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QUESTION 1

  1. Which statement best describes the underlying reason for Andrew Johnson’s impeachment?
    He appointed corrupt cabinet members and ignored their illegal activities
    He defied the Congress on the appointment of cabinet members.
    He refused to show support for constitutional amendments to protect freed slaves

2 points

QUESTION 2

  1. Which of the following did Abraham Lincoln propose as a means of reintegrating the former Confederate states back into the Union after the U.S. Civil War?
    the Wade-Davis Bill
    the Ten Percent Plan
    the Enforcement Acts

2 points

QUESTION 3

  1. Which agency was founded as a result of the Reconstruction effort?
    the Freedmen’s Bureau
    the Resettlement Administration
    the Office of Economic Opportunity

2 points

QUESTION 4

  1. After the U.S. Civil War, northern and southern moderates both viewed which of the following as a chief goal?
    creating economic progress
    establishing peace and order
    encouraging equal civil rights

2 points

QUESTION 5

  1. The Black Codes were designed to do which of the following?
    to preserve the pre-war status of African-Americans
    to give African-Americans the opportunity to support themselves
    to ensure that African-Americans received the same rights as other citizens

2 points

QUESTION 6

  1. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution did which of the following?
    allowed suffrage to American males of all races
    declared all people born on U.S. soil to be citizens
    ended slavery throughout the entire United States

2 points

QUESTION 7

  1. The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution did which of the following?
    allowed suffrage to American males of all races
    declared all people born on U.S. soil to be citizens
    ended slavery throughout the entire United States

2 points

QUESTION 8

  1. The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution did which of the following?
    allowed suffrage to American males of all races
    declared all people born on U.S. soil to be citizens
    ended slavery throughout the entire United States

2 points

QUESTION 9

  1. What name was given to northerners who moved south during Reconstruction, usually to invest in land?
    carpetbaggers
    exodusters
    scalawags

2 points

QUESTION 10

  1. What name was given to Southerners who supported the Northern Reconstruction efforts in the South?
    carpetbaggers
    exodusters
    scalawags

2 points

QUESTION 11

  1. What name was given to African-Americans who moved west after the U.S. Civil War to claim land under the Homestead Acts?
    carpetbaggers
    exodusters
    scalawags

2 points

QUESTION 12

  1. Which of the following led to the passage of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
    the election of Ulysses S. Grant as president
    the construction of railroad lines in southern states
    the southern states’ failure to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment

2 points

QUESTION 13

  1. What is generally considered to be the greatest success of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
    helping former slaves obtain land
    insuring education for former slaves
    promoting former slaves’ civil rights