Changing Abolitionism — Test

Question 1

Once enslaved labor was abolished, Southern landowners replaced it with a system called

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sharecropping.

Question 2

Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?

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Andrew Johnson

Question 3

After the Civil War, the Northern economy was

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far stronger than the Southern economy.

Question 4

What did Booth believe would result from the Lincoln’s assassination?

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the Republicans would lose power

Question 5

Which statement best describes the obstacles the United States faced after the Civil War?

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Though both regions suffered due to the war, the South fared much worse than the North.

Question 6

Which of the following improved significantly for freed African Americans after the Civil War?

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family life

Question 7

Which of the following most helped the North recover more quickly than the South from the Civil War?

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economic advantages

Question 8

How did the end of slavery affect life in the South?

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It led to a new labor system.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes how workers in the South were affected by the sharecropping system?

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They used credit to buy supplies at high interest rates.

Question 10

Which of the following made it difficult for the South to treat freed African Americans equally?

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sharecropping

Changing Abolitionism — Test Answers