Question 1

Who led the Freedmen's Bureau?

Accepted Answer

General Oliver Otis Howard.

Question 2

What percentage of voters in 1860 did President Lincoln require to swear loyalty to the Union before initiating Reconstruction in a state?

Accepted Answer

10 percent.

Question 3

Explain the significance of the Wade-Davis Bill.

Accepted Answer

This was the first radical plan for Reconstruction.

Question 4

Other than the Freedman's Bureau, what group sent educators to the South to teach literacy skills to former slaves?

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Question 5

What laws passed by southern legislatures attempted to establish rules for former slaves?

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Question 6

Southern whites who collaborated with Republicans during Reconstruction were called what?

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Question 7

What system developed to employ former slaves in agricultural jobs in the South?

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Question 8

How did Credit Mobilier trigger the Panic of 1873?

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Question 9

Who was the Democratic Party's nominee for president in 1872?

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Question 10

What was the model for "redeeming" southern states from Republican control?

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Question 11

Although the Freedmen's Bureau mostly dealt with labor relations, these often spilled over into matters of

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The Freedmen's Bureau was primarily responsible for helping former slaves and poor whites adjust to the post-Civil War South. One of its main duties was to oversee labor relations between former slaves and their former masters, but in doing so often had to address issues of civil rights. The Bureau helped to protect the legal rights of African Americans, such as their right to vote, own property, and receive equal treatment under the law.

Question 12

What prompted moderate Republicans to grow increasingly more radical during Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

The violence aimed at freed people, particularly the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups, was a major factor in driving moderate Republicans towards more radical positions. Many believed that former Confederates could not be trusted to uphold the rights of black citizens, and that more forceful measures were necessary to protect their rights. This led to the adoption of harsher Reconstruction policies, including military interventions in Southern states and the suspension of civil liberties in some cases.

Question 13

What labor system for former slaves developed soon after plantation owners reclaimed their land after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The sharecrop system developed soon after plantation owners reclaimed their land after the Civil War. In this system, former slaves were given a plot of land to cultivate and in return, they had to give a share of their crops to the plantation owner as rent. This system resulted in a cycle of debt for the sharecroppers and perpetuated their economic dependence on the plantation owners.

Question 14

According to the Banks Plan,

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The Banks Plan included contracts for former slaves that earned them a small percentage of the crop or $3 per month.

Question 15

What group had the most to gain from the Banks Plan?

Accepted Answer

Established planters would have had the most to gain from the Banks Plan as it provided them with guaranteed labor for little cost. This would have allowed them to continue their plantation economy without having to pay high wages to laborers.

Question 16

Why did General Nathaniel Banks issue stringent regulations for plantations in Louisiana?

Accepted Answer

General Nathaniel Banks issued stringent regulations for plantations in Louisiana to cut the loss of black lives in contraband camps by ensuring that freed slaves had work and were not left in poor conditions in the camps.

Question 17

President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction required 10 percent of what group to swear future loyalty to the United States?

Accepted Answer

President Lincoln's plan, which was issued in December 1863, required 10 percent of a state's voting population in the 1860 election to swear an oath of loyalty to the United States in order for that state to be readmitted to the Union. This plan was seen as lenient by some and was eventually replaced by more stringent requirements under the Reconstruction Acts of 1867.

Question 18

Those who advocated a harsh peace for the South and citizenship for former slaves were called what?

Accepted Answer

Radical Republicans were the ones who advocated for a harsh peace for the South and citizenship for former slaves.

Question 19

How many voters would have had to swear allegiance to the Union under the Wade-Davis Bill?

Accepted Answer

The Wade-Davis Bill required a majority of white male citizens in a former Confederate state to swear allegiance to the Union before the state could be readmitted.

Question 20

How did President Lincoln dispose of the Wade-Davis Bill?

Accepted Answer

President Lincoln used the pocket veto by letting the 10-day deadline for signing or vetoing the bill expire without taking any action. This meant that the bill did not become law.

Quiz 15: Reconstructing a Nation, 1865-1877