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Total questions: 119
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Date
1.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
2.
Which president signed the 13th Amendment?
a)
President Abraham Lincoln
b)
President Nina
c)
President Bill Clinton
d)
President Jimmy Carter
3.
The 13th,14th, and 15th Amendment was passed during which time period?
a)
Slaves Ships
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Civil War
d)
Revolutionary War
4.
Which Amendment prohibits slavery?
a)
15th
b)
14th
c)
13th
d)
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5.
Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
16th
d)
13th
6.
Strict punishment of Confederate veterans and financial assistance to African Americans were policies pushed by which of the following group during the Reconstruction Era?
a)
Radical Democrats
Radical Democrats
b)
Moderate Republicans
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Moderate Democrats
7.
The members of Congress battled with both presidents because they felt that the Presidential Reconstruction Plans:
a)
were too focused on helping the freed African slaves, but not on helping the poor, white farmers.
b)
were too strict to allow the Union to ever be reunited as it was prior to the Civil War.
c)
were too lenient on the Southern states that had rebelled against the Union.
d)
were created too quickly without consulting the former leaders of the Confederate states.
8.
Which of the following describes Abraham Lincoln's "10 percent" plan?
a)
A Confederate state could re-enter the Union whenever it repaid 10 percent of the damages that were suffered in the state during the Civil War
b)
A Confederate state could re-enter the Union 10 percent of the states already included in the United States agreed that it could enter.
c)
A Confederate state could re-enter the Union only if it agreed that it would be given 10 percent less representation in the federal government than it had prior to the Civil War
d)
A Confederate state could re-enter the Union whenever 10 percent of its voters took a vow of allegiance to the United States
9.
The most immediate and important outcome of the Civil War was that:
a)
the South gained its independence.
b)
slavery was ended in the United States.
c)
tensions between different areas of the nation finally ended.
tensions between different areas of the nation finally ended.
d)
the South was able to become an industrial center for the entire nation.
the South was able to become an industrial center for the entire nation.
10.
In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
11.
The Supreme Court Case that said segregation was OK as long as it was equal (separate but equal)
a)
Brown vs Board of Education
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
c)
Plessy vs Ferguson
d)
15th Amendment
12.
Laws that restricted African Americans from serving on juries, testifying against whites in court were called?
a)
Black Rights
b)
White Rights
c)
Black Codes
d)
White Codes
13.
After the Civil War, slavery was replaced with
a)
Minecraft
b)
Sharecropping
c)
Jobs
d)
Free Labor
14.
Pres. Lincoln's original goal was to
a)
Capture the South
b)
Preserve the Union
c)
Fund the war
d)
Win the election
15.
What amendment guaranteed that all citizens, regardless of race have equal protection under the law?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
16.
Who believed that President Johnson wasn’t doing enough through reconstruction?
a)
Southern Democrats
b)
Independents
c)
Slaves
d)
Radical Republicans
17.
What did the Radical Republicans want to give African Americans?
a)
40 acres and a mule
b)
Full Citizenship and right to vote
c)
A weekly paycheck
d)
Jobs to take care of their family
18.
Who wanted to readmit states to the Union when 10% of the voters took an oath of allegiance?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
The Radical Republicans
19.
This plan threw out the governments of any state who refused to ratify the 14th amendment. It also divided the South into 5 military districts controlled by a General and Federal troops.
a)
Lincoln's Plan
b)
Johnson's Plan
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Wade-Davis Bill
20.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working. Once arrested they would be forced to work for white landowners.
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
21.
What problem did many farmers have under the sharecropping system?
a)
They were forced to grow cash crops instead of food.
b)
They often were trapped in a cycle or circle of debt.
c)
Many sharecroppers were forced to buy goods on credit.
d)
All choices are true.
22.
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the south were called
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
23.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877. These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities.
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
24.
Guaranteed all men the right to vote no matter their race.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
25.
After an electoral dispute, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if he ended Reconstruction. This is often referred to as:
a)
Radical Election
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
The corrupt bargain
d)
Illegal compromise
26.
Choose the correct meaning for scalawag
a)
a group that passed the first Reconstruction Act
b)
distributed food and clothing to former slaves
c)
Southerners who supported Reconstruction in order to take advantage of other Southerners
d)
a person who gave part of the proceeds of crop sales to landowner in exchange for rent and seeds
27.
What are the economic and geographic reasons in why settlers wanted to move west?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Cheap fertile land and logging, farming, and freedom opportunities
c)
The growing population of cities areas in the east
d)
Going west for fun!
28.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
29.
Why did miners, cowhands, and ranchers want to move west.
a)
They wanted an adventure
b)
They wanted to escape the busy lifestyle in the East
c)
They were interested in economic opportunity
d)
They enjoyed big city life
30.
Americans believe it is their role to expand. Also the belief that America's new society is the best example for the world.
a)
American Independence
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
States Rights'
d)
Sea to shining sea
31.
The purpose of the Homestead Act was to develop the West
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Which of the following was NOT a qualification to own land for the Homestead Act?
a)
21 years old
b)
Male
c)
Head of household
d)
American citizen
33.
What was the largest amount of land one individual could purchase through the Homestead Act?
a)
80 acres
b)
160 acres
c)
200 acres
d)
240 acres
34.
How long did settlers have to wait in between filing an affidavit and securing final title to the land one settled?
a)
1 year
b)
3 years
c)
5 years
d)
10 years
35.
What act divided up Indian reservations into plots of land to be given to the Indian families?
a)
Hayes Act
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Bland-Allison Act
d)
Dawes Act
36.
_______ was to plant seeds deep in the ground
a)
Sod-busting
b)
Dry Farming
c)
Bonanza Farming
d)
Wheat Farming
37.
I am an Exoduster and I chose to move west in hopes of finally owning land. I was also trying to escape the KKK.
a)
European Immigrants
b)
Asian Immigrants
c)
Mexican Americans
d)
African Americans
38.
What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
b)
Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
c)
Polluted the air and the natural environment
d)
All of the above
39.
Which of the following contributed to the Wounded Knee Massacre?
a)
The Dawes Act
b)
Christian Missionaries
c)
The Battle of Little Bighorn
d)
The Ghost Dance
40.
At what battle was General Custer's entire force killed by the Sioux?
a)
Tippacanoe
b)
Wounded Knee
c)
Fallen Timbers
d)
Little Bighorn
41.
What were most homes on the Great Plains built out of?
a)
Bricks
b)
Bedrock
c)
Wood
d)
Sod
42.
What invention ended the Open Range?
a)
Cotton Gin
b)
Barbed Wire
c)
Transcontinental Railroad
d)
Repeating Rifles
43.
How were the Native Americans affected by the Dawes Act?
a)
Forced on the Reservations
b)
Executed
c)
Assimilated into American society
d)
Treated as equals
44.
How were the Battle of Wounded Knee and the Sand Creek Massacre similar?
a)
Sitting Bull led the Indian rebellions
b)
Many Indian men, women and children were killed
c)
The fighting continued for many years
d)
General Custer commanded the army
45.
What battle resulted from the discovery of gold in the Black Hills of the Dakota territory?
a)
Wounded Knee
b)
Sutter's Mill
c)
Fort Laramie
d)
Little Bighorn
46.
What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?
a)
To help farmers pay lower railroad fees
b)
To force the Indians to become farmers
c)
To encourage miners to avoid Indian land
d)
To encourage the settlement of the Great Plains by Southern blacks.
47.
Why were Irish and Chinese immigrants hired to work on the Transcontinental RR?
a)
American citizens did not have the required skills
b)
American citizens refused t work on the railroads
c)
Railroad companies wanted workers without families to support
d)
They would work hard, long hours for lower pay
48.
What system of transportation was built by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific companies?
a)
Oregon Trail
b)
National Road
c)
Inter canal Lock Systems
d)
Transcontinental Railroad
49.
Why did ranchers drive their cattle north?
a)
warmer weather
b)
cooler weather
c)
over population in texas
d)
railroad access
50.
How did the market for beef encourage ranchers to make cattle drives
a)
Beef was expensive in Texas but cheap elsewhere
b)
Beef was cheap in Texas but expensive elsewhere
c)
There was nowhere to buy beef in Texas
d)
None of the above
51.
When were cattle drives common?
a)
1841-1845
b)
1860's-1880's
c)
early 1900's
d)
They still are
52.
Longhorn cattle we worth about _____$ per head in Kansas.
a)
10$
b)
40$
c)
100$
d)
400$
53.
In the late 19th century, labor unions developed chiefly as a result of the need for
a)
white collar workers
b)
improved working conditions
c)
workers who would work for low wages
d)
improved methods of production
54.
What type of business sells shares of their stock to investors?
a)
monopolies
b)
trusts
c)
partnerships
d)
corporations
55.
Who was the Scottish immigrant who became the head of a major steel industry in the late 1800's?
a)
Andrew Mellon
b)
J.P. Morgan
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
John D. Rockafeller
56.
Who was the "captain of industry" who created the Standard Oil Trust?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
57.
How do monopolies harm consumers?
a)
They eliminate competition and allow for high prices
b)
They encourage competition, but increase prices
c)
They increase competition and lower prices
d)
They increase prices while increasing the quality of products
58.
What determines how much should be produced in a free enterprise economy?
a)
labor unions
b)
demand of the consumer
c)
the company CEO
d)
the government
59.
Why did Mark Twain name the late 1800's the Gilded Age?
a)
The late 1800's was a time of prosperity for all
b)
The gold spike that connected the Transcontinental RR represented the growing economy
c)
Just as gold can disguise an object of lesser value, so did the wealth of a few mask problems of the masses
d)
Gold prostpectors noew had easy access to the East on the Railroad.
60.
What was NOT true of sweatshops?
a)
The work was repetitive and boring.
b)
Workers labored long hours under poor conditions for low wages.
c)
Children often worked there as well as adults.
d)
Workers were given bonuses for peak production.
61.
What business practice was used by Rockefeller/Standard Oil Trust to control the entire oil industry?
a)
free enterprise
b)
monopoly
c)
competition
d)
tariffs
62.
Who experimented with electricity, invented the phonograph and developed the light bulb?
a)
Stephen Field
b)
Elijah McCoy
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
63.
Mass production is a term that can best be defined as
a)
Profit made by a a large business or corporation
b)
number of hours employees are required to work
c)
formation of a business monopoly
d)
manufacture of large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply
64.
During the Industrial Revolution, more goods were made by hand than were made by machines.
a)
true
b)
false
65.
By the late 1800s, Americans wanted the government to take action against monopolies.
a)
true
b)
false
66.
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act made it legal to form monopolies.
a)
true
b)
false
67.
In ethnic neighborhoods, immigrants felt less homesick and less lonely
a)
true
b)
false
68.
In big cities, _________.
a)
there sometimes was no clean drinking water
b)
garbage was not always collected
c)
sewers were often backed up
d)
all of these
69.
_________ is an example of an ethnic neighborhood.
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Chicago
c)
Little Italy
d)
all of these
70.
What are reasons why an immigrant would not be allowed to enter the country?
a)
no money
b)
sickness
c)
prison record
d)
all of these
71.
A monopoly is when _________.
a)
a company makes goods with machines
b)
a company makes goods by hand
c)
a company gets total control of a product or service
d)
government takes over a business
72.
The main goal of business was to _________.
a)
. provide goods or services to people
b)
make money
c)
keep prices down
d)
follow the law
73.
Andrew Carniege is best know for
a)
developing the steel industry
b)
developing the railroad industry
c)
developing the oil industry
d)
developing a gold mine
74.
A sweatshop is a
a)
factory where people work hard all day to machine goods
b)
factory where people work for a few hours
c)
company that tries to control all comodities.
d)
factory where people don't work hard, and still get paid.
75.
About how many immigrants came to the United States between 1880 and 1920
a)
2,500
b)
25,000
c)
250,000
d)
25,000,000
76.
Where did most immigrants come from before 1880?
a)
Northwestern Europe
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Central and South America
77.
Where did most immigrants come from after 1880?
a)
Northwestern Europe
b)
Eastern and Southern Europe
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
78.
Why did most immigrants come to the United States?
a)
Religious freedom
b)
Natural disasters
c)
Economic reasons
d)
In search of gold
79.
Which best describes steamship travel to the United States?
a)
Travel on steamships was comfortable and took two days on average
b)
Travel on steamships was comfortable and took two weeks on average
c)
Travel on steamships was uncomfortable and took two days on average
d)
Travel on steamships was uncomfortable and took two weeks on average
80.
What was the name of the immigration station Island outside of San Francisco?
a)
Devil
b)
Saint
c)
Angel
d)
Sunrise
81.
Which best describes the medical examination all immigrants underwent?
a)
The medical exam was thorough and most immigrants passed
b)
The medical exam was thorough and most immigrants failed
c)
The medical exam was brief and most immigrants passed
d)
The medical exam was brief and most immigrants failed
82.
Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants?
a)
Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
b)
Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
c)
Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
d)
Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round
83.
Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants.
a)
Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
b)
Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
c)
Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
d)
Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs
84.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
85.
Immigrants had to pass a ___ inspection
a)
literature
b)
social studies
c)
health
d)
naturalization
86.
In general, why did most people immigrate to the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th Century?
a)
Escape difficult conditions
b)
A bETTER life
c)
religious persecution
d)
all of the above
87.
Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Baltimore
88.
What town did both parts of the railroad meet in?
a)
Promontory, UT
b)
New York, NY
c)
San Francisco, CA
d)
Omaha, NB
89.
What town did the Union Pacific Railroad start in?
a)
Omaha, NB
b)
Promontory, UT
c)
Sacramento, CA
d)
New York, NY
90.
A government offer of land or money is called a ________________.
a)
boom town
b)
subsidy
c)
vigilantes
d)
manual labor
91.
The Chinese workers were hired to work on the railroad because they would work as cheap _____________________.
a)
Boom towns
b)
subsidies
c)
vigilantes
d)
manual labor
92.
_______________ were created along the railroad with stores as it was being built.
a)
Vigilantes
b)
Boom towns
c)
Nitro-glycerin
d)
Comstock Lode
93.
The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade.
a)
Comstock Lode
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Vigilantes
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
94.
The ________________ were the major mountain range that the railroad had to be built through.
a)
Sierra Nevada
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Cascade Mountains
d)
Appalachian Mountains
95.
Who immigrated to Ellis Island?
a)
Jewish
b)
Mexican
c)
European
d)
Italian
96.
What is a Pull Factor?
a)
Moving to a country because of something good it has
b)
Leaving your country because of war
c)
Leaving your country because of drought
d)
Leaving your country due to famine
97.
What is a push Factor
a)
Leaving your country due to War
b)
Coming to a country because of good soil
c)
Leaving a country because of famine
d)
Both A & C
98.
What is a tenement?
a)
A new form of transportation
b)
Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings
c)
The end of immigration
d)
A revolutionary war in Africa
99.
Yellow Journalists were:
a)
writers who exposed period problems in hopes of achieving reform
b)
writers who wrote in yellow to bring attention to Spanish abuses
c)
newspaper reporters and illustrators who exaggerated stories in order to sell newspapers and fuel a war with Spain
d)
writers who opposed American imperialism and aimed to keep America neutral
100.
Which territory did the United States NOT gain direct control of after the Spanish-American War?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Cuba
c)
Philippines
d)
Guam
101.
The United States government supported the overthrow of a government in this country:
a)
Cuba
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Hawaii
d)
Congo
102.
Which of the following is not a cause of the Spanish- American war?
a)
Yellow Journalism
b)
American economic interests in Cuba
c)
The explosion of the U.S.S Maine
d)
American support of the Spanish
103.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
104.
Which nation had denied the U.S. the ability to build the Panama Canal?
a)
Mexico
b)
Venezuela
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Colombia
105.
What was a major problem for building the Panama Canal.
a)
malaria and yellow fever
b)
walrus attacks
c)
poisoned water
106.
Where is the Panama Canal located?
a)
all of Central America
b)
Panama
c)
South America
d)
the Carribbean
107.
The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?
a)
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
b)
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
d)
Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean
108.
Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?
a)
to reduce travel time
b)
to speed up trade
c)
to protect from invaders
d)
for fishing
109.
What name was given to exaggerated stories written to sell newspapers?
a)
yellow ink
b)
whale of a story
c)
yellow journalism
d)
pink journalism
110.
The policy of building up a country's military to prepare for war is known as
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
isolationism
111.
The U.S. entered World War I in
a)
1918
b)
1914
c)
1917
d)
1920
112.
The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Increased nationalism
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
113.
Which of these is NOT one of the reasons why the U.S. got involved in World War I?
a)
The Zimmerman Telegram
b)
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
c)
The Russian Revolution
d)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
114.
President Wilson's fourteen points
a)
initiated U.S. involvement in World War I
b)
laid out his goals for peace
c)
ended World War I
d)
called for Germany to accept blame for the war
115.
Which document punished Germany after World War I?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Yalta Agreement
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Fourteen Points
116.
Which of the following is a reason why the U.S. did not want to join the League of Nations?
a)
There was fear that it would get the U.S. involved in another war
b)
Germany was allowed into the League of Nations
c)
The League of Nations would be too costly for Americans
d)
The U.S. was pre-occupied with difficulties at home.
117.
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
a)
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
b)
Mexico vowed to help the U.S. and the Allies in World War I
c)
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
d)
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
118.
Which of the following acts was passed in order to draft Americans into the war?
a)
The Selective Service Act
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Fourteen Points
119.
what does migr mean?
a)
wander, leave
b)
earth, land
c)
life, living
d)
go, see
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