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The Reconstruction Era ended when congressional Democrats agreed to the election of Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, and the Republicans promised to...
a) Withdraw federal troops from the southern states
b) Give each freeman 40 acres and a mule
c) Do away with the electoral college
d) Repeal the 15th amendment

Which of the following was a major feature of Reconstruction?
a) The south rapidly developed into the nation's major industrial center
b) A spirit of cooperation existed between the executive and legislative branches
c) New legislation and constitutional amendments attempted to provide rights and opportunities for blacks
d) New state governments in the south concentrated on ending corruption and enforcing Reconstruction plans

How did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln affect Reconstruction?
a) President Andrew Johnson was able to bring about a more lenient treatment of the Confederacy
b) The attempts of Radical Republicans to control Reconstruction policy were successful
c) The Confederate states became eager to return to the Union
d) The Ku Klux Klan lost its influence over southern state governments

What was a major result of Reconstruction?
a) The former Confederate states were restored to full membership in the Union
b) Most African Americans were able to take advantage of education and colleges and universities
c) The two-party political system became stronger in the south
d) Sectional differences and the idea of states' rights disappeared

What was the most long-lasting victory for civil rights during the period of Reconstruction?
a) Establishment of a strong two-party political system in the south
b) Increased prominence given to the office of the president
c) Passage of the black codes throughout the south
d) Ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution

What did Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson want in their plans for Reconstruction?
a) Punish the south for starting the Civil War
b) Force southern states to pay reparations to the federal government
c) Allow the southern states to re-enter the nation as quickly as possible
d) Establish the Republican Party as the only political party in the south

After the Civil War, a major goal of the Radical Republicans in Congress was...
a) Gain voting rights for newly freed slaves
b) Rebuild the farms and factories of the northeast
c) Restore the white plantation owners to power in the south
d) Support the policies of Andrew Johnson

Sharecropping was a system of farming most common in...
a) New England after the American Revolution
b) The Mid-Atlantic states before the Civil War
c) The Southern States after the Civil War
d) The Pacific Northwest before World War I

During Reconstruction, what was a belief of the Radical Republicans?
a) The former Confederate states should be brought back into the Union as quickly as possible
b) Reconstruction should be used to force political and social reform in the southern states
c) The north and south should take equal responsibility for causing the Civil War
d) The freedman should be denied equal civil rights

Which statement best describes the status of African Americans immediately following the end of Reconstruction in 1877?
a) Most African Americans held factory jobs in urban areas
b) Most African Americans were able to take advantage of educational opportunities at colleges
c) Despite the passage of several constitutional amendments, African Americans found gaining equal rights very difficult
d) Political rights for African Americans were guaranteed and enforced in the south

Which statement is accurate about state legislatures in the south following the period of Reconstruction?
a) They established bureaus to assist the freedmen
b) They provided 40 acres of land and a mule to all former slaves
c) They tried to deprive the freedmen of their legal rights
d) They were generally dominated by former slaves

In the years immediately after the ratification of the 14th and 15th amendments, the experiences of African Americans in the south indicate that...
a) Congress and the federal courts have historically had the same goals regarding civil rights
b) Reconstruction met all of the goals of Radical Republicans
c) Legal equality leads to social equality
d) Constitutional changes have not always achieved their goals

After the Civil War, the poll tax, literacy test, and grandfather clause were used to ensure that...
a) All citizens exercised the right to vote
b) Poor people were given equal voting rights
c) The voting rights of most former slaves were denied
d) The elderly in the south could vote in federal elections

Southern states attempted to limit the impact of constitutional amendments passed during Reconstruction by...
a) Passing Jim Crow laws
b) Ending racial discrimination
c) Seceding from the Union
d) Fighting the Civil War

Which newspaper headline would have appeared during the Reconstruction period after the Civil War?
a) JIM CROW LAWS END
b) FORMER SLAVES MADE CITIZENS
c) SUPREME COURT ISSUES DRED SCOTT DECISION
d) EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION ISSUED

During Reconstruction, the black codes were passed by southern states after the passage of the 13th amendment in order to...
a) Provide land to former slaves
b) Punish former Confederate leaders
c) Repeal the Jim Crow laws
d) Deny equal rights to African Americans

What was the underlying reason for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson?
a) The Whiskey Ring scandal
b) A power struggle with Congress over Reconstruction
c) His refusal to appoint new justices to the Supreme Court
d) His policies toward Native American Indians

What effect did the system of sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War?
a) It kept former slaves economically dependent on their former masters
b) It brought investment capital (money) to the south
c) It encouraged northerners to migrate south
d) It provided for a fairer distribution of farm profits

Following the Civil War, many southern states enacted black codes after the passage of the 13th amendment to...
a) Provide free farmland for African Americans
b) Guarantee equal civil rights for African Americans
c) Restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons
d) Support the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau

In the years following the Civil War, large numbers of former slaves earned a living by becoming...
a) Conductors on the Underground Railroad
b) Workers in northern factories
c) Sharecroppers on southern farms
d) Gold miners in California

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