Question 1

The Freedmen's Bureau succeeded in securing land and providing education for freedmen after the war.

Accepted Answer

While the Freedmen's Bureau did help provide education for freedmen, its efforts to secure land for them were largely unsuccessful due to opposition from white landowners.

Question 2

African Americans relied solely on governmental help to build the community, religious, and family bonds officially denied them under slavery.

Accepted Answer

African Americans did not solely rely on governmental help to build their community, religious, and family bonds. Instead, they developed their own institutions and organizations, such as churches and fraternal orders, to support and strengthen these bonds. They also relied on mutual aid and informal networks within their communities to provide support and assistance to one another.

Question 3

Lincoln recommended a conciliatory approach to the defeated and humiliated South.

Accepted Answer

Lincoln's approach to Reconstruction was to be conciliatory to the defeated South, in hopes of reintegrating the Southern states into the Union as quickly and smoothly as possible. He favored a lenient policy towards former Confederates, believing that punishing them would only cause further resentment and hinder reconciliation. This approach was known as the "Ten Percent Plan."

Question 4

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 overruled the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott Case.

Accepted Answer

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 specifically stated that all persons born in the United States were citizens, regardless of race, and therefore overruled the Dred Scott decision which stated that African Americans were not citizens and had no right to sue in federal court.

Question 5

Northern voters gave up on Reconstruction after witnessing the explosion in urban riots in the south during the summer of 1866.

Accepted Answer

The decline in Northern support for Reconstruction was more complex and gradual, involving factors such as economic concerns, political fatigue, and the rise of violence by groups like the Ku Klux Klan, rather than a direct response to urban riots in the summer of 1866.

Question 6

The Fifteenth Amendment granted universal suffrage to ex-slaves.

Accepted Answer

The Fifteenth Amendment granted voting rights to African American men, including ex-slaves, but did not grant universal suffrage as it did not include women or Native Americans.

Question 7

Court decisions in the late 1800s would in fact limit the effect of the 14th and 15th Amendments by exempting states from their provisions.

Accepted Answer

This is known as the "Jim Crow era" and many court decisions, such as Plessy v. Ferguson, allowed states to engage in racially discriminatory practices despite the 14th and 15th Amendments.

Question 8

He was appointed as commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau in May 1865.&#10;A) William Sherman&#10;B) Frederick Douglass&#10;C) Oliver Howard&#10;D) Charles Sumner

Accepted Answer

Oliver Howard was appointed as commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau in May 1865. William Sherman was a Union general during the Civil War, Frederick Douglass was a prominent abolitionist and social reformer, and Charles Sumner was a senator who advocated for civil rights and the abolition of slavery.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is not true regarding Union Leagues in the South?&#10;A) They promoted Republican policies&#10;B) They were often called Loyalty Leagues&#10;C) They rarely experienced reprisals from Southern whites&#10;D) The leagues fought for economic and social justice

Accepted Answer

Union Leagues in the South often faced reprisals from Southern whites, including violence and intimidation.

Question 10

Presidential Reconstruction under Johnson included which of the following?&#10;A) Former Confederates had to take an oath of allegiance to the United States&#10;B) Rebellious states would have to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment&#10;C) Prominent ex-rebels had to apply to the president directly for a pardon&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

All of the above statements are true. Johnson's plan for Presidential Reconstruction did require former Confederates to take an oath of allegiance, demanded that rebellious states ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, and allowed ex-rebels to apply for pardons directly from the president.

Question 11

Though this clause in the Fourteenth Amendment intended to protect former slaves and their property rights, instead it was employed to protect corporations from government regulation in the late nineteenth century.

A) Citizenship Clause
B) Economic Clause
C) Due Process Clause
D) Equal Protection Clause

Accepted Answer

The answer of Though this clause in the Fourteenth Amendment...

Question 12

The issue of black suffrage divided the nation for all but one of the following reasons.&#10;A) Suffrage meant the elimination of legal segregation&#10;B) Suffrage suggested that the South was closer to &#34;negro equality&#34; and white subordination&#10;C) Suffrage meant that Republicans would be open to attacks of favoring African Americans over whites&#10;D) No suffrage for blacks meant that emancipation had little meaning

Accepted Answer

The answer of The issue of black suffrage divided the...

Question 13

This African American man from South Carolina served as the first black member of the House of Representatives.&#10;A) Joseph Rainey&#10;B) Blanche K. Bruce&#10;C) Robert Smalls&#10;D) Richard Cain

Accepted Answer

The answer of This African American man from South Carolina...

Question 14

Republicans failed to convict Johnson on account of the fact that the Constitution stipulates that a guilty verdict at an impeachment proceeding requires a numerical majority.&#10;A) Simple&#10;B) Two-thirds&#10;C) Three-quarters&#10;D) Three-fifths

Accepted Answer

The answer of Republicans failed to convict Johnson on account...

Question 15

Identify the former Confederate General who embraced the Republican Party during Reconstruction.&#10;A) Jubal Early&#10;B) James Longstreet&#10;C) George Gordon&#10;D) Nathan Bedford Forrest

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the former Confederate General who embraced...

Deck 11: Reconstruction Begins