U.S. EOC Practice Exam

SS.912.A.2.1

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.

SS.912.A.3.13

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.

SS.912.A.2.3

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.

• 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 overturned 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.

SS.912.A.2.6

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 "separate but equal" facilities for different races; Jim Crow laws stated some races were "not entitled to social and political equality."

SS.912.A.2.7

The painting above depicts the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876.

What was the primary objective of the U.S. 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

SS.912.A.3.1

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.

SS.912.A.3.2

The patents above were filed by Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison.

How did these inventions affect the United States economy?

• They created a new demand for electricity.

• They prevented the growth of monopolies.

• They led to increased working hours in factories.

• They moved the center of American manufacturing to the South.

SS.912.A.3.5

Which American inventor became a millionaire by developing new haircare and cosmetic products for African-American women?

• Sarah Goode

• Madam C.J. Walker

• Garrett Morgan

• Jan Ernst Matzeliger

SS.912.A.3.5

How did Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford help to transform the American economy?

• They were the first to introduce interchange able parts to manufacturing processes.

• They introduced the use of conveyor belts and assembly lines in their factories.

• Their willingness to engage in collective bargaining with unions improved conditions for workers.

• They created new industries requiring large investments, which resulted in cheaper products for consumers.

SS.912.A.3.9

Which statement best describes the American labor movement in the late 19th century?

• Workers organized their own labor unions against harsh conditions despite public hostility.

• Government officials encouraged workers to form labor unions because they distrusted business-owners.

• Union leaders were unable to recruit members because most workers were satisfied with their conditions.

• Disagreements between native-born and immigrant workers made the organization of labor unions almost impossible.