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WorksheetsUS History Semester 2
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did Southern States prevent African American men from voting?
a)
Literacy Tax
b)
Poll Test
c)
Literacy Test
d)
Grandmother Clause
2.
Which Amendment allowed African American men to have the right to vote?
a)
14th
b)
16th
c)
13th
d)
15th
3.
This was a system where workers rented a piece of land from a landowner to farm and then gave half the year's crops to the landowner--creating a cycle of debt for the workers:
a)
Sharecropping system
b)
Contract System
c)
Segregation System
d)
Slavery System
4.
What did the Supreme Court ultimately decide in Plessy v. Ferguson decision?
a)
Literacy tests required for all voters
b)
Separate but equal facilities is constitutional
c)
Segregation is illegal only if the facilities are the same
d)
Poll taxes are unconstitutional
5.
What did the Compromise of 1877 do?
a)
It removed all remaining troops from the South, signaling the end of Reconstruction
b)
It gave African American men the right to vote, and be treated equally by the law
c)
It ended Reconstruction in the North
d)
It allowed women to vote
6.
This was a secret group organized in the South after the Civil War to terrorize, threaten, and stop African Americans from gaining any power,
a)
Poll Tax
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Southern Democrats
7.
What is Reconstruction? Pick the BEST answer
a)
Social Progress for African Americans
b)
The process of getting the Southern States back into the Union
c)
Rebuilding infrastructure
d)
Southern States had to reconstruct their state constitutions
8.
What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction?
a)
Teach African Americans how to vote
b)
Give assistance to African Americans in the form of food, education, legal help, and employment
c)
Create jobs for African Americans
d)
Teach African Americans how to vote
9.
What was the main reason that the Republican Party disliked President Johnson's reconstruction plan?
a)
Johnson's plan was too weak and the Republicans wanted to force change in the South
b)
Johnson would allow only 10% of Southerners to swear a loyalty oath, but Republicans wanted 100% of adult males to swear a loyalty oath to the US
c)
Republicans disliked the idea each state had to rewrite their constitutions
d)
Republicans did not want to help out newly freed African Americans like Johnson wanted to
10.
Which is the BEST description about why President Johnson was impeached?
a)
African Americans did not deserve the same treatment as whites
b)
The Radical Republicans in control of Congress disliked him
c)
He removed a cabinet member without getting approval from Congress
d)
Congress wanted Ulysses S. Grant to be President
11.
What set of laws created a system of segregation and discrimination against African Americans especially in Southern States?
a)
Sharecropping
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Southern Codes
12.
In the end sharecropping created what kind of cycle for poor whites and African Americans?
a)
Debt and poverty cycles
b)
Investment cycles
c)
Tenant Farming cycles
d)
Integration cycles
13.
This agreement added 1 slave state and 1 free state to keep the balance in government. It also drew a line that determined which states would be free and which would be slave as America continued to move west.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850/Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Decision
14.
A group of people promoted the end of slavery forever and also included a network of people who helped thousands of slaves escape north.
a)
John Brown's raid on Harper Ferry
b)
The invention of the Cotton Gin
c)
Compromise of 1850/Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Abolition Movement and the Underground Railroads
15.
This agreement determined that California would be added to the Union as free state and the slave trade would be outlawed in Washington D.C. In exchange the south was given tougher laws to capture slaves who had run away.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Bleeding Kansas
16.
This agreement split the rest of the Louisiana Purchase into two territories that would decide to be free or slave states based on popular sovereignty
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850/Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
The Dred Scott Decision
17.
This long-term cause of the Civil War happened because one area had two competing governments. One of the governments was pro slavery while the other was against it. Eventually it led to a violent outbreak and eventually a mini Civil War.
a)
Bleeding Kansas
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
d)
Nat Turner's Rebellion
18.
This long-term cause determined that slaves were NOT citizens, therefore could not sue in federal court.
a)
Writing of Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
Dred Scott Decision
c)
The Abolition movement/ Underground Railroad
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
19.
Southern Secession from the Union began after the:
a)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
b)
Surrender of Ft. Sumter
c)
After John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia
d)
Election of Jefferson Davis
20.
How did the South explain their right to secede from the Union?
a)
The Declaration of Independence gave Southerners the right to revolt against an oppressive government
b)
The Constitution's right to free speech allowed them to secede
c)
They argued that each state had voluntarily joined the Union, so they could voluntarily leave
d)
The 5th Amendment to the Constitution protected property owners and any attacks on property
21.
What event started the fighting between North and South known as the Civil War?
a)
The Southern states seceded from the Union
b)
Southern forces fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina
c)
Union forces invaded Virginia
d)
Confederate forces invaded the Union state of Maryland
22.
According to Lincoln, what was the major goal of the Union at the beginning of the war?
a)
Destroy border states
b)
Assassinate Jefferson Davis
c)
Preserve the Union
d)
Abolish slavery in the Confederate States
23.
Why were Union soldiers at Ft. Sumter unable to defend themselves from Confederate attacks?
a)
Union cannons were facing east, the wrong way
b)
Confederate soldiers outnumbered Union soldiers
c)
The Union General was killed and the soldiers did not know what to do
d)
Union soldiers were caught off guard and surprised
24.
Which southern state was the first to secede from the Union?
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
South Carolina
25.
The Union Army had a plan to surround the Confederacy, cutoff major ports in the South, and capture the capital, Richmond, Virginia. This plan was known as?
a)
The Reptile plan
b)
The Anaconda plan
c)
The Rattlesnake plan
d)
The Boa Constrictor plan
26.
The Emancipation Proclamation was specific about which slaves were free, who was considered free?
a)
All slaves in the US
b)
Only slaves in the Confederacy
c)
Only slaves in the Border states
d)
Only slaves in any new territory that would become a state
27.
Which battle was known as the single bloodiest day in American History?
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Manassas
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Battle of Anaconda
28.
How effective was the Emancipation Proclamation after it was issued?
a)
All slaves in the South were freed and moved to Northern cities
b)
Abolitionists were pleased with Lincoln's decision to free slaves
c)
Ineffective, very few slaves were actually freed right away
d)
Gave Confederate soldiers more to fight against
29.
Who gave the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863?
a)
General Robert E. Lee
b)
General Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Colonel Joshua Chamberlain
30.
What was one of the main themes in the Gettysburg Address?
a)
Democracy will overcome all problems of the war
b)
The men who lost their lives did to protect liberty and equality
c)
The South will be punished for their crimes against the union
d)
All slaves in the Confederacy and Border States will be free
31.
Gettysburg is known as the "turning point" in the Civil War. What does that mean?
a)
The North finally won its first major battle in Pennsylvania
b)
Slaves could now fight for both the Union and Confederacy
c)
After the battle General Grant would be the top General of the Union
d)
This was a major victory for the Union and the Confederacy was never able to recover
32.
Which all black infantry unit was known for its bravery and courage during the Civil War?
a)
57th Minnesota Infantry
b)
58th Virginia Platoon
c)
52nd Georgia Battalion
d)
54th Massachusetts Infantry
33.
The majority of soldiers that died during the Civil War was because of?
a)
Starvation
b)
Dehydration
c)
Disease
d)
Bayonets
34.
General Sherman waged "Total War". What did that mean?
a)
He fought all of the Confederate army in one battle
b)
He made war against everything that could support the enemy army
c)
He calculated his victories by counting the total value of property destroyed
d)
He killed as many civilians as soldiers
35.
Why did William Tecumseh Sherman decide to burn the city of Atlanta?
a)
A. Sherman wanted to create a sense of fear in the civilians
b)
B. Sherman wanted to destroy the South's ability to make war supplies
c)
C. Sherman wanted to help Lincoln get re-elected in the North
d)
Both A & B
36.
What motivated Sherman to continue "total war" into the state of South Carolina?
a)
Sherman wanted to punish South Carolina for succeeding first
b)
Sherman wanted to make Gen. Johnston surrender
c)
Sherman knew South Carolina had much needed medical and food supplies
d)
Sherman wanted to impress Lincoln
37.
Appomattox Court House is important because it was
a)
the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
b)
The site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
c)
The Confederate capital after Richmond was captured in 1865
d)
The site where Ulysses S. Grant surrendered to Robert E. Lee
38.
Which of the following describes the terms of the South's surrender to the North?
a)
Southern soldiers could keep their weapons and go home
b)
The South had to agree to allow for cotton to be grown in the North
c)
Southerners agreed to not to fight any more and turn in weapons
d)
All Southerners would have to pay a fine and two months in jail
39.
What was the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?
a)
To end slavery in the US
b)
to officially admit (bring) the southern states back into the Union
c)
To bring the Civil War to an official close
d)
to grant freed slaves the right to vote
40.
The federal government was in tremendous debt following the Civil War. How did they try to recover some of that money?
a)
Borrowed money from foreign countries
b)
Property Taxes
c)
Sales Taxes
d)
Income Taxes
41.
How was the North able to finally win the Civil War?
a)
General Lee & General Sherman captured Richmond, the Confederate capital
b)
General Sherman burned Atlanta and destroyed the Confederate economy
c)
General Grant surrounded Lee and cutoff all supplies forcing them to surrender
d)
General Lee surrounded Grant and cutoff all supplies forcing them to surrender
42.
What was the effect of the cotton gin?
a)
Made cotton profitable and set slavery firmly in place as a way of life
b)
Made cotton less profitable and would help end slavery forever.
c)
Made the North extremely rich from the farming of cotton
d)
Increased tobacco production in the Southern states
43.
This idea explained that political power belongs to the people and they should have the right to determine if their state should be slave or free?
a)
Federalism
b)
Democracy
c)
Popular Soverignty
d)
compromise of 1850
44.
What is it called when a country builds up its military?
a)
Militarism
b)
Industrialization
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
45.
Which country was given the harshest punishment from the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
France
b)
Britain
c)
Germany
d)
Austria-Hungary
46.
What was the event that caused the USA to join in WWII?
a)
Hitler
b)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
c)
Business closing on October 28, 1939
d)
All of the above
47.
What kind of flower grows on your face?
a)
Iris
b)
Rose
c)
Tulips
d)
Carnation
48.
What is purple and smells like yellow paint?
a)
Blue Paint
b)
Green Paint
c)
Red Paint
d)
Purple paint
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