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During Reconstruction, which group or organization built schools for African Americans and trained teachers?

A
the Freedmen’s Bureau
B
the Southern Democratic Party
C
the carpetbaggers
D
the scalawags
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During Reconstruction in the United States, the Freedmen’s Bureau

A
administered poll taxes and literacy tests during elections.
B
segregated white and African American students in schools.
C
negotiated labor contracts for African Americans in the South.
D
helped African Americans relocate from the South to the North.
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As a result of some former Confederate states’ refusal to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment,

A
Congress established military rule in the South.
B
Congress changed the ratification process.
C
those states reluctantly rejoined the Union.
D
the amendment was not ratified for many years.
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The election between Rutherford Hayes and Samuel Tilden was in dispute in four states, including

A
Ohio.
B
New York.
C
Georgia.
D
Louisiana.
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The Ku Klux Klan formed as a

A
political party.
B
social club.
C
terrorist group.
D
labor union.
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Applying Main Ideas

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A
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B
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D
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How did the life of sharecroppers affect their children?

A
Children went to school because the farms were small, with little work.
B
Children had to help work on the farm, so they rarely went to school.
C
Children made extra money from working on the farm.
D
Children left home when they became adults because the land wasn’t theirs.
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As a result of economic problems that occurred in 1874,

A
Northerners wanted to create new jobs through Reconstruction policies.
B
Northerners wanted to increase spending on Reconstruction programs.
C
Republicans in Congress began to speak out against Reconstruction.
D
Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives to Democrats.
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During Reconstruction, Radical Republicans believed all of the following except:

A
The Federal government should be more involved in helping to secure the rights of African Americans.
B
African Americans should receive the same rights as whites.
C
Former slaves should be reimbursed financially for their years of labor as slaves.
D
Southern states should not be allowed to re-enter the Union until they made specific political changes.
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After the Civil War, how did nostalgic white Southerners view the Old South?

A
They thought about the Old South with shame because of its history of slavery.
B
They held a romantic view of the Old South and believed it was mostly good.
C
They were glad the Old South was gone, and many relocated to the North.
D
They hoped that Reconstruction policies would bring the Old South back.
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Applying Main Ideas

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What effect did sharecropping have on Southern society?

A
Sharecropping allowed newly free African Americans to contribute to society.
B
Sharecropping changed how White landowners viewed African Americans.
C
Sharecropping helped to perpetuate white supremacy.
D
Sharecropping provided all people with more opportunities for education.
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Which best describes the goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

A
to relocate all formerly enslaved people to urban areas in the North
B
to stop scalawags from taking advantage of African Americans
C
to give land formerly owned by whites to African American farmers
D
to help formerly enslaved people adjust to freedom in the South
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After emancipation, many formerly enslaved people built farms on abandoned land. What did President Johnson do with this land during Reconstruction?

A
Johnson returned the land to its former owners.
B
Johnson seized the land for the federal government.
C
Johnson officially gave the land to formerly enslaved people.
D
Johnson arranged for the government to purchase the land.
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How did the system of sharecropping affect landowners and laborers in the South?

A
The system did not provide landowners with enough profits because laborers often took sizable cuts.
B
The system typically drove laborers off the farms they had worked when they were enslaved and left landowners without workers.
C
The system often trapped laborers in a cycle of debt and dependence while allowing landowners to profit from laborers’ hard work.
D
The system left landowners with mounting piles of debt because laborers had little to no incentives to work the fields.
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Read the quotation by Annie Hill below.She said the Ku Klux [Klan] used to come in by droves. She said the Ku Klux were all dressed in white—white caps and white hoods over their faces, and long white dresses. They come mostly at night . . . . Sometimes they would take people out and beat them and do ‘round with them.The quotation indicates that Ku Klux Klan raids

A
terrorized and intimidated people.
B
were basically harmless.
C
happened during the day.
D
were led by single individuals.
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Lincoln differed from Congress in his ideas of Reconstruction in that he ___________________.

A
believed only those who never supported the Confederacy should be allowed to vote and hold office
B
believed slavery should be abolished in all states
C
believed that all men in a state needed to swear a loyalty oath before being readmitted.
D
supported the ten percent plan
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The Fourteenth Amendment affected many court cases, such as Brown v. Board of Education, in which

A
women gained the right to equal pay.
B
school segregation was outlawed.
C
African Americans gained the right to vote.
D
the Black Codes became unconstitutional.
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After Reconstruction ended and the military was removed from the South, Jim Crow laws established

A
a series of voting regulations.
B
a new economic system in the South.
C
a new method of picking electors.
D
a formal system of segregation.
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What was one provision of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?

A
The act sent hundreds of Klan members to jail
B
The act established military control in the South.
C
The act granted citizenship to African Americans.
D
The act gave African American men the vote.

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