US Sem 1 Final MC Review

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Which of the following was the most direct effect of the harsh conditions of the Middle Passage? Options: The slaves’ high death rate due to the spread of disease, Advances in medicine evoked by the exposure to African illnesses, A decrease in piracy raids on the Atlantic shipping, A rise in the number of slaves imported from the Middle East

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The slaves’ high death rate due to the spread of disease

Answer explanation

The correct answer is the slaves’ high death rate due diseases as the Middle Passage was the name given to the journey between Africa and the New World where saves faced terrible conditions,

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Which of the following contributed most directly to the increase in the number of slaves transported to the New World after 1700? Options: The effectiveness of the shipping efforts made by the American Colonization Society, The widespread promotional advertisements initiated by slave traders in the Caribbean islands, Increased European reliance on slave labor in response to the high cost of indentured servants and the dwindling supply of Native American laborers, The rise in the number of droughts, famines, and tribal conflicts that impoverished areas of Africa

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Increased European reliance on slave labor in response to the high cost of indentured servants and the dwindling supply of Native American laborers

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In July of 1861, President Lincoln was particularly concerned about how his policies on slavery would affect which areas? Options: the states in white because they were slave states that remained in the Union, the states in medium gray because they were home to most of his political supporters, the states in dark gray because he thought he could persuade them to rejoin the Union, the region in light gray because it consisted of territories that had not yet become states

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the states in dark gray because he thought he could persuade them to rejoin the Union

Answer explanation

The correct answer is the dark gray states, which had left the Union following Lincoln's election. At the start of the Civil War in April of 1861, Lincoln's main goal was to restore the Union and get Confederate states to become a part of the Union again.

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Which of the following is true of slaves in the dark gray states following Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
- Slaves in the dark gray states were allowed to fight in the Confederate military
- Slaves in the dark gray states were granted voting rights
- Slaves in the dark gray states were forced to move out west to new territories
- Slaves in the dark gray states were freed, unlike slaves in the border states (white on map)

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Slaves in the dark gray states were freed, unlike slaves in the border states (white on map)

Answer explanation

The correct answer is slaves from ONLY Confederate states being freed following the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation as Lincoln only freed slaves from states in rebellion against the Union.

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The development depicted in the provided map was one of the major contributions to

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rapid industrialization in urban areas

Answer explanation

The correct answer is rapid industrialization as factory owners hired immigrant workers for cheaper wages, especially in urban areas.

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Which of the following was an EFFECT of the rapid increase of immigrants in the US at the end of the 19th century? cities improved drastically as local governments focused on city improvement, the government passed anti-immigration legislation to limit rights of immigrants, immigrants lived in poor conditions in tenements in urban areas, African Americans moved from rural South to Northern urban areas

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immigrants lived in poor conditions in tenements in urban areas

Answer explanation

Following a rapid influx in immigration, cities became quickly crowded with immigrants who worked in the factories. Most of these immigrants lived in tenements with very poor living standards.

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Women's contributions during WWI led directly to

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the passage of the 19th Amendment

Answer explanation

Women's contributions and efforts on the homefront led to Wilson endorsing the 19Amendment, which granted women the right to vote.

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What was the major change for African Americans during WWI?

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The Great Migration

Answer explanation

African Americans moved from rural South to Northern cities seeking job opportunities and escaping racial prejudice, which was known as the Great Migration.