Question 1

The Grant administration achieved its greatest successes in foreign affairs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Freedmen's Bureau was envisioned as a semi-permanent institution that would take a major role in reconstructing the lives of freed slaves.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The congressional elections of 1866 resulted in a resounding victory for the Republicans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In late-nineteenth-century southern politics, economic issues played a secondary role to the issue of race.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln affect Reconstruction?

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Question 6

The elections of 1876 saw

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A)   the Supreme Court decide the presidential election.
B)   a Democrat become president for the first time since the Civil War.
C)   the candidate with the most popular votes fail to get elected.
D)   Ulysses Grant make an unsuccessful bid for an unprecedented third term.
E)   the governor of New York become president.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

After the Civil War, most poor rural Southerners relied on credit from

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A)   local banks.
B)   the federal government.
C)   Northern financial institutions.
D)   country stores.
E)   state governments.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 8

The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)  that

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A)   communities could have schools for whites only if there were no schools for blacks.
B)   the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional.
C)   racial segregation was legal if whites and blacks had equal "accommodations."
D)   private institutions were exempt from laws against racial discrimination.
E)   segregation by race in education was inherently unconstitutional.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

What was "new" and what was "old" in the "New South"?

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The term "New South" refers to a period ...

Question 10

Why would the legacy of Reconstruction matter throughout the twentieth century?

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The legacy of Reconstruction matters thr...

Question 11

Grant's response to bad economic times was to approve plans to increase the amount of money in circulation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In 1865, what major challenges faced the nation? How did the various plans for reconstructing the nation attempt to address those challenges?

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In 1865, the United States faced major c...

Question 13

The Fifteenth Amendment dealt with the issue of

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A)   slavery.
B)   citizenship.
C)   cruel and unusual punishment.
D)   income tax.
E)   suffrage.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

In most parts of the South, the "Redeemer" government constituted a genuinely new ruling class.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

State laws designed to restore slavery in all but name in the post-Civil War South were called the ________.

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Question 16

Despite defeat in the Civil War, white landownership actually increased during Reconstruction.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Assess the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.

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Question 18

"Seward's Folly" refers to a financial scandal involving Grant's secretary of state, William Seward.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Schuyler Colfax, Grant's vice president,

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A)   was involved in a stock-fixing scandal.
B)   was assassinated by a disgruntled former plantation owner.
C)   opposed almost every one of Grant's policies.
D)   was fired by Grant for incompetence.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 20

In 1868, Ulysses S. Grant

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A)   was nominated by both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
B)   won a huge victory.
C)   entered the White House with no political experience.
D)   relied on many of his former military advisors to join his administration.
E)   ran against Republican Reconstruction policies.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 15: Reconstruction and the New South

The Grant administration achieved its greatest successes in foreign affairs.

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In late-nineteenth-century southern politics, economic issues played a secondary role to the issue of race.

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"Seward's Folly" refers to a financial scandal involving Grant's secretary of state, William Seward.

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The congressional elections of 1866 resulted in a resounding victory for the Republicans.

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In most parts of the South, the "Redeemer" government constituted a genuinely new ruling class.

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Why would the legacy of Reconstruction matter throughout the twentieth century?

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In 1865, what major challenges faced the nation? How did the various plans for reconstructing the nation attempt to address those challenges?

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Assess the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.

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Schuyler Colfax, Grant's vice president,

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After the Civil War, most poor rural Southerners relied on credit from

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Grant's response to bad economic times was to approve plans to increase the amount of money in circulation.

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Despite defeat in the Civil War, white landownership actually increased during Reconstruction.

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The Freedmen's Bureau was envisioned as a semi-permanent institution that would take a major role in reconstructing the lives of freed slaves.

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The Fifteenth Amendment dealt with the issue of

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How did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln affect Reconstruction?

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State laws designed to restore slavery in all but name in the post-Civil War South were called the ________.

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The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that

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The elections of 1876 saw

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What was "new" and what was "old" in the "New South"?

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