US History Practice EOC Semester #1

What was the significance of the Dred-Scott decision?

• The Supreme Court overruled attempts by Congress to limit the spread of slavery.

• The Supreme Court held that the practice of slavery was unconstitutional.

• While Lincoln objected to the decision, Stephen Douglas supported it.

• Dred Scott and his wife spent the rest of their lives in slavery.

What was the main reason for fighting in Florida during the Civil War?

• The Union army wanted to prevent cattle and crops in Florida from reaching Confederate troops.

• Northern commanders planned to divide the South by marching through Florida.

• The main Southern fleet was stationed in ports along the Florida coast.

• Robert E. Lee, the Southern commander, owned land in Florida.

How did President Andrew Johnson's views on Reconstruction differ from those of Congress?

• President Johnson refused to pardon former confederate leaders, while Congress wanted to treat them leniently(softly).

• President Johnson was shocked at the Southern "Black Codes", while Congressional leaders saw them as necessary to restore order.

• President Johnson accepted Southern "Black Codes", while Congress over turned them with a Civil Rights bill prohibiting racial discrimination.

• President Johnson thought the readmission of states into the Union should be decided by Congress, while Congressional leaders saw it as his responsibility.

How did the "Black Codes" of 1865-1866 differ from the "Jim Crow" laws of the 1880s and 1890s?

• Black Codes created segregated public schools; Jim Crow laws prohibited African Americans from learning to read.

• Black Codes prohibited use of the same public facilities by different races; Jim Crow laws prohibited voting by African Americans.

• Black Codes prohibited freedmen from traveling freely, serving on juries or exercising civil rights; Jim Crow laws required racial segregation.

• Black Codes required "seperate but equal" facilities for different races; Jim Crow laws stated some races were "not entitled to social and political equality".

The Painting depicts the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876.

What was the primary objective of the US policy that led to the conflict shown in the painting?

• To protect the safety of the transcontinental railroad from attack.

• To force American Indian tribes on the Great Plains to live on reservations.

• To remove remaining American Indian tribes from east of the Mississippi River.

• To capture deserters from the Union and Confederate armies after the Civil War.

Which was NOT one of the ways in which 19th century settlers dealt with the challenges of farming on the Great Plains?

• They used barbed wire for fencing.

• They burned cow and buffalo chips for fuel.

• They relied on irrigation from nearby lakes for water.

• They used steel plows to dig furrows into the tough soil.

What was the main effect of the system of debt peonage that emerged in the South during the late 19th century?

• African Americans were unable to afford to work agricultural jobs.

• African Americans left the South in large numbers to escape their debts.

• African Americans labored in a system that was nearly the same as slavery.

• African Americans had to work for low wages to pay off their emancipation costs.

The diagram shows the various goals of the Dawes Act of 1877.

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

• Lure Native Americans to migrate to the frontier.

• Entice Native Americans to move to urban areas.

• Give Native Americans jobs in the federal bureaucracy.

• Push Native Americans to adopt an agricultural lifestyle.

The cartoon was published by Thomas Nast in the 1870s.

What is the view of the cartoonist about the power of Tammany Hall in New York City?

• New York City government was unaffected by Tammany Hall.

• Tammany Hall maintained its power by falsifying vote counts in elections.

• Immigrants were happy to vote for Tammany Hall to repay it for its services.

• Many ordinary citizens felt powerful because Tammany Hall listened to them.

The chart shows the population of Chinese immigrants and their descendants in the U.S. from 1860 to 1920.

Why did the population of Chinese Americans decrease, as shown on the chart, when the populations of many other ethnic groups were increasing?

• Improved economic conditions in China discouraged further emigration to the United States.

• Congressional legislation in the 1880s banned any further immigration of workers from China.

• After completion of the transcontinental railroad, there was a shortage of jobs in western states.

• China entered into a "Gentlemen's Agreement" with the United States not to permit further immigration.