Weekly Review Quiz 1

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 working system of labor relations between former slaves and former slaveholders. C. encourage whites to work for blacks on plantations as a way to deepen interracial understanding. D. encourage freedpeople to move out West, where they could work and live with Native American families.

B. ensure a working system of labor relations between former slaves and former slaveholders. FEEDBACK: See Full pages 554-555; See Seagull pages 570-571

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony opposed the Fifteenth Amendment because A. it excluded children under age eighteen. B. it outlawed discrimination in voting based on race but not gender. C. it still did not allow African-American men to vote. D. there was no way to enforce the amendment.

B. it outlawed discrimination in voting based on race but not gender. FEEDBACK: See Full page 573; See Seagull page 590

Which statement accurately describes sharecropping? A. It 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. It meant that black families shared their crops with each other and poor whites, especially in times of famine, flood, or drought. C. It was a method of harvesting crops such that the topsoil was left intact for next year's agricultural season. D. It was a government-led economic initiative that sought to have southerners donate their land to the federal government for later dispersal.

A. It allowed a black family to rent part of a plantation, with the crop divided between worker and owner at the end of the year. FEEDBACK: See Full page 558; See Seagull page 573

In President Andrew Johnson's view, African-Americans ought to play what part in Reconstruction? A. They should have no role in shaping policies. B. They should take up political leadership positions. C. They should join the military and defend the South. D. They should live out the vision of the Radical Republicans.

A. They should have no role in shaping policies. FEEDBACK: See Full page 563; See Seagull page 578

During Reconstruction, some 2,000 African-Americans held public office, among them fourteen in the U.S. House of Representatives and two U.S. senators. A. True B. False

A. True FEEDBACK: See Full page 575; See Seagull page 592

The KKK was founded in 1866 as a secret society and served, in effect, as a military arm of the Democratic Party. A. True B. False

A. True FEEDBACK: See Full page 580; See Seagull page 596

The civil rights era of the 1950s and 1960s is sometimes called the "Second Reconstruction." A. True B. False

A. True FEEDBACK: See Full page 585; See Seagull page 601

A "carpetbagger" was A. a northerner who settled in the South after the war B. the name given to gypsies in the border states. C. a traveling salesman of goods to the war-ravaged South. D. a southerner sympathetic to the Union during the Civil War.

A. a northerner who settled in the South after the war FEEDBACK: See Full pages 576-577; See Seagull page 593

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 women the right to vote in federal elections but did not allow them to vote in state elections. C. ended the institution of slavery and indentured servitude throughout the United States. D. made the income tax constitutional for the top 30 percent of wealthy white Americans but not black southerners.

A. prohibited federal and state governments from denying any citizen the vote because of race. FEEDBACK: See Full page 568; See Seagull page 585

Radical Republicans in the Reconstruction era shared the view that A. the Union victory created an opportunity to institutionalize the principle of equal rights regardless of race. B. the government should minimize its involvement in the economy and allow laissez-faire to flourish in the South. C. traditions of federalism and states' rights should guide all policy decisions, including those involving race. D. African-Americans should never receive the right to vote, only opportunities to earn wages.

A. the Union victory created an opportunity to institutionalize the principle of equal rights regardless of race. FEEDBACK: See Full page 564; See Seagull page 580

The Black Codes were A. codes of honor imposed upon newly freed black Americans. B. laws that sought to regulate the lives of former slaves in the South. 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 in the South. FEEDBACK: See Full page 563; See Seagull page 579

What activity made the postemancipation experience in the United States unique from other societies and became central to the former slaves' desire for empowerment and equality? A. marriage to whomever they wished, regardless of race B. the right to vote within two years of the end of slavery C. the mandatory stipulation that they learn new trades different from their prior slave work D. the distribution of identification cards to all freed slaves

B. the right to vote within two years of the end of slavery FEEDBACK: See Full page 562; See Seagull page 578

The phrase "forty acres and a mule" is 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. FEEDBACK: See Full page 549; See Seagull page 565

What did three amendments to the U.S. Constitution guarantee to former slaves shortly after the Civil War? A. forty acres and a mule; education; and equality with white southerners B. the right to marry anyone of their choosing; freedom of assembly; and land C. freedom from slavery; recognition as citizens; and the vote for adult black men D. new houses on plantations; education; and equal justice under the law

C. freedom from slavery; recognition as citizens; and the vote for adult black men FEEDBACK: See Full pages 565-566, 568; See Seagull pages 581-582, 585

Black Americans who refused to sign labor contracts to work for whites during Reconstruction A. were often put on trains and sent out West to live with Native Americans. B. were predominantly put on trains and sent to northern cities to work in factories. C. were often arrested and hired out to white landowners. D. were predominantly convicted and sentenced to execution.

C. were often arrested and hired out to white landowners. FEEDBACK: See Full page 563; See Seagull page 579