What was the Freedmen's Bureau? a A piece of a bedroom set. b A local business that sold food and clothing to ex-slaves c The na
me of a shopping mall in the North. d An agency that helped freed slaves. e none of the above Question 2 (2 points) Who were the scalawags and carpetbaggers? a Scalawags were white Southern Republicans who worked with the carpetbaggers who were white Northern Republicans who came south, arriving with their travel carpetbags. b A heavy metal rock group c A Saturday morning cartoon show d A group that helped the Ku Klux Klan e A disease that dogs get Question 3 (2 points) Who were the Ku Klux Klan? a An organization that raised money for political campaigns b An organization to support the local police and firemen c A group that frightened blacks and white supporters of civil rights with violence and scare tactics d People who directed traffic when there were major events and helped with parades and fireworks display e all of the above Question 4 (2 points) Why were women angry about the Fifteenth Amendment? a Because they didn't get to vote, too b They wanted Native Americans to get to vote, too. c They thought it should have a clause that allowed everyone to vote even if they just moved to this country d They thought everyone over sixteen should be able to vote e They like the Fourteenth Amendment better Question 5 (2 points) How did the Supreme Court's decisions harm the efforts of Reconstruction? a They made too many rulings about it b They never got around to hearing the cases of the people who had problems with the Southern states c They said the Federal government didn't have the capacity to punish civil rights violators d none of the above e all of the above Question 6 (2 points) Congress tried two times to impeach President Johnson, but he was acquitted both times. a True b False Question 7 (2 points) The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments did not give Native Americans the right to vote. a True b False Question 8 (2 points) The Ku Klux Klan was a hate organization that terrorized people a True b False Question 9 (2 points) Sharecroppers owned their own land. a True b False Question 10 (2 points) The Civil rights laws and the new amendments made everyone treat each other as equals. a True b False
The Great Depression and World War II brought increasing economic woes to South Africa, and convinced the government to strengthen its policies of racial segregation. In 1948, the Afrikaner National Party won the general election under the slogan “apartheid” (literally “apartness”).
