SSUSH.8 - SSUSH.11 Monroe Doctrine through Progressive Era

Which statement most accurately describes the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson?

• Johnson was impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, but the impeachment was motivated by personal conflicts with senators.

• Johnson was impeached for violating the Office of Tenure Act, but the impeachment was motivated by conflict with Congress over Reconstruction.

• Johnson was impeach for failing to upload the Civil Rights Act, but the impeachment was motivated by his sympathy for former Confederates.

• Johnson was impeached for publicly defaming Congress, but the impeachment was motivated by his opposition to Congressional Reconstruction.

Under which president did the United States gain the territory labeled the Mexican Cession?

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

• Martin Van Buren

Second. That the Writ of Habeas Corpus is suspended in respect to all persons arrested, or who are now, or hereafter during the rebellion shall be, imprisoned in any fort, camp, arsenal, military prison, or other place of confinement by any military authority of by the sentence or any Court Martial or Military Commission.

Which President made the proclamation?

• James Madison

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

What was the goal of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust?

• to shield his children's inheritance from estate taxes

• to create a monopoly, thereby controlling oil prices and distribution

• to support small oil distributors

• to create environment regulations for the oil industry

Why were labor unions formed by workers in the United States in the late 1800's?

• To gain investors in order to start their own factories

• to convince consumers to buy manufactured goods

• to improve working conditions and obtain higher wages

• to create more job opportunities for women and children

Which of the following was a primary goal of President Abraham Lincoln at the outset of the Civil War?

• to abolish slavery in both the Union and Confederate states

• to restore the Confederate states to the Union

• the punish the Confederate states for secession

• to prevent slavery from spreading to western territories

The Confederate bombardment of which fort on April 12-13, 1861, marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

• Fort Pickens

• Fort Sumter

• Fort McHenry

• Fort Donelson

Which of the following geographic features gave the North an advantage over the South during the Civil War?

• dry and moderate climate

• advanced railroad system and a large network of waterways

• dense forests and flat terrain

• control over the major Atlantic Ports

Which of the following BEST describes what occurred during the Industrial Revolution that helped people migration west open and operate successful businesses?

• the development of large cities in the region, which allowed businesses to pay workers very low wages because of the high level of competition for jobs at their factories

• the establishment of a trade agreement between the government and Mexico, which allowed Mexico to purchase products from these new businesses for low prices

• the establishment of peace treaties between the government and American Indian tribes, which prevented any conflict that could harm the new businesses.

• the development of railroads and canals, which could be used to ship products to Northern and Southern states, and to ship important farm products and other goods back out West.