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