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Why did Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

A
to enfranchise former Confederates who had lost their voting rights
B
to outline the rights granted to all Americans, both men and women
C
to outline the rights granted to all male citizens of the United States
D
to support the Black Codes, which granted rights to African Americans
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What positive impact did sharecropping have on the lives of African American people?

A
Most families had plenty to eat.
B
Most families lived in their own cabins.
C
Children were able to attend school.
D
Debt usually lessened each year.
3

The first Jim Crow laws applied to

A
public transportation and restaurants.
B
cemeteries, theaters, and schools.
C
parks, theaters, and restaurants.
D
public transportation and schools.
4

Newly free African Americans had difficulty becoming economically independent because

A
they lacked the skills needed to work on farms.
B
former Civil War soldiers took their old jobs.
C
they moved to the North, where jobs were limited.
D
most land was returned to White landowners.
5

Sharecropping allowed some African Americans some control over

A
how they divided their time.
B
when they paid the landlord.
C
how much they spent on seeds.
D
when they went to school.
6

Congress disapproved of President Johnson’s attempt to fire Secretary of War

A
Henry Winter Davis.
B
Benjamin Wade.
C
Robert E. Lee.
D
Edwin Stanton.
7

In the late 1800s, some African Americans challenged Jim Crow laws primarily by

A
breaking them.
B
amending them.
C
writing editorials.
D
staging protests.
8

In addition to official restrictions, White Southerners blocked African American men from voting by

A
offering to end segregation.
B
using violence and threats.
C
secretly changing election dates.
D
bribing them to stay away from polls.
9

Who founded the Ku Klux Klan?

A
carpetbaggers
B
scalawags
C
proslavery Northerners
D
ex-Confederate soldiers
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For many African American farmers, sharecropping developed into

A
an easy way of life.
B
a prosperous living
C
a way to buy land.
D
an inescapable trap.
11

The Freedmen's Bureau offered African Americans

A
housing and money for rent.
B
protection and a safe haven.
C
political party membership.
D
food and medical care.
12

Under Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction, what percentage of a state’s population had to swear an oath of loyalty to the Union for the state to be readmitted?

A
5 percent
B
10 percent
C
25 percent
D
50 percent
13

Rutherford B. Hayes became US president because

A
he won the popular vote in the election.
B
Congress created the Compromise of 1877.
C
votes from four states were recounted.
D
his predecessor was assassinated.
14

Which of the following became the largest and most powerful white supremacy group?

A
the Ku Klux Klan
B
the White League
C
the Red Shirts
D
Knights of the White Camellia
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During Grant’s presidency, Southern Democrats began to seize power by

A
finally embracing Reconstruction policies.
B
using the issue of race to drum up support.
C
recruiting Republicans from the North.
D
enlisting the support of factory workers.

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