U.S. History EOC Review #3

The Federalists Papers were written to persuade which group to sign the Constitution?

• Federalists

• Anti-federalists

• French

• Germans

The Kansas-Nebraska Act concerned which issue?

• The right of Northerners to own slaves

• The sale of federal lands to slave owners

• The expansion of slavery into new territories

• The return of slaves who had escaped from the South

Which of these was a direct consequence of the Civil War?

• The disintegration of the Whig Party

• The addition of new states to the Union

• The use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery

• The extension of voting rights to African American men

What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• Providing aid and education to emancipated slaves

• Helping Confederate states get readmitted to the Union

• Securing protections for African Americans' voting rights

• Preventing violence against African Americans in the South

The following is from the 14th amendment:

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge

the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States;

nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty or

property, without due process of the law; nor deny to any

person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the

laws.

This amendment was proposed by Congress in response to which of the following?

• The rise of violence against emancipated slaves

• The passage of Black Codes throughout the South

• The emergence of white resistance to the civil rights movement

• The attempts of Democrats to limit the voting rights of African Americans

Which of the following was the main reason that the federal government created a method for Native Americans to become U.S. citizens?

• To reduce the amount of money spent supporting Native Americans

• To encourage Native Americans to assimilate into mainstream society

• To undermine the legal basis of the treaties made with Native American tribes

• To guarantee that Native Americans enjoyed constitutionally protected civil rights

What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?

• To ensure the spread of manufacturing across the frontier

• To remove import taxes for goods shipped from one state to another

• To protect American agriculture and industry from foreign competition

• To prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates

The map below shows routes taken by African Americans who participated in the Great Migration:

What describes a pull factor that drew African Americans during the Great Migration?

• The availability of good jobs in the North and West

• The sale of inexpensive land by the federal government

• The construction of low-cost government housing in growing cities

• The absence of segregation and racial discrimination outside the South

The Industrial Revolution produced inventions that improved the U.S.'s ability to produce.

Which entrepreneur had a significant impact on the cosmetics industry?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Emily Dickinson

• Sojourner Truth

• Madame C.J. Walker

The cartoon below was published in the early 1900s.

Why does this cartoon depict Roosevelt carrying his "big stick" through the Caribbean?

• Roosevelt believed that an aggressive foreign policy was needed to prevent Caribbean nations from incurring major debts with European nations.

• Roosevelt believed that a strong military presence in the Caribbean was needed to protect the United States from attack by Latin American nations.

• Roosevelt felt that the United States had a moral responsibility to protect citizens from civil unrest in Caribbean nations.

• Roosevelt wanted to seize control of resources available in the Caribbean to promote U.S. business interests.