Era

Why is Reconstruction seen as a failure?

• Unable to bring all southern states back into the Union.

• Former slaves did not truly gain equal rights.

• Slavery continued for several more decades.

• Abraham Lincoln was not around to make it happen.

Which organization was established to help blacks and poor whites receive an education, find work, and get needed supplies during Reconstruction?

• Salvation Army

• Red Cross

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Department of Health

What group formed in the Reconstruction era to try to bring Democrats back into political power?

• Radical Republicans

• Ku Klux Klan

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Democratic Party

What did the Freedmen’s Bureau provide for African-Americans?

• set up former slaves to be killed after setting them free.

• set up former slaves with schools, clothing, and medical care after the civil war

• set up free blacks to run for political positions

• set up former slaves to read and write in schools.

Why did the Transcontinental Railroad change the nation?

• It united the East to the West and helped expand trade and settlement in the west

• It united the East to the South and helped expand trade in the west

• It united the North to the South and helped expand trade in the North

• It united the East to the West and helped expand trade in the South

What law was passed that prohibited colonists from expanding west past the Appalachian Mountains?

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Proclamation of 1763

• Boston Massacre

The British began imposing taxes on the colonists in 1765 to help pay for the expenses of fighting the

• French and Indian War

• Spanish Armada

• American Revolution

• Battle of Bunker Hill

What era is known for the rise of industrialization and urbanization in the United States?

• A) The Renaissance

• B) The Industrial Revolution

• C) The Enlightenment

• D) The Information Age

Which era in history is characterized by the widespread use of stone tools and the development of early human societies?

• A) The Bronze Age

• B) The Iron Age

• C) The Stone Age

• D) The Middle Ages

During which era did the Roman Empire reach its greatest territorial extent?

• A) The Republic Era

• B) The Imperial Era

• C) The Medieval Era

• D) The Renaissance Era