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a. | Rutherford B. Hayes | d. | Andrew Johnson | b. | John Wilkes Booth | e. | Ulysses S. Grant | c. | Powell
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Arkansas’s 9th governor
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assassinated Abraham Lincoln
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replaced Lincoln after his death
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Union General, later elected president
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became president after the Compromise of 1877
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a. | ratify | d. | carpetbagger | b. | freedmen | e. | scalawag | c. | sharecropper |
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northern who moved to the south to make money
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farmers who pay rent with a share of the crop
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to approve or adopt
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former slaves
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southern Unionist
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Union leagues in Arkansas were organized to
a. | bring strong Democratic support to the state. | c. | get people to play
cards. | b. | create new political parties | d. | give southern Unionists a place to discuss
politics |
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Carpetbaggers were
a. | Confederate soldiers who fought in the war. | c. | northerners who moved to the south
or who stayed in the south after the war. | b. | Union soldiers who fought in the
war. | d. | southerners who
supported the Union. |
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Contracts promising lenders a percentage of the harvested crop were
called
a. | black codes. | c. | promissory notes. | b. | loans. | d. | crop liens. |
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The Union Leagues and the Freedman’s Bureau helped more then ___________
black citizens to vote.
a. | 15,000 | c. | 20,000 | b. | 10,000 | d. | 25,000 |
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Sharecroppers paid rent
a. | with their labor for land owners. | c. | with a share of their
crops. | b. | with money they earned working for other planters. | d. | with money from crops they
sold. |
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Before Lincoln could resolve the issues of reconstruction,
a. | he failed to win re-election. | c. | he was shot and
killed. | b. | he was impeached. | d. | his term as president expired. |
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During Republican Powell Clayton’s term as governor, men were
a. | both a and c | c. | welcomed in to government positions. | b. | whipped or told they
would be killed if they showed up to vote. | d. | shot and killed in cold blood for refusing to support Democratic
candidates. |
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Northerners who came to make money on the South following the war were
called
a. | carpetbaggers. | c. | scalawags. | b. | rebels. | d. | freedmen. |
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Scalawags were
a. | southern Unionist. | c. | northern profiteers. | b. | Union soldiers. | d. | Confederate
soldiers. |
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Even though the practice of slavery had ended, Democrats established a new
__________ system that created a new kind of slavery.
a. | economic | c. | social | b. | political | d. | religious |
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Who became president after the death of Abraham Lincoln?
a. | William H. Grey | c. | Andrew Johnson | b. | Powell Clayton | d. | Elisha Baxter |
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The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave citizens what rights?
a. | full and equal benefits of all laws regardless of race | c. | freedom of
religion | b. | both b and c | d. | all adult males the right to vote |
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The thieves responsible for the Hesper Incident were
a. | caught and arrested in Little Rock. | c. | caught and arrested in
Memphis. | b. | never captured. | d. | caught and arrested in Texas. |
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President Johnson was impeached (charged with wrong doing) but survived removal
in the Senate by ________ vote(s).
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Governor Clayton declared ____________ because of violence in the state after
Ulysses S. Grant was elected president.
a. | war on the democrats | c. | none of these | b. | a state of emergency | d. | martial law |
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The presidential election of 1876 was disputed over electoral votes and was
decided by the Compromise of 1877, allowing ____________ to become the next president.
a. | Samuel J. Tilden | c. | Augustus H. Garland | b. | James Johnson | d. | Rutherford B.
Hayes |
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Near the end of the Civil War, Congress create what became known as the
“Freedmen’s Bureau” to help poor whites, refugees from the war, and
a. | to help restore freedom to Confederate soldiers. | c. | to protect and help
freedmen. | b. | to end military rule in southern states like Arkansas. | d. | to restore power to the southern
Democrats. |
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The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled the “oath of allegiance” to be
a. | unacceptable | c. | constitutional. | b. | unconstitutional. | d. | acceptable. |
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Augustus H. Garland was
a. | a liberal democrat. | c. | a regular republican. | b. | a liberal
republican. | d. | a redeemer
democrat. |
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The states fourth constitution gave equal rights, such as the right to vote to
all eligible males, and provided for
a. | free public education. | c. | none of these. | b. | new social services. | d. | freedom of
religion. |
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Short Answer - Answer at least one of the short answers
using complete sentences and complete thoughts, using the space at the bottom of your answer
sheet.
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Discuss the Brooks-Baxter War.
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What was Reconstruction?
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Discuss the Constitutional amednments of 1868.
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