// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes // question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes/Ch17 $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes/Ch17 // question: 17671816 name: All of the following were part of the Fourteenth Amendment except it ::All of the following were part of the Fourteenth Amendment except it::[html]All of the following were part of the Fourteenth Amendment except it{ ~gave all citizens equal protection of the law.#Incorrect =funded the Confederate war debt.#Correct ~created a constitutional definition of citizenship.#Incorrect ~gave Congress broad powers to enforce the amendment.#Incorrect ~provided for equal protection under the law.#Incorrect } // question: 17671835 name: Almost all of the blacks elected to the United States House and Senate during... ::Almost all of the blacks elected to the United States House and Senate during...::[html]Almost all of the blacks elected to the United States House and Senate during Reconstruction{ ~were illiterate.#Incorrect =had attended secondary school.#Correct ~were college graduates.#Incorrect ~were Democrats.#Incorrect ~had fought for the Confederacy.#Incorrect } // question: 17671813 name: Andrew Johnson's National Union Party included all of the following except ::Andrew Johnson's National Union Party included all of the following except::[html]Andrew Johnson's National Union Party included all of the following except{ ~border state Unionists.#Incorrect =freedmen.#Correct ~Democrats.#Incorrect ~conservative Republicans.#Incorrect ~white supremacists#Incorrect } // question: 17671814 name: By the mid-1870s, northern Americans had grown increasingly ::By the mid-1870s, northern Americans had grown increasingly::[html]By the mid-1870s, northern Americans had grown increasingly{ ~supportive of the government's efforts to restructure the South.#Incorrect ~convinced that black Americans needed further protection from racist southern governments.#Incorrect =weary of the turmoil of southern politics.#Correct ~weary of the federal government's failure to restructure the South.#Incorrect ~supportive of black immigration to the North to meet their labor needs and to stop the upheaval in the South.#Incorrect } // question: 17671827 name: In regard to civil rights, the Fourteenth Amendment ::In regard to civil rights, the Fourteenth Amendment::[html]In regard to civil rights, the Fourteenth Amendment{ =greatly expanded the federal government's powers and limited the authority of state governments.#Correct ~extended citizenship to Native Americans (Indians).#Incorrect ~reduced constitutional protection of minority rights.#Incorrect ~limited the power of the federal government and expanded the authority of state governments.#Incorrect ~gave blacks the right to vote.#Incorrect } // question: 17671824 name: In the 1870s and 1880s the U.S. Supreme Court ::In the 1870s and 1880s the U.S. Supreme Court::[html]In the 1870s and 1880s the U.S. Supreme Court{ ~strengthened the authority of federal officials in prosecuting individuals who violated the civil rights of blacks.#Incorrect ~declared the military occupation of the South unconstitutional.#Incorrect ~banned racial discrimination in public transportation and accommodations.#Incorrect ~ordered the desegregation of public schools in the South.#Incorrect =declared the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional.#Correct } // question: 17671848 name: Newly enfranchised freedmen learned about their rights and responsibilities ... ::Newly enfranchised freedmen learned about their rights and responsibilities ...::[html]Newly enfranchised freedmen learned about their rights and responsibilities as voters​{ ~from former masters.#Incorrect =black churches.#Correct ~from black politicians.#Incorrect ~by reading voting guides.#Incorrect ~All of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 17671815 name: One of the major political scandals of the Grant presidency involved ::One of the major political scandals of the Grant presidency involved::[html]One of the major political scandals of the Grant presidency involved{ ~the Compromise of 1877.#Incorrect ~the black codes.#Incorrect ~the Central Pacific Railroad.#Incorrect ~the Specie Resumption Act.#Incorrect =Credit Mobilier.#Correct } // question: 17671846 name: Scalawags were ::Scalawags were::[html]Scalawags were{ ~northerners who attempted to finance economic enterprises in the postwar South.#Incorrect ~southern blacks attempting to exert their newly acquired political power.#Incorrect =white, southern-born Republicans.#Correct ~white southerners who opposed reconstruction policies.#Incorrect ~criminals who stole public funds during Reconstruction.#Incorrect } // question: 17671818 name: Southern whites regarded "Carpetbaggers" as ::Southern whites regarded "Carpetbaggers" as::[html]Southern whites regarded "Carpetbaggers" as{ ~traitors to their home region.#Incorrect ~noble and idealistic "modernizers" to the region's social structure.#Incorrect =agents of an army of occupation.#Correct ~incorruptible in political affairs.#Incorrect ~supporters of white supremacy.#Incorrect } // question: 17671831 name: The Compromise of 1877 signified ::The Compromise of 1877 signified::[html]The Compromise of 1877 signified{ ~a renewal of federal support for the civil rights of all Americans.#Incorrect =the end of Reconstruction.#Correct ~the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.#Incorrect ~the decline of Democratic Party control of Congress.#Incorrect ~the end of the spoils system.#Incorrect } // question: 17671839 name: The dramatic rise in political corruption in the post-Civil War era was ... ::The dramatic rise in political corruption in the post-Civil War era was ...::[html]The dramatic rise in political corruption in the post-Civil War era was triggered by​{ ~the expansion of government contracts and bureaucracy that created new opportunities for abuse.#Incorrect ~relaxed standards and rules after years of wartime hardship.#Incorrect ~rapid postwar economic growth.#Incorrect ~the emergence of get-rich-quick schemes.#Incorrect =all of these choices.#Correct } // question: 17671847 name: The first state with a plan to eliminate black voting was which of the ... ::The first state with a plan to eliminate black voting was which of the ...::[html]The first state with a plan to eliminate black voting was which of the following?{ =Mississippi#Correct ~Alabama#Incorrect ~Louisiana#Incorrect ~Arkansas#Incorrect ~Texas#Incorrect } // question: 17671819 name: The Fourteenth Amendment did all of the following except ::The Fourteenth Amendment did all of the following except::[html]The Fourteenth Amendment did all of the following except{ ~define blacks as American citizens.#Incorrect ~grant equal protection of the laws.#Incorrect =guarantee the Confederate debt.#Correct ~disqualify a significant number of ex-Confederates from holding federal or state office.#Incorrect ~grant due process under the law.#Incorrect } // question: 17671838 name: The idea of redistributing plantation land to freedmen was tried first by ::The idea of redistributing plantation land to freedmen was tried first by::[html]The idea of redistributing plantation land to freedmen was tried first by{ ~Jefferson Davis.#Incorrect ~Benjamin Wade.#Incorrect =William T. Sherman.#Correct ~Andrew Johnson.#Incorrect ~Abraham Lincoln#Incorrect } // question: 17671822 name: The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was ::The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was::[html]The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was{ ~because of crimes and misdemeanors committed while he was president.#Incorrect ~the first time a president was forced to resign.#Incorrect =in retaliation for his opposition to congressional reconstruction.#Correct ~because of his failure to appoint a vice president.#Incorrect ~because of his affair with an office worker.#Incorrect } // question: 17671832 name: The main issue addressed by the 15th Amendment was ::The main issue addressed by the 15th Amendment was::[html]The main issue addressed by the 15th Amendment was{ ~housing.#Incorrect ~lynching.#Incorrect ~segregation.#Incorrect ~civil rights.#Incorrect =voting.#Correct } // question: 17671828 name: The main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to ::The main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to::[html]The main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to{ =oversee relations between former masters and slaves.#Correct ~implement the process of land redistribution.#Incorrect ~deny access to legal redress for white southerners.#Incorrect ~punish former slave holders.#Incorrect ~get the Fourteenth Amendment passed.#Incorrect } // question: 17671810 name: The main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was to ::The main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was to::[html]The main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was to{ =destroy the Republican Party in the South.#Correct ~deny freedmen equal protection under the law.#Incorrect ~return black Americans to slavery.#Incorrect ~dismantle the Democratic Party.#Incorrect ~take the South out of the Union.#Incorrect } // question: 17671812 name: The majority of southern Republican voters were ::The majority of southern Republican voters were::[html]The majority of southern Republican voters were{ ~wealthy planters.#Incorrect ~poor whites.#Incorrect =blacks.#Correct ~women.#Incorrect ~Native Americans#Incorrect } // question: 17671826 name: The mid-term Congressional election of 1866 revealed ::The mid-term Congressional election of 1866 revealed::[html]The mid-term Congressional election of 1866 revealed{ ~strong support for Andrew Johnson's reconstruction plans.#Incorrect ~the emergence of white "backlash" in the South.#Incorrect ~the increasing popularity of the Republican Party among southern whites.#Incorrect ~the increasing popularity of the Democratic Party.#Incorrect =the belief among Republicans that much more needed to be done to reconstruct the South.#Correct } // question: 17671823 name: The ones pushing for more reforms in the South in favor of African Americans ... ::The ones pushing for more reforms in the South in favor of African Americans ...::[html]The ones pushing for more reforms in the South in favor of African Americans were the{ =Radical Republicans.#Correct ~Victory Party.#Incorrect ~Southern Democrats.#Incorrect ~Peace Party.#Incorrect ~Whigs.#Incorrect } // question: 17671843 name: The Panic of 1873 was primarily caused by which industry? ::The Panic of 1873 was primarily caused by which industry?::[html]The Panic of 1873 was primarily caused by which industry?{ ~mining#Incorrect =railroad#Correct ~steel#Incorrect ~textile#Incorrect ~cotton#Incorrect } // question: 17671845 name: The primary purpose of the Ku Klux Klan was to ::The primary purpose of the Ku Klux Klan was to::[html]The primary purpose of the Ku Klux Klan was to{ =prevent blacks from voting.#Correct ~revive slavery.#Incorrect ~kill blacks.#Incorrect ~destroy the Democratic Party.#Incorrect ~force the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.#Incorrect } // question: 17671837 name: The purpose of the "black codes" was to ::The purpose of the "black codes" was to::[html]The purpose of the "black codes" was to{ ~restrict emigration of freedmen to the North.#Incorrect ~provide political and social opportunities unknown under slavery.#Incorrect =reduce freedmen to a condition close to slavery.#Correct ~encourage black migration to the North.#Incorrect ~prevent blacks from migrating to the West.#Incorrect } // question: 17671840 name: The strategy known as the "Mississippi Plan" aimed to do all of the following... ::The strategy known as the "Mississippi Plan" aimed to do all of the following...::[html]The strategy known as the "Mississippi Plan" aimed to do all of the following except{ ~intimidate black voters.#Incorrect ~force all southern whites to join the Democratic Party.#Incorrect ~end Republican rule in the South.#Incorrect =return confiscated land to former owners.#Correct ~use economic coercion to control election outcomes.#Incorrect } // question: 17671849 name: The Tenure of Office Act ::The Tenure of Office Act::[html]The Tenure of Office Act{ ~angered congressmen by limiting their terms to two years.#Incorrect ~stated that a president could only hold office while in good standing.#Incorrect =required Senate approval before the president could remove a cabinet member.#Correct ~was designed to implement the spoils system.#Incorrect ~limited the president to two terms in office.#Incorrect } // question: 17671825 name: The term "bayonet rule" refers to ::The term "bayonet rule" refers to::[html]The term "bayonet rule" refers to{ ~the use of threats and intimidation to prevent blacks from voting.#Incorrect ~a requirement that all U.S. Army officers carry a bayonet while on guard duty.#Incorrect =the use of federal troops to support Republican state governments and black rights in the South.#Correct ~civil rights leaders' call for mass arrests of Ku Klux Klan members.#Incorrect ~the methods used by white southerners to regain control of their state governments.#Incorrect } // question: 17671830 name: Ulysses S. Grant depended on this group for his presidential victory in 1868. ::Ulysses S. Grant depended on this group for his presidential victory in 1868.::[html]Ulysses S. Grant depended on this group for his presidential victory in 1868.{ ~northern Democrats#Incorrect ~southern Democrats#Incorrect =African Americans#Correct ~National Union Party members#Incorrect ~immigrants from Europe.#Incorrect } // question: 17671811 name: Ulysses S. Grant's presidency is known as an era of ::Ulysses S. Grant's presidency is known as an era of::[html]Ulysses S. Grant's presidency is known as an era of{ ~honesty and integrity of both state and federal officeholders.#Incorrect ~military efficiency and discipline in the executive branch of the government.#Incorrect ~mutual understanding between North and South, Democrats and Republicans, whites and blacks.#Incorrect ~renewal of civil war.#Incorrect =scandal and corruption at all levels of government.#Correct } // question: 17671834 name: Which of the following is characteristic of the post-Civil War southern labor... ::Which of the following is characteristic of the post-Civil War southern labor...::[html]Which of the following is characteristic of the post-Civil War southern labor system?{ ~Black workers preferred working in gangs as they had done under slavery.#Incorrect =The new system of sharecropping evolved.#Correct ~Foreign immigrants were brought in to replace slave laborers.#Incorrect ~Most ex-slaves purchased land and often employed their former masters.#Incorrect ~The economy quickly recovered from the ravages of war.#Incorrect } // question: 17671842 name: Which of the following is not true of black political activity during ... ::Which of the following is not true of black political activity during ...::[html]Which of the following is not true of black political activity during Reconstruction?{ ~Most black voters were illiterate ex-slaves.#Incorrect =More than 50 percent of high state and federal offices were held by blacks.#Correct ~Prominent black leaders were educated and most had been free prior to the Civil War.#Incorrect ~A majority of black voters were members of the Republican Party.#Incorrect ~Blacks served in both the US House of Representatives and the Senate.#Incorrect } // question: 17671817 name: Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1877? ::Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1877?::[html]Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1877?{ ~removal of federal troops from southern states#Incorrect =appointment of a southern vice president#Correct ~federal aid for a southern railroad#Incorrect ~federal appropriations to rebuild war-destroyed levees.#Incorrect ~appointment of a southern postmaster general.#Incorrect }