Reconstruction Era assessment (wk 29-30)

What are possible reasons to impeach a president? Choose two correct answers.

• I do not agree with his agenda.

• He was dishonest and did not abide by the law.

• He is ugly.

• He allows others to break the law.

Southerners that believed in the Confederacy called Southerners that supported Reconstruction laws scalawags for several reasons. Choose two correct answers.

• Scalawags were considered the enemy since they were against slavery.

• Scalawags were considered the enemy because they fought for the Union.

• Scalawags were considered the enemy since they did not ever own another human.

• Scalawags were considered the enemy because they owned large plantations.

How many casualties did the South suffer compared to the North?

• The South suffered half as many casualties as the North.

• The South and North suffered a roughly equal number of casualties.

• The South suffered twice as many casualties as the North.

• The South suffered three times as many casualties as the North.

This cartoon of a carpetbagger was made in 1872. The text on his bag reads "from Wisconsin to Missouri." Based on what is seen in the cartoon, this probably represents a ______ portrayal of carpetbaggers.

• negative
• positive

• neutral

• colorful

Which of these statements does NOT describe Andrew Johnson's presidency?

• Johnson supported states' rights.

• Johnson forgave many former Confederate leaders.

• Johnson vetoed the Freedman Bureau bill.

• Johnson passed many laws to assist formerly enslaved people.

Slaveowners believed they took a financial loss when slavery was abolished, so the 14th Amendment ________.

• said that the federal government owed the slaveowners money

• said that the state governments owed the slaveowners money

• said that formerly enslaved people owed the slaveowners money

• none of the above

Based on what you know about the Ku Klux Klan, which of the following can you reasonably infer?

• Southern politicians accepted laws giving rights to freedpeople because they knew the KKK would oppress them outside the law.

• Northern politicians gave up protecting the rights of freedpeople because the KKK would oppress them anyway.

• Punishing members of the KKK would end racism in the United States.

• President Johnson was removed from the White House because he was a high-ranking KKK member.

What destroyed items is the picture showing?

(Choose all that apply)

• trees

• railroad

• carriages

• buildings

What was sharecropping like for formerly enslaved people?

Without the ability to vote, African American men

• had time stay home and read

• did not have representation in Congress

• had voting day off as a public holiday

• could have petitioned the government