US History

U.S. History Study Guide 5. Which was not a scandals during the Grant administration? a. The Whiskey Ring b. The Belknap scandal c. The Hayes-Tilden Compromise d. The Black Friday scandal 6. The disputed election of 1876 was significant because it: a. Led to the growth of third parties. b. Led to the expansion of executive power. c. Demonstrated the power of big business. d. Signaled the beginning of mass participation in politics. e. Resulted in the end of Reconstruction in the South. 7. Northerners who went South after the Civil War to reform and modernize the South were called: a. Interlopers. b. Privateers. c. Trespassers. d. Intruders. e. Carpetbaggers. 8. Southern whites who joined the Republican Party and worked with freedmen and Northerners were known as: a. Good-for-nothings. b. Scalawags. c. Ne’er-do-wells. d. Troublemakers. e. Rascals. 9. Congress impeached President Andrew Johnson because: a. He opposed legislation favorable to African Americans. b. He committed high crimes and misdemeanors. c. He succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president. d. He had fought on the Confederate side during the Civil War.

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