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1.
A basic economic problem in the South in the post−Civil War period was
a. a labor shortage.
b. inflation.
*c. overdependence on cotton.
d. declining prices for food crops.
2.
African American leaders in the South during Reconstruction
a. argued that voting rights should be permanently denied to former Confederates.
b. dominated the legislatures in several southern states.
*c. led efforts to establish public schools in the region.
d. advocated the confiscation and redistribution of land.
3.
After the Civil War, most African American farmers eventually worked
*a. as sharecroppers.
b. as domestic servants under a system of assigned tasks.
c. as field hands under a contract for wages.
d. on land they rented.
4.
After the Civil War, the main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan in the South was to
a. persecute African Americans.
b. close integrated schools.
c. maintain law and order.
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*d. use intimidation and violence to weaken the Republican coalition so that a
Democratic majority could be returned to power.
5.
After the Civil War the nation committed itself to equality for the freedmen through law and
constitutional amendment. Discuss the forces and events that caused the nation to abandon this
commitment during the subsequent years.
Correct Answer(s):
6.
Although the South lost the Civil War, it was possible that the South would gain power in
Congress when readmitted to the Union because
a. southern congressmen could use the threat of secession to intimidate northern
representatives.
b. southern congressmen would chair the key congressional committees.
c. the number of southern states had increased.
*d. for purposes of congressional representation African Americans would count as a
full person rather than as three-fifths of a person.
7.
Andrew Johnson's initial plan for Reconstruction
a. demonstrated an unforgiving hatred of all southerners.
b. protected the political rights of freed slaves in the South.
*c. attempted, at least temporarily, to deny power to wealthy southern planters.
d. failed to require the southern states to draft new constitutions.
8.
Instructions:
Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the
∙
questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in
∙
which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other
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factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the
political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
Bradwell v. Illinois
Correct Answer(s):
9.
Instructions:
Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the
∙
questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in
which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other
∙
factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the
political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
carpetbagger
Correct Answer(s):
10.
Contrast the Reconstruction plan advocated by Radical Republicans such as Thaddeus Stevens
with the Reconstruction Act of 1867. Why were key elements of the Radical plan not adopted?
How might the Radical plan have changed southern society?
Correct Answer(s):
11.
Instructions:
Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the
∙
questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in
which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other
∙
factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the
political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
cotton and the southern economy
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Correct Answer(s):
12.
Discuss and assess President Johnson's Reconstruction plan in theory and in practice.
Correct Answer(s):
13.
Discuss the aspirations and goals of African American southerners as they entered upon life after
slavery, and explain the ways in which they attempted to achieve their goals. To what extent were
they successful? Why?
Correct Answer(s):
14.
Discuss the following statement: "A combination of conservative propaganda, difficult fiscal
problems, Republican mistakes, racial hostility, and terror brought down the Reconstruction
governments in the South."
Correct Answer(s):
15.
Discuss the response of former slaves to freedom.
Correct Answer(s):
16.
Discuss the various means by which conservatives attempted to regain control of the southern
state governments, and assess the effectiveness of their efforts.
Correct Answer(s):
17.
Examine the role played by the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal
government in the national retreat from the commitment to equality for the freedmen.
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Chapter_14__Reconstruction__An_Unfinished_Revolution__1865%25u20131877
1.
A basic economic problem in the South in the post−Civil War period was
a. a labor shortage.
b. inflation.
*c. overdependence on cotton.
d. declining prices for food crops.
2.
African American leaders in the South during Reconstruction
a. argued that voting rights should be permanently denied to former Confederates.
b. dominated the legislatures in several southern states.
*c. led efforts to establish public schools in the region.
d. advocated the confiscation and redistribution of land.
3.
After the Civil War, most African American farmers eventually worked
*a. as sharecroppers.
b. as domestic servants under a system of assigned tasks.
c. as field hands under a contract for wages.
d. on land they rented.
4.
After the Civil War, the main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan in the South was to
a. persecute African Americans.
b. close integrated schools.
c. maintain law and order.
1
,Test Bank For A People and a Nation, Volume II: Since 1865
Chapter_14__Reconstruction__An_Unfinished_Revolution__1865%25u20131877
*d. use intimidation and violence to weaken the Republican coalition so that a
Democratic majority could be returned to power.
5.
After the Civil War the nation committed itself to equality for the freedmen through law and
constitutional amendment. Discuss the forces and events that caused the nation to abandon this
commitment during the subsequent years.
Correct Answer(s):
6.
Although the South lost the Civil War, it was possible that the South would gain power in
Congress when readmitted to the Union because
a. southern congressmen could use the threat of secession to intimidate northern
representatives.
b. southern congressmen would chair the key congressional committees.
c. the number of southern states had increased.
*d. for purposes of congressional representation African Americans would count as a
full person rather than as three-fifths of a person.
7.
Andrew Johnson's initial plan for Reconstruction
a. demonstrated an unforgiving hatred of all southerners.
b. protected the political rights of freed slaves in the South.
*c. attempted, at least temporarily, to deny power to wealthy southern planters.
d. failed to require the southern states to draft new constitutions.
8.
Instructions:
Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the
∙
questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in
∙
which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other
2
,Test Bank For A People and a Nation, Volume II: Since 1865
Chapter_14__Reconstruction__An_Unfinished_Revolution__1865%25u20131877
factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the
political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
Bradwell v. Illinois
Correct Answer(s):
9.
Instructions:
Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the
∙
questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in
which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other
∙
factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the
political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
carpetbagger
Correct Answer(s):
10.
Contrast the Reconstruction plan advocated by Radical Republicans such as Thaddeus Stevens
with the Reconstruction Act of 1867. Why were key elements of the Radical plan not adopted?
How might the Radical plan have changed southern society?
Correct Answer(s):
11.
Instructions:
Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the
∙
questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in
which the item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other
∙
factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the
political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
cotton and the southern economy
3
, Test Bank For A People and a Nation, Volume II: Since 1865
Chapter_14__Reconstruction__An_Unfinished_Revolution__1865%25u20131877
Correct Answer(s):
12.
Discuss and assess President Johnson's Reconstruction plan in theory and in practice.
Correct Answer(s):
13.
Discuss the aspirations and goals of African American southerners as they entered upon life after
slavery, and explain the ways in which they attempted to achieve their goals. To what extent were
they successful? Why?
Correct Answer(s):
14.
Discuss the following statement: "A combination of conservative propaganda, difficult fiscal
problems, Republican mistakes, racial hostility, and terror brought down the Reconstruction
governments in the South."
Correct Answer(s):
15.
Discuss the response of former slaves to freedom.
Correct Answer(s):
16.
Discuss the various means by which conservatives attempted to regain control of the southern
state governments, and assess the effectiveness of their efforts.
Correct Answer(s):
17.
Examine the role played by the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal
government in the national retreat from the commitment to equality for the freedmen.
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