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Chapter 6C
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What term best defines the process by which slaves are released from bondage or servitude? A) assassination B) proclamation C) deportation D) emancipation | emancipation |
| During the Civil War period, what document freed all the slaves in the rebelling states? A) Bill of Rights B) Proclamation of 1763 C) Emancipation Proclamation D) Declaration of Independence | Emancipation Proclamation |
| What law abolished slavery in the rebelling states and territories? A) Kansas-Nebraska Act B) Compromise of 1850 C) Missouri Compromise D) Emancipation Proclamation | Emancipation Proclamation |
| Before 1900, the United States made a major step toward equal rights when it eliminated which one of the following? A) slavery B) school segregation C) poll taxes D) discrimination against women | slavery |
| What was the key idea presented in the Emancipation Proclamation? A) Slaves in rebelling states were freed. B) All slaves in the United States were freed. C) Any slaves serving in the Union army were freed. D) All Northern slaves were freed. | Slaves in rebelling states were freed. |
| What strategy did Abraham Lincoln use to weaken the Confederate cause? A) abolishing all slavery in the United States B) creating an army of free blacks and freed slaves C) freeing the slaves in rebelling states D) buying slaves from Confederate owners | freeing the slaves in rebelling states |
| Which group was most directly affected by Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation? A) slaves in border states that remained loyal to the Union B) slaves in all areas conquered by Union armies C) slaves in the Confederate states D) free blacks living in the North | slaves in the Confederate states |
| Which one of the following best describes the change in objective created by the Emancipation Proclamation? A) a shift in the focus of the war to free the slaves B) a need to solicit help from European nations C) a plan to gain control of the Mississippi River D) a desire to expand westward | a shift in the focus of the war to free the slaves |
| What nickname was given to Northerners that opposed Abraham Lincoln's management of the Civil War? A) Know Nothings B) Copperheads C) Populists D) Progressives | Copperheads |
| Which one of the following groups did not fight for the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War? A) Radical Republicans B) abolitionists C) Copperheads D) free blacks | Copperheads |
| Which one of the following did not support the emancipation of the slaves? A) free blacks B) border states C) New England D) Canadian government | border states |
| What key concept is addressed by the 13th Amendment? A) abolishing slavery B) establishing free public schools C) lowering the voting age to 18 D) prohibiting the sale of alcohol | abolishing slavery |
| In what year was the 13th Amendment passed? A) 1791 B) 1804 C) 1913 D) 1865 | 1865 |
| What law completely abolished slavery in all regions of the United States? A) 15th Amendment B) 13th Amendment C) Emancipation Proclamation D) 14th Amendment | 13th Amendment |
| What did President Abraham Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan demand of Confederate States in order to be readmitted to the Union? A) Confederate states had to pay 10 percent of the total the costs of the war. B) Confederate slave-owners had to free their 10 percent of their slaves. C) Former Confederate states had to surrender 10 percent of their land to the freed slaves. D) 10 percent of the voters in a Confederate state had to swear support of the Constitution. | 10 percent of the voters in a Confederate state had to swear support of the Constitution. |
| What did Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction require? A) denying pardons to Confederate soldiers B) forbidding the right of due process to Confederate soldiers C) 10 percent of the voters in each Southern state to swear an oath of loyalty to the United States D) refusing to allow Confederate soldiers and supporters to own land | 10 percent of the voters in each Southern state to swear an oath of loyalty to the United States |
| What was President Abraham Lincoln's reason for refusing to sign the Wade-Davis Bill? A) It repealed the Emancipation Proclamation. B) It readmitted all Confederate states immediately. C) It was too similar to Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan. D) The bill would have been harsh on former Confederate states. | The bill would have been harsh on former Confederate states. |
| Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln? A) Jefferson Davis B) John Wilkes Booth C) Aaron Burr D) Thaddeus Stevens | John Wilkes Booth |
| Who became president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln? A) Ulysses S. Grant B) Andrew Johnson C) James Buchanan D) Hannibal Hamlin | Andrew Johnson |
| What was a requirement for readmission to the Union under President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan? A) repudiation of federal supremacy over state legislatures B) ratification of the 15th Amendment C) ratification of the 13th Amendment D) repudiation of war debts | repudiation of war debts |
| What was President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan? A) He demanded a majority of Confederate people to swear loyalty to the United States. B) He believed that the South should be free to create their own policies and laws. C) He refused to allow leaders of the Confederacy to be elected to Congress. D) He demanded that Southern plantation owners should be paid for the loss of their slaves. | He demanded a majority of Confederate people to swear loyalty to the United States. |
| What act did Andrew Johnson believe was unconstitutional when he disregarded it and fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton? A) Civil Rights Act B) Wade-Davis Bill C) Tenure of Office Act D) Reconstruction Act | Tenure of Office Act |
| What congressional law limited the power of the president to dismiss federal employees? A) 15th Amendment B) Wade-Davis Bill C) Reconstruction Act D) Tenure of Office Act | Tenure of Office Act |
| Which one of the following presidents was impeached by Congress? A) Andrew Johnson B) Abraham Lincoln C) Ulysses S. Grant D) James Buchanan | Andrew Johnson |
| What action was taken against Andrew Johnson in 1868? A) deportation B) censure C) impeachment D) removal from office | impeachment |
| What group sought to impeach President Andrew Johnson? A) state governments B) Congress C) former Confederate leaders D) the Supreme Court | Congress |
| What caused the House of Representatives to impeach President Andrew Johnson? A) His disagreements with Congress over Reconstruction. B) His serious criminal actions. C) His close association with the Radical Reconstructionists. D) His friendship with Thaddeus Stevens. | His disagreements with Congress over Reconstruction |
| Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached by the House of Representatives? A) He advocated the repeal of the 13th Amendment. B) He limited the admission of former Confederate states to the Union. C) He disagreed with Radical Republican plans for Reconstruction. D) He proposed many of the Black Codes. | He disagreed with Radical Republican plans for Reconstruction. |
| How was Andrew Johnson able to escape conviction on impeachment charges? A) Some senators did not want the vice president to assume the office. B) Andrew Johnson did not appear for his trial. C) Some senators knew that Reconstruction would end if they convicted Andrew Johnson. D) Some senators did not believe Andrew Johnson was guilty of a crime. | Some senators did not believe Andrew Johnson was guilty of a crime. |
| What Union general was elected president in 1868? A) Ulysses S. Grant B) Robert E. Lee C) Stonewall Jackson D) Andrew Johnson | Ulysses S. Grant |
| What did the 14th Amendment to the Constitution enact? A) citizenship to former slaves B) abolition of slavery C) right to vote to former slaves D) repayment of war debts by Confederate states | citizenship to former slaves |
| What was the original purpose of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution? A) protect the rights of women B) give former slaves a place to live C) protect the rights of blacks D) provide public funding for education | protect the rights of blacks |
| What was the main idea presented in the 14th Amendment? A) Freed blacks were given the right to vote. B) All persons born in the United States could claim citizenship. C) Slavery was abolished in the United States. D) Freedmen could serve on juries. | All persons born in the United States could claim citizenship. |
| According to both the 5th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution, no person can be denied life, liberty, or property A) without proper compensation B) unless they are not a United States citizen C) without due process of law D) unless a grand jury has indicted them | without due process of law |
| What did the Reconstruction Act require of the former Confederate states? A) to execute Confederate generals B) to ratify the 14th Amendment C) to abolish slavery D) to follow the requirements of Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan | to ratify the 14th Amendment |
| What was the main idea in the Reconstruction Act of 1867? A) Former Confederate officials and army officers were given the right to vote. B) The president could not interfere with Reconstruction. C) Citizenship was granted to all freedmen. D) Southern states had to ratify the 14th Amendment in order to rejoin the Union. | Southern states had to ratify the 14th Amendment in order to rejoin the Union. |
| What congressional law divided the former Confederacy into five military districts? A) Emancipation Proclamation B) Civil Rights Act C) Black Codes D) Reconstruction Act | Reconstruction Act |
| What right was granted by the 15th Amendment? A) right to trial by jury B) right to vote regardless of race C) citizenship for all immigrants D) freedom from slavery | right to vote regardless of race |
| What was provided for by the 15th Amendment to the Constitution? A) All slavery was abolished. B) The rights of citizenship were granted to former slaves. C) The right to vote could not be denied on the basis of race. D) Equal protection under the law was granted to all citizens. | The right to vote could not be denied on the basis of race. |
| What name were former slaves commonly called after the Civil War? A) freedmen B) carpetbaggers C) vigilantes D) scalawags | freedmen |
| What term was applied to the white Southerners who sided with Radical Reconstructionists? A) carpetbaggers B) freedmen C) slavocrats D) scalawags | scalawags |
| What name was given to the Southerners who supported and cooperated with Reconstruction after the Civil War? A) scalawags B) carpetbaggers C) sharecroppers D) Democrats | scalawags |
| What goal did the Radical Republicans have for the South after the Civil War? A) to protect newly-freed blacks B) to reimburse the South for the losses suffered during the war C) to reunite the North and South as quickly as possible D) to allow the South to manage its own affairs | to protect newly-freed blacks |
| Under the Radical Republican Reconstruction plan, who should have the power to readmit the former Confederate states to the Union? A) the president B) Congress C) all the citizens of the Union D) the Supreme Court | Congress |
| On what issue did the moderate Republicans and Radical Republicans agree? A) The Civil Rights Act was too harsh. B) Plantation properties should be split among the freed slaves. C) Democrats in the South should not be allowed in Congress. D) Freedmen should run the governments in the South. | Democrats in the South should not be allowed in Congress. |
| Who was a leader of the Radical Reconstructionists in the House of Representatives? A) Rutherford B. Hayes B) Andrew Johnson C) Ulysses S. Grant D) Thaddeus Stevens | Thaddeus Stevens |
| During Reconstruction, who urged the confiscation of all plantations and the division of the land among the freedmen? A) Andrew Johnson B) Abraham Lincoln C) Thaddeus Stevens D) Congress | Thaddeus Stevens |
| Which one of the following groups was not allowed to contribute to Reconstruction efforts? A) carpetbaggers B) Confederate leaders C) Radical Republicans D) blacks | Confederate leaders |
| Which one of the following groups were forbidden to work in the restored Southern government? A) freedmen B) scalawags C) carpetbaggers D) former Confederate officers | former Confederate officers |
| Which one of the following is accurate about Southern state governments during Reconstruction? A) They were controlled by the Ku Klux Klan. B) They readily accepted the laws imposed on them. C) They were controlled by rich plantation owners. D) They were often corrupt. | They were often corrupt. |
| In the 1870s, Radical Republicans began to lose power in Congress due to A) the success of the Freedman's Bureau B) corruption in many Reconstruction government agencies C) their strong support of the Ku Klux Klan D) black support for Southern politicians | corruption in many Reconstruction government agencies |
| Why did the Radical Republicans begin to lose power in Congress after 1876? A) Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner were assassinated. B) Most of the goals of Reconstruction had been met. C) Northerners were distracted by the election of 1876. D) Northerners became tired of scandals and more interested in developing the nation's economy. | Northerners became tired of scandals and more interested in developing the nation's economy. |
| Whose election to the presidency in 1876 ended the Reconstruction? A) Rutherford B. Hayes B) Ulysses S. Grant C) Andrew Johnson D) Samuel Tilden | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Who was elected to the presidency in the disputed election of 1876? A) Rutherford B. Hayes B) Grover Cleveland C) Samuel J. Tilden D) Ulysses S. Grant | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Who won the majority of popular votes in the disputed presidential election of 1876? A) Rutherford B. Hayes B) Horace Greeley C) Samuel J. Tilden D) Ulysses S. Grant | Samuel J. Tilden |
| The election of 1876 resulted in the A) resignation of Andrew Johnson B) formation of the Republican Party C) election of Ulysses S. Grant D) end of Reconstruction | end of Reconstruction |
| Why did the election of 1876 bring an end to Reconstruction? A) Samuel J. Tilden asked the Supreme Court to declare Reconstruction illegal. B) Rutherford B. Hayes agreed to end the Reconstruction if the Southern Democrats would support him. C) Southerner Samuel J. Tilden won the election. D) Many Northerners acquired a new interest in the South. | Rutherford B. Hayes agreed to end the Reconstruction if the Southern Democrats would support him. |
| Following the Civil War and Reconstruction Period, many Southern voters chose to become A) Free Soilers B) Democrats C) Republicans D) Progressives | Democrats |
| What group controlled Southern politics in the "Solid South?" A) Democratic Party B) Populist Party C) Reconstructionists D) Republican Party | Democratic Party |
| What nickname was given to the dishonest Northern individuals who tried to seize control of Southern state governments after the Civil War? A) vigilantes B) minutemen C) carpetbaggers D) forty-niners | carpetbaggers |
| What name was given to the Northerners who went south in search of work after the Civil War? A) scalawags B) sharecroppers C) carpetbaggers D) tenant farmers | carpetbaggers |
| How did many poor Black Americans manage to earn a living in the South after the Civil War? A) logging B) sharecropping C) factory work D) shipbuilding | sharecropping |
| How were the Western vigilantes and Ku Klux Klan members of the late 19th century similar? A) They were mainly concerned with jury trials. B) They fought for immigrant rights. C) They opposed all forms of violence. D) They both took the law into their own hands. | They both took the law into their own hands. |
| In the United States, violence as a means of achieving goals has been generally associated with what organization? A) Ku Klux Klan B) Veterans of Foreign Wars C) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People D) National Rifle Association | Ku Klux Klan |
| What law prohibited the use of force to prevent people from voting? A) Reconstruction Act B) Ku Klux Klan Act C) Wade-Davis Bill D) Civil Rights Act | Civil Rights Act |
| How did the Freedmen's Bureau help the newly-freed slaves? A) by providing them passage back to Africa B) by creating schools for them C) by securing them the right to vote D) by declaring that former slaves were citizens | by creating schools for them |
| What assistance did the Freedman's Bureau provide? A) homes in the North B) help for displaced plantation owners C) food and clothing to former slaves D) transportation of slaves to Africa | food and clothing to former slaves |
| After the Civil War, how were food, clothing, and schooling provided to the newly-freed slaves? A) by the Freedmen's Bureau B) provisions from the Wade-Davis Bill C) funding by Conservatives D) by the Ku Klux Klan | by the Freedmen's Bureau |
| Many Southern states segregated freed blacks in public facilities by passing the A) Civil Rights Act B) Ku Klux Klan Act C) Jim Crow Laws D) Wade-Davis Bill | Jim Crow Laws |
| What term best describes the practice of separating black children from white children in schools? A) reconstruction B) segregation C) impeachment D) integration | segregation |
| What was the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson? A) segregation was legal if there were separate but equal facilities B) states could deny blacks the right to vote C) segregation was illegal under any circumstance D) literacy tests were a legal way to determine who could vote | segregation was legal if there were separate but equal facilities |
| What did the Supreme Court rule in the Plessy v. Ferguson trial? A) All states must legally enforce the grandfather clause. B) States should provide separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites. C) All segregation must be abolished in Southern states. D) States should prohibit poll taxes. | States should provide separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites. |
| Which one of the following happened to blacks in the South following the Reconstruction Period? A) They began to lose their political power. B) They smoothly blended into Southern society. C) They became more interested in developing great wealth. D) They gained more seats in state legislatures. | They began to lose their political power. |
| What was the purpose of the Black Codes passed by the Southern states after the Civil War? A) to oppose the actions of the Ku Klux Klan B) to support blacks in establishing their own businesses C) to support the actions of the Radical Republicans D) to limit the political power of the freedmen | to limit the political power of the freedmen |
| Which one of the following rights did freed slaves gain from the Black Codes? A) to bear arms B) to vote C) to marry legally D) to run for political office | to marry legally |
| Which one of the following rights did the Black Codes forbid to the new freedmen? A) right to own property B) right to marry C) right to vote D) right to farm | right to vote |
| Which one of the following rights did the Black Codes deny the newly-freed slaves? A) to serve on juries B) to work on farms C) to own property D) to marry | to serve on juries |
| Which one of the following was not used to limit blacks from voting in the South? A) residency requirements B) literacy tests C) poll taxes D) 15th Amendment | 15th Amendment |
| Which one of the following methods was used to keep freed blacks from voting? A) literacy tests B) boycotts C) veto D) nullification | literacy tests |
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