Reconstruction and Post Civil War

Reconstruction

100

After the Civil War, the purpose of adding the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution was to .................................................................................... A) grant civil and political rights to Native American Indians B) allow women to become full citizens C) guarantee African Americans equal treatment under the law D) extend constitutional rights to new territories

C) guarantee African Americans equal treatment under the law

200

President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War included .................................................................................... A) restoring the social conditions that existed before the war began B) conducting trials for former Confederate leaders C) destroying the economic and social power of the Southern planters D) reuniting the nation as quickly as possible

D) reuniting the nation as quickly as possible

300

After the Civil War, a significant cause of the conflict between President Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans in Congress was disagreement over .......................................................................... A) the plans for restoring Southern states to the Union B) a proposal to repeal the Emancipation Proclamation C) reduction of the army and the navy to prewar levels D) congressional efforts to pay the Confederate war debt

(A) the plans for restoring Southern states to the Union

400

Before the former Confederate states could be readmitted to the Union, the congressional plan for Reconstruction required them to ..................................................................................... A) ratify the 14th amendment B) imprison all former Confederate soldiers C) provide 40 acres of land to all freedmen D) help rebuild Northern industries

A) Ratify the 14th amendment

500

In the Compromise of 1877 that ended Reconstruction, Republicans agreed to ..................................................................................... A) withdraw federal troops from the South B) support the Black Codes C) award the presidency to Democrat Samuel Tilden D) accept the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford

A) withdraw federal troops from the South

Immigration

100

DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Few restrictions were placed on immigration to the United States in the late 19th century primarily because immigrants ..................................................................................... A) would work for low wages B) provided a rich source of investment capital C) would add to the diversity of the population D) faced little opposition from citizens

A) would work for low wages

200

Passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act was mainly a response to ..................................................................................... A) economic and race-based opposition to immigrants in the western United States B) demands by businesses for additional workers C) efforts of the American Federation of Labor to recruit skilled workers D) pressure from railroads to limit competition in shipping

A) economic and race-based opposition to immigrants in the western United States

300

In the 1890s, calls for limiting immigration were largely the result of ................................................................................... A) nativist reactions toward southern and eastern Europeans B) a desire to achieve cultural pluralism C) the influence of industrialists D) the adoption of a constitutional amendment

A) nativist reactions toward southern and eastern Europeans

400

Most nativists of the late 1800s would most likely have supported the ..................................................................................... A) creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants B) passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act C) continuation of the contract labor system D) assimilation of Native American Indians into

B) passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

500

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Gentlemen’s Agreement with Japan in 1907 both illustrate ..................................................................................... A) the role of nativism in the development of United States policies B) imperialist attitudes in foreign affairs C) restrictive trading policies toward Asian nations D) the influence of big business on foreign policy

A) the role of nativism in the development of United States policies

Native Americans

100

In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because ..................................................................................... A) white settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians lived B) Native American Indians were attacking southern cities C) he wanted to punish Native American Indians for their political opposition D) he sought complete control of Texas by the United States

A) white settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians lived

200

What happened as a result of offers like the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act of 1862? ..................................................................................... A) More Native American Indians on the Great Plains were forced onto reservations. B) The government began to restrict the number of acres that people could buy. C) The Great Plains states became the new center for manufacturing. D) Missouri and Nebraska became new territories.

A) More Native American Indians on the Great Plains were forced onto reservations.

300

What was the primary goal of the Dawes Act of 1887 regarding Im Indians? ..................................................................................... A) assimilating Native American Indians into mainstream American life B) increasing the size of Native American Indian reservations C) promoting Native American Indian languages and cultures D) strengthening Native American Indian tribal governments

A) assimilating Native American Indians into mainstream American life

400

The major purpose of the Carlisle Indian School was to ..................................................................................... A) train future leaders in tribal traditions B) prepare children for life on the reservation C) teach skills needed for working in factories D) promote cultural assimilation

D) promote cultural assimilation

500

Which Supreme Court decision is most closely associated with the Trail of Tears? ..................................................................................... A) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) B) Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) C) Worcester v. Georgia (1832) D) Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

C) Worcester v. Georgia (1832)

Discrimination Against Former Slaves

100

Black Codes were established in the South immediately after the Civil War in an effort to ..................................................................................... A) integrate freedmen into American society B) enforce the Emancipation Proclamation C) expand educational opportunities D) limit the rights of newly freed African Americans

D) limit the rights of newly freed African Americans

200

Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used in the South after 1890 to ..................................................................................... A) support the goals of the Freedmen’s Bureau B) deny suffrage rights to African Americans C) undermine the “separate but equal” ruling of the Supreme Court D) enforce the amendments enacted during the Civil War and Reconstruction

B) deny suffrage rights to African Americans

300

Starting in the 1870s, Jim Crow laws were enacted in Southern states as a means to ..................................................................................... A) provide an education for formerly enslaved persons B) protect the voting rights of formerly enslaved persons C) enforce racial segregation D) ensure equal protection under the law

C) enforce racial segregation

400

Which statement best describes how the status of African Americans in the South changed soon after the end of Reconstruction in 1877? ..................................................................................... A) The Supreme Court consistently supported civil rights for African Americans. B) Poll taxes and literacy tests were eliminated for African Americans. C) Increasing numbers of African Americans were elected to public office. D) African Americans faced increasing discrimination and segregation.

D) African Americans faced increasing discrimination and segregation.

500

The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affected African Americans by ..................................................................................... A) granting voting rights B) expanding civil rights C) upholding racial segregation D) guaranteeing equal wages

C) upholding racial segregation

Random

100

Slavery throughout the United States was permanently abolished by the ..................................................................................... A) ratification of the Constitution of the United States B) approval of the Republican Party platform of 1860 C) issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation D) adoption of the 13th amendment to the Constitution

D) adoption of the 13th amendment to the Constitution

200

The underlying reason for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson was ..................................................................................... A) the Credit Mobilier scandal B) a power struggle with Congress over Reconstruction C) his refusal to appoint new justices to the Supreme Court D) his policies toward Native American Indian

B) a power struggle with Congress over Reconstruction

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY: After the Civil War, which development limited economic opportunities for African Americans in the South? ..................................................................................... A) creation of military districts B) establishment of the Freedmen’s Bureau C) use of the sharecropping system D) ratification of the 14th amendment

C) use of the sharecropping system

400

The Reconstruction Era ended when Congressional Democrats agreed to the Election of Rutherford B. Hayes, and the Republicans agreed to ..................................................................................... A) Withdraw federal troops from the South B) Give each freedman 40 acres of land and a mule C) Do away with the electoral college D) Repeal the 15th Amendment

A) Withdraw federal troops from the South

500

During the Reconstruction period, an important objective of congressional action was to ..................................................................................... A) destroy the economy of the South B) restore Pre-Civil War conditions to the South C) maintain republican domination of the National Government D) Develop two equal political parties in the South

C) maintain republican domination of the National Government