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Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

map of United States showing the many train lines of the Southern Railway system after the Civil War

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Railroads in the South were few before the Civil War. By the time it was over, most were destroyed. What does this map demonstrate?

railway building was a priority in the South during and after Reconstruction

little progress was made in repairing the structural damage of the Civil War

more people focused on building new factories over repairing railroad lines

the only new railroads built were those connecting the North to the South

Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

Ku Klux Klansman and white man shown holding a skull and crossbones over the heads of 2 freed slaves

Library of Congress AP2.H32 1874 (Case Y) [P&P]

In this image, whom is the artist portraying in a negative way?

African Americans

White extremists

Republicans

Scalawags

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

Ku Klux Klansman and white man shown holding a skull and crossbones over the heads of 2 freed slaves

Library of Congress AP2.H32 1874 (Case Y) [P&P]

According to the image, life for freedmen during Reconstruction

was much better than it was under slavery

was much worse than it was under slavery

reflected the benefits of citizenship rights

reflected the challenges of citizen rights

Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

Together, the Black Codes and actions of white extremist groups

protected the rights of formerly enslaved people

inspired most people to accept the new ways of life

helped improve life in the Reconstruction-era South

circumvented rights in the Civil War Amendments

Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

What change was often seen in the physical arrangement of plantations after the Civil War?

The land was divided into smaller plots with housing for sharecroppers.

They increased in size and added more housing for slaves.

Slave...