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Reconstruction #2
Test Description: Reconstruction #2
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1) Which action marked the end of Reconstruction in the United States?
A
Withdrawal of federal troops from the southern states
B
Creation of the Freedmen's Bureau
C
Ratification of the 14th amendment
D
Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
2) During Reconstruction, the 15th amendment was adopted to grant African Americans...
A
Freedom of speech
B
Economic equality
C
Educational opportunities
D
Voting rights
3) The Reconstruction plans of President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson included a provision for the...
A
Harsh punishment of former Confederate officials
B
Long-term military occupation of the Confederacy
C
Payment of war reparations by southern states
D
Resumption of full participation in Congress by southern states
4) Before the former Confederate states could be readmitted to the Union, the Radical Republican plan in Congress required them to...
A
Ratify the 14th and 15th amendments
B
Help rebuild northern industries
C
Imprison all former Confederate soldiers
D
Provide 40 acres of land to all freedmen
5) After the Civil War and the passage of the 13th amendment, southern state legislatures attempted to restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons by...
A
Passing black codes
B
Enacting legislation to strengthen the Freedmen's Bureau
C
Ratifying the 15th amendment
D
Supporting the goals of Radical Republicans
6) In the Compromise of 1877 that ended Reconstruction, Republicans agreed to...
A
Accept the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott vs. Sanford
B
Supporting the black codes
C
Withdraw federal troops from the southern states
D
Awarding the presidency to Democrat Samuel Tilden
7) What was a result of the disputed presidential election of 1876?
A
New state laws were passed in the south to guarantee equal rights for African Americans
B
A constitutional amendment was adopted to correct problems with the electoral college system
C
Reconstruction ended as federal troops were removed from the South
D
Slavery was re-established in the South by state legislatures
8) After the Civil War, the sharecropping system emerged in the south primarily as a way to...
A
Diversify agricultural production
B
Provide a labor supply to former plantation owners
C
Give 40 acres of land to freedmen
D
Guarantee economic equality for African Americans
9) After the Civil War, white southern landowners used sharecropping to...
A
Encourage freedmen to migrate north
B
Set up schools to educate former enslaved persons
C
Sell their plantations to formerly enslaved persons
D
Maintain a cheap labor supply
10) Which statement best describes how the status of African Americans in the South changed soon after the end of Reconstruction in 1877?
A
The Supreme Court consistently supported civil rights for African Americans
B
African Americans faced increasing discrimination and segregation
C
Poll taxes and literacy tests were eliminated for African Americans
D
Increasing numbers of African Americans were elected to public office
11) After the Civil War, freedmen in the south had difficulty improving their economic condition because...
A
Literacy for formerly enslaved persons was prohibited
B
Migration of factory workers from northern cities had created competition for jobs
C
The federal government confiscated their 40-acre grants
D
The system of sharecropping kept them in a cycle of poverty
12) Which form of agriculture was created and became dominant in the south in the decades immediately following the Civil War?
A
Ranching
B
Cooperative farming
C
Homesteading
D
Sharecropping
13) Which factor contributed most directly to the settlement and development of the Great Plains after the Civil War?
A
Construction of railroads west of the Mississippi River
B
Hospitality of the native tribes inhabiting the region
C
Freeing of slaves in the southern states
D
Influx of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe
14) Which was a major result of the Homestead Act of 1862?
A
Decreased economic opportunities for easterners
B
Increased public awareness of the need for conservation of natural resources
C
Decreased conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers
D
Increased development of western lands
15) The main reason for the passage of the Homestead Act in 1862 was to provide for...
A
National parks
B
Reservations for Native Americans
C
Irrigation of desert lands
D
Farms on the Great Plains
16) In the period from 1865-1900, the United States government aided the development of the Great Plains by...
A
Granting land to railroad companies
B
Providing low prices for farm products
C
Offering low-interest loans to businesses
D
Maintaining free and unlimited coinage of silver
17) The Homestead Act (1862) and the Pacific Railway Act (1862) were efforts of the US government to...
A
Provide land to minority groups
B
Resolve conflicts with Native Americans
C
Support settlement of former plantation lands
D
Encourage settlement west of the Mississippi River
18) After the Civil War, Native Americans were relocated to reservations primarily because...
A
The federal government wanted to preserve tribal cultures
B
The Native Americans had violated most of their treaties with the federal government
C
Most of the tribal chiefs requested government protection from white settlers
D
Settlers, ranchers, and railroad companies wanted tribal lands
19) During the 1860s and 1870s, the federal government's policies towards Native Americans were generally...
A
Intended to improve economic opportunities for Native American tribes
B
Identical to federal policies towards African Americans
C
Based on the view that Native Americans were obstacles to white settlement
D
Based on Native American values concerning land use
20) What was the purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887?
A
Destroy tribal bonds and weaken Native American traditions and cultural values
B
Grant Native Americans full citizenship and due process of law
C
Give the tribal groups authority over their own affairs
D
Increase the land holdings of western tribes
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