GML Chapter 15

A "carpetbagger" is a. a northerner who settled in the South after the war. b. a southerner who had been sympathetic to the Union during the Civil War. c. a traveling salesman of goods to the war ravaged South. d. the name given to gypsies who traveled in and out of the border.

a. a northerner who settled in the South after the war.

Sharecropping: a. allowed a black family to rent part of a plantation, with the crop divided between worker and owner at the end of the year. b. meant that black families shared their crops with each other, especially in times of hardship or drought. c. was a method of harvesting crops such that the soil was left intact for next year's planting. d. was a government-led economic initiative that encouraged people to share wealth in rural towns and in the countryside.

a. allowed a black family to rent part of a plantation, with the crop divided between worker and owner at the end of the year.

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: a. freedom from slavery; recognition as citizens; the vote for adult black men. b. the right to bear arms c. the right to vote d. the right to have children

a. 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? a. none b. take up leadership positions in the Deep South c. take up leadership positions in the border states d. take up leadership positions in the federal government, but not in individual state governments

a. none

"The destruction of slavery led feminists to search for ways to make the promise of free labor real for women." Define "feminists" in this context. a. persons who held a view advocating social, political, and other rights for women equal to those of men b. people who thought women were superior to men c. women d. people who wanted females to be seen as better than men

a. persons who held a view advocating social, political, and other rights for women equal to those of men

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution a. prohibited federal and state governments from denying any citizen the vote because of race. b. guaranteed citizenship to freed slaves. c. ended slavery and indentured servitude. d. made the income tax constitutional.

a. prohibited federal and state governments from denying any citizen the vote because of race.

Which of the following was not a central thrust of the Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution? a. redistribution of the former slaveowners' land among the freed slaves b. equal citizenship for blacks and whites c. the right to vote, regardless of race d. empowerment of the federal government to protect citizens' rights

a. redistribution of the former slaveowners' land among the freed slaves

In which of the following nations was the institution of slavery replaced by indentured servitude? a. Haiti b. British Guiana c. West Indies d. England

b. British Guiana

Which of the following was not a major cause of the decline of Reconstruction? a. the use of fraud and terror to prevent blacks from voting or running for office b. a deepening mutual respect between black and white southerners, making Reconstruction seem no longer necessary c. a growing perception among northerners that southern blacks were unfit for equal citizenship d. a growing weariness in the North with the sectional issue and the burdens of enforcing Reconstruction

b. a deepening mutual respect between black and white southerners, making Reconstruction seem no longer necessary

The Reconstruction Act of March 1867: a. allowed the Redeemers to reconstruct the South in their own image. b. divided the South into five military districts and called for the creation of new state governments, with black men given the right to vote. c. voided the Supreme Court's decision in Ex parte Milligan. d. barred the president from removing certain officeholders, including cabinet members, without consent of the Senate.

b. divided the South into five military districts and called for the creation of new state governments, with black men given the right to vote.

One of the main purposes of the Freedmen's Bureau was to: a. induce former slaves to work for free, at least until they had proved their usefulness to potential employers. b. ensure a fair and viable system of labor relations between former slaves and former slaveholders. c. encourage whites to work for blacks, as a way to deepen interracial understanding. d. encourage freedpeople to move out West, where they could make a new start.

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

The Black Codes were a. codes of honor by which newly freed black Americans lived. b. laws that sought to regulate the lives of former slaves. c. secret codes used by freed blacks in regions where the Ku Klux Klan was strongest. d. a secret code combining elements of Creole and pidgin English.

b. laws that sought to regulate the lives of former slaves.

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? a. assassination of Lincoln; passage by Congress of Fourteenth Amendment; passage of southern Black Codes; Johnson veto of Civil Rights Bill b. ratification of Thirteenth Amendment; Tenure of Office Act; impeachment of Johnson; election of Grant c. Slaughterhouse Cases; 1875 Civil Rights Act; passage by Congress of Fourteenth Amendment; Reconstruction Act d. Ku Klux Klan Act; election of Grant; ratification of Fifteenth Amendment; Bargain of 1877

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

What were the central elements in the lives of postemancipation blacks during the twenty years after the Civil War? a. the family, the corporations, the university b. the family, the church, the school c. the boss, the cabin, the library d. the boss, the library, the farm

b. the family, the church, the school

Black Americans who refused to sign labor contracts to work for whites during Reconstruction a. were usually freed b. were often convicted of vagrancy and fined; sometimes they were then auctioned off to work for the person who paid the fine c. were usually sent to another country d. were left with no consequences

b. were often convicted of vagrancy and fined; sometimes they were then auctioned off to work for the person who paid the fine

Who among the following was not a leader of the Radical Republicans? a. John Fremont b. Charles Sumner c. Andrew Johnson d. Ulysses S Grant

c. Andrew Johnson

Which of the following was not a major effect of Reconstruction (at its height) on southern society? a. It saw the federal government take a direct role in the relations between black and white southerners. b. It saw the spread of schools and churches across the South, built by and for African-Americans. c. It inspired a mass exodus of southern blacks to lands that had never known slavery. d. It helped restrain southern whites from exploiting the labor of former slaves.

c. It inspired a mass exodus of southern blacks to lands that had never known slavery.

The phrase "forty acres and a mule" derived from a. Lincoln's "10% Plan." b. the Wade-Davis Bill. c. Sherman's Field Order 15. d. the Emancipation Proclamation.

c. Sherman's Field Order 15.

Which was not true of Liberal Republicans in the post-Civil War era? a. They nominated Horace Greeley for president. b. They formed their own political party. c. They believed the growth of federal power needed to be expanded. d. They were less committed to equal rights for blacks than the Radical Republicans had been.

c. They believed the growth of federal power needed to be expanded.

Following the Civil War, white and black farmers in the South faced: a. extremely high cotton prices. b. rapidly rising cotton prices. c. a steady decrease in cotton prices. d. a leveling off of cotton prices to prewar levels.

c. a steady decrease in cotton prices.

The Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871 a. gave police more power b. created more laws c. defined crimes that deprived citizens of their civil and political rights as federal offenses, and under these laws President Grant sent federal marshals to arrest hundreds of accused Klansmen. d. tightened policing on certain groups

c. defined crimes that deprived citizens of their civil and political rights as federal offenses, and under these laws President Grant sent federal marshals to arrest hundreds of accused Klansmen.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony opposed the Fifteenth Amendment because a. it was not worded strongly enough b. there was no way to enforce it c. it did not enfranchise women d. it did not allow all races to vote

c. it did not enfranchise women

As meant in the section on the free labor system, define "free labor." a. people working for free b. work done by free slaves c. non-slave labor in a market economy d. free labor as done by slaves

c. non-slave labor in a market economy

In consequence of the Bargain of 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes a. ordered all federal purchase orders for military uniforms to be purchased at bargain or discount prices. b. ordered federal troops to be withdrawn from the South. c. ordered federal troops to return to their barracks. d. ordered that future bargains, such as those promoted by the corrupt politicians involved in the Whiskey Ring, be outlawed.

c. ordered federal troops to return to their barracks.

Which was not a principal task of the Freedmen's Bureau (1865-1870)? a. establish schools b. secure equal treatment before the courts for former slaves c. support black churches and businesses d. provide aid to the poor and aged

c. support black churches and businesses

Radical Republicans in the Reconstruction Era shared the view that a. Slavery was a good thing b. Taxes are an abomination c. the Union victory created a golden opportunity to institutionalize the principal of equal rights for all, regardless of race. d. Unity of the nation would be a bad thing

c. the Union victory created a golden opportunity to institutionalize the principal of equal rights for all, regardless of race.

What was being reconstructed (constructed again) in Reconstruction? a. the West b. slavery c. the nation d. the Civil War

c. the nation

The struggles over land and labor united the postemancipation experience in many countries, yet this one aspect made the United States unique. a. with reconstruction came full citizenship and voting rights for all men and women born in the U.S. b. shortly after slavery ended, white women performed all of the field work c. within two years after the end of slavery, black males were given the right to vote d. identification charts were printed and distributed to all slaves to more easily connect them with lost relatives

c. within two years after the end of slavery, black males were given the right to vote

During Reconstruction, the black church functioned as a vital setting for: a. political mobilization. b. worship. c. schooling. d. All of these answers are correct.

d. All of these answers are correct.

Upon Lincoln's assassination, ____________ became president. a. Ulysses S. Grant b. John Addams c. Andrew Jackson d. Andrew Johnson

d. Andrew Johnson

In the aftermath of the Civil War, the black church was a powerful influence in the South; what two denominations commanded the largest African-American following? a. Baptist and Episcopal b. Mormon and Methodist c. Baptist and Mormon d. Baptist and Methodist

d. Baptist and Methodist

The 1865 agency responsible for the attempt to establish a working free labor system was called the a. Civil Rights Act of 1875 b. Black Codes c. Reconstruction Act d. Freedmen's Bureau

d. Freedmen's Bureau

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? a. Slaughterhouse Cases; passage by Congress of Fourteenth Amendment; Reconstruction Act b. assassination of Lincoln; passage by Congress of Fourteenth Amendment; passage of Black Codes c. Bargain of 1877; election of Grant; ratification of fifteenth amendment d. Tenure of Office Act; impeachment of Johnson; election of Grant

d. Tenure of Office Act; impeachment of Johnson; election of Grant

The House of Representatives approved articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson for violation of what law? a. The Reconstruction Act b. The Fourteenth Amendment c. The Civil Rights Act d. The Tenure of Office Act

d. The Tenure of Office Act

In the summer of 1865, President Andrew Johnson ordered that nearly all land in federal hands: a. be given to freed blacks. b. be given to poor blacks and whites. c. be given to the railroads. d. be returned to its former owners.

d. be returned to its former owners.

Which of the following was not a widespread activity among newly emancipated blacks? a. seeking to obtain land of their own b. learning how to read and write c. moving about just to get the feel of freedom d. moving to the North in search of greater freedom and opportunity

d. moving to the North in search of greater freedom and opportunity

Many women saw the opportunity to insert their issues into the reforming nation. Their immediate main concerns were all of the following except a. liberalizing divorce laws b. the right to vote c. more job opportunities for women d. outlawing the sale and manufacture of liquor

d. outlawing the sale and manufacture of liquor

The Burlingame Treaty reaffirmed China's national sovereignty, and a. aided in supplying weaponry against their joint enemy, Japan b. requested Christian missionaries to be sent to the area c. sought to establish military outposts along China's borders d. provided reciprocal protection for religious freedom and against discrimination for citizens of each country emigrating or visiting the other

d. provided reciprocal protection for religious freedom and against discrimination for citizens of each country emigrating or visiting the other

In a society that had made political participation a core element of freedom, this activity became central to the former slaves' desire for empowerment and equality. a. literacy b. learning a new trade apart from their prior slave work c. marriage to whoever they wanted d. right to vote

d. right to vote