Question 1

"Seward's Folly" refers to the American purchase of ____________.

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Question 2

As sharecroppers, the black labor force in the South worked hours that were just as long as had been the case under slavery.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the 1890s, the black journalist Ida B.Wells devoted her writing to attacking

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A)  the legality of segregation.
B)  the restrictions on black education.
C)  the loss of black voting rights.
D)  the crime of lynching.
E)  the arguments of Booker T.Washington.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

The Freedmen's Bureau was a civilian agency under the control of the State Department.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the South, the crop-lien system

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A)  encouraged the planting of cash crops.
B)  nearly disappeared during Reconstruction.
C)  led to crop diversification.
D)  was generally imposed on blacks, but not white farmers.
E)  saw interest rates rise as high as 20 or 30 percent.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 6

Without the support of black voters in 1868, Ulysses S.Grant would have had only a minority of the popular vote.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

National support for Reconstruction was undermined by

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A)  the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment.
B)  the growing political strength of Democrats.
C)  the Panic of 1873.
D)  perceptions of black-and-carpetbag misgovernment in the South.
E)  All the answers are correct.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 8

During Reconstruction, most "carpetbaggers" were

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A)  white Southerners who moved to the North.
B)  freedmen who moved out of the South.
C)  former confederates who moved to the West.
D)  Northern white veterans who moved to the South.
E)  Northern politicians who took offices in Southern states.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

The story of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

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A)  involved a larger conspiracy to kill other members of the administration.
B)  saw John Wilkes Booth convicted of the murder of the president.
C)  brought a Radical Republican to the presidency.
D)  was intended to bring Andrew Johnson into the presidency.
E)  had been planned at the highest levels of the Confederate government.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

In the South, during the last quarter of the nineteenth century

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A)  its share of national manufacturing doubled.
B)  it became more dependent on agriculture than ever.
C)  per capita income fell sharply.
D)  most industrial growth came from coal mining.
E)  average income reached 80 percent of that in the North.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 11

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Virginia, Texas, and Mississippi were among the first states to comply with congressional Reconstruction.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Reconstruction was neither a vicious tyranny, as white Southerners charged, nor a thoroughgoing reform, as many Northerners claimed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

By the time of his death, Lincoln's sympathies had shifted from essential allegiance to the moderate wing of his party to casting his lot with the Radical Republicans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Congressional passage of the Enforcement Acts in 1870-1871

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A)  was aimed at reducing white repression of blacks in the South.
B)  was designed to support the Black Codes.
C)  was vetoed by President Ulysses Grant.
D)  gave legal protection to the Ku Klux Klan.
E)  allowed white southerners to maintain a police state.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

During Reconstruction, per capita income for Southerners

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A)  rose for blacks.
B)  rose for whites.
C)  declined for whites.
D)  rose for blacks and whites.
E)  rose for blacks and declined for whites.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

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

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Question 18

President Johnson was impeached, but not convicted.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The most numerous Republicans in the South were ______________.

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

Question 20

Spokesmen for the New South advocated industrial development for the South, but seldom challenged white supremacy in the process.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Reconstruction and the New South

The most numerous Republicans in the South were ______________.

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As sharecroppers, the black labor force in the South worked hours that were just as long as had been the case under slavery.

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"Seward's Folly" refers to the American purchase of ____________.

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During Reconstruction, per capita income for Southerners

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In the South, during the last quarter of the nineteenth century

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During Reconstruction, most "carpetbaggers" were

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Congressional passage of the Enforcement Acts in 1870-1871

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Reconstruction was neither a vicious tyranny, as white Southerners charged, nor a thoroughgoing reform, as many Northerners claimed.

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

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By the time of his death, Lincoln's sympathies had shifted from essential allegiance to the moderate wing of his party to casting his lot with the Radical Republicans.

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

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Spokesmen for the New South advocated industrial development for the South, but seldom challenged white supremacy in the process.

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Virginia, Texas, and Mississippi were among the first states to comply with congressional Reconstruction.

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Without the support of black voters in 1868, Ulysses S.Grant would have had only a minority of the popular vote.

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President Johnson was impeached, but not convicted.

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The story of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

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The Freedmen's Bureau was a civilian agency under the control of the State Department.

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In the South, the crop-lien system

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National support for Reconstruction was undermined by

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In the 1890s, the black journalist Ida B.Wells devoted her writing to attacking

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