Deck 16: The Agony of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Question 1

President Andrew Johnson was a(n)________ .

A) northerner
B) Republican
C) opponent of slaveowners
D) great humanitarian
E) member of the planter aristocracy

Answer 1

opponent of slaveowners

Question 2

Andrew Johnson believed that Reconstruction should________ .

A) guarantee that the southern ruling class would not return to power
B) return the South to its prewar system, minus slavery
C) treat the South as a conquered nation
D) guarantee the political and civil rights of the freedmen
E) go ahead as Lincoln had planned

Answer 2

guarantee that the southern ruling class would not return to power

Question 3

The South's refusal to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment________ .

A) caused northern public opinion to question the Radicals' demands
B) forced the Republicans to abolish the existing southern governments and give the vote to African Americans
C) led to a general land reform of the South
D) caused a thorough restructuring of southern society
E) brought the Redeemers to power

Answer 3

forced the Republicans to abolish the existing southern governments and give the vote to African Americans

Question 4

Andrew Johnson was indicted by the House for his violation of the________ .

A) Civil Rights Act of 1866
B) Tenure of Office Act
C) Wade-Davis Bill
D) Fourteenth Amendment
E) Loyalty Act

Question 5

Which group was not part of the southern coalition supporting Radical Reconstruction?

A) businessmen interested in government funding
B) poor white farmers from upland regions
C) newly enfranchised African Americans
D) white planters
E) "scalawags"

Question 6

Restrictions on black civil rights imposed by southern states after Reconstruction from 1876 to 1910 were known as________ .

A) Black Codes
B) the Code Noir
C) the Compromise of 1877
D) Redeemer laws
E) Jim Crow laws

Question 7

What was Lincoln's view of Reconstruction?

A) Amnesty would be granted to those southerners who had never willingly aided the Confederacy.
B) Reconstruction would guarantee full political and civil equality for southern blacks.
C) Congress would determine the terms for readmission of the seceded states.
D) Pardon would be granted to all southerners taking an oath of allegiance and acknowledging the legality of emancipation.
E) The President and Congress would work together on a bill to address how to readmit Confederate states to the Union.

Question 8

In implementing Johnson's plan, southern states________ .

A) sometimes ignored Johnson's plan altogether
B) accepted it grudgingly or with qualifications
C) required blacks have a job, but allowed them to choose their employer
D) were required to grant suffrage to all men, black and white
E) implemented Jim Crow laws to restrict the freedom of former slaves

Question 9

Why was Johnson ultimately acquitted on the impeachment charges?

A) He was cooperative with Congress.
B) He received support from the Radical Republicans.
C) Some Republicans feared that his removal would threaten the balance of power.
D) He received support from most Democrats.
E) He was innocent.

Question 10

What did the African Americans elected to state or national office during Reconstruction demonstrate?

A) There was a higher level of corruption among them than among their white counterparts.
B) They had more integrity and competence than their white counterparts.
C) They had a desire to implement radical social programs.
D) They had a strong desire for harsh revenge on former slaveholders.
E) They lacked education and that impeded their success.

Question 11

Most southern African Americans who held political power during Reconstruction________ .

A) alienated whites by pushing for massive land restriction
B) concentrated their efforts on educational and political reforms
C) used the Freedmen's Bureau to oppress ex-Confederates
D) pushed for educational integration
E) were more corrupt than their white counterparts

Question 12

What was the general impression of Ulysses S. Grant by the public?

A) He served as a dynamic and forceful president.
B) He took strong actions to protect southern Republicans.
C) He gained wide support among Democrats.
D) He could not resolve the problems of the times.
E) He was always considered above reproach.