mAmerica: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 16 The Agony of Reconstruction 16.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) The term Reconstruction refers to the A) period immediately following the Civil War. B) the attempt to rebuild Atlanta. C) the Gettysburg struggle. D) the treatment of African Americans after the Emancipation Proclamation. E) the attempt to change Confederate ideas about slavery. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 386 [Factual] 2) The escaped slave who captured a Confederate steamship and later went on to become a U.S. congressman was A) Robert Allen. B) Sojourner Truth. C) Robert Smalls. D) Frederick Douglass. E) Blanche K. Bruce. Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 386 [Factual] 3) A minimal Reconstruction policy was favored by