US History EOC Review

The Kansas-Nebraska Act concerned which issue?

• the expansions of slavery into new territories

• the sale of federal lands to slave owners

• the right of Northerners to own slaves

• the return of slaves who had escaped from the South

This time period in US History consisted of the Civil War and the struggle to end slavery.

• 1845-1890

• 1765-1776

• 1865-1877

• 1861-1865

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

• the extension of voting rights to African American men.

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

• the addition of new states to the Union

• the disintegration of the Whig Party

The 14th Amendment was proposed by Congress in response to which of the following?

• the emergence of white resistance to the civil rights movement

• the passage of the Black Codes in the South

• the rise of violence against emancipated slaves

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

Which of the following was a pull factor that drew African Americans north during the Great Migration?

• 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 availability of good jobs in the North and the West

This political cartoon is a criticism of which practice in the 19th century?

• industrialism

• laissez-faire capitalism

• monopolization

• vertical integration

This time period in US History consisted of economic growth and prosperity, rise of the automobile, and the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance.

• 1901-1914

• 1946-1960

• 1920-1929

• 1961-1973

This time period in US History lasted from 1890-1915 and included the Spanish American War, the annexation of Puerto Rico, and Cuban independence from Spain.

• Imperialism

• The Gilded Age

• WWI

• Western Expansion

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

• 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.

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

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

This time period consisted of social activism and political reform across the United States, and lasted from 1901-1914.

• Imperialism

• The Gilded Age

• The Roaring Twenties

• The Progressive Era