Ch. 15 "What Is Freedom?": Reconstruction, 1865–1877 Pt. 1 Flashcards
Who among the following was not a leader of the Radical Republicans? A. Charles Sumner B. Thaddeus Stevens C. Andrew Johnson D. Benjamin Wade
C. Andrew Johnson
Which of the following was not a major effect of Reconstruction (at its height) on southern society?
A. It saw the federal government take a direct role in the relations between black and white southerners.
B. It saw the spread of schools and churches across the South, built by and for African-Americans.
C. It inspired a mass exodus of southern blacks to lands that had never known slavery.
D. It helped restrain southern whites from exploiting the labor of former slaves.
C. It inspired a mass exodus of southern blacks to lands that had never known slavery.
Define “free labor,” as meant in the section on the free labor system.
A. non-slave labor in a market economy
B. voluntary labor done without pay
C, labor you donate to a cause because you believe in it and so work for free
D. labor that was without cost to the business owner
A. non-slave labor in a market economy
What was being reconstructed (constructed again) in Reconstruction? A. the West B. slavery C. the nation D. the Civil War
C. the nation
Upon Lincoln’s assassination, who became president?
Andrew Johnson
One of the main purposes of the Freedmen’s Bureau was to
A. induce former slaves to work for free, at least until they proved their usefulness to potential employers.
B. ensure a fair and viable system of labor relations between former slaves and former slaveholders.
C. encourage whites to work for blacks, as a way to deepen interracial understanding.
D. encourage freedpeople to move out West, where they could make a new start.
B. ensure a fair and viable system of labor relations between former slaves and former slaveholders.
The Black Codes were
A. codes of honor by which newly freed black Americans lived.
B. laws that sought to regulate the lives of former slaves.
C. secret codes used by freed blacks in regions where the KKK was strongest.
D. a secret code combining elements of Creole and Pidgin English.
B. laws that sought to regulate the lives of former slaves.
“The destruction of slavery led feminists to search for ways to make the promise of free labor real for women.” Define “feminists” in this context.
A. persons who held a view advocating social, political, and other rights for women equal to those of men
B. women who sought to destroy the nation’s integrity by insisting that girls and young women receive separate educations
C. women who wanted to volunteer their labor and time for causes they thought important
D. men and women who wanted the promise of free labor extended to the destruction of slavery
A. persons who held a view advocating social, political, and other rights for women equal to those of men
Black Americans who refused to sign labor contracts to work for whites during Reconstruction
A. were often put on trains and sent out West.
B. were often put on trains and sent to northern cities.
C. were often convicted of vagrancy and fined; sometimes they were then auctioned off to work for the person who paid the fine.
D. were convicted and sentenced to execution.
C. were often convicted of vagrancy and fined; sometimes they were then auctioned off to work for the person who paid the fine.
The phrase, “forty acres and a mule,” derived from A. Lincoln’s Ten-Percent Plan. B. the Wade-Davis Bill. C. Sherman’s Field Order 15. D. the Emancipation Proclamation.
C. Sherman’s Field Order 15.
In the summer of 1865, President Andrew Johnson ordered nearly all land in federal hands to be A. given to freed blacks. B. given to poor blacks and whites. C. given to the railroads. D. returned to its former owners.
D. returned to its former owners.
Which of the following was not a central thrust of the Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution?
A. redistribution of the former slaveowners’ land among the freed slaves
B. equal citizenship for blacks and whites
C. the right to vote, regardless of race
D. empowerment of the federal government to protect citizens’ rights
A. redistribution of the former slaveowners’ land among the freed slaves
Following the Civil War, white and black farmers in the South
A. experienced extremely high prices for cotton
B. experienced rapidly rising prices on all agricultural crops
C. saw the price of cotton fall steadily
D. saw a leveling off of the price of cotton to pre-war levels
C. saw the price of cotton fall steadily
Radical Republicans in the Reconstruction era shared the view that
A. the Union victory created a golden opportunity to institutionalize the principle of equal rights for all, regardless of race.
B. the government should minimize its involvement in the economy and allow laissez faire to flourish.
C. expatriate fugitives should be repatriated.
D. they should ally themselves with the president in an effort to bring about “freedom and justice for all.”
A. the Union victory created a golden opportunity to institutionalize the principle of equal rights for all, regardless of race.
The Reconstruction Act of March 1867
A. allowed the Redeemers to reconstruct the South in the North’s image.
B. divided the South into five military districts and called for creation of new state governments, with black men given the right to vote.
C. voided the Supreme Court’s decision in Ex parte Milligan.
D. barred the president from removing certain officeholders, including cabinet members, without consent of the Senate.
B. divided the South into five military districts and called for creation of new state governments, with black men given the right to vote.
Which was not true of Liberal Republicans in the post-Civil War era?
A. They nominated Horace Greeley for president.
B. They formed their own political party.
C. They believed the growth of federal power needed to be expanded.
D. They were less committed to equal rights for blacks than the Radical Republicans had been.
C. They believed the growth of federal power needed to be expanded.
Which was not a principal task of the Freedmen’s Bureau (1865–1870)?
A. the establishment of schools
B. to secure former slaves equal treatment before the courts
C. to support black churches and businesses
D. to provide aid to the poor and aged
C. to support black churches and businesses
The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
A. prohibited federal and state governments from denying any citizen the vote because of race.
B. guaranteed freed slaves citizenship.
C. ended slavery and indentured servitude.
D. made the income tax constitutional.
A. prohibited federal and state governments from denying any citizen the vote because of race.
Sharecropping allowed a black family to rent part of a plantation, with the crop divided between ______ and ______ at the end of the year.
worker
owner
____________ allowed a black family to rent part of a plantation, with the crop divided between worker and owner at the end of the year.
Sharecropping
Which of the following was not a major cause of the decline of Reconstruction?
A. the use of fraud and terror to prevent blacks from voting or running for office
B. a deepening of mutual respect between black and white southerners, making Reconstruction seem no longer necessary
C. a growing perception among northerners that southern blacks were unfit for equal citizenship
D. a growing weariness in the North with the sectional issue and the burdens of enforcing Reconstruction
B. a deepening of mutual respect between black and white southerners, making Reconstruction seem no longer necessary
In President Andrew Johnson’s view, African-Americans ought to play what part in Reconstruction?
A. none
B. take up leadership positions in the Deep South
C. .take up leadership positions in the border states
D. take up leadership positions in the federal government, but not in individual state governments
A. none
Which were central elements in the lives of postemancipation blacks in the twenty years following the end of the Civil War?
the family, the church, the school
The House of Representatives approved articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson for violation of what law? A. the Reconstruction Act B. the Fourteenth Amendment C. the Civil Rights Act D. the Tenure of Office Act
D. the Tenure of Office Act
