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2. u.s. History 1 Chapters 12 and 13
Reconstruction
Populism

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The 14th Amendment was passed to provide a constitutional basis for the 14
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A: Black Codes
B: Compromise of 1877
C: 13th Amendment
D: Civil Rights Act of 1866

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A: Home Rule 6
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A: Home Rule
B: Carpetbagging
C: Redemption
D: Impeachment

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A: Bankers
B: Merchants
C: Landowners
D: Sharecroppers

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A: the Panic of 1973
B: the Republican Party
C: Reconstruction
D: civil rights legislation

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No one can be kept from voting because of race, color, or former enslavement, according to the 14
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A: black codes
B: 13th Amendment
C: 14th Amendment
D: 15th Amendment

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15. Which of the following marked the collapse of Populism?15
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B: the “Cross of Gold” speech
A: the Panic of 1893
C: the founding of the Grange
D: the election of William McKinley

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17. The Grange did all of the following EXCEPT15
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B: support political candidates
A: support the banks
C: oppose the railroads
D: oppose the banks

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19. Bimetallism would allow for the exchange of paper currency for15
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A: silver only
B: gold only
C: neither gold or silver
D: either gold or silver

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21. The congressional leader of the Radical Republicans was15
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A: Hiram Revels
B: Horace Greeley
C: Samuel J. Tilden
D: Thaddeus Stevens

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23. President Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction aimed to punish15
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A: poor white Southerners
B: Confederate leaders
D: formerly enslaved African Americans
C: Northern abolitionists

24. You’ve Reached the +2 points Milestone! Congratulations!

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During Reconstruction, why did the federal government eventually send troops into the South? 14
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A: to keep Confederate veterans from forming a new Southern army
B: to limit violence and voter intimidation against African Americans
C: to protect the land farmed by African American sharecroppers
D: to put down riots caused by bank failures during the Panic of 1873

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28. Republican leadership for 12 years, but the Democrats15
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A: A state government had been under
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A: A state government had been under Republican leadership for 12 years, but the Democrats returned to power, or “redeemed” the state
B: A president’s administration was plagued with scandal, but the president “redeemed” himself by firing many corrupt officials.
C: After a long struggle to gain civil rights, African Americans finally secured, or “redeemed,” their right to vote.
D: A presidential candidate lost the popular vote, but was “redeemed” when the electoral college voted

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When Reconstruction began, which of the following groups of Americans living in the South tended to support the Democratic Party? 14
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A: Scalawags
B: Carpetbaggers
C: African Americans
D: Wealthy Landowners

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32. William McKinley won the election of 1896 because15
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A: he campaigned harder than his opponent
B: he had the support of the East and Midwest
C: he delivered the “Cross of Gold” speech
D: he had the backing of the Populist Party

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34. D: All African American families would receive 40 acres and a mule15
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Which of the following was NoT a requirement of former Confederate states under the Reconstruction Act of 1867? 14
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A: They would be divided into military districts headed by Union generals
B: Voters, including African Americans, would elect delegates to draft new constitutions
C: They had to ratify the 14th Amendment to be readmitted into the Union
D: All African American families would receive 40 acres and a mule

35. YOU WIN $1 MILLION DOLLARS
+3 Points!