RO

a) considered securing jobs and land to be their primary goals.
b) preferred to work in gangs.
c) showed little interest in establishing a traditional family life.
d) showed little interest in acquiring an education.
VE

ANS: a
Skill=Apply, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War affected the
lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Difficult
D?

M/C Question 7
In the months immediately after the Civil War, the dominant emotion among southern whites
was
a) fear.
b) anger toward plantation owners.
c) sorrow.




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, d) acceptance of blacks as equals.

ANS: a
Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War affected the lives of its
different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War, Difficulty=Moderate,
Skill=Apply

M/C Question 8
During the Reconstruction Era, the “Black Codes”
ST

a) reestablished slavery.
b) guaranteed Freed people full political and civil rights.
c) desegregated southern society.
d) restricted the economic opportunities of the Freed people.
UV

ANS: d
Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War affected the lives of its
different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War, Difficulty=Moderate,
Skill=Understand
IA

M/C Question 9
Andrew Johnson’s plan for national reconstruction
a) proved to be very lenient toward the South.
_A

b) pleased the Republican leadership in Congress.
c) called for harsh treatment of the South.
d) defended the interest of the planter class.
PP

ANS: a
Objective=14.2: Report how the national reconstruction politics after the American Civil
War mirrored extension of the civil rights struggles, Topic=National Reconstruction
Politics, Difficulty=Moderate, Skill=Apply
RO

M/C Question 10
Radical Republicans created their own plan for Reconstruction, including
a) helping Freed people make the transition to full freedom.
b) imprisoning rebel leaders.
c) promoting economic diversity in the South.
VE

d) forcing southern states to pay the costs of the Civil War.

ANS: a
Objective=14.2: Report how the national reconstruction politics after the American Civil
D?

War mirrored extension of the civil rights struggles, Topic=National Reconstruction
Politics, Difficulty=Moderate, Skill=Understand

M/C Question 11
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution
a) gained considerable support from President Johnson.




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