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Circumstances surrounding the writing of a new state constitution for South Carolina reflected the refusal of white society to...
accept the freedom of African Americans and the authority of the federal government.
accept the enslavement of African Americans and the authority of the federal government.
accept the freedom of African Americans and the authority of the state government.
South Carolina refused to ratify the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments that...
guaranteed unequal rights and the right to vote to African American men.
guaranteed equal rights and the right to vote to African American men.
guaranteed equal rights and the ending of the right to vote to African American men.
guaranteed equal rights and the right to vote to White American men.
Under Congressional Reconstruction, southern states, including South Carolina, were required to call a convention and write new state constitutions. What was the makeup of the people in the convention?
African Americans were the majority of the population in South Carolina so African Americans were well represented in the convention. Slightly more than half of the delegates to the convention were African American and half of those were Freedman.
African Americans were the majority of the population in South Carolina but African Americans were not represented in the convention. Slightly more than half of the delegates to the convention were African American and half of those were Freedmen.
Under the constitution of 1868, African American men were allowed to vote and hold office and did so in large numbers. How did South Carolina compare to other southern states in this regard?
African Americans had greater social power in South Carolina than they did in any other southern state.
African Americans had greater political power in South Carolina than they did in any other southern state.
African Americans had greater political power in South Carolina than they did in any other northern state.
African Americans held every office in S.C. with the exception of the governorship and were a majority in the state legislature throughout the Reconstruction period. South Carolina sent ________ African Americans to the United States House of Representatives.
4
5
6
7
White propaganda often characterized the African-American elected officials as ignorant ex slaves. Although they were inexperienced in governance, as were many whites, most African Americans who served were...
literate members of the middle class, many of whom had been slaves before the Civil War.
literate members of the middle class, many of whom had been free before the Civil War.
The Republican government during Reconstruction left an enduring legacy. Despite the corruption of some individuals, the Reconstruction state governments established social service programs such as state-supported institutions for the blind and the deaf and made public health care a concern of the government in South Carolina. Most importantly, they...
established private schools for some children, white and African American, for the first time.
established public schools for just African American children, white and African American, for the first time.
established public schools for all children, white and African American, for the first time.
Taxes were raised on all South Carolianians. Who did white people NOT blame the high taxes on?
Radical Republicans
African Americans
carpetbaggers
KKK
Religious denominations and Northern philanthropists provided support for the establishment of colleges for African Americans in South Carolina. Which one of the following is NOT one of them?
Claflin
Limestone
S.C. State
Allen
As a result of the expansion of democracy, many formerly disfranchised were now able to participate in state government. However, African American gains created a backlash among white South Carolinians. Outnumbered by the African American political majority, what did white South Carolianians do?
White South Carolinians asked to participate in the new state government.
White South Carolinians refused to participate in the new state government.
Both men and women traveled to the South to serve as teachers. Although mocked as "carpetbaggers" by Southerners,these missionaries made a significant contribution to the education of African Americans. What happened to literacy rates among African Americans?
literacy rates increased
literacy rates decreased
literacy rates changed very little because of groups like the KKK
literacy rates increased dramatically with the help of the Red Shirts
With federal troops withdrawn and the state militia disbanded after the 1868 constitution, vigilante groups were free to engage in harassment, intimidation and murder. Which of the following below was NOT one of those groups?
Ku Klux Klan
the Riflemen
the Red Shirts
the NAACP
The federal government responded to the vigilante groups by passing the Ku Klux Klan Act and President Grant again sent federal soldiers to South Carolina. What was the outcome of this Act?
Although most Klansmen surrendered and were brought to trial, the federal government's insufficient efforts only had the effect of encouraging the insurgency.
Although all Klansmen surrendered and were brought to trial, the federal government's insufficient efforts only had the effect of encouraging the insurgency.
Although some Klansmen surrendered and were brought to trial, the federal government's insufficient efforts only had the effect of encouraging the insurgency.
By 1876, the white insurgents were ready to contest the political control of the __________ in an election.
Democrats
Republicans
Federalists
Whigs
Reconstruction ended in South Carolina with violence and controversy. The ________ Massacre of 1876 took place in a predominantly African-American town in ________ County. Six black militia members were killed by a white mob.
Hamburg, Aiken
Aiken, Hamburg
Hamburg, Barnwell
White Democratic "Red Shirts," led by former Confederate general Wade Hampton, coordinated a campaign of violence, intimidation and fraud in order to win the election of 1876. What happened?
President Grant sent more federal troops and they assured a free and fair election.
President Grant sent more federal troops but they could not assure a free and fair election.
President Grant did not send in more federal troops so they could not assure a free and fair election.
In the election of 1876 voting irregularities threw the governor's election into the General Assembly but there were also disputes about who was elected to the state legislature. What happened?
Two rival governments were established, one Republican and one white Democrat. There was a stand-off as white taxpayers refused to support the Democratic government.
Two rival governments were established, one Republican and one white Democrat. There was a stand-off as white taxpayers refused to support the Republican government.
Democrats and Republicans reached a compromise whereby Democrats would recognize the election of Republican President Hayes in exchange for... What did President Hayes do?
President Hayes withdrew the last of the federal troops from South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana.
President Hayes kept the federal troops in South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana.
President Hayes withdrew the last of the federal troops from South Carolina but kept them in Florida and Louisiana.
The Conservative Democratic Party under a former Confederate General, now Governor, __________________ took control of the government of South Carolina and African Americans were left to fend for themselves in a hostile environment.
Ben Tillman
Wade Hampton
The Republican government during Reconstruction left an enduring legacy. Despite the corruption of some individuals,the Reconstruction state governments established...
social service programs such as state-supported institutions for the blind and the deaf and made public health care a concern of the government in South Carolina.
social service programs such as state-supported institutions for the blind and the deaf and made public health care a concern of the government in South Dakota.
social service programs such as state-supported institutions for the wealthy and the successful and made public health care a concern of the government in South Carolina.
Ben Tillman
Wade Hampton
Jefferson Davis
Strom Thurmond
Ben Tillman
Wade Hampton
Jefferson Davis
Strom Thurmond
William B. Dubois
Frederick Douglas
Booker T. Washington
Robert Smalls
William B. Dubois
Frederick Douglas
Booker T. Washington
Robert Smalls
William B. Dubois
Frederick Douglas
Booker T. Washington
Robert Smalls
W.E.B. Dubois
Frederick Douglas
Booker T. Washington
Robert Smalls
