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- In the 1890s, voting percentages in the South A. increased for blacks only. B. increased for whites only. C. declined for blacks only. D. increased for whites and declined for blacks. E. decreased for whites and blacks.
- In the South, the crop-lien system A. encouraged the planting of cash crops. B. nearly disappeared during Reconstruction. C. led to crop diversification. D. was generally imposed on blacks, but not on white farmers. E. saw interest rates rise as high as 20 or 30 percent.
- The Alabama claims A. saw the United States refuse to pay Alabama for losses incurred during the Civil War. B. involved complaints by the United States against England. C. ended an experiment in black landownership. D. marked a renewed effort in asserting the rights of states over federal authority. E. were found by the Supreme Court to invalidate Radical Reconstruction
- National support for Reconstruction was undermined by A. the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment. B. the growing political strength of Democrats. C. the Panic of 1873. D. perceptions of black-and-carpetbag misgovernment in the South. E. All these answers are correct.
- Black sharecropping A. represented a continuation of the pre-Civil War gang-labor system. B. differed sharply from the tenant system. C. usually led to economic independence. D. was a very common occupation of former slaves. E. involved close white supervision, which recalled the days of slavery.
- Among his ideas, Booker T. Washington A. rejected the ideology of the "New South creed." B. favored industrial over classical education. C. called on the federal government to offer job training for blacks. D. proposed an exodus of blacks from the South to the West. E. argued that blacks spent too much time trying to impress the white middle class.
- . In the South, during the last quarter of the nineteenth century A. the South's share of national manufacturing doubled. B. the South became more dependent on agriculture than ever. C. per capita income fell sharply. D. most industrial growth came from coal mining. E. average income reached 80 percent of that in the North.
- Jim Crow laws A. imposed a system of state-supported segregation. B. attacked the problem of lynching. C. led immediately to a dramatic black exodus from the South. D. challenged white redeemer rule in the South. E. did not apply to public parks, beaches, or picnic areas.
- The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that A. communities could have schools for whites only if there were no schools for blacks. B. the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional. C. racial segregation was legal if whites and blacks had equal "accommodations." D. private institutions were exempt from laws against racial discrimination. E. segregation by race in education was inherently unconstitutional.
- Of the 297 delegates, _____ voted in favor of secession.
- After Reconstruction, political power under Southern "Redeemers" A. was very often restricted and conservative. B. typically relied on raising taxes for its funding. C. increased state services for the poor. D. ignored the interests of industrialists. E. helped consolidate the "Solid South" for the Republican Party.
- During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, Southern agriculture A. saw a significant diversification of its crops. B. saw a decline in absentee ownership of farmland. C. regained the profitability it had prior to the Civil War. D. saw a deceleration of the processes begun in the postwar years. E. saw the great majority of farmers living under the tenant system.
- During Reconstruction, the black labor force worked A. approximately the same number of hours as during slavery. B. significantly fewer hours than had been the case during slavery. C. more hours than had been the case during slavery. D. significantly more hours than the white labor force. E. significantly fewer hours than the white labor force.
- After the Civil War, most Southern black women A. did field work. B. played a role in the family that was very different from that of white women. C. engaged in income-producing activities. D. did not hold a job outside the home. E. still could not marry with any legal standing.
- During the Johnson administration, the United States acquired A. Alaska. B. Hawaii. C. Guam. D. the Virgin Islands. E. Puerto Rico
- Which four states seceded from the Union immediately after Lincoln's victory in the election of 1860?
- During Reconstruction, per capita income for Southerners A. rose for blacks. B. rose for whites. C. declined for whites. D. rose for blacks and whites. E. rose for blacks and declined for whites.
- As president, Rutherford B. Hayes A. refused to make political compromises with Democrats. B. promised to serve only one term. C. helped to unify Republicans and Democrats. D. called for a modest expansion of Reconstruction programs. E. promised to take the South back from the "Redeemers."
- In his 1895 "Atlanta Compromise" speech, Booker T. Washington A. called for political and civil rights for black Americans. B. criticized the federal government for abandoning Southern blacks. C. argued that blacks should honor their African forebears. D. stated that blacks should give up in seeking equality with whites. E. called for tacit acceptance of the emerging system of racial segregation.
- In 1868, Ulysses S. Grant A. was nominated by both the Republican and Democratic parties. B. won a huge victory. C. entered the White House with no political experience. D. relied on many of his former military advisors to join his administration. E. ran against Republican Reconstruction policies.