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Chapter 15 Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Initially, what method did both the North and the South use to raise their armies? [A] calling up state militias [B] national conscription [C] local rallies to sign up volunteers [D] raising the pay of officers [E] none of these 2. Conscription was [A] unnecessary during the Civil War. [B] possible in the Union but constitutionally prohibited in the Confederacy. [C] already in place nationally when the Civil War began. [D] instituted first by the Union. [E] instituted first by the Confederacy. 3. Who was exempted from conscription during the Civil War? [A] northerners who objected to war on moral grounds [B] all white southerners [C] southerners who sent their slaves to fight as substitutes [D] northerners who paid the government $300 [E] southerners who could not afford the $300 conscription fee 4. During the Civil War, most of the soldiers in both the Union and Confederate armies were [A] political appointees. [B] immigrants. [C] volunteers. [D] convicts. [E] conscripts.
[A] both North and South: munitions [B] North: food and clothing; South: soldiers [C] North: soldiers; South: food and clothing [D] North: food and clothing; South: munitions [E] none of these 6. Of all the methods the northern and southern governments used to finance the war, which was the most effective in raising revenue? [A] sales taxes [B] printing paper money [C] government war bonds [D] property taxes [E] income taxes
[A] The South experienced a drastic downward spiral of deflation, while northern prices skyrocketed. [B] Both the northern and southern economies suffered from crippling declines in prices and wages. [C] Both the northern and southern economies boomed, as prices rose slowly and modestly. [D] Prices remained relatively stable in both the North and the South because of government controls. [E] The North had an inflation rate of 80%, while the South had an inflation rate of 9,000%. 8. The National Bank Act of 1863 [A] established criteria by which a bank could get a federal charter and issue national bank notes. [B] created a national bank in each Confederate state. [C] tied the value of Confederate currency to the price of cotton on the European market. [D] declared that it was a conflict of interest, and therefore illegal, for federally chartered banks to purchase federal war bonds. [E] took the Union off the gold standard. 9. Why was the Union more politically cohesive than the Confederacy? [A] The South had no tradition of vigorous politics or strong political leadership. [B] Jefferson Davis encouraged dissent as a way of sharpening Confederate resolve. [C] The multiplicity of political parties in the South made Confederate party politics vicious and divisive. [D] The presence of a vocal and politically powerful opposition in the North forced the Republicans to unite behind their leader. [E] There was little political dissent in the North because northerners were united in a crusade against slavery. 10. Which border state is correctly matched with its reason for refusing to join the Confederacy? [A] Maryland: Its most popular politician, Hannibal Hamlin, had just been elected vice president. [B] Missouri: The citizens of this slave state were united in their loyalty to the Union and in their belief that an independent slave confederacy could not survive. [C] Delaware: It was mainly a nonslaveholding state that had no desire to be part of a slave Confederacy. [D] Kentucky: It had a Unionist legislature whose resolve was strengthened by the presence of Grant’s troops across the river in Illinois. [E] Virginia: The nonslaveholding eastern part of the state refused to secede with the western part—which named itself West Virginia when it joined the Confederacy. 11. The Civil War can be considered the first modern war for all of the following reasons except the [A] extensive reliance on technology such as the telegraph, iron-plated warships, and mass-produced weapons. [B] large-scale use of trench warfare by armies on both sides. [C] extensive army and navy cooperation in planning and executing the war. [D] vastly improved military tactics and fighting conditions for the soldiers. [E] size of the armies on both sides. 12. The development of the rifle was important because it [A] meant that cavalry could be more lethal. [B] enabled generals to rely less on cavalry. [C] permitted more effective use of the bayonet. [D] eliminated the value of trenches in defensive action. [E] invalidated traditional military tactics. 13. The purpose of the Anaconda plan was to [A] seal off the Confederacy along the Mississippi and the coast through a blockade. [B] infiltrate the South in a “snake-like” fashion and incite antisecession sentiment. [C] elect George B. McClellan, nicknamed “Anaconda,” as an antiwar candidate in 1864. [D] seal off the Union along the Ohio River and along the Atlantic coast. [E] encircle Washington, D.C., and starve the Union government into submission. 14. George B. McClellan [A] was a Union general. [B] was a proslavery Democrat. [C] had “the slows.” [D] ran for president. [E] all of these
[A] was a strategic victory for the South because General Grant called off his invasion of Richmond. [B] encouraged Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. [C] encouraged Great Britain and France to recognize the Confederacy as an independent nation. [D] was General Ambrose Burnside’s most famous victory [E] a. and c. 16. During the first two years of the conflict, the Civil War in the East was marked by [A] a stalemate. [B] decisive victories for the Union. [C] decisive victories for the Confederacy. [D] the collapse of the Confederacy. [E] b. and c. 17. The Confederacy failed to receive diplomatic recognition by England or France for all of the following factors except [A] the skillful diplomacy of the Union, which avoided diplomatic conflicts and tension with both England and France. [B] the timing for diplomatic recognition never seemed quite right. [C] Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which dampened Europe’s enthusiasm for Confederate recognition. [D] the British awareness that their true diplomatic interest lay in supporting the Union blockade, in principle. [E] the failure of “King Cotton Diplomacy.” 18. Why did the Confederacy expect assistance, or at least diplomatic recognition, from France or Great Britain? [A] The French and British upper classes were thought to be sympathetic to the South. [B] A permanent division of the United States would benefit European colonial designs in the Western Hemisphere. [C] Britain depended on the South for four-fifths of its cotton. [D] all of these [E] none of these 19. President Lincoln initially preferred a cautious approach to the confiscation of rebel property for all the following reasons except [A] the lack of sentiment in the Republican party for wholesale confiscation. [B] Some northern commanders viewed confiscation as a useful tool of war, but others did not. [C] the opposition of many northern proslavery Democrats to making the war a crusade against southern social institutions. [D] Lincoln’s belief that southerners were still United States citizens and therefore entitled to the constitutional protection of property. [E] the loyalty to the Union of four slave states. 20. The Emancipation Proclamation [A] was issued twenty-four hours after General Lee surrendered. [B] freed slaves only in areas in rebellion against the United States but not in areas that remained loyal. [C] freed the slaves and abolished slavery in all the states of the Union and the Confederacy. [D] was formulated by the Radical Republicans and issued by Lincoln despite his strong personal objections. [E] convinced England and France to enter the war on behalf of the Union to win the crusade against slavery. 21. President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation for all of the following reasons except [A] his acceptance of the Radicals’ conviction that the constitutional protection of property rights was, under the circumstances, no longer relevant. [B] the desire to injure the Confederacy, threaten its property, heighten its dread, sap its morale, and hasten its demise. [C] the need to gain the support of European liberals who wanted a crusade against slavery. [D] his realization that he needed to take advantage of the Union victory at Antietam. [E] his intention to steal the political initiative from the Radical Republicans in Congress. 22. Slaves during the Civil War [A] often served as officers in the Union army over other blacks. [B] were never allowed to enlist as soldiers in either the Union or the Confederate army. [C] comprised nearly one-third of the Confederate army by the end of the war. [D] ran to Union lines when they could and worked for or fought for the North [E] mostly remained loyal to their masters and the South. 23. During the Civil War, northern black leaders such as Frederick Douglass worked as army recruiting agents because they believed that [A] black participation in the army would be a step toward black citizenship. [B] blacks were more resistant to the diseases that ravaged white soldiers in the garrisons. [C] blacks would get to see their loved ones in the South only by fighting for the Union. [D] by cooperating during the war they would be rewarded with greater civil rights after the war. [E] it was the best way to prevent blacks from being drafted. 24. Which of the following describes the experience of black soldiers in the Union army? [A] They comprised nearly one-quarter of the Union army by the end of the war [B] They were more likely than whites to be killed or wounded in battle. [C] They were usually treated as prisoners of war when captured by Confederate troops. [D] From the start, Congress mandated that black soldiers be paid the same as white soldiers. [E] none of these 25. The Republican administration in Washington sponsored all of the following economic measures during the Civil War except [A] institution of a free-trade policy of low tariffs. [B] creation of a national banking system. [C] development of a transcontinental railroad. [D] issuance of greenbacks. [E] granting of free public land to western settlers. 26. How did the Civil War affect ordinary workers in the North? [A] Income for ordinary workers in defense plants soared. [B] Because of the wartime emergency, national unions were able to win sizable wage increases for many workers. [C] Because of general prosperity, a smaller proportion of women had to work outside the home. [D] Most suffered from higher prices, increased taxes, and lagging wages. [E] Setbacks in the clothing industry caused large numbers of garment workers and seamstresses to lose their jobs. 27. What happened to southern agriculture during the Civil War? [A] Planters continued to plant cotton rather than grow food. [B] Wheat and corn production declined. [C] There was a serious shortage of agricultural workers. [D] Cotton production declined. [E] all of these 28. How did the Union and Confederate governments compare in their handling of dissent? [A] Because both governments originated from the same political tradition, they both viewed dissent the same way. [B] The Confederate government was prepared to act swiftly and harshly to stamp out dissent, which it equated with treason. [C] Abraham Lincoln was far less hesitant about imposing martial law and suspending the fundamental right of habeas corpus than was Jefferson Davis. [D] Compared with Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln had greater faith in democracy and therefore thought that dissent was a beneficial part of the political process. [E] Because of the Confederacy’s belief in states’ rights, dissent was expected and encouraged. 29. The Supreme Court ruled in Ex parte Milligan that [A] Congress rather than the president had the right to direct reconstruction of the South. [B] the Union had no right to confiscate the property of rebel leaders. [C] the blockade had no legal standing because it was not completely effective. [D] civilians could not be tried by military tribunals when the civil courts were open. [E] Lincoln had no constitutional right to free slaves in the Confederacy. 30. Which of the following is an accurate generalization about health and sanitation at the Civil War battlefront? [A] Because of the large number of volunteer nurses in northern hospitals, army camps were free from typhoid, malaria, diarrhea, and dysentery. [B] Neither the Union nor the Confederate government devoted much energy to sanitary measures in hospitals. [C] Health conditions at the battlefront were so horrific that women were prohibited from coming within five miles of battlefields. [D] Although the ratio of disease to battle deaths was much better than during the Mexican War, two-thirds of deaths came from disease rather than battle wounds. [E] none of these 31. Which of the following statements about women in the Civil War is correct? [A] Women were not allowed to enter army camps to nurse soldiers. [B] Northern missionary and freedmen’s aid societies refused to use women volunteers. [C] Loyal Unionist women were allowed to vote and run for political office. [D] Women replaced draftees in many of the industrial jobs in the North. [E] all of these. 32. Which of the following Union military objectives proved the hardest and took the longest to accomplish? [A] capturing Fredericksburg [B] gaining control of the Mississippi River [C] taking New Orleans [D] taking Richmond [E] seizing the islands off the South’s Atlantic coast 33. The most important factor in Abraham Lincoln’s 1864 reelection victory was [A] the lack of any organized political opposition. [B] his furlough of Union soldiers so that they could vote for him. [C] the fall of Atlanta in September 1864. [D] the split between Lincoln and the Radicals over plans for postwar reconstruction. [E] the Emancipation Proclamation. 34. In 1864 General William T. Sherman pursued a policy of mass destruction as he moved his army through the South because he [A] had lost control over his troops. [B] could think of no other way for his troops to survive. [C] was a ruthless and heartless military leader. [D] had been ordered to do so by President Lincoln. [E] wanted to break the South’s will and its ability to resist.
[A] The North changed more than the South as a result of the war. [B] The war initiated a new American revolution. [C] The war had staggering economic cost. [D] It was good that the war occurred. [E] The South would have changed even without the war. 36. Why did the typical volunteer join the army, either north or south? [A] ideals of honor and valor. [B] local loyalties. [C] expectations of military glory. [D] the desire to achieve “manhood.” [E] all of these. 37. Which of the following is an example of a new technology that played a significant role during the Civil War? [A] the telephone. [B] the guided missile. [C] the electric light. [D] the camera. [E] none of these. ___________________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER 16 1. The most important issue facing the nation in the post-Civil War era was the [A] building of the transcontinental railroad. [B] refinancing of southern war debts. [C] future of the freedmen. [D] rebuilding southern roads and bridges. [E] future of the southern economy.
[A] President Johnson exiled, imprisoned, or executed many former Confederate leaders. [B] intense and unparalleled political conflicts dominated the national scene. [C] demobilized Confederate soldiers continued armed resistance to federal occupation forces. [D] freedmen took revenge on their former owners and the rest of the southern white community. [E] all of these. 3. Which of the following was not a feature of Lincoln’s “10 percent plan”? [A] Freedmen were excluded from participation because they had not been voters in 1860. [B] Southern plantations were to be confiscated and divided among the former blacks slaves from there. [C] Confederate army and naval officers needed presidential pardons before they could participate in the new governments. [D] State governments could be formed when at least 10 percent of those who had voted in 1860 had sworn allegiance to the Union and accepted emancipation. [E] Confederate officials needed presidential pardons before they could participate in the new governments. 4. The Wade-Davis bill [A] was much stricter than Lincoln’s 10 percent plan. [B] was pocket-vetoed by President Lincoln. [C] failed to provide for black suffrage. [D] provided that each former Confederate state would be ruled by a military governor. [E] all of these 5. Which statement is not true about Andrew Johnson? [A] He was a lifelong Democrat with no interest in building the strength of the Republican party. [B] He wanted to exclude the planters from political leadership in the South but then undermined his intention by granting so many pardons to this group. [C] He cared deeply about obtaining just treatment for the freedmen. [D] He vetoed all of the congressional reconstruction acts, only to have Congress override his vetoes. [E] During the war he had reversed his position on slavery. 6. The key difference between the Lincoln and Johnson plans for reconstruction was that, unlike Lincoln’s plan, Johnson’s plan [A] barred from political participation any ex-Confederate with taxable property worth $20,000 or more. [B] was designed to bring the southern states back into the Union as quickly as possible. [C] excluded freedmen from participating in the new reconstruction governments. [D] required that southerners take oaths of allegiance to the United States. [E] all of these 7. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution [A] disqualified former confederates from running for office. [B] abolished slavery. [C] declared former slaves to be citizens. [D] guaranteed freedmen the right to vote. [E] declared secession illegal. 8. By the end of 1865, under President Johnson’s reconstruction policies, [A] southern states were moving toward rebellion and secession once again. [B] all southern states had ratified the Thirteenth Amendment and repudiated their Confederate debts. [C] the southern states had been divided into a series of military districts. [D] most southern states had passed special industrial codes to help the freedmen become economically independent. [E] former Confederate congressmen, state officials, and generals had been elected to serve in Congress. 9. The black codes [A] guaranteed such basic liberties as freedom of movement and employment, the right to testify in court, and the use of all public facilities. [B] were what southerners called northern laws instituting segregation in public transportation. [C] were seen by Thaddeus Stevens and other Radical Republicans as a necessary legal step to help blacks make the transition from slavery to freedom. [D] were imposed by Congress on the ex-Confederate states. [E] were laws passed by the Johnson government in the South to keep blacks as a semi-free, cheap labor force. 10. What brought the Radical and moderate Republicans together in an alliance against President Johnson? [A] the president’s vetoes of the Freedmen’s Bureau bill and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 [B] the president’s proposal for an agency that would provide relief, rations, and medical care for impoverished southerners [C] a desire to send a message to northern Democrats that they could work together to rebuild the South [D] fear that the president was going to leave the Republican party and rejoin the Democratic party [E] realization by congressional Republicans that Johnson was delaying readmission of the former Confederate states 11. The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution included all of the following provisions except [A] disqualification from state and national office of all prewar officeholders. [B] citizenship in both the nation and its states for all persons born or naturalized in the United States. [C] the guaranteed right to vote for male blacks. [D] explicit repudiation of the Confederate debt. [E] loss of representation in Congress for states that denied qualified citizens the right to vote. 12. According to the Reconstruction Act of 1867, all of the following conditions had to be met so that former Confederate states could be readmitted to the Union except the [A] incorporation of the Fourteenth Amendment into the federal Constitution. [B] election of delegates to state constitutional conventions by southern black voters and whites not disqualified by the Fourteenth Amendment. [C] drafting of new constitutions by southern states, approved by Congress, granting black suffrage. [D] ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by southern states. [E] preparation of plans devised by southern state legislatures to finance veterans’ benefits for former Confederate soldiers. 13. Which of the following is not true about the Radical Republicans? [A] They favored black suffrage and federal support for public schools. [B] They wanted to revolutionize southern institutions, habits, and manners. [C] They believed that Congress rather than the president should direct reconstruction. [D] They wanted to crush the planter aristocracy. [E] They believed that through intermarriage a true biracial society could be established in the South. 14. As a result of the impeachment and trial of President Andrew Johnson, [A] a precedent was established against the impeachment of presidents solely on political grounds. [B] Republicans and Democrats in Congress at last found a cause around which they all could rally. [C] Johnson was acquitted and emerged triumphant in his battle with the Radicals in Congress. [D] the president was convicted, dismissed from office, and replaced by Ulysses S. Grant. [E] all of these. 15. The Fifteenth Amendment [A] gives Congress the power to deny seats in the House to states that do not allow black men to vote. [B] extends the suffrage to all citizens over twenty-one years of age. [C] defines citizenship and requires states to extend to all persons equal protection under the law. [D] states that no one shall be denied the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. [E] abolished slavery. 16. Why did the battle over black suffrage ultimately divide the women’s rights movement? [A] Some advocates of women’s rights refused to support black suffrage without attendant woman suffrage. [B] A large part of the women’s rights movement did not believe that a constitutional amendment was necessary in order to gain the vote. [C] Half of the movement advocated focusing on the rights of black women, while the other half emphasized that first priority should be on the rights of black men. [D] The leaders of the women’s rights movement were racists who believed that black suffrage was a mistake. [E] The women’s rights movement had always avoided the debate over slavery, and many now feared being drawn into the new debate over black rights. 17. The unique achievement of congressional Reconstruction was that [A] the Republicans were able to establish a permanent political base in previously hostile territory. [B] former slaves participated in the new governments. [C] it brought about a revolution in the social structure and economy of the south. [D] the former ruling elite transformed its attitudes about race relations. [E] it was accomplished without the use of military force. 18. In the Republican Reconstruction governments of the South the group that held the most political offices was [A] planter elite. [B] blacks. [C] Liberal Republicans. [D] carpetbaggers. [E] scalawags.
[A] predominantly poor and ignorant white southerners who sought to profit from Republican rule [B] former Union soldiers who hoped to buy land, open factories, build railroads, or enjoy a warmer climate [C] uneducated freedmen who moved to northern cities for better economic opportunity, and who took with them only what they could fit in a traveling bag [D] northerners who went South seeking wealth and power, and who came with so few possessions that they could be stuffed into traveling bags made of carpet material [E] sharecroppers who constituted the rank-and-file of the new Ku Klux Klan 20. The scalawags were [A] former slaveholders who opposed the reconstruction governments. [B] black southerners who opposed the Republican program of national banking and high protective tariffs. [C] advocates of black rights and black suffrage in the reconstructed southern states. [D] sharecroppers who constituted the rank-and-file of the new Ku Klux Klan. [E] none of these 21. During Reconstruction, what group was the backbone of the Republican party in the South, providing eight out of ten Republican votes? [A] sharecroppers [B] carpetbaggers [C] scalawags [D] freedmen [E] none of these
[A] Blacks rarely filled any important positions in state government. [B] There were no black governors and only two black senators. [C] Blacks dominated the ranks of the opposition Democratic party. [D] Blacks held most of the political offices. [E] Blacks formed a majority in most of the state legislatures. 23. The accomplishments of the new government established under congressional Reconstruction included all of the following conditions except [A] institution of ambitious programs of public works. [B] expansion of state bureaucracies and increased salaries for state employees. [C] increased state debts and taxes. [D] creation of public school systems. [E] land confiscation and more equitable redistribution. 24. To meet the challenge of Republican congressional Reconstruction, Democratic political action included all of the following activities except [A] vigilante efforts to reduce black votes. [B] rallies to raise support for a renewed attempt at secession. [C] support for dissident Republican factions. [D] calling themselves Conservatives in order to attract former Whigs. [E] publicity campaigns to demean the new state constitutions. 25. The Ku Klux Klan was [A] distinguished by elaborate rituals, secret passwords, and hooded costumes. [B] an arm of the southern Democratic party. [C] a secret social club. [D] a terrorist organization. [E] all of these 26. Which of the following was not one of the effects of emancipation on the black family after the Civil War? [A] Black women temporarily withdrew from the workforce. [B] Black men often asserted themselves as heads of households. [C] There were waves of migration from the countryside to towns and cities. [D] Many blacks legalized marriages that had been formed under slavery. [E] The majority became single-parent families as men left their wives and set out to seek their fortunes. 27. The main pillar of authority in the southern black community after the Civil War was usually the [A] minister of the black church. [B] local justice of the peace. [C] carpetbagger. [D] head of the county Democratic party. [E] local public schoolteacher.
[A] White southerners said that integration would lead to intermarriage. [B] Elite blacks such as teachers, ministers, and politicians depended on separate black institutions for their power. [C] Rural blacks just wanted land; they didn’t want to mix with whites. [D] A, B, and C [E] A and C but not B 29. Which of the following was not one of the reasons why only a small proportion of blacks were able to own their own farms by the end of Reconstruction? [A] Neither Congress nor the states imposed large-scale land reform. [B] Southern industrialists needed laborers to work in their new urban factories. [C] White southerners did not want to sell their land to blacks. [D] Most blacks lacked the capital to buy the land and equipment. [E] Southern planters needed a source of labor to work on their plantations.
[A] Devastated by war, the population declined for the rest of the century. [B] The influx of African American voters enabled the Republican party to win control of city government. [C] Its diverse economy based on transportation and manufacturing boomed. [D] Sharecropping dominated Atlanta’s economy. [E] Migration of African Americans to Chicago enabled Atlanta to become a largely white city. 31. The sharecropping and crop-lien systems that developed in the post-Civil War South [A] contributed to soil depletion, agricultural backwardness, and southern poverty. [B] helped to modernize and mechanize southern agriculture. [C] reduced the portion of southern land owned and controlled by the planter elite. [D] tied white planters and black tenants together economically, but had no effect on white small farmers. [E] forced most black people out of agriculture and into southern cities. 32. Ulysses S. Grant’s election in 1868 suggested that [A] Americans were wary of military men in politics. [B] sound money was the first priority for most voters. [C] American voters were tired of corruption in government. [D] Reconstruction was not popular anywhere in the country. [E] the Republicans needed the newly enfranchised southern freedmen to ensure national victories. 33. Which of the following is not associated with “Grantism”? [A] Crédit Mobilier [B] Jay Gould [C] fraud, bribery, and political corruption [D] whiskey ring [E] Seward’s Ice Box
[A] establishment of free trade. [B] corruption in government. [C] the need for a Republican president. [D] the end of military reconstruction. [E] civil-service reform. 35. In the 1870s, the “money question” referred to the problem of [A] how to balance the federal budget without raising taxes. [B] whether paper money should be green or yellow. [C] how to repay the federal debt and whether or not to issue more paper money. [D] whether or not Jim Fisk should go to jail for attempting to corner the gold market. [E] how to spend the growing federal surplus. 36. Why did the Republican party in the 1870s try increasingly to downplay reconstruction and focus on northern issues? [A] For economic reasons: the depression, the money question, and the desire to do business with the South [B] For political reasons: realization that they had to change their political strategy in order to win [C] For legal reasons: Supreme Court decisions that weakened or dismantled much of the Reconstruction machinery [D] A and B but not C [E] A, B, and C 37. What doctrine did the Supreme Court enunciate in the Slaughterhouse cases of 1873? [A] The federal government was obliged to protect only basic rights of national citizenship, and it did not have to protect such rights against state violation. [B] The Fifteenth Amendment did not confer the right of suffrage upon anyone. [C] Congressional Reconstruction governments were unconstitutional because they were forced upon the South. [D] Congress had the power to ensure each state a republican form of government. [E] Where civil courts were functioning, civilians could not be tried by military courts or commissions. 38. All of the following usually accompanied redemption except [A] revising tax systems to relieve landowners of large tax burdens. [B] dismantling social programs. [C] legally restricting the actions of freedmen. [D] returning greenbacks and receiving gold coin in exchange. [E] home rule by Democrats. 39. In order to convince southern Democrats to accept the election of Rutherford B. Hayes as president, Republican backers of Hayes promised all of the following except [A] to give federal aid to building railroads and other internal improvements in the South. [B] to give more federal patronage to southern Democrats. [C] to allow Democrats to take over the last of the Republican Reconstruction governments. [D] to remove the remaining federal troops from the South. [E] to recognize and have the federal government help pay off the Confederate war debt. 40. Which of the following were considered Radical Republicans? [A] Horatio Seymour [B] Andrew Johnson. [C] Susan B. Anthony. [D] Lorenzo Thomas. [E] Thaddeus Stevens.
[A] Army Appropriations Act: expanded the powers of military commanders in the South [B] Civil Rights Act of 1866: required military commanders to initiate voter enrollment [C] Supplementary Freedman’s Bureau Act: prohibited the president from removing federal officials without consent of the Senate [D] Reconstruction Act of 1867: invalidated state governments formed under Lincoln and Johnson [E] all of these 42. Which of the following statements accurately describes the rights of suffrage enjoyed by blacks in the United States in 1868? [A] Black voting had been rejected by much of the North. [B] Blacks throughout the country had the right to vote only in federal elections. [C] Northern states had instituted suffrage for black men and women, while southern states had enfranchised only black men. [D] Northern states led the way in demonstrating the advantages of black suffrage. [E] Despite attempts by Congress, southern states refused to enfranchise black men prior to their readmission. 43. During Reconstruction, southern black education [A] declined rapidly. [B] made rapid strides toward integration. [C] focused exclusively on the elementary level. [D] was a national priority. [E] advanced but remained quite limited. 44. In the former Confederate states, Republican rule [A] lasted a maximum of about eight years, but in most states much less. [B] was permanently established through the new state constitutions approved by Congress. [C] in most states lasted until the Democrats were able to recapture the White House in 1884. [D] revolutionized southern politics and destroyed the Democratic party. [E] none of these. 45. Most historians today view Radical Reconstruction as a democratic experiment that failed because it [A] relied on excessive military force instead of political persuasion. [B] was overly vindictive and harsh toward all white southerners. [C] left blacks without property so that they were economically unable to defend their political rights. [D] was unrealistic in its expectation that illiterate blacks could be turned into responsible citizens overnight. [E] none of these. Directory: userfiles -> 958 -> Classes -> 9500 userfiles -> Recovery: What's a Coach Got To Do With It? By Bill Ryan userfiles -> Title: Associate Professor userfiles -> Chief Patron Shri Avinash Dikshit Commissioner Patron userfiles -> Iccf congress, seixal, portugal 5th to 12th October 2002 9500 -> Unit 1: Exploration and Colonization userfiles -> Ap united States History Course Description userfiles -> Note: Please look through resources very carefully. This is a controversial issue so some sources may have bias. Check carefully for the expertise or background of the writer or contributor userfiles -> Ap united states history mr. Storrs – Room 306 2009-2010 text Classes -> Unit 1: Exploration and Colonization Download 140.22 Kb. Share with your friends:
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