Ch 14 Test

Which of these statements describes the status of African American women in the Reconstruction-era South? Most freedmen refused to allow their wives to work alongside them in the fields. Emancipation may have increased the subordination of African American women in the black household. Freedwomen valued their new right to marry legally and their opportunity to create a stable family life. In the Reconstruction-era South, freedwomen had the same rights and status as freedmen.

Freedwomen valued their new right to marry legally and their opportunity to create a stable family life

Which politician's death marked the waning of Radical Reconstruction? Andrew Johnson Charles Sumner Abraham Lincoln William Seward

Charles Sumne

Which of the following pairs identified with the Radical Republicans? James M. Pike and Hiram Revels Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens Lyman Trumbull and Nathan Bedford Forrest President Lincoln and Andrew Johnson

Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens

Which of the following became critical community institutions for African Americans throughout the South during Reconstruction? Churches New black colleges City parks Local boards of health

Churches

Which of the following statements describes the Freedmen's Bureau, which originated in 1865? - Created by Congress, it helped ex-slaves adjust to freedom and secure their basic civil rights. -Created by private citizens, the agency provided aid to former slaves. Founded by ex-Confederate states, the organization helped rebuild the South. It was originally proposed in Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan, which Congress defeated.

Created by Congress, it helped ex-slaves adjust to freedom and secure their basic civil rights

Which of the following statements describes the Freedmen's Bureau, which originated in 1865? Founded by ex-Confederate states, the organization helped rebuild the South. It was originally proposed in Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan, which Congress defeated. Created by private citizens, the agency provided aid to former slaves. Created by Congress, it helped ex-slaves adjust to freedom and secure their basic civil rights.

Created by Congress, it helped ex-slaves adjust to freedom and secure their basic civil rights.

Which of these statements describes the status of African American women in the Reconstruction-era South? In the Reconstruction-era South, freedwomen had the same rights and status as freedmen. Most freedmen refused to allow their wives to work alongside them in the fields. Freedwomen valued their new right to marry legally and their opportunity to create a stable family life. Emancipation may have increased the subordination of African American women in the black household.

Freedwomen valued their new right to marry legally and their opportunity to create a stable family life.

Which statement describes the sharecropping system that emerged to replace slavery in the South after the Civil War? It created an equal partnership between tenant farmer and owner. Through sharecropping, freed slaves were able to advance very well economically. Sharecroppers were often worse off than slaves had been. Most sharecroppers believed it was preferable to a wage labor system.

Most sharecroppers believed it was preferable to a wage labor system.

Which of the following statements characterizes the women's suffrage movement after the Civil War? Most suffragists agreed that they should concentrate on securing voting rights for African American men as a means to press for the same rights for all women. Most feminists opposed the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment because it did not give equal protection to women. Disappointed with the Republican Party's failure to win voting rights for women, most suffragists aligned with the Democratic Party after 1869. Many feminists who had been abolitionists were disappointed that the Fifteenth Amendment made no reference to gender and permitted states to continue to deny suffrage to women.

Most suffragists agreed that they should concentrate on securing voting rights for African American men as a means to press for the same rights for all women.

Which of these events spurred Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act in April 1866? The eruption of antiblack violence in various parts of the South A precipitous decline in Johnson's political support Johnson's threat to impose Reconstruction through military force The emergence of the Ku Klux Klan

The eruption of antiblack violence in various parts of the South

For this question, refer to the following Thomas Nast cartoon from Harper's Weekly, April 14, 1867. Which of the following groups would be most likely to support the perspective of the cartoon? Union movements Immigrants Ex-Confederates Women activists

Wrong

Some southerners used the term scalawags to describe northerners in the South during Reconstruction. Freedmen's Bureau officials and teachers. freed slaves who were demanding equality. southerners who supported the process of Reconstruction.

Wrong

Those who participated in the creation and implementation of Radical Reconstruction intended to rebuild the South's shattered infrastructure. achieve a new southern society in the North's image. bring the South back into the Union with minimal bitterness. create a new South with full equality and without racism.

Wrong

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? Fifteenth Amendment—gave all African Americans the right to vote Thirteenth Amendment—citizenship for African Americans Fourteenth Amendment—abolished slavery Civil Rights Act of 1866—allowed formerly enslaved people full access to the courts

Wrong

In the 1872 presidential election, the still disorganized Democratic Party exposed the Whiskey Ring scandals. supported Samuel Tilden for president. allied with the reform-minded Liberal Republicans. demanded civil rights for African Americans.

allied with the reform-minded Liberal Republicans.

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 asserted that all former slaves would receive equal protection under the law. guaranteed suffrage for all adult freedmen. declared freedmen to be citizens and gave them full access to the courts. required freedmen, like immigrants, to wait five years for U.S. citizenship.

asserted that all former slaves would receive equal protection under the law??

Expecting freedom from slavery near the end of the Civil War, most African Americans were eager to form charities to help former slaves establish independence from their masters. elect African American politicians in order to secure their political rights. vote and secure land for economic independence. find the means to move to the North and seek employment.

vote and secure land for economic independence.

Under President Johnson's restoration plan, high-ranking Confederate leaders and wealthy southerners were generally imprisoned for a period of time ranging from one month to three years. avoided punishment by taking a special oath of allegiance to the Union and the president. could serve as delegates to conventions that were called to consider ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment. emigrated from the country, generally to Europe or South America.

could serve as delegates to conventions that were called to consider ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment.

In the Reconstruction South, the Ku Klux Klan was never the object of federal legislation to suppress it. organized in Texas in 1868 and spread quickly throughout the South. often indistinguishable from the Democratic Party. careful to avoid arousing congressional ire.

often indistinguishable from the Democratic Party.

In the Reconstruction South, the Ku Klux Klan was often indistinguishable from the Democratic Party. never the object of federal legislation to suppress it. organized in Texas in 1868 and spread quickly throughout the South .careful to avoid arousing congressional ire.

often indistinguishable from the Democratic Party.

One critical flaw of southern Reconstruction governments was their failure to exclude religious institutions from government. failure to address the issue of women's rights. support of the convict leasing system. emphasis on promoting public education for black but not white children.

support of the convict leasing system.

Reconstruction ended in 1877 because the Democratic Party lost its political base in the South. African American government leaders in the South were incompetent. the northern government had achieved all it had planned. the North lost interest in the cause.

the North lost interest in the cause.

Southern whites responded to the end of slavery by enacting Black Codes. the Freedmen's Bureau. the Ordinance of Nullification. the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

Black Codes.

How did Abraham Lincoln respond to the Wade-Davis Bill in 1864? Lincoln publicly refused to sign it and announced in a major speech that he sought a lenient approach to Reconstruction. Lincoln reluctantly agreed to accept it, but the Senate failed to pass it and it never came before him. He did not sign it and he opened talks with key congressional representatives to find a compromise solution. He vetoed it, but his veto was overridden by Congress, which insisted that Confederates be punished.

He did not sign it and he opened talks with key congressional representatives to find a compromise solution.

Why did Republicans nominate Rutherford B. Hayes for president in 1876? He had won a reputation for honesty and appeared to be safe from charges of corruption. He promised to end Reconstruction, which had become a Republican liability. His state, New York, was crucial to winning the election. His relationship with Grant would protect prominent but corrupt Republicans.

He had won a reputation for honesty and appeared to be safe from charges of corruption.

Which of the following was the official reason Congress cited for impeaching Andrew Johnson? He infringed on the powers of Congress. Johnson dismissed Secretary of State William Seward. He refused to support any of the Civil War amendments. He attempted to undermine Radical Reconstruction.

He infringed on the powers of Congress.

How was the Wade-Davis Bill of 1864 different from Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan? It required loyalty oaths from 90 percent of a southern state's adult white men before that state could hold a constitutional convention. This more generous plan specified that former slaveholders would receive compensation for their property losses. This proposal created an amnesty plan that was more lenient than Lincoln's earlier plan. It stipulated that new southern governments could be formed only by those who had not fought against the North in the Civil War.

It stipulated that new southern governments could be formed only by those who had not fought against the North in the Civil War.

During Reconstruction, why was southern Democrats' dismissal of black politicians as ignorant field hands misguided? The majority of politicians were free blacks from the North. Those elected to public office had served in the Union army. Many had been free artisans or tradesmen. While all had been slaves, some had been house servants.

Many had been free artisans or tradesmen.

Which of the following statements characterizes the congressional impeachment of Andrew Johnson? Moderate Republicans joined with the Radicals to impeach Johnson, but the Supreme Court overturned his impeachment on appeal. In return for Johnson's promise not to oppose the Radical Republicans' plans, the Senate acquitted him. Radical Republicans failed to remove Johnson from office, but they damaged his power and authority. Johnson was the only president ever to be impeached and removed from office in American history.

Radical Republicans failed to remove Johnson from office, but they damaged his power and authority

Which of the following was Elizabeth Cady Stanton's response to the denial of women's suffrage while freedmen and immigrant men were being enfranchised? She understood the value of granting the right to vote to all men but still remained a supporter of women's suffrage. She made a racist attack on the uneducated black men who could vote while educated white women could not. She felt that men were better suited to vote than women and supported the Republican Party. She urged women to be patient and remain loyal to the Republican Party.

She made a racist attack on the uneducated black men who could vote while educated white women could not.

Why was it necessary to add the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution following the Civil War? The Bill of Rights gave state laws precedence over federal laws. The Constitution outlawed the federal government's interference with state laws. They weren't necessary; they were passed merely for emphasis and propaganda. The Constitution had condoned slavery and allowed states to set voting requirements.

The Constitution had condoned slavery and allowed states to set voting requirements.