(1) Which was NOT a major success of Reconstruction in the South?

1: Which was NOT a major success of Reconstruction in the South?

an end to racist government policies

the transformation into an industralized, urban region

an end to tensions between the North and South

all of the above





2: The main goal of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction was to

prevent African Americans from exercising their rights

gain control of the state legislatures

restore the Confederacy

improve the conditions for poor whites





3: The Fourteenth Amendment was part of a series of laws that

changed the way a President could hire government officials

ensured the civil rights of African Americans

restored the balance of power between the President and Congress

shifted the balance of power in favor of the Supreme Court





4: Reconstruction succeeded in rebuilding many of the South's

plantations

forts

railroads

banks





5: The expansion of American industry was sparked mainly by

public welfare programs

technological advances and financial investments

a decline in productivity in Europe

government involvement in the economy





6: One thing a person could do in 1900 but not in 1865 was

ride on a train

sew a dress

play a phonograph

read at night





7: How did John D. Rockefeller gain control of the oil industry?

He formed a trust.

He practiced vertical consolidation.

He joined a cartel.

He practiced free trade.





8: The nation's first major labor strike was begun by

railway workers angered about wage cuts and unsafe trains

steel workers upset by the use of scabs

women protesting lack of advancement in factories

Pinkerton agents who threw a bomb at police





9: What was the one key requirement that applicants had to meet to receive land under the Homestead Act?

They had to live on the land all year long.

They had to farm the land for five years in a row.

They had to file a claim with a bank.

They had to wheel portable cabins from plot to plot





10: What was a major incentive in the settling of the West?

the legal, private ownership of land

the award of large land grants to the railroads

the desire to limit slavery

the refuge offered for outlaws and the oppressed





11: One reason that the United States became more urban during the late 1800s is that

farm machines and factory-made goods reduced the need for farm labor

nobody wanted to live on farms anymore

immigrants did not know how to do farm work

union organizing of farm workers had not yet begun





12: Where did European immigrants often settle in the United States?

in western railroad towns

in their ports of entry

in the South

near lakes





13: Prohibition groups saw a link between drinking and

abuses by big business

lower public morals

anti-Asian feelings

high tariffs





14: Reformers who tried to solve social problems by helping the needy believed that

immoral behavior should be punished by deportation

stricter laws were needed to discourage unacceptable behavior

prosperous Americans should lead reform efforts

the cultures of immigrant groups should be respected





15: During the late 1800s and early 1900s, what segment of American society was most likely to attend college?

wealthy white men

New Englanders

gifted students

middle-class women(1) Which was NOT a major success of Reconstruction in the South?
OMG do your own homework or look it up. Stop taking short cuts and pay attention in class.
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(1) Which was NOT a major success of Reconstruction in the South?
man watever u do it 2 n not only dat!! we dont have teachers dumb *** know wat ur talkin about b4 u say somethin

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man watever u do it 2 n not only dat!! we dont have teachers dumb *** know wat ur talkin about b4 u say somethin

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