Question 1

The Fifteenth Amendment dealt with the issue of

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A)  slavery.
B)  citizenship.
C)  cruel and unusual punishment.
D)  income tax.
E)  suffrage.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

In 1868,President Andrew Johnson was impeached because he

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A)  violated the Tenure of Office Act.
B)  offered political opposition to Radical Republicans.
C)  dismissed Edwin Stanton from office.
D)  both violated the Tenure of Office Act and dismissed Edwin Stanton from office.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 3

Describe "Jim Crow."

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Question 4

"The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery." Explain this assessment by W.B.Du Bois of the Reconstruction era by offering historical evidence that supports each of the three parts of the quote.E.

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In 1865,what major challenges faced the nation? How did the various plans for reconstructing the nation attempt to address those challenges?

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In 1865, the United States faced major c...

Question 6

Why would the legacy of Reconstruction matter throughout the twentieth century?

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The legacy of Reconstruction matters thr...

Question 7

The Panic of 1873 began with the failure of a leading investment banking firm,________.

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Jay Cooke ...

Question 8

During the last quarter of the nineteenth century,Southern agriculture

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A)  saw a significant diversification of its crops.
B)  saw a decline in absentee ownership of farmland.
C)  regained the profitability it had prior to the Civil War.
D)  saw a deceleration of the processes begun in the postwar years.
E)  saw the great majority of farmers living under the tenant system.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

General Oliver O.Howard ran the ________,an agency which established schools and helped provide basic services for former slaves following the Civil War.

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Question 10

The most numerous Republicans in the South were the black freedmen.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

At the conclusion of President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial,

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A)  a majority of Senators voted to acquit.
B)  Johnson resigned from office just prior to the vote.
C)  every Senate Republican voted to convict.
D)  Johnson was convicted and then pardoned by the Senate.
E)  Johnson was spared conviction by one vote.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 12

The Freedmen's Bureau

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A)  distributed food to millions of former slaves.
B)  pushed for voting rights for former male slaves.
C)  gave forty acres of land and a mule to millions of former slaves.
D)  was created to operate for only five years.
E)  created millions of federal public works jobs for former slaves.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 13

The Panic of 1873

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A)  began after the Southern crop-lien system collapsed.
B)  saw Republicans call on Grant to go off the gold standard.
C)  saw President Grant favor putting more paper currency into circulation.
D)  began after revelations of corruption in the Grant administration.
E)  was the nation's worst economic depression to that time.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 14

In 1867,congressional plans for Reconstruction

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A)  were rejected by every former Confederate state.
B)  replaced federal military commanders in the South with civilian leaders.
C)  granted forty acres of land to every adult male former slave.
D)  required new state governments in the South to give voting rights to black males.
E)  required that state legislatures ratify the Thirteenth Amendment.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 15

During Reconstruction,the black share of profits may have been rising,but the total profits of Southern agriculture were declining.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 16

In late nineteenth-century Southern politics,economic issues played a secondary role to race.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The most numerous Republicans in the South were ________.

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The answer of The most numerous Republicans in the South...

Question 18

Leaders of the Confederacy were found to have aided John Wilkes Booth to carry out the plan to assassinate President Lincoln.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Segregation of the races in the late nineteenth-century South resulted in declining violence against blacks.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 20

During the Johnson administration,the United States acquired

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A)  Alaska.
B)  Hawaii.
C)  Guam.
D)  the Virgin Islands.
E)  Puerto Rico.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B) A

Exam 15: Reconstruction and the New South

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In 1868,President Andrew Johnson was impeached because he

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Describe "Jim Crow."

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"The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery." Explain this assessment by W.B.Du Bois of the Reconstruction era by offering historical evidence that supports each of the three parts of the quote.E.

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In 1865,what major challenges faced the nation? How did the various plans for reconstructing the nation attempt to address those challenges?

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Why would the legacy of Reconstruction matter throughout the twentieth century?

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The Panic of 1873 began with the failure of a leading investment banking firm,________.

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During the last quarter of the nineteenth century,Southern agriculture

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General Oliver O.Howard ran the ________,an agency which established schools and helped provide basic services for former slaves following the Civil War.

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The most numerous Republicans in the South were the black freedmen.

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At the conclusion of President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial,

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The Freedmen's Bureau

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The Panic of 1873

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In 1867,congressional plans for Reconstruction

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During Reconstruction,the black share of profits may have been rising,but the total profits of Southern agriculture were declining.

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In late nineteenth-century Southern politics,economic issues played a secondary role to race.

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The most numerous Republicans in the South were ________.

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Leaders of the Confederacy were found to have aided John Wilkes Booth to carry out the plan to assassinate President Lincoln.

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Segregation of the races in the late nineteenth-century South resulted in declining violence against blacks.

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