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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were all important additions to the Constitution because theywere passed over the objection of the majority of the states.addressed issues that contributed to the Civil Wargranted more freedom to women.repealed previous amendments.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceNortherners who relocated to the South after the Civil War were calledScalawags.Interlopers.CopperheadsCarpetbaggers
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe Amendment which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude was the13th Amendment14th Amendment15th Amendment16th Amendment
- 4. Multiple ChoicePresidential Reconstruction following the American Civil War can BEST be described asa desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the wara desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war.a desire to rebuild the southern states quickly to help control the economy.a plan to fix the damage to the White House caused by the Civil War.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe MAIN purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was toThe MAIN purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was tobattle terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan.serve as a voice for freed slaves in Congress.establish black codes to limit freed slaves’ rights
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe South Carolina Constitution of 1868 allowed which of these for the first time in state history?The state government would fund public education.The legislature would elect the state's judges.People were no longer required to pay taxes.Citizens would be given a Bill of Rights.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Democratic Party able to retake control of the South Carolina government in the late 1870s?Democrats fought corruption that was widespread in state governmentpeople voted out Republicans who they thought were associated with the Confederacythey used fraud and intimidation to force blacks from participating in governmentthe poor economic situation in the state drove Republicans from office
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Democratic Party able to retake control of the South Carolina government in the late 1870s?Democrats fought corruption that was widespread in state governmentpeople voted out Republicans who they thought were associated with the Confederacythey used fraud and intimidation to force blacks from participating in governmentthe poor economic situation in the state drove Republicans from office
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Democratic Party able to retake control of the South Carolina government in the late 1870s?Democrats fought corruption that was widespread in state governmentpeople voted out Republicans who they thought were associated with the Confederacythey used fraud and intimidation to force blacks from participating in governmentthe poor economic situation in the state drove Republicans from office
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis system of agriculture developed in the late 19th century, in which a landowner allowed a tenant to use the land in return for a portion of what was produced. It was calledcommunal agriculture.indentured servitude.contract farming.sharecropping.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe education system in South Carolina was greatly improved during Reconstruction as is evidenced by the fact that the most significant development in the state was education forScottish Americans.Spanish Americans.African Americans.Irish Americans
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy did tenant farming become a dominant form of agriculture in the 1870s?People flocked to the South for jobs following the Civil War.Masses of former slaves were needed to work for landowners.Many Confederate prisoners were available for such work.The government offered landowners incentives to hire them.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these would have been MOST likely to have been a Scalawag during the Reconstruction Era?a former Confederate officer who owned a farm in Memphisa former slave who was able to buy land in Birminghama native Georgian who supported the Republican Partya New York businessman who relocated to Mississippi
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these was a task of the Freedmen's Bureau?It set up "return to Africa" trips for former slaves.It established schools for newly-freed slaves.It helped transition Native Americans to city and industrial life.It created jobs for newly-arrived immigrants to the United States.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat main goal did subversive groups like the Ku Klux Klan, the Red Shirts, and the White League share during Reconstruction?following the policies of the Radical Republicanshelping freedmen move north to find work in factoriesrebuilding the southern economies by increasing foreign traderestoring white supremacy and restricting the rights of the ex-slaves
- 16. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Reconstruction era, state governments all across the South passed legislation designed to restrict the liberties of the newly-freed slaves and identify African-Americans as "second-class" citizens. By what name was this legislation known?the Black Codesthe Redeemer Codesthe Southern Manifestothe Reorganization Codes
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich Reconstruction plan called for harsh punishments for the former rebellious states and emphasized civil and voting rights for freedmen following the Civil War?the Square DealLincoln's 10% Planthe Radical Republican Planthe Louisiana Plan
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich MOST LIKELY caused an increase in racial tension during Reconstruction in South Carolina?Whites did not want blacks to work on farms.Freed slaves were forced to adhere to Jim Crow laws.Whites wanted blacks to go to school and get an education.Freed slaves were allowed to own land, vote, and serve on juries.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a MAIN goal of Reconstruction in South Carolina?to protect the rights of freed slavesto help restore the state's economyto help people find employment after the warto rebuild cities that were destroyed in the war
- 20. Multiple Choicefelt that the economy of South Carolina would benefit from northern investment and control.Following Reconstruction, African Americans suffered through a resurgence of racial discrimination, terrorism, lynchings, and violence.Following Reconstruction, African Americans experienced increased levels of freedom, civil rights, and economic and political opportunities.Following Reconstruction, African Americans enjoyed economic, political, and social opportunities equal to that of their white counterparts.Following Reconstruction, race relations between white and African American populations were closely supervised and monitored by the Union Army.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIn the late 1800's, Benjamin Tillman appealed to South Carolina voters whobelieved in white supremacy and opposed giving African-Americans the right to vote.supported reform in South Carolina's labor laws to improve working conditions and guarantee higher pay.supported equal rights for African-Americans and pushed for equality in voting and education.felt that the economy of South Carolina would benefit from northern investment and control.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor.The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor.The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.
- 23. Multiple Choice· Resisted radical Reconstruction in South Carolina
· His supporters were called Red Shirts
· Became the first Democrat elected as governor after Reconstruction (1876)
· Was known as the "Savior of South Carolina"
These statements are describing....Wade Hampton.John C. Calhoun.William Simpson.Daniel H. Chamberlain. - 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement MOST ACCURATELY describes South Carolina from the end of the Reconstruction Era to 1900?Conservative politicians held and kept power at all levels of government.African Americans won many of the civil rights they had always been denied.South Carolina had become heavily industrialized thanks to massive northern migration there.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich crop continued to dominate South Carolina agriculture in the years following the Civil War?corncottonindigorice
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich transportation method played the GREATEST role in the industrial revolution that occurred in America after the Civil War?railroadsthe airplanethe steamboatinterstate highways
- 27. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Civil War, what lifestyle did many poor whites and freed slaves adopt?drugs and alcoholthey became cowboysthey enrolled in collegeshare cropping and tenant farming
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