USH Unit 01 Mid-Term Review

Which of these helped to further the Westward Expansion in the United States after 1865?

• California Gold Rush

• Abolition of Slavery

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Lewis and Clark Expedition

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What piece of legislation is being described?

• the Dawes Plan

• the Homestead Act

• the Indian Removal Act

• the Kansas-Nebraska Act

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The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 was to

• Encourage people to populate U.S. territories west of the Mississippi River

• Provide people with economic incentives to settle in the territory of Florida

• Provide free blacks with “40 acres & a mule” in former Confederate states

• Offer former Confederate officers a place to live in return for their loyalty to the U.S.

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Which area on the map represents the region MOST affected by the Homestead Act of 1862?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which statement BEST describes American policy towards Native Americans in the late 19th century?

• Native Americans generally settled where they wanted to

• Most Native Americans fled to Canada for protection from U.S. forces

• Most Native Americans were practically forced to relocate to reservations

• Native Americans pleaded with the government to create reservations for them

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In addition to the problems stated here, what other issue contributed to the problems faced by Native Americans on the Great Plains at the end of the 19th century?

• European diseases wiped out a substantial portion of the Sioux population

• Timber land was harvested, robbing Native Americans of a valuable resource

• Under the Dawes Act, Indian reservations lost all of their federal funding

• Railroads brought an increase in population, leading to controversies over land usage

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What was the result of the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

• "Black Codes" were ruled to be unconstitutional.

• It permitted the placing of Indians onto reservations.

• The doctrine of "separate but equal" was allowed to continue.

• It said that children of all races could attend the same schools.

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(US.03) The “Black Codes” set up by new Southern states during the Reconstruction period were able to pass all of the following laws EXCEPT

• deny African Americans citizenship.

• not allow African Americans to lease land or homes.

• restrict African Americans from serving on jury duty.

• forbid African Americans and white people from marrying.

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The term Tammany Hall is associated with which 19th century issue?

• Urban expansion

• Political corruption

• Presidential campaigns

• Indian wars on the Frontier

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The historical process being criticized in this quotation is

• Industrialization

• Militarization

• Populism

• Socialism

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