U.S History A (Pre-Test)

Who were the two sides fighting in the Civil War?

• East and West

• Union and Confederacy

• North and South

• Federalists and Anti-Federalists

What was the document that freed the slaves during the Civil War?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitutional Amendment

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Shiloh

In what year did the Civil War end?

• 1861

• 1863

• 1865

• 1867

What were the TWO main railroad companies that built the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Burlington Northern Railroad and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

• Southern Pacific Railroad and Northern Pacific Railroad

• Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad

• Great Northern Railway and Atlantic Coast Line

Which group of people strongly influenced cowboys in the West?

• Farmers from the East

• Native American tribes

• American ranchers

• Mexican cowboys

Most prospectors did not become _______________ during the gold rush:

This group took the law into their own hands in the "Wild West"

• Outlaws

• Vigilantes

• Settlers

• Sheriffs

This animal is considered sacred in Native American culture and was frequently hunted by settlers?

• Buffalo

• Wolf

• Bear

• Eagle