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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.
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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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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.
4

What political group gained power through Cabinet appointments after the 1876 presidential election?

A
the Democrats
B
the Whigs
C
the Liberal Republicans
D
the Republicans
5

Rutherford B. Hayes became the US president because

A
he won a majority of the popular vote.
B
Congress forged the Compromise of 1877.
C
votes from four states were recounted.
D
he was a popular Union general.
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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.
7

During Reconstruction, which organization built schools and trained teachers?

A
the Scalawags
B
the Freedmen’s Bureau
C
the Carpetbaggers
D
the Southern Democratic Party
8

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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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 deal did Democrats and Republicans make regarding the presidential election of 1876?

A
The president would be a Democrat, and the vice president would be a Republican.
B
The president would be a Republican, and the vice president would be a Democrat.
C
The president would be a Democrat, and the cabinet would contain Republicans.
D
The president would be a Republican, and the cabinet would contain Democrats.

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