Impact of Reconstruction — Test

Question 1

How did the Compromise of 1877 mark the beginning of the end of Reconstruction?

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To resolve a disputed Presidential election, the Compromise removed federal troops from the South.

Question 2

Which best describes the Democratic Party in the 1800s?

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The Democratic Party was revived by opponents of Reconstruction.

Question 3

Which best describes Ulysses S. Grant?

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Grant was a Union general credited with winning the Civil War and was elected president in 1868.

Question 4

Why did the presidential election of 1876 anger Democrats?

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Democrats thought the Electoral Commission voting system was unfair.

Question 5

After US troops withdrew from the South following Reconstruction,

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planters, merchants, and the wealthy returned to power.

Question 6

As Reconstruction continued, which of the following groups increasingly deserted the Republican Party?

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white Southerners

Question 7

Which best describes the Redeemers?

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The Redeemers were conservative white Democrats who wanted to regain control of the South.

Question 8

The results of the presidential election were disputed in

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1876.

Question 9

Which group gained power after the 1876 presidential election?

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the Democrats

Question 10

What was one result of the Panic of 1873?

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The United States experienced an economic slowdown.

Impact of Reconstruction — Test Answers