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Impact of Reconstruction — Unit test Answers

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How did Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana react to South Carolina’s secession?

A
They condemned the state’s decision.
B
They also voted to secede in 1861.
C
They voted to remain in the Union.
D
They expressed no official opinion.
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President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction

A
punished Confederates who owned large farms.
B
issued harsh penalties for Confederate military officers.
C
required all states to abolish the practice of slavery.
D
required states to repay their war debts quickly.
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Which of the following best describes the practice of slavery at the time of the Dred Scott case?

A
Slavery had expanded extensively across the continent, which made Northerners extremely nervous.
B
Slavery had been banned almost everywhere, which made Southerners extremely nervous.
C
There was a great deal of tension between the North and South over the practice of slavery.
D
The North and South remained in agreement about the Missouri Compromise, which had settled the slavery issue.
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In the South, many enslaved people reacted to the Emancipation Proclamation by

A
joining the Confederate military.
B
staging work slowdowns.
C
relocating to the border states.
D
offering to become Union spies.
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Which group opposed the spread of slavery during the 1860 presidential election?

A
the Southern Democratic Party
B
the Republican Party
C
the Constitutional Union Party
D
the Democratic Party
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After the Civil War, how did nostalgic white Southerners view the Old South?

A
They thought about the Old South with shame because of its history of slavery.
B
They held a romantic view of the Old South and believed it was mostly good.
C
They were glad the Old South was gone, and many relocated to the North.
D
They hoped that Reconstruction policies would bring the Old South back.
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During Reconstruction in the United States, the Freedmen’s Bureau

A
administered poll taxes and literacy tests during elections.
B
segregated white and African American students in schools.
C
negotiated labor contracts for African Americans in the South.
D
helped African Americans relocate from the South to the North.
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President Lincoln’s suspension of the writ of habeas corpus meant that citizens

A
could be imprisoned illegally.
B
lost the right to bear arms.
C
no longer had freedom of speech.
D
were not allowed to house soldiers.
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How did Congress react to the Black Codes of the 1860s?

A
Congress passed new laws that restricted the rights of African Americans.
B
Congress asked President Johnson to take control of Reconstruction.
C
Congress took control of Reconstruction from President Johnson.
D
Congress supported President Lincoln’s plan for states’ readmittance.
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Which of the following most contributed to Abraham Lincoln’s emergence as a Republican Party leader?

A
his public debates with Stephen Douglas on the subject of slavery
B
his defeat of Stephen Douglas in the 1858 Senate race in Illinois
C
his retirement from the House of Representatives after a single term
D
his support of popular sovereignty as it pertained to the issue of slavery
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Even after a defeat at Vicksburg, Grant launched another attack because

A
his career was in trouble without another victory.
B
Vicksburg was vital to a Union victory in the long run.
C
the Confederacy expected the Union to give up.
D
the Union navy could not win control of the city.
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In Dred Scott’s court case, Scott argued he should be free because he had lived in

A
Missouri and Maine.
B
California and Virginia.
C
Kansas and Nebraska.
D
Illinois and Wisconsin.
14

Stephen Douglas was a Democratic Party leader who supported

A
free labor.
B
popular sovereignty.
C
racial equality.
D
abolitionism.
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Which is an example of General Grant’s leadership during the Civil War?

A
He invaded Union territory at Gettysburg in 1863.
B
He successfully captured Vicksburg in early 1863.
C
He refused to retreat during the Battle of Shiloh.
D
He led the Union Navy on an attack of New Orleans.
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Why did General Grant adopt the total war strategy?

A
to bring the war to a speedy end
B
to prove that he was worthy of the job
C
to seek revenge against General Lee
D
to wage a defensive campaign
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After emancipation, many formerly enslaved people built farms on abandoned land. What did President Johnson do with this land during Reconstruction?

A
Johnson returned the land to its former owners.
B
Johnson seized the land for the federal government.
C
Johnson officially gave the land to formerly enslaved people.
D
Johnson arranged for the government to purchase the land.
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Racial violence in the South in the late 1800s often included lynching, which is another term for

A
killing, usually by hanging, without a trial.
B
unlawfully taking someone's possessions.
C
forcing someone to work at gunpoint.
D
setting a sharecropper's house and fields on fire.
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To make sure that the Union Army could not use Confederate resources when they arrived in Richmond after President Davis and his cabinet fled, the Confederates

A
took all of their resources with them.
B
burned Richmond to the ground.
C
waged war against any Union soldiers who were already in the city.
D
rebelled against the ineffective tactics of the Confederate government.
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Why did the Confederacy face food shortages as the Civil War progressed?

A
Farmland was taken over to build weapons factories.
B
Many Southerners refused to contribute to the war effort.
C
There were not enough workers to cultivate and harvest crops.
D
A sudden rise in inflation led to a steep drop in the cost of food.

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