US Semester Practice Exam #1

A plan for Reconstruction of the South was needed because

• the political fate of the Confederate States had already been decided.

• many new citizens had joined the nation during the course of the war.

• the Constitution provided no guidance on secession or readmission of the states

• the southern economy had grown, and northern states wanted to share in the prosperity.

Which idea was a part of Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction?

• The southern states had never really let the Union.

• African Americans should be guaranteed social equality.

• Former Confederates should not be compensated for lost property.

• State governments must grant African Americans the right to vote.

What was the outcome of the impeachment proceedings against President Johnson?

• Secretary of War Edwin Stanton was fired.

• The House voted not to impeach the president.

• The House impeached the president, but the Senate failed to remove him.

• Johnson was removed from office, and Ulysses S. Grant became president.

By the end of the 1860’s, Northern support for Reconstruction had faded because

• Lincoln had been assassinated.

• Northerners believed that the goals of Reconstruction had been met.

• the Freedman’s Bureau had failed to accomplish its objectives.

• the cost of military operations in the South worried many people.

What did the Thirteenth Amendment outlaw?

• slavery

• citizenship

• sharecropping

• none of the above

Who would benefit from the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments?

• former slave owners

• former slaves

• northern businessmen

• southern congressmen

Which of the following accurately describes the effect of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments on the lives of southerners?

• These amendments had little effect on the lives of southerners.

• Black southerners were forbidden to serve as elected officials.

• Black southerners had more political and economic freedom.

• White southerners had their political freedoms taken away

Reconstruction was successful in

• healing the bitterness between the North and the South.

• providing lasting protection for all freed people.

• raising African Americans’ expectations of their right to citizenship.

• reestablishing cotton as the single most important part of the Southern economy.

Capitalism fueled industrialization by

• requiring inventors to file patents.

• encouraging entrepreneurs to establish businesses.

• giving the country many natural resources.

• ensuring that all workers received high wages.

One effect of industrialization in the United States in the late 19^th century was

• A decrease in child labor

• An increase in demand for handicraft goods

• A decrease in immigration to the United States

• An increase in urbanization