Ch. 15 History 1

Who among the following was not a leader of the Radical Republicans?

Andrew Johnson

Among the important accomplishments of Reconstruction state governments was the establishment of the South's first state-supported public schools.

True

During Radical Reconstruction, following ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment, the vast majority of eligible African-Americans registered to vote.

True

During Reconstruction, a number of state governments initiated civil rights legislation that made it illegal for railroads, hotels, and other institutions to discriminate on the basis of race.

True

In the Slaughterhouse Cases (1873), the Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment had not altered traditional federalism.

True

The country was plunged into an economic depression in 1873, and support among Republicans for further reforms in the South weakened.

True

During Reconstruction, the black church functioned as a vital setting for:

all of the above

Sharecropping:

allowed a black family to pay rent...

One of the main purposes of the Freedmen's Bureau was to:

ensure a fair and viable system of labor relations between former slaves and former slaveholders.

In the five years following the end of the Civil War, former slaves were guaranteed the following in three amendments to the United States Constitution:

freedom from slavery; recognition as citizens; the vote for adult black men.

In President Andrew Johnson's view, African-Americans ought to play what part in Reconstruction?

none

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence?

ratification of Thirteenth Amendment; Tenure of Office Act; impeachment of Johnson; election of Grant

Which of the following was not a central thrust of the Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution?

redistribution of the former slave owners' land among the freed slaves

Which was not a principal task of the Freedmen's Bureau (1865-1870)?

support black churches and businesses

"Redeemers" saved the South from the corrupt ways of Reconstruction politics and redeemed the South for fair and equal treatment for all Americans.

False

The Black Codes were laws passed by southern Republicans to promote black rights.

False

Opposition to Reconstruction resulted from the distaste many southerners had for tax increases that were needed to fund public schools and other improvements, and also because many white southerners could not accept black Americans voting, holding office, and enjoying equality before the law.

True

The Bargain of 1877 marked the formal end to Reconstruction.

True

The Civil Rights era of the 1950s and 1960s is sometimes called the "Second Reconstruction."

True

In 1866, the Civil Rights Bill became the first major law in American history to be passed over a presidential veto.

True