U.S. History Final Exam Multiple Choice Part 1

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Which piece of evidence below best supports the claim that the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War? Options: The political power of the Democratic Party was strengthened., The British government did not recognize the Confederate States of America., The Civil War takes on a new meaning, it becomes a war to end slavery., High casualties prompted Union and Confederate leaders to negotiate a peaceful surrender.

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The Civil War takes on a new meaning, it becomes a war to end slavery.

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What was a major result of the Civil War for our national government?

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The power of the federal government was strengthened.

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After the Civil War, the purpose of adding the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution was to:

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Guarantee African Americans equal treatment under the law

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Which of the following is the BEST example of African Americans' new sense of agency? Options: Participating in voting, Becoming tenant farmers, Establishing new communities, Achieving economic inequality

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Participating in voting

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Which statement best describes how the status of African Americans in the South positively changed before the end of Reconstruction in 1877? Options: The Supreme Court consistently supported civil rights for African Americans., Poll taxes and literacy tests were eliminated for African Americans., Increasing numbers of African Americans were elected to public office., African Americans faced increasing discrimination and violence.

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Increasing numbers of African Americans were elected to public office.

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Which of the following is an intended result of the 14th Amendment’s passage? Options: The commitment of the federal government to protect the rights of newly freed African Americans, The successful efforts of state governments to limit the rights of African Americans, Supreme Court decisions that protected the rights of former slaves, The rise of Republican Rule in the South during Reconstruction

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The commitment of the federal government to protect the rights of newly freed African Americans

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Which group most strongly opposed the original intent of the 14th Amendment? Options: The Supreme Court, Moderate Republicans, Southern Democrats, Industrialists in the North

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Southern Democrats

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The final stages of Reconstruction witnessed a counterrevolution, and the “Redeemers” who led this counterrevolution, attempted to do which of the following? Strip away new rights gained by African-Americans at the beginning of Reconstruction, Redistribute the land of former slave owners, Wage a political war on northern Republicans, Establish a new plantation slave system

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Strip away new rights gained by African-Americans at the beginning of Reconstruction

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According to the passage below, the responsibility of the wealthy is to:

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share their excess wealth with the community

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Carnegie’s actions in which of the events below would seem to contradict the message he sends in the passage? Options: The Pullman Strike, The Haymarket Riot, The Homestead Strike, The Sherman Antitrust Act

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The Homestead Strike