Reconstruction (1865–1877) Topic Test B

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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 sought to abolish the black codes by

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using federal legislation to overrule state laws.

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Based on the infographic, which of the following best accounts for the number of southern votes cast for Johnson’s impeachment? Only a few southern states had been readmitted to the Union. Southern states had voting rights only in the House of Representatives. Only a few southern representatives were Democrats. Most southern representatives disliked Johnson.

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Only a few southern states had been readmitted to the Union.

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“As long as the shadow of the great house falls across you, you ain’t going to feel like no free man and no free woman.” African American Minister This quotation reflects the desire of many newly freed slaves to

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pursue a fresh start in a new place.

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This passage describes the effects of which legislative action?
“After 1872, on account of the federal government’s readiness to use legal action, there was a decline in violence against Republicans and African Americans. The hatred may have been contained, but it was far from extinguished. Smoldering beneath the surface, it would flare up in the coming decades.”

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the Enforcement Acts

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During Reconstruction, how did African American churches work to develop new leaders in the community? Options: training women to be nurses, giving jobs to unemployed carpetbaggers, establishing the first public vocational schools, providing a platform for organizing and group planning

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providing a platform for organizing and group planning

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How does this cartoon portray the South during the Grant administration (on the left) and during the Hayes administration (on the right)?

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Under Grant the South is oppressed, while under Hayes it thrives.

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Based on this infographic, which event most likely contributed to the trend in Congress during the 1870s? Options: the growing influence of the Redeemers, the election of Rutherford Hayes, the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, the establishment of the Freedmen’s Bureau

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the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment

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Based on the excerpt, which of the following was a priority for Lincoln after the Civil War? regaining a sense of national unity, placing limits on states’ rights, making the United States a world power, recognizing the South’s secession

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regaining a sense of national unity

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Why did Congress pass legislation creating the effects shown in the map?

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to counteract increasing violence against African Americans

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In their efforts to return Southern Democrats to power, the Redeemers relied mainly on preventing African Americans from voting.

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preventing African Americans from voting.