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Total questions: 116
Worksheet time: 3hrs 10mins
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1.
Which of these was the movement in the United States to end the slave trade and free slaves?
a)
the abolitionist movement
b)
the suffrage movement
c)
the states' rights movement
d)
Ithe environmental justice movement
2.
The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) were all efforts to _______________________.
a)
end fighting between mid-western farmers and Native American Indians
b)
encourage manufacturing in the West
c)
increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections
d)
settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories
3.
In the mid-to-late nineteenth century, what did the principle of “popular sovereignty” mean with regards to new states joining the Union?
a)
It left the determination of the status of slavery in a territory to the residents.
b)
It was extremely unpopular in the South, but popular in the North.
c)
It helped ease tensions between pro- and antislavery factions in Kansas.
d)
It was a key tenet of the Missouri Compromise.
4.
Why was slavery an important part of the Southern economy?
a)
Plantation owners needed slaves to cook their meals.
b)
The land in the South provided farmers with good soil to grow cash crops but the land was so large that plantation owners needed more hands to work the land.
c)
Factories began to spread and there was a greater need for free labor.
d)
White indentured servants wanted more money.
5.
What piece of legislation included all of the following?
o All citizens were required to report runaway slaves o Anyone caught helping runaway slaves would be fined or jailed
o Slaves had no right to jury trial
o Anyone sending runaway slaves back to their owners would receive cash payment
o All citizens were required to report runaway slaves o Anyone caught helping runaway slaves would be fined or jailed
o Slaves had no right to jury trial
o Anyone sending runaway slaves back to their owners would receive cash payment
a)
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
b)
the Wilmot Proviso of 1846
c)
the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
d)
the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
6.
Identify the Supreme Court case that angered northerners because it said that slavery could exist anywhere in the United States based on the idea that slaves were “property.”
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Dred Scott Decision
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Brown v. The Board of Education
7.
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott V. Sandford case?
a)
Dred Scott was set free since he lived in a free state.
b)
Dred Scott was property and not a citizen.
c)
Dred Scott's owners were guilty of holding him against his will and were arrested.
d)
Dred Scott's owners had to pay Dred Scott for work he completed.
8.
A consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was:
a)
violence between pro-slavery and abolitionist groups
b)
gold was discovered in Nebraska
c)
John Brown led a slave revolt
d)
Dred Scott sued for his freedom
9.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?
a)
Uncle Bob's Stories
b)
Uncle Tom's Hotel
c)
Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
10.
Which of the following best describes John Brown?
a)
radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
b)
a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
c)
a pro-slavery Senator
d)
a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery
11.
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North? _________________
a)
92% of industry found in the North
b)
Northern soldiers were motivated to preserve their way of life
c)
75% of railroads and banking were in the Norththe North had a large navy
d)
the North had a large navy
12.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
13.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
14.
What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?
a)
factories
b)
smaller populations
c)
larger populations
d)
poor populations
15.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
16.
The Anaconda Plan called for all of the following except
a)
A. blockade of Southern ports
b)
B. dividing the South into two parts
c)
C. capturing Richmond Virginia the capitol of the South
d)
D. assassinating Jefferson Davis
17.
Where did General Lee formally surrender?
a)
White House in Washington, D.C.
b)
On the battleground
c)
Courthouse at Appomattox
d)
Ft. Sumter
18.
What direct effect did Sherman’s “March to the Sea” have on the Southern civilian population?
a)
Thousands of civilians lost their lives as a result of Sherman's campaign.
b)
Many Southerners were forced to join the Union army as a result of Sherman's campaign.
c)
Large numbers of civilians lost property as a result of Sherman's campaign.
d)
Southerners' resolve was strengthened against the Union as a result of Sherman'scampaign.
19.
True/False: Habeas corpus was the legal process that Lincoln suspended to deal with war opponents in the Union by making it possible to imprison someone without a trial
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation changed the focus of the war, declaring that
a)
all slaves in the Confederacy are free
b)
all slaves in the US freed
c)
slaves in the Union free
d)
all slaves in the West free
21.
The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war because:
a)
It triggered a four-day draft riot in New York City
b)
The outcome convinced European nations to help the Confederacy.
c)
Southern troops reached their northernmost point in Union territory.
d)
Lee lost so many troops that he would never again invade the North.
22.
The Congressional Plan for Reconstruction was known as:
a)
Ten Percent Plan
b)
Wade-Davis Bill
c)
Reconstruction of America Bill
d)
Freedmen's Bureau Bill
23.
The House of Representatives tried to get rid of President Andrew Johnson by doing what to him:
a)
impeaching him
b)
killing him
c)
bribing him to leave
d)
trying to get him out in the next election
24.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
19th
25.
What group gained control of Congress after Lincoln's assassination?
a)
Southern Democrats
b)
Former Confederates
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Communists
26.
The 15th amendment gave the right to vote to
a)
All African Americans
b)
African American men
c)
Native Americans
d)
White Women
27.
Southern whites passed laws restricting the rights of African Americans called--
a)
Black codes
b)
Slave Laws
c)
Confederate Rights
d)
Merica Laws
28.
Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--
a)
started Reconstruction
b)
got him impeached
c)
made Southern Democrats angry
d)
ended Reconstruction
29.
How did the 14th amendment overrule the Dred Scott decision?
a)
It abolished slavery
b)
It said slaves could vote
c)
It protected African Americans as equal citizens
d)
It said that African Americans could move north
30.
Which law was an Indian policy that broke reservations into individual land plots and harmed the communal structure of Native tribes?
a)
The Morrill Act
b)
The Dawes Act
c)
The Reservation Reorganization Act
d)
The Homestead Act
31.
The federal government encouraged settlement in westward lands by passing the--
a)
Land-Grab Act
b)
The Dawes Act
c)
The Morrill Act
d)
Homestead Act
32.
A federal agency set up in 1865 to help both whites and African Americans in the South
a)
Freedmen's Bureau
b)
NAACP
c)
HUD
d)
Ku Klux Klan
33.
These people brought their own supplies, equipment and animals but needed land to farm and a place to stay.
a)
Runaway slaves
b)
Tenant farmers
c)
Sharecroppers
d)
Poor white people
34.
Which was a Major Result of Reconstruction?
a)
African Americans were still slaves?
b)
The President and Congress worked together.
c)
Amendments were passed that helped African Americans.
35.
Which industrialist is best known for his work in the steel industry?
a)
Charles Lindberg
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John Rockefeller
36.
Which industrialist is best known for his work in the oil industry?
a)
George Bush
b)
Charles Koch
c)
John Rockefeller
37.
What law prohibited unfair business practices by the railroads against farmers trying to sell their goods?
a)
Glass-Steagal Act
b)
Volstead Act
c)
Interstate Commerce Act
d)
Prohibition
38.
Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, and the Congress of Industrial Organization were examples of....
a)
Organized Crime
b)
Terrorist organizations
c)
Labor unions
39.
Term that says: private monopolies and artificial restrictions on trade were wrong
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Economies of Scale
d)
Vertical Integration
40.
New Immigrants were from
a)
Buladean
b)
South and West Europe
c)
South and Eastern Europe
d)
Mexico
41.
Nativism
a)
Liked immigrants
b)
Liked wealthy
c)
Disliked immigrants favored native born
42.
The Gospel of Wealth said that the purpose of money was to
a)
Roll around tobacco and smoke
b)
Spend on yourself because you can't take it with you when you die
c)
Help your fellow man
43.
The theory used by the wealthy to justify their wealth and treatment of the poor.
a)
Darwinism
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Selectionism
d)
Social Darwinism
44.
Group of works who collective bargain to get higher pay, more rights and better working conditions
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Labor Union
c)
Commune
d)
Trade Federation
45.
founded “AFL” in 1881
a)
Samuel Gompers
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
46.
Which of these happens when a company buys out its suppliers?
a)
Vertical Integration
b)
Horizontal Integration
c)
Diagonal Integration
d)
Spherical Integration
47.
Which of these happens when a company buys out its competition?
a)
Vertical Integration
b)
Hexagonal Integration
c)
Underwater Integration
d)
Horizontal Integration
48.
These organizations were led by powerful bosses, bribed individuals for votes, and controlled politicians.
a)
Unions
b)
Political Machines
c)
Mafia
d)
Knights of Labor
49.
Who was the boss of New York's Tammany Hall, which defrauded NYC out of millions of dollars?
a)
Boss Tweed
b)
Boss Nast
c)
Boss Cleveland
d)
Boss Marconi
50.
This law created merit based exams for civil service jobs in the federal government.
a)
Pinkerton Act
b)
Pendleton Act
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Haymarket Act
51.
Which of the following did unions NOT fight for when collectively bargaining?
a)
Higher wages
b)
Shorter hours
c)
Safer working conditions
d)
Longer hours
52.
This was one of the first labor unions in America and it was open to all workers regardless of race, gender, or skill
a)
Knights of Labor
b)
American Federation of Labor
c)
Amalgamated Association
d)
Workers Union of America
53.
Where did most immigrants enter America during the Gilded Age?
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Chicago
d)
Washington DC
54.
What was the name of the unsafe apartments many immigrants lived in during the Gilded Age?
a)
Slums
b)
Ghettos
c)
Tenements
d)
Shantytown
55.
What was the term for ethnic neighborhoods that many immigrants lived in during the Gilded Age?
a)
Enclaves
b)
Tenements
c)
Slums
d)
Neighborhoods
56.
This term limited immigration to only merchants, teachers, tourist, students, and government officials
a)
Boss Tweed
b)
Chinese Exclusion Act
c)
Settlement houses
d)
Irish enforcement act
57.
Which of the following is true of the Gentlemen's Agreement?
a)
It decreased Japanese immigration
b)
It resulted in segregated Classrooms
c)
It caused Anti-American rioting in Japan
d)
It prohibited Aliens from working in industrial jobs
58.
This term refers to the mixture of diverse cultures and a nickname to describe the cultures in the United States
a)
Tennements
b)
Political Machine
c)
Nativism
d)
Melting Pot
59.
Who does the teacher represent in this cartoon?
a)
A teacher
b)
The United States
c)
Immigrants
d)
nobody
60.
What does the bowl represent?
a)
Food
b)
Idea that America is a melting pot
c)
Getting rid of Immigrants
d)
Chinese Exclusion act
61.
What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Civilization Act
c)
Manifest Destiny Act
d)
Indian Territory Act
62.
What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?
a)
To continue white supremacy by keeping races seperated
b)
To stop white supremacy; give all races same opportunities
c)
To protect children from unsafe child labor
d)
To make sure all races had the chance to vote
63.
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
64.
What political group grew out of the Grange Organization?
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)
Populists
d)
Independents
65.
What was the objective of the Grange?
a)
band together for farmers economic rights
b)
raised prices
c)
elect Republican
66.
Which candidate was the Populist party's candidate?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulyssess Grant
c)
William Jennings Bryan
d)
William McKinley
67.
Gold caused ________money in circulation thus_______the prices.
a)
less, lowering
b)
more, raising
68.
What was the famous speech by William Jennings Bryan called?
a)
The Cross Speech
b)
The Cross of Gold Speech
c)
Gold Standard
69.
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
a)
Redskins vs Giants
b)
Aylor vs Byrd
c)
Brown vs Board of Education
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson
70.
What made people want to move west?
a)
The Gettysburg Address
b)
The Homestead Act
c)
The Free Land Act
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
71.
This reformer said that blacks should immediately have their rights.
a)
Booker T Washington
b)
WEB Dubois
c)
Marcus Garvey
d)
A Phillip Randolf
72.
group of volunteers led by Teddy Roosevelt gained fame in the Spanish-American War .
a)
Carson's Platoon
b)
Riley's Riders
c)
Rough Riders
d)
Regulators
73.
sensationalized events in Cuba by American newspapers eager for war with Spain .
a)
Propaganda
b)
Dollar Diplomacy
c)
Spanish American War
d)
Yellow Journalism
74.
letter written by Spanish official claiming Pres. McKinley was weak .
a)
Zimmerman Letter
b)
Garcia Letter
c)
DeLome Letter
d)
Gorgas Letter
75.
fought on two fronts, in the Caribbean and in the Pacific against the Spanish Empire .
a)
World War I
b)
Mexican-American War
c)
Spanish-American War
d)
World War II
76.
argued that to achieve world power a country needed a powerful Navy
a)
Sanford Dole
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Alfred T. Mahan
77.
President Taft’s foreign policy toward Latin America advocating investment
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Domino Theory
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
78.
mysteriously exploded in Havana Harbor
a)
U.S.S. Maine
b)
U.S.S. Titanic
c)
U.S.S. Lusitania
d)
U.S.S. Constitution
79.
said Hawaii should be led and controlled by Hawaiians, later surrenders to Americans
a)
King Kamehameha
b)
Queen Liliuokalani
c)
Sanford Dole
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
80.
completed in 1914 connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans
a)
Suez Canal
b)
Big Dig
c)
Panama Revolution
d)
Panama Canal
81.
asserted the United States’ right to intervene in Cuban affairs at any time
a)
Platt Amendment
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Big Stick Diplomacy
d)
Open Door Policy
82.
gave equal trading rights to all countries in China
a)
Big Stick Diplomacy
b)
Open Door Policy
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Imperialism
83.
Roosevelt boasted he would “speak softly and carry a big stick”
a)
Big Stick Dipolomacy
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Open Door Policy
d)
Imperialism
84.
Owner of competing New York newspaper responsible for sensationalizing reports from Cuba in order to sell papers
a)
William Randolph Hearst
b)
Josephy Pulitzer
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
85.
the policy or practice of extending a nation's rule over other less powerful territories
a)
Imperialism
b)
Propaganda
c)
Protectorate
d)
Monroe Doctrine
86.
WWI might have only involved two countries, Austria Hungary and Serbia. What changed that?
a)
imperialism
b)
propaganda
c)
alliance system
d)
trench warfare
87.
Which weapons of mechanized warfare were introduced in WWI?
a)
battlefront trenches
b)
hydrogen bombs
c)
pistols
d)
airplanes and tanks
88.
The Treaty of Versailles overlooked the importance of:
a)
identifying the guilty party
b)
including powerful nations in peaceful relationships
c)
treating all nations, even the losers, fairly
d)
destroying the economy of the enemy
89.
Isolationists would likely have backed which of these actions
a)
sending troops to aid the British because of business interest
b)
sending weapons and aid to Austria-Hungary
c)
staying out of the conflict in Europe because it was someone else's fight
d)
being prepared for war if the Allies were in a position to lose
90.
The Zimmerman note suggested an alliance between Germany and Mexico
a)
True
b)
False
91.
Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" speech described his plan for defeating Germany
a)
True
b)
False
92.
Which of these provisions of the Treaty of Versailles was the most crucial to what President Woodrow Wilson sought in the hope that WWI would be a "war to end all wars"?
a)
freedom of the seas
b)
the establishment of the League of Nations
c)
burdening Germany with heavy reparations
d)
forcings Germany to give up its colonies
94.
This sparked the start of WWI
a)
secret agreement between Germany and Japan
b)
massive attacks by Germany on its neighbors
c)
the attack on Serbia
d)
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
94.
This sparked the start of WWI
a)
secret agreement between Germany and Japan
b)
massive attacks by Germany on its neighbors
c)
the attack on Serbia
d)
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
95.
What did the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare refer to?
a)
Britain's policy to sink any Germany ship without warning
b)
Germany's policy to sink any ship in British waters without warning
c)
The US Navy engaging in war with the Central Powers
d)
Germany's decision to focus all resources on the Navy
96.
Posters encouraging Americans to support the war effort and showing Germans as cruel and bloody was the work of which government agency?
a)
The CIA
b)
The War Industries Board
c)
The Committee on Public Information
d)
The Defense Department
97.
Isolationists in the Senate objected to the US joining the League of Nations because they opposed:
a)
creation of the Security Council
b)
Colonialism in Africa and Asia
c)
membership of Germany
d)
involvement in future foreign wars
98.
The most used fighting style in Europe during WWI was:
a)
Naval battles
b)
traditional calvaries
c)
Air Raids
d)
trench warfare
99.
What event caused a surge in propaganda in the US urging the government to engage in war?
a)
the Sussex Plege
b)
the Air Raid of London
c)
The attack of Pearl Harbor
d)
the sinking of the Lusitania
100.
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest
a)
Tornados
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Hurricanes
101.
When people went to the bank to withdraw their money and the banks had no money was known as the
a)
Bank Runs
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Stock Market Crash
d)
New Deal
102.
In 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash?
a)
Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes.
b)
Stock prices fell, investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic.
c)
The government decided to close the stock market in New York.
d)
People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe.
103.
Homes that were in parks and built out of cardboard boxes were called Hoovervilles.
a)
True
b)
False
104.
Where did Hoover expect the aid to the poor would come from?
a)
businesses/charities
b)
state government
c)
federal government
d)
foreign countries
105.
What new deal program insures bank deposits & helped to stop bank failures?
a)
SEC
b)
FDIC
c)
AAA
d)
TVA
106.
Which New Deal program put over 8 million people to work & built over 125,000 buildings?
a)
WPA
b)
AAA
c)
CCC
d)
NYA
107.
What group of people advised FDR on racial issues?
a)
Black Cabinet
b)
National Racial Relations Board
c)
African American Rights Committee
d)
New Deal Racial Coalition
108.
What group of people advised FDR on racial issues?
a)
Black Cabinet
b)
National Racial Relations Board
c)
African American Rights Committee
d)
New Deal Racial Coalition
109.
Germany employed a tactic that used extremely quick attacks. What was this called
a)
blitzkrieg
b)
lebenbaum
c)
leningrad
d)
Trench warfare
110.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
111.
What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?
a)
Giving aid to the Allies without joining the war
b)
Giving aid to the Axis without joining the war
c)
Sending troops to fight in Europe
d)
Helping China fight the Soviets
112.
How did WWI lead to WWII
a)
The treaty of Versailles ruined Germany, allowing totalitarian governments to take over
b)
France occupied Germany leading to a revolution by Hitler
c)
The totalitarian government set up after WWI was corrupt.
d)
It was unclear who was victorious in WWI
113.
What ended the Great Depression?
a)
The New Deal
b)
Alphabet Agencies
c)
World War II
d)
The Spread of Communism
114.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
African Americans who served in the military
b)
Native Americans who served in the military
c)
German Americans who served in the military
d)
Japanese Americans who served in the military
115.
This U.S. war poster is MOST likely referring to
a)
recycling
b)
war bonds
c)
rationing
d)
offer rides to strangers
116.
This poster was an icon for
a)
women factory workers during WWII
b)
housewives
c)
transgender soldiers
d)
suffragettes
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