Chap.15, Sect.3-4

All of the following accurately describes the (Radical) Reconstruction state governments (1867-1877) in the South EXCEPT:

• The freedmen represented the bulk of Republican voters in the South

• Approximately 2,000 blacks held political office during this time

• The Republicans controlled all these new state governments early on

• African-Americans made up the majority of all state legislatures except for South Carolina

• All of the above are true statements

Who was the first African-American to serve in the Senate in 1870?

• Blanche K. Bruce

• Tim Scott

• Hiram Revels

• Lindsey Graham

• Frederick Douglas

Which of the following was NOT a significant accomplishment of these (Radical) Reconstruction state governments in the South?

• They established state-supported public schools for whites and blacks, albeit segregated

• They passed laws to help out farmers and other agricultural workers

• They pioneered civil rights legislation, outlawing racially discriminatory business practices

• They passed laws segregating whites and blacks in public places

• All of the above are true statements

What was the (main) “basic reason” why many southerners opposed Reconstruction?

• They could not accept the reality of blacks voting, holding power, and enjoying equality

• They weren’t happy about all the Union soldiers stationed in the South

• There were too many requirements for them to reform their state governments

• They didn’t like the high taxes they were being forced to pay

• They weren’t happy about all the northern carpetbaggers who moved to the South

Which of the following statements about the Ku Klux Klan is INCORRECT?

• It was the most well-known of the secret societies that emerged in the South after the Civil War

• It consisted of both white and black members

• It was viewed as the military arm of the Democrat Party in the South

• It launched a “reign of terror” throughout the South against Republicans, especially blacks

• Congress adopted the Enforcement Acts in 1870 and 1871 to deal with them

What did President Grant do about the Ku Klux Klan in 1871?

• He largely ignored them because they had little impact in the South

• He appointed two KKK members to his Cabinet in return for peace

• He sent federal marshals and troops to arrest and chase out Klan members and leaders

• He banned the sale of white bed sheets to the South

• He ordered all captured Klan members to be publicly executed

What effect did the Grant administration’s successful response to the Klan have on the North?

• Northern support for Reconstruction fell as many felt was time for the South to take care of itself

• It led to a dramatic spike in Southerners joining the Klan

• It led to many desertions among Union soldiers stationed in the South for Reconstruction

• It convinced many southern black Republicans to join the Democrat Party

• All of the above

What led to the temporary creation of the “Liberal Republican Party” in 1872?

• They wanted to lower the high tariffs

• They wanted to expand suffrage to women

• They were angry that not enough was being done about the KKK

• They wanted to help the Democrats rebuild their party

• They were angry at all the corruption in the Grant administration

Which of the following did NOT occur during the presidential elections of 1872:

• The Republicans re-nominated President Ulysses S. Grant

• The Liberal Republicans nominated the New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley

• The Democrats also endorsed Ulysses S. Grant as their candidate

• President Grant was re-elected to a second term

• All of the above occurred during the 1872 elections

What happened two years later in the congressional elections of 1874?

• Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives for the first time since before the Civil War

• Democrats lost their majorities in both houses of Congress

• Democrats continued to have only a few members in both houses of Congress

• Republicans increased their large majorities in both houses

• Republicans lost their solid majorities in both houses