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Question 1 of 20

1. Question
What was the primary purpose of the Reconstruction period following the Civil War?
- To reinstate slavery in parts of the United States
- To fix damage done to buildings during the war
- To rebuild the southern economy and society
- To rebuild the depleted military
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Question 2 of 20

2. Question
Which of the following best summarizes President Lincoln’s attitude toward the policies and process of Reconstruction?
- He believed the South should not be welcomed back into the Union
- He believed the Southern states should have to recognize equal rights for African Americans before being welcomed back into the Union
- He insisted that a majority of Southern citizens take an oath of loyalty before the South could be welcomed back into the Union
- He believed that there would be no benefit to punishing southern states.
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Question 3 of 20

3. Question
How did the Wade–Davis Bill deal with the issues of Reconstruction?
- It required former Confederate states to include a ban on slavery in their state constitutions.
- It required a majority of voters in each Confederate state to swear their allegiance to the US before rejoining the Union
- It prohibited Confederate officials and military leaders from voting or holding office
- All of the above
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Question 4 of 20

4. Question
What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
- To help African Americans, particularly those who had been enslaved, adjust to life with increased rights and responsibilities
- To free slaves from Southern plantations
- To ensure that white voters supported anti-slavery laws and policies
- To assist Confederate prisoners in returning home safely.
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Question 5 of 20

5. Question
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
- Lee Harvey Oswald
- John Wilkes Booth
- James Earl Jones
- James Earl Ray
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Question 6 of 20

6. Question
President Johnson’s view of African Americans was:
- Similar to Abraham Lincoln’s
- That they should be granted equal rights to whites, including voting rights
- That they should be granted equal rights to whites, but not voting rights
- That they should not be granted equal rights to whites
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Question 7 of 20

7. Question
How did the Thirteenth Amendment change the Constitution?
- It gave all men, regardless of race, the ability to vote in the United States.
- It abolished slavery in the United States.
- It gave women the right to vote in the United States.
- It formally brought the Southern states back into the Union.
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Question 8 of 20

8. Question
What was the purpose of the “Black Codes” which were enacted in Southern states in 1865 and 1866?
- To provide African Americans access to government services
- To desegregate Southern society and institutions
- To restrict the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force
- To repeal the slave codes that were in place before the war
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Question 9 of 20

9. Question
Which of the following is true of the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
- It declared that all people born in the United States are entitled to be citizens without regard to race, color, or previous condition of slavery.
- It prohibited state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of slavery.
- It was signed into law by President Andrew Johnson.
- All of the above.
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Question 10 of 20

10. Question
The Fourteenth Amendment states that:
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States…
- All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States…
- In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
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Question 11 of 20

11. Question
What terms did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 put in place for the Southern states who had not yet ratified the Fourteenth Amendment?
- The states could enter the Union if they promised they would ratify the Fourteenth Amendment within five years.
- The states were put under the control of military commanders until they ratified the Fourteenth Amendment and rebuilt their state governments.
- The states were allowed to ignore the Fourteenth Amendment.
- African American males would not have the right to vote until the Fourteenth Amendment was passed.
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Question 12 of 20

12. Question
What was President Johnson’s role in the period of Radical Reconstruction that took place in 1867 and 1868?
- Johnson, a Democrat, had little control over Reconstruction policy due to the Republican control of Congress.
- Johnson wrote much of the Reconstruction legislation himself.
- Johnson pushed for laws limiting the Executive Branch’s power to help ensure the policies included in the Radical Reconstruction plan would endure after he left office.
- Johnson deliberately removed himself from the decisions involving Reconstruction.
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Question 13 of 20

13. Question
Who did the Fifteenth Amendment formally grant the right to vote in 1870?
- all citizens
- all male citizens
- all white, male citizens
- all citizens excluding former slaves
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Question 14 of 20

14. Question
Who were the group of people known as “carpetbaggers” who emerged in the Reconstruction-era South?
- Northern Democrats who moved into former Confederate-controlled states with the intention of upsetting Radical Reconstruction plans.
- Tradesmen hoping to take advantage of the vast number of construction contracts being offered to rebuild the war-torn South.
- Northern Republicans who moved down South, often with intentions of helping rebuild Southern society.
- Southern Democrats who packed their bags and fled to the West and North to escape the progressive aims of Radical Reconstruction.
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Question 15 of 20

15. Question
Which of the following describes the African American experience in the Reconstruction-Era South?
- African Americans began to be elected to federal, state, and local governmental posts.
- Despite the passage of progressive new laws, racist attitudes prevented open access to employment, education, voting, and protection against violence.
- Sharecropping practices kept many African Americans in working conditions that weren’t a significant improvement over slavery.
- all of the above
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Question 16 of 20

16. Question
What was the premise behind the sharecropping model of agriculture?
- Communities would combine their farms’ yields to ensure everyone had enough food.
- Workers would be given a modest home, supplies, and a small portion of land to farm for personal use in exchange for also farming the landowner’s land.
- Farmers would collude to drive up prices of certain crops.
- The government would pay farmers to grow specific crops that were particularly in demand.
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Question 17 of 20

17. Question
How did the Amnesty Act of 1872 change Southern politics?
- Republicans regained a substantial number of voters who had previously been denied voting rights due to unproven war crimes.
- Democrats who were previously unable to vote due to their Confederate ties were now able to vote and run for office.
- A large number of immigrants and African Americans were given voting rights.
- The Democratic Party was disbanded and replaced with a new, more liberal version of the Republican Party.
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Question 18 of 20

18. Question
How did the Compromise of 1877 effectively end Reconstruction?
- The federal government pledged larger amounts of financial assistance to the Southern states.
- Federal troops were removed from the Southern states and the Democratic majority was entrusted to protect and enforce the rights of African Americans.
- A large number of Republican lawmakers regained seats in Southern state governments, but chose to abandon Reconstruction reforms.
- none of the above
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Question 19 of 20

19. Question
How did many Southern states work around the voting rights guaranteed in the Fifteenth Amendment?
- Poll taxes prevented poor citizens from being able to vote.
- Grandfather clauses gave citizens the right to vote if their grandfathers had been able to vote in elections prior to Reconstruction.
- Literacy tests were put into place requiring citizens to read difficult passages from legal documents in order to be able to vote.
- all of the above
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Question 20 of 20

20. Question
What did the verdict of Plessy v. Ferguson mean for segregation laws in America?
- Segregation was ruled unconstitutional and all “Jim Crow” laws had to be immediately repealed.
- Segregation laws were legal in former Confederate states only.
- Segregation was legal, as long as the notion of “separate but equal” was being followed.
- Segregation laws would “sunset” and have to be repealed within the next 20 years.
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1. Question

What was the primary purpose of the Reconstruction period following the Civil War?

2. Question

Which of the following best summarizes President Lincoln’s attitude toward the policies and process of Reconstruction?

3. Question

How did the Wade–Davis Bill deal with the issues of Reconstruction?

4. Question

What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

5. Question

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

6. Question

President Johnson’s view of African Americans was:

7. Question

How did the Thirteenth Amendment change the Constitution?

8. Question

What was the purpose of the “Black Codes” which were enacted in Southern states in 1865 and 1866?

9. Question

Which of the following is true of the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

10. Question

The Fourteenth Amendment states that:

11. Question

What terms did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 put in place for the Southern states who had not yet ratified the Fourteenth Amendment?

12. Question

What was President Johnson’s role in the period of Radical Reconstruction that took place in 1867 and 1868?

13. Question

Who did the Fifteenth Amendment formally grant the right to vote in 1870?

14. Question

Who were the group of people known as “carpetbaggers” who emerged in the Reconstruction-era South?

15. Question

Which of the following describes the African American experience in the Reconstruction-Era South?

16. Question

What was the premise behind the sharecropping model of agriculture?

17. Question

How did the Amnesty Act of 1872 change Southern politics?

18. Question

How did the Compromise of 1877 effectively end Reconstruction?

19. Question

How did many Southern states work around the voting rights guaranteed in the Fifteenth Amendment?

20. Question

What did the verdict of Plessy v. Ferguson mean for segregation laws in America?