Chapter 15 Self-Quiz 2 with Explanations

. What did John Dennett find when he visited a Freedmen's Bureau Court?

A court determined to subjugate African-Americans

An out-of-control scene tinged with violence.

A variety of cases focused on labor relations.

All of the above

. The Banks Plan included all of the following except which one?

It put freedmen back to work as quickly as possible

It required freedmen to live on separate plantations from former owners.

It required African Americans to sign year-long contracts, often with former masters

It was intended to stop the flow of African American refugees to Union supply lines

. Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan did all of the following except

gave amnesty to all who swore an oath of loyalty to the Union

required 10 percent of a state's population declare loyalty in order to organize a new state constitution.

required that Confederate states abolish slavery.

required that 10 percent of a state's constitutional convention be comprised of Confederate veterans

. Special Field Order No. 15

was issued by General Sherman as a way to alleviate African American poverty in the sea island region

guaranteed freedom to all slaves who gave food and provisions to Union soldiers.

was the official act of the Confederate surrender

established the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

. Among other things the Freedmen's Bureau

Supervised election in the south.

Enforced a strict sharecropping structure throughout the south.

Helped distribute confiscated land to "loyal refugees and freedmen" and regulated labor contracts between freedmen and planters

Oversaw implementation of the Civil Rights Act of 1865 and the Fourteenth Amendment

. President Johnson's failed attempt at Reconstruction required that Confederate states

abolish slavery via the 13 Amendment, nullify secession ordinances, and repudiate war debts

accept Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan, as well as extra provisions.

redraw state borders to erase old loyalties

Repudiate their declarations of war, repudiate secession, and grant limited civil rights to freedmen

. How do the Black Codes reflect the context of the political economy of the postꟷCivil War era?

They created the biracial structure of American society

They reinforced the contemporary concept that no state or individual was required to provide land for freed slaves.

They encouraged some freed people to anticipate a brighter future because they could be trained for skilled crafts as apprentices

The labor contracts they required guaranteed that freedmen would be paid in cash or crops

. Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His action prompted Congress to propose

the impeachment of the president

the Civil Rights Act of 1867.

emergency funding for the Freedmen's Bureau

the Fourteenth Amendment

. The Fourteenth Amendment

recognized African Americans' right to vote

recognized citizenship to American males regardless of race.

recognized citizenship of those born in American territories regardless of race

recognized citizenship of women and African Americans

. The 1866-67 shift in the Republican Party from moderate to radical occurred because

moderates realized by 1866 that the president seemed intent on undermining any Reconstruction policy that included civil rights for blacks

Johnson undertook an extensive campaign tour in 1866 during which he maligned the reputations of all Republican congressmen.

Johnson's plan made it possible for the antebellum southern political leadership to return to their seats in local and national legislatures

All of the above

. The combination of credit available largely through merchants and landowners and increased railroad service

made it easier for the South to diversify its economic base

pushed small farmers away from subsistence farming and towards cash crops.

made it easier for small farmers to buy modern farm equipment

helped African Americans to become independent farmers

. In the Reconstruction South the Ku Klux Klan

operated as a paramilitary force serving the Democratic party

was one of many secretive organizations dedicated to white supremacy.

used violence

All of the above

. The issue of black voting

separated those who saw African Americans' political rights as more important than women's rights

divided abolitionists and feminists who had long been allies in the emancipation struggle.

divided feminists

All of the above

. Reconstruction finally ended when

electoral violence corrupted the 1876 election

southerners demanded the removal of federal troops before they would ratify the Fifteenth Amendment.

it was proved that northern congressmen were taking bribes for votes

All of the above

. Regarding the election of 1876,

Democrat Samuel Tilden won the popular vote

Republican-controlled Congress chose to interpret voting irregularities in several southern states so that the Republican candidate Rutherford Hayes won those electoral votes.

Republican Hayes was elected president of the United States

All of the above

. What happened after "Custer's Last Stand"?

Native American tribes were broken and beaten one by one.

Native Americans gained the upper hand in the war against the government.

Native Americans vanished from North American soil.

Native Americans immediately assimilated into white culture.

. What did the Dawes Severalty Act do?

Created a Federal bureau to provide Native Americans with jobs.

Break up reservation land and distributed it among individual families

Reserved a large portion of the Pacific Northwest for Native American reservations.

None of the above.

. What became the "fashion" in the Grant administration?

Repealing the 14th Amendment.

Trust-busting.

Corruption.

None of the above.

. Which of the following best describes the economic "New South"

The economy diversified and broke cash crops' hold on the economy.

Wage labor brought widespread prosperity to southern African-Americans.

It opened the south to northern industries, but cash crops still reigned supreme.

All of the above.

. How did America's foreign policy change during Reconstruction?

The United States pursued a limited empire that included annexing Cuba.

The United States pursued a comprehensive empire.

The United States became a fully isolationist nation.

Manifest Destiny became a tainted concept.

. Immediately following the Civil War, several different labor arrangements were experimented with.

True

False

. Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan stipulated that African Americans were guaranteed the right to vote.

True

False

. Forming legal marriages, establishing black schools, and owning land were important to freed African Americans. The most important of those freedoms was owning land.

True

False

. When President Johnson took office in April 1865, it was not clear whether he or the Congress would control Reconstruction.

True

False

. President Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866. The Republican Congress overrode Johnson's veto.

True

False

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