True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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African American voters were supporters of the Republican Party.
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2.
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Hiram Revels was a plantation owner.
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3.
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A carpetbagger was a poor person from the South who tried to make money in the
North.
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4.
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Many Democrats supported the actions of the Ku Klux Klan.
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5.
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The Freedmen's Bank lent money to help African Americans buy land.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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Southern whites who supported Republican policy throughout Reconstruction were
called
a. | carpetbaggers. | c. | scalawags. | b. | Republican hostages. | d. | freedmen. |
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7.
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Northerners who moved to the South and supported the Republicans were
called
a. | carpetbaggers. | c. | scalawags. | b. | Republican hostages. | d. | freedmen. |
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One way some Southerners made life difficult for freed African Americans was
to
a. | keep them from holding government positions. | b. | keep them out of
schools. | c. | refuse to give them work. | d. | supply them with diseased
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9.
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What did Southerners who had the most to gain from the reestablishment of white
supremacy see as a defense against Republican rule?
a. | voting rights | c. | cooperation | b. | violence | d. | Democratic
Party |
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10.
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What did African Americans find to be little better than slavery?
a. | integration | c. | sharecropping | b. | moving to the North | d. | land ownership |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Freedmen's Bureau | d. | corruption | b. | Ku Klux Klan | e. | Hiram Revels | c. | integrated |
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11.
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African American senator
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12.
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dishonest or illegal actions
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13.
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violent secret society
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14.
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helped with education
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15.
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includes whites and African Americans
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Short Answer
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16.
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Who were the two African Americans who served in the Senate between 1869 and
1880?
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17.
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Who were the carpetbaggers?
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18.
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What group used fear and violence to deny rights to freed men and women?
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19.
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Who did former Confederates refer to as scalawags?
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20.
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How did the sharecropping system work?
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