Question 1

President Abraham Lincoln's "10 percent" plan for the South referred to the

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A)   area of land in each state that should be reserved for former slaves.
B)   ratio of federal to state money to be spent in rebuilding the Southern economy.
C)   ratio of federal troops to freed slaves in each Southern state.
D)   percentage of freed slaves who must be given the vote before setting up a state government.
E)   number of white voters required to take loyalty oaths before setting up a state government.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 2

What did the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution do? How successful was each in practice?

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Question 3

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 4

After Reconstruction, political power under southern "Redeemers"

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A)   was very often restricted and conservative.
B)   typically relied on raising taxes for its funding.
C)   increased state services for the poor.
D)   ignored the interests of industrialists.
E)   helped consolidate the "Solid South" for the Republican Party.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

By the end of Reconstruction,

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A)   most Southern black women did field work.
B)   most Southern black women played a role in the family that was very different from that of white women.
C)   roughly half of all black women were working for wages.
D)   most black women did not hold a job.
E)   black women still could not marry with any legal standing.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

The Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 won a majority of the popular vote, but he did not win the presidency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Wade-Davis Bill

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A)   essentially followed President Lincoln's Reconstruction plans.
B)   was criticized by Conservative Republicans for being too mild.
C)   sought to bring about the disenfranchisement of leading Confederates.
D)   denied reentry into the Union by former Confederate states for 10 years.
E)   quickly became the law of the land.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

During Reconstruction, all adult male former slaves were given the constitutional right to vote.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Radical Republicans favored a reconstruction process that would readmit the former Confederate states to the Union with fairly few restrictions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

During Reconstruction, there was a dramatic improvement in Southern

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A)   transportation.
B)   education.
C)   industry.
D)   banking.
E)   agriculture.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 12

Leaders of the Confederacy were found to have aided John Wilkes Booth to carry out the plan to assassinate President Lincoln.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

During Reconstruction, the black labor force worked

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A)   approximately the same number of hours as during slavery.
B)   significantly fewer hours than had been the case during slavery.
C)   more hours than had been the case during slavery.
D)   significantly more hours than the white labor force.
E)   significantly less hours than the white labor force.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Why has the presidency of Andrew Johnson generally been considered a failure by historians?

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Question 15

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) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

In 1896 the Supreme Court declared that "separate but equal" in matters of race relations was constitutional, in the case of ________.

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Question 17

General Oliver O. Howard ran the ________, an agency that established schools and helped provide basic services for former slaves following the Civil War.

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Question 18

The Panic of 1873 was the worst the country had faced to that point in its history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

African Americans were able to work in all types of industry in the South.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Lincoln wanted ex-Confederate states admitted to the Union when ________ percent of a state's white voters took a loyalty oath.

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Exam 15: Reconstruction and the New South

By the end of Reconstruction,

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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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The Wade-Davis Bill

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What did the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution do? How successful was each in practice?

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During Reconstruction, the black labor force worked

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During Reconstruction, all adult male former slaves were given the constitutional right to vote.

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President Abraham Lincoln's "10 percent" plan for the South referred to the

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Leaders of the Confederacy were found to have aided John Wilkes Booth to carry out the plan to assassinate President Lincoln.

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

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Radical Republicans favored a reconstruction process that would readmit the former Confederate states to the Union with fairly few restrictions.

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After Reconstruction, political power under southern "Redeemers"

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The Democratic presidential candidate in 1876 won a majority of the popular vote, but he did not win the presidency.

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Lincoln wanted ex-Confederate states admitted to the Union when ________ percent of a state's white voters took a loyalty oath.

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Why has the presidency of Andrew Johnson generally been considered a failure by historians?

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African Americans were able to work in all types of industry in the South.

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General Oliver O. Howard ran the ________, an agency that established schools and helped provide basic services for former slaves following the Civil War.

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In 1896 the Supreme Court declared that "separate but equal" in matters of race relations was constitutional, in the case of ________.

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During Reconstruction, there was a dramatic improvement in Southern

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During Reconstruction, per capita income for Southerners

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The Panic of 1873 was the worst the country had faced to that point in its history.

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