1)How did Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan contrast with the Wade-Davis Bill?(1 point)

Question

Responses

A) the Ten Percent Plan was a radical Reconstruction plan, and the Wade-Davis Bill was more mild
A) the Ten Percent Plan was a radical Reconstruction plan, and the Wade-Davis Bill was more mild

B) the Wade-Davis Bill was a radical Reconstruction plan and, the Ten Percent Plan was more mild
B) the Wade-Davis Bill was a radical Reconstruction plan and, the Ten Percent Plan was more mild

C) the Ten Percent Plan wanted only 10% of the entire nation to vote for the 13th Amendment
C) the Ten Percent Plan wanted only 10% of the entire nation to vote for the 13th Amendment

D) they were different names for the same Reconstruction plan
D) they were different names for the same Reconstruction plan
Question 2
2) Why did Radical Republicans take control of Reconstruction efforts?(1 point)
Responses

A) because they thought President Johnson was too tough on the South
A) because they thought President Johnson was too tough on the South

B) because they wanted President Johnson to declare war on the UK
B) because they wanted President Johnson to declare war on the UK

C) because they thought President Johnson was too easy on the South
C) because they thought President Johnson was too easy on the South

D) because they didn’t like the 14th Amendment
D) because they didn’t like the 14th Amendment
Question 3
3) How did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments change American life?(1 point)
Responses

A) they didn’t change life much
A) they didn’t change life much

B) they allowed slavery to continue in loyal slave states, such as WV
B) they allowed slavery to continue in loyal slave states, such as WV

C) they abolished slavery and guaranteed rights, like voting, for Black Americans
C) they abolished slavery and guaranteed rights, like voting, for Black Americans

D) they created a series of reparations to be paid to previously enslaved Black Americans
D) they created a series of reparations to be paid to previously enslaved Black Americans
Question 4
4) Black Americans faced violence and discrimination during Reconstruction despite making legal and political gains(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 5
5) How did sharecropping and tenant farming impact many Southerners?(1 point)
Responses

A) they allowed Southerners to escape poverty by owning their own land
A) they allowed Southerners to escape poverty by owning their own land

B) they created a cycle of debt and poverty because farmers didn’t own the land that they worked
B) they created a cycle of debt and poverty because farmers didn’t own the land that they worked

C) they became the two main political parties in most state governments
C) they became the two main political parties in most state governments

D) they allowed poorer farmers to work on other people’s land, which usually gave them enough money to buy their own land
D) they allowed poorer farmers to work on other people’s land, which usually gave them enough money to buy their own land
Question 6
6) How did policies such as poll taxes and literacy tests impact the South?(1 point)
Responses

A) they continued to protect Black Americans’ voting rights
A) they continued to protect Black Americans’ voting rights

B) they were quickly struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1880
B) they were quickly struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1880

C) they prevented Black Americans from voting
C) they prevented Black Americans from voting

D) they prevented all poor Southern Americans from voting equally
D) they prevented all poor Southern Americans from voting equally
Question 7
7) Mining towns usually became permanent western settlements that guaranteed equality before the law(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 8
8) Why did the US government give subsidies to railroad companies?(1 point)
Responses

A) government officials all had stock in the companies, so they wanted them to do well
A) government officials all had stock in the companies, so they wanted them to do well

B) members of Congress believed that expansion of railroads would connect the nation that made transportation and shipping more efficient
B) members of Congress believed that expansion of railroads would connect the nation that made transportation and shipping more efficient

C) the US wanted to declare war on Canada, so it made sense to have transcontinental travel for troops
C) the US wanted to declare war on Canada, so it made sense to have transcontinental travel for troops

D) the US government did not give subsidies to railroad companies
D) the US government did not give subsidies to railroad companies
Question 9
9) Why were many western and southern farmers against pooling in the railroad business?(1 point)
Responses

A) they wanted to pool their own assets, which the government prevented them from doing
A) they wanted to pool their own assets, which the government prevented them from doing

B) they all had shares in the biggest railroad companies, so wanted these companies to do well
B) they all had shares in the biggest railroad companies, so wanted these companies to do well

C) pooling created fixed high prices to transport their crops, which many could not afford
C) pooling created fixed high prices to transport their crops, which many could not afford

D) they didn’t like when large railroad companies created large ponds or “pools” to dump used coal near their farms
D) they didn’t like when large railroad companies created large ponds or “pools” to dump used coal near their farms
Question 10
10) How did the Cattle Kingdom help westward expansion?(1 point)
Responses

A) it didn’t
A) it didn’t

B) it helped establish cities where cattle drives met railroads
B) it helped establish cities where cattle drives met railroads

C) it was the only source of beef in the US
C) it was the only source of beef in the US

D) it allowed everyone to setup their own ranch in the west, which was always profitable
D) it allowed everyone to setup their own ranch in the west, which was always profitable
Question 11
11) How did settlement of the West impact different groups?(1 point)
Responses

A) it impacted all groups equally
A) it impacted all groups equally

B) the US government gave plots of land to freedmen as material reparations after the Civil War
B) the US government gave plots of land to freedmen as material reparations after the Civil War

C) white Americans and the US government favored white settlers, ignored indigenous claims to land, and discriminated against non-white settlers
C) white Americans and the US government favored white settlers, ignored indigenous claims to land, and discriminated against non-white settlers

D) it moved most people from Delaware to present-day Oklahoma
D) it moved most people from Delaware to present-day Oklahoma
Question 12
12) Why did the Populists champion “free silver?”(1 point)
Responses

A) because they believed it would put more money in circulation, which would help farmers
A) because they believed it would put more money in circulation, which would help farmers

B) because they believed it would put more money in circulation, which would help eastern businesses
B) because they believed it would put more money in circulation, which would help eastern businesses

C) because it would encourage more people to take the train
C) because it would encourage more people to take the train

D) they didn’t support “free silver”

Answer 1

Here are the correct responses to each of the questions based on historical context:

Question 1: How did Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan contrast with the Wade-Davis Bill?
Response: B) the Wade-Davis Bill was a radical Reconstruction plan, and the Ten Percent Plan was more mild

Question 2: Why did Radical Republicans take control of Reconstruction efforts?
Response: C) because they thought President Johnson was too easy on the South

Question 3: How did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments change American life?
Response: C) they abolished slavery and guaranteed rights, like voting, for Black Americans

Question 4: Black Americans faced violence and discrimination during Reconstruction despite making legal and political gains.
Response: True

Question 5: How did sharecropping and tenant farming impact many Southerners?
Response: B) they created a cycle of debt and poverty because farmers didn’t own the land that they worked

Question 6: How did policies such as poll taxes and literacy tests impact the South?
Response: C) they prevented Black Americans from voting

Question 7: Mining towns usually became permanent western settlements that guaranteed equality before the law.
Response: False

Question 8: Why did the US government give subsidies to railroad companies?
Response: B) members of Congress believed that expansion of railroads would connect the nation that made transportation and shipping more efficient

Question 9: Why were many western and southern farmers against pooling in the railroad business?
Response: C) pooling created fixed high prices to transport their crops, which many could not afford

Question 10: How did the Cattle Kingdom help westward expansion?
Response: B) it helped establish cities where cattle drives met railroads

Question 11: How did settlement of the West impact different groups?
Response: C) white Americans and the US government favored white settlers, ignored indigenous claims to land, and discriminated against non-white settlers

Question 12: Why did the Populists champion “free silver?”
Response: A) because they believed it would put more money in circulation, which would help farmers

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