AnswersUS History 1 26-27 II – 415654Failures of Reconstruction

Failures of Reconstruction — Unit test Answers

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Congress disapproved of President Johnson’s attempt to fire Secretary of War

A
Henry Winter Davis.
B
Benjamin Wade.
C
Robert E. Lee.
D
Edwin Stanton.
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The Emancipation Proclamation freed

A
most enslaved people in the South and those in the North.
B
all enslaved people everywhere in the United States.
C
most enslaved people in the North and those in border states.
D
enslaved people in the South but not those in border states.
3

The 1871 Civil Rights Act gave the US president the power to

A
violate property rights.
B
suspend habeas corpus.
C
grant voting rights.
D
serve for a second term.
4

Which was more important to Congressional Reconstruction than to President Johnson’s plan?

A
denying Southern representatives and senators their seats
B
pardoning Confederates who swore loyalty to the Union
C
establishing new state governments in the South
D
limiting citizenship rights for African Americans
5

At the first Democratic Party convention of 1860, fifty Southern delegates

A
refused to vote and left the convention.
B
voted to secede from the Union.
C
nominated their own candidate.
D
decided to become Republicans.
6

During the Civil War, African American military units

A
were usually led by white officers.
B
chose their own officers to lead them.
C
formed in both the North and the South.
D
included white Confederate soldiers.
7

Who became president of the Confederacy in 1861?

A
John C. Breckinridge
B
Stephen Douglas
C
Abraham Lincoln
D
Jefferson Davis
9

A major result of the Civil War was that it

A
reinvented the Northern economy.
B
preserved the Union.
C
enhanced trade with Europe.
D
divided the country.
10

Which battle resulted in both a Confederate victory and the death of General Stonewall Jackson?

A
the Second Battle of Bull Run
B
the Battle of Antietam
C
the Battle of Chancellorsville
D
the First Battle of Bull Run
11

After the first day of fighting at Gettysburg, the arrival of reinforcements allowed

A
the Union to avoid more casualties.
B
the Union to hold the line and win.
C
the Confederacy to break the lines.
D
the Confederacy time to regroup.
12

Why was the Union determined to capture Vicksburg during the Civil War?

A
to end the war immediately
B
to gain access to the West
C
to support General Sherman
D
to divide the Confederacy
13

What was used to prevent African American men from voting in the late 1800s?

A
tenant contracts
B
subsistence farms
C
poll taxes
D
minstrel shows
14

Who created the Freedmen’s Bureau in the 1860s?

A
Congress
B
the president
C
the Supreme Court
D
Southern states
15

The Republicans selected Abraham Lincoln as their presidential candidate even though

A
he had no significant political background.
B
he had supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
C
he had favored the extension of slavery into the West.
D
he did not plan to end slavery where it already existed.

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