quiz time. 1.the “black codes” a. restricted emigration of freedmen to the north b. provided...
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Quiz time
1. The “black codes”
a. restricted emigration of freedmen to the North
b. provided political and social opportunities unknown
under slaveryc. reduced freedmen to a condition close to slaveryd. were passed by the northern statese. prevented blacks from migrating to the West
1. The “black codes”
a. restricted emigration of freedmen to the North
b. provided political and social opportunities unknown
under slaveryc. reduced freedmen to a condition close to slaveryd. were passed by the northern statese. prevented blacks from migrating to the West
2. The main purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau was to
a. Oversee relations between former masters and slavesb. implement the process of land redistributionc. deny access to legal redress for white southernersd. punish former slave holderse. get the Fourteenth Amendment passed
2. The main purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau was to
a. Oversee relations between former masters and slavesb. implement the process of land redistributionc. deny access to legal redress for white southernersd. punish former slave holderse. get the Fourteenth Amendment passed
3. All of the following were part of the Fourteenth Amendment except it
a. gave all citizens equal protection of the lawb. funded the Confederate war debtc. created a constitutional definition of citizenshipd. gave Congress broad powers to enforce the amendmente. provided for equal protection under the law
3. All of the following were part of the Fourteenth Amendment except it
a. gave all citizens equal protection of the lawb. funded the Confederate war debtc. created a constitutional definition of citizenshipd. gave Congress broad powers to enforce the amendmente. provided for equal protection under the law
4. The Tenure of Office Act
a. Angered congressmen by limiting their terms to two yearsb. stated that a president could only hold office while in good standingc. required Senate approval before the president could remove a cabinet memberd. was designed to implement the spoils systeme. limited the president to two terms in office
4. The Tenure of Office Act
a. Angered congressmen by limiting their terms to two yearsb. stated that a president could only hold office while in good standingc. required Senate approval before the president could remove a cabinet memberd. was designed to implement the spoils systeme. limited the president to two terms in office
5. The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was
a. Because of crimes and misdemeanors committed while he was presidentb. the first time a president was forced to resignc. in retaliation for his opposition to congressional reconstructiond. because of his failure to appoint a vice presidente. because of his affair with an office worker
5. The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was
a. Because of crimes and misdemeanors committed while he was presidentb. the first time a president was forced to resignc. in retaliation for his opposition to congressional reconstructiond. because of his failure to appoint a vice presidente. because of his affair with an office worker
6. All of the following statements regarding the 15th Amendment are true except it
a. prohibited states from denying the right to vote on grounds of race or colorb. was popular among northern womenc. encountered much resistance in the white Southd. was part of the congressional reconstruction plane. was required by Congress that southern states ratify it
6. All of the following statements regarding the 15th Amendment are true except it
a. prohibited states from denying the right to vote on grounds of race or colorb. was popular among northern womenc. encountered much resistance in the white Southd. was part of the congressional reconstruction plane. was required by Congress that southern states ratify it
7. One of the major political scandals of the Grant presidency involved
a. the Compromise of 1877b. the black codesc. the Central Pacific Railroadd. the Specie Resumption Acte. Credit Mobilier
7. One of the major political scandals of the Grant presidency involved
a. the Compromise of 1877b. the black codesc. the Central Pacific Railroadd. the Specie Resumption Acte. Credit Mobilier
8. Southern whites regarded “Carpetbaggers” asa. Traitors to their regionb. noble and idealistic “modernizers” to the region’s social structurec. agents of an army of occupationd. incorruptible in political affairse. supporters of white supremacy
8. Southern whites regarded “Carpetbaggers” asa. Traitors to their regionb. noble and idealistic “modernizers” to the region’s social structurec. agents of an army of occupationd. incorruptible in political affairse. supporters of white supremacy
9. The main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was toa. destroy the Republican Party in the Southb. deny freedmen equal protection under the lawc. return black Americans to slaveryd. dismantle the Democratic Partye. take the South out of the Union
9. The main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was toa. destroy the Republican Party in the Southb. deny freedmen equal protection under the lawc. return black Americans to slaveryd. dismantle the Democratic Partye. take the South out of the Union
10. Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1877?
a. removal of federal troops from southern statesb. appointment of a southern vice presidentc. federal aid for a southern railroadd. federal appropriations to rebuild war-destroyed leveese. appointment of a southern postmaster general
10. Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1877?
a. removal of federal troops from southern statesb. appointment of a southern vice presidentc. federal aid for a southern railroadd. federal appropriations to rebuild war-destroyed leveese. appointment of a southern postmaster general
11. Scalawags were
a. Northerners who attempted to finance economic enterprises in the postwar Southb. southern blacks attempting to exert their newly acquired political powerc. white, southern-born Republicansd. white southerners who opposed reconstruction policiese. criminals who stole public funds during Reconstruction
11. Scalawags were
a. Northerners who attempted to finance economic enterprises in the postwar Southb. southern blacks attempting to exert their newly acquired political powerc. white, southern-born Republicansd. white southerners who opposed reconstruction policiese. criminals who stole public funds during Reconstruction
12. Radical Republicans objected to Lincoln’s initial Reconstruction plan because it
a. offered a presidential pardon to former Confederate political and military leadersb. did not require the establishment of educational opportunities for freed peoplec. restored the political rights of white men who had fought against the Uniond. was too difficult to enforcee. gave too many rights to freedmen
12. Radical Republicans objected to Lincoln’s initial Reconstruction plan because it
a. offered a presidential pardon to former Confederate political and military leadersb. did not require the establishment of educational opportunities for freed peoplec. restored the political rights of white men who had fought against the Uniond. was too difficult to enforcee. gave too many rights to freedmen
13. Andrew Johnson was all of the following except
a. A southern Democratb. the only senator from a Confederate state who did not support the Confederacyc. a supporter of yeoman farmersd. a white supremaciste. a strong supporter of the planter aristocracy
13. Andrew Johnson was all of the following except
a. A southern Democratb. the only senator from a Confederate state who did not support the Confederacyc. a supporter of yeoman farmersd. a white supremaciste. a strong supporter of the planter aristocracy
14. Northern Republicans rejected the southern state governments set up under the Johnson Plan because they
a. elected ex-Confederate leaders to political officeb. jeopardize Republican control of Congressc. did not offer full citizenship rights to freedmend. did not control the violencee. all of the above
14. Northern Republicans rejected the southern state governments set up under the Johnson Plan because they
a. elected ex-Confederate leaders to political officeb. jeopardize Republican control of Congressc. did not offer full citizenship rights to freedmend. did not control the violencee. all of the above
15. Which of the following is characteristic of the post-Civil War southern labor system?
a. Black workers preferred working in gangs as they had done under slaveryb. the new system of sharecropping evolvedc. Foreign immigrants were brought in to replace slave laborersd. most ex-slaves purchased land and often employed their former masterse. The economy quickly recovered from the ravishes of war
15. Which of the following is characteristic of the post-Civil War southern labor system?
a. Black workers preferred working in gangs as they had done under slaveryb. the new system of sharecropping evolvedc. Foreign immigrants were brought in to replace slave laborersd. most ex-slaves purchased land and often employed their former masterse. The economy quickly recovered from the ravishes of war
16. The primary purpose of the Ku Klux Klan was to
a. Prevent blacks from votingb. revive slaveryc. kill blacksd. destroy the Republican Partye. force the withdrawal of federal troops from the South
16. The primary purpose of the Ku Klux Klan was to
a. Prevent blacks from votingb. revive slaveryc. kill blacksd. destroy the Republican Partye. force the withdrawal of federal troops from the South