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DSST Civil War and Reconstruction - Question List

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26.

Which of the following was the term used for white Southern Republicans who promoted Reconstruction in their home states?

  1. Dixiecrats
  2. Yellow Dog Democrats
  3. Carpetbaggers
  4. Scalawags
  5. Radical Republicans
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27. The decision on whether to admit the states of New Mexico and Arizona as free states or slave states was made by:
  1. The Senate
  2. Popular sovereignty
  3. The Missouri Compromise
  4. Presidential edict
  5. Skirmishes among abolitionists and those who supported slavery
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28. Northerners who were previously indifferent to the condition of African Americans began to oppose slavery for which of the following reasons?
  1. They saw how it was destroying the class system in the South.
  2. They viewed it as a potential affront to their liberty.
  3. The African-American population increased, breaking down racial barriers.
  4. Slaves only counted for 3/5 of a person, lowering Southern taxes.
  5. The South was trying to make slavery legal in the North.
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29. The majority of abolitionists believed that their message to end slavery should be spread through
  1. Violence
  2. Political means
  3. Moral suasion
  4. Propaganda
  5. Churches only
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30.

Which of the following is not one of the reasons Reconstruction was ultimately considered a failure?

  1. The disparity between Northern and Southern states in terms of economic prosperity and modernization
  2. The proliferation of disenfranchising legislation throughout the Southern states in the years following Reconstruction
  3. The intensity and duration of racially motivated violence in the Southern states
  4. The disparity between Northern and Southern states in student achievement in the public education system
  5. The economic panics that occurred nationwide in the latter portion of the 1800s
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