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Failures of Reconstruction Answers

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What led to resentment and violence among many white Southerners after the Civil War?

A
the rewriting of state constitutions
B
the attempts to end the Ku Klux Klan
C
the policies of the Democratic Party
D
the policies of the Republican Party
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Who was Blanche Bruce?

A
a leader and founding member of the Ku Klux Klan
B
a presidential candidate from the Republican Party
C
the first African American politician to serve in Congress
D
the founder of the first school for African American children
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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was significant because it

A
placed the South under military rule and created districts.
B
granted all African American men the right to vote.
C
prohibited states from denying the right to vote due to race.
D
was the first in a series of laws that protected African Americans.
4

Which was founded by former Confederate Army officers in Tennessee in 1866?

A
the Carpetbaggers
B
the Ku Klux Klan
C
the Scalawags
D
the Tennessee legislature
5

Fading support for Reconstruction was preceded by

A
the Liberal Republicans joining the Republican Party.
B
a Democratic candidate assuming the presidency in 1868.
C
members of Grant’s administration being accused of bribery.
D
violence breaking out against African Americans in Memphis.
6

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 was significant because it

A
granted suffrage to all African American men.
B
gave all adult African Americans the right to vote.
C
made it illegal to deny the right to vote due to race.
D
granted citizenship to anyone born in the United States.
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Which statement best describes the government participation of African Americans during Reconstruction?

A
African Americans were excluded from participating in government at any level.
B
African Americans participated widely in local government in the South.
C
African Americans became the most powerful voice in Southern state governments.
D
African Americans were elected to positions in local, state, and national government.
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What nationwide event weakened support for the federal government in the mid-1870s?

A
the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
B
an attack on African Americans in Memphis
C
the passage of the Reconstruction Act
D
an economic panic and depression
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Why were some African Americans interested in serving as “Buffalo Soldiers” on the western frontier after 1866?

A
They wanted to contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War.
B
They were promised land in exchange for their military service.
C
They intended to seize lands from Indigenous tribes for resettlement of freedmen.
D
They saw the military as a career opportunity when other jobs were denied them.
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How did the Compromise of 1877 mark the beginning of the end of Reconstruction?

A
It removed federal troops from the South.
B
It placed a Democrat in the White House.
C
It ensured that Democrats would join the cabinet.
D
It created a split within the Republican Party.

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