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1.
Why did Ulysses S. Grant’s approach to the presidency please the Republicans in Congress?
A) He left the development of policy to Congress.
B) He lacked political experience and was easily swayed.
C) His policies undermined support for Reconstruction.
D) His military experience prepared him well for politics and negotiation.
2.
What were “sin taxes?”
A) Unnecessarily high taxes used to pay the salaries of Congress
B) Taxes that were unfair in charging equal taxes for the rich and poor
C) Taxes on alcohol and tobacco that helped pay off Civil War bonds
D) Taxes used to rebuild schools and homes destroyed by the Klu Klux Klan
3.
Why was there no clear winner in the election of 1876?
A) Each candidate received an equal number of electoral votes.
B) Hayes won the popular vote, but Tilden won the electoral vote.
C) Election fraud was committed by both the Republicans and Democrats.
D) Neither candidate had a majority of the popular vote.
4.
What was the Compromise of 1877?
A) Tilden was voted the election winner by the independent commission, but Congress opposed Tilden and Hayes won the election.
B) Hayes was nominated by the independent commission and Congress agreed to his election.
C) Tilden agreed to cede the election if Hayes agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South.
D) Tilden was nominated by the independent commission and Congress agreed to his election.
5.
What resulted from the Compromise of 1877 that affected the South?
A) Federal troops were withdrawn from the South.
B) Former slaves were allowed to take over a portion of the farmland from the plantations they previously worked.
C) Northern banks took possession of Southern banks
D) Former Confederate officials’ prison sentences were dismissed.
6.
All of the following effects on the South resulted from the Compromise of 1877 except:
A) The end of reconstruction
B) “Sin taxes” were enforced in the South.
C) The Republican governments in the South were disbanded.
D) African Americans were not given their own land.
7.
What happened in the South after the Compromise of 1877?
A) Congress funded research into technologies for efficient waterway shipping in the South.
B) African Americans moved west to become miners or ranchers.
C) Industry increased, but the area continued to be mainly agricultural.
D) Former Confederates were released from prison.
8.
Which of the following became a major industry in the “New South?”
A) Hydraulic mining
B) Cotton mills
C) Book printing and publishing
D) Riverboat gambling
9.
What mode of transportation was greatly expanded in the “New South?”
A) overland roads
B) waterways
C) automobile
D) railroads
10.
What were sharecroppers?
A) Farmers who shared their profits with those who worked the land
B) Renters who paid their rent in crops rather than money
C) Farmers who jointly owned farmland and shared profits
D) Businessmen who owned a portion of farmland and shared monetary profits
Why did Ulysses S. Grant’s approach to the presidency please the Republicans in Congress?
A) He left the development of policy to Congress.
B) He lacked political experience and was easily swayed.
C) His policies undermined support for Reconstruction.
D) His military experience prepared him well for politics and negotiation.
2.
What were “sin taxes?”
A) Unnecessarily high taxes used to pay the salaries of Congress
B) Taxes that were unfair in charging equal taxes for the rich and poor
C) Taxes on alcohol and tobacco that helped pay off Civil War bonds
D) Taxes used to rebuild schools and homes destroyed by the Klu Klux Klan
3.
Why was there no clear winner in the election of 1876?
A) Each candidate received an equal number of electoral votes.
B) Hayes won the popular vote, but Tilden won the electoral vote.
C) Election fraud was committed by both the Republicans and Democrats.
D) Neither candidate had a majority of the popular vote.
4.
What was the Compromise of 1877?
A) Tilden was voted the election winner by the independent commission, but Congress opposed Tilden and Hayes won the election.
B) Hayes was nominated by the independent commission and Congress agreed to his election.
C) Tilden agreed to cede the election if Hayes agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South.
D) Tilden was nominated by the independent commission and Congress agreed to his election.
5.
What resulted from the Compromise of 1877 that affected the South?
A) Federal troops were withdrawn from the South.
B) Former slaves were allowed to take over a portion of the farmland from the plantations they previously worked.
C) Northern banks took possession of Southern banks
D) Former Confederate officials’ prison sentences were dismissed.
6.
All of the following effects on the South resulted from the Compromise of 1877 except:
A) The end of reconstruction
B) “Sin taxes” were enforced in the South.
C) The Republican governments in the South were disbanded.
D) African Americans were not given their own land.
7.
What happened in the South after the Compromise of 1877?
A) Congress funded research into technologies for efficient waterway shipping in the South.
B) African Americans moved west to become miners or ranchers.
C) Industry increased, but the area continued to be mainly agricultural.
D) Former Confederates were released from prison.
8.
Which of the following became a major industry in the “New South?”
A) Hydraulic mining
B) Cotton mills
C) Book printing and publishing
D) Riverboat gambling
9.
What mode of transportation was greatly expanded in the “New South?”
A) overland roads
B) waterways
C) automobile
D) railroads
10.
What were sharecroppers?
A) Farmers who shared their profits with those who worked the land
B) Renters who paid their rent in crops rather than money
C) Farmers who jointly owned farmland and shared profits
D) Businessmen who owned a portion of farmland and shared monetary profits