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WorksheetsUS History Final Exam Review
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 39mins
What was the significance of the Battle of Little Big Horn?
General Custer led his men into slaughter here.
It was the last big battle between the army and American Indians.
It was the bloodiest day of the Civil War.
Which group was negatively affected by the transcontinental railroad?
plains Indians
Chinese Americans
Settlers
Which group was most responsible for the completion of the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese Americans
Settlers
plains Indians
All of these were an effect of the Homestead Act except
the promise of free land drew hopeful homesteaders westward
the number of farms in the United States tripled from 2 million to more than 6 million.
decrease in settlers moving west
The construction of the railroads accelerated western expansion in the late 1800s in all of the following ways except?
Provide job opportunities for settlers
Allowed the creation of new states
Acceptance of native American cultures
Decreased travel time from months to days
How did monopolies threaten the free-enterprise system?
by eliminating comptetition
by making more people have an opportunity to form businesses
by government regulation
What idea stated that people born in the U.S. were better than people who immigrated here?
refugee
assimilation
nativism
How did immigrants deal with discrimination?
they tried to assimilate
they formed their own neighborhoods
they filed charges with the police
What was the purpose of the black codes?
to control former slaves
to give freedmen educational opportunites
to punish former confederates
Why was the Thirteenth Amendment passed?
to give equal protection under the law to African Americans
to abolish slavery
to protect African American voting rights
What does the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee to citizens?
equal protection under the law
the right to vote
an end to slavery
Why did Southern Democrats pass Jim Crow laws (segregation laws)?
to provide freedmen with educational opportunities
to control former slaves
to separate African Americans and whites in public places
How did Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plan differ from the Radical Republican’s plan?
Johnson’s plan was too forgiving to the former Confederate states
Johnson's plan was too harsh on the former Confederate states
the Radical Republican's plan was too forgiving to the former Confederate States
What was the effect of the removal of federal troops from southern states in 1877?
President Johnson was impeached
African Americans faced increased discrimination and intimidation.
President Hayes won the election of 1877
Which of these was a lasting effect of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
educational opportunities
Jim Crow Laws
separate but equal facilities are constitutional
Which describes Abraham Lincoln’s approach to the South at the end of the
Civil War?
The South should be punished
The South should be forced to pay for war damages
the South should be treated with kindness and justice.
How did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Slaves did not have the right to sue in federal court
Separate but equal public facilities are constitutional.
Segregation in schools is unconstitutaional
Why was the Ku Klux Klan formed?
to return slaves to the fields
to return white Democrats to power
to provide educational opportunites
What was the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment?
to abolish slavery
the offer equal protection on the law
to protect the voting rights of African American men
General Sherman used the total war strategy during his march through Georgia for all of the following reasons except
He wanted to prove that the North could be forgiving.
He wanted to destroy all resources his enemy could use
He wanted to destroy the Southern Spirit
The bloodiest day of the war was
Richmond
Appomattox Court House
Antietam
This was one of the first African American regiments in the war and they attacked Fort Wagner.
54th Masachusetts
63rd Viginia
42nd Maryland
Why did Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus and institute martial law?
To keep the border states in the Union
to free the slaves in the Confederate States
to honor those who had died at the Battle of Gettysburg
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?
The loss of troops convinced Grant to never invade the South again
The loss of troops convinced Lee to never again invade the North.
Lee succeeded in capturing a city in the North
Clara Barton was one of the thousands of women who served as a _____ during the Civil War
soldier
nurse
spy
All of the following technological advancements played a role in the Civil War except
field radios
Ironclad ships
factories
Which of these was the greatest cause of death in the Civil War?
disease
wounds
infection
Which of these describes Grant’s terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House?
They demanded payment for war damages
They were harsh in order to inflict punishment
They were generous so as to avoid further suffering.
The Union’s Anaconda Plan included all of the following strategies except
assassinate the Confederate president
divide the south
blockade southern ports
capture Richmond
Which document did Lincoln reference in his Gettysburg Address?
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Indpendence
Which of these was a Southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?
abundant natural resources
strong military leadership
large population
Which of these was a Northern advantage at the start of the Civil War?
abundant natural resources
strong military leadership
fighting in familiar territory
What was an economic reason that the Southern states left the union?
Federal government overstepping rights reserved for the states
Cotton would not be profitable without slavery
California was admitted as a free state
How did the Kansas – Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise?
It left the slavery issue to state’s rights
It made Missouri enter the union as a free state
It lead to a violent struggle over slavery in Missouri
Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas.
It allowed Maine to enter the union as a free state
It settled the slavery issue in Nebraska
What issue did the Three-Fifths Compromise, the Missouri Compromise, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act attempt to solve?
women's rights
states rights
slavery
In what way did the Compromise of 1850 please the North?
California was admitted to the U.S. as a free state.
It included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves
It allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state.
Which event turned the secession crisis into a civil war?
The election of Abraham Lincoln
The election of Ulysses S. Grant
The shelling of Fort Sumpter
What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harper's Ferry?
He wanted to bring the North and South together
He wanted to bring attention to the poor working conditions of slaves
to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery
What was the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case?
That separate but equal facilities are constitutional
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court
That African Americans get equal protection under the law
All of these were reasons the Fugitive Slave Law failed except
plantation owners did not want returned slaves.
slave catchers were hounded in the north and fled back to the south
Northerners refused to enforce the law
In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South?
It allowed California to be admitted as a slave state
It ended the slave trade in Washington DC
It included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves.
What was the significance of the 36˚30´ parallel?
It was the northern border of Missouri
It separated the North from the South.
It was the northern border of the US
Which of these was the most common way slaves resisted slavery?
running away
by finding ways to quietly rebel
revolt
How did Southern states respond to slave rebellions?
They passed even stricter slave codes
They allowed the slaves some small freedoms
They created militias to fight slave rebellions
The network of slave routes out of the South for slaves was called
Undercover Network
Subway Route
Underground Railroad
What was Nat Turners legacy ?
He led a violent slave rebellion
He wrote a newspaper called the North Star
He was a conductor on the underground railroad
What was the legal status of slaves in the United States?
citizen
property
dependant
What was the immediate impact of the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
It led to the publication of the North Star newspaper
It convinced congress to abolish slavery
It turned many more people against slavery
Who was the most well- known conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Nat Turner
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Tubman
Slaves spread the message of hope and the possibility of escape through all of the following except….
letters because they didn't know how to write
songs because they would be heard by the masters
stories because they didn't have books
How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the Southern economy?
Slaves were no longer needed to pick seeds from cotton
Cotton became the South’s most important crop
Cotton would no longer be exported to England
What section of the country relied on agriculture as the main source of income?
South
North
West
The cotton gin and the industrial revolution spurred the growth of what industry in the United States?
textiles (cloth)
railroads
riverboats
How did the cotton gin affect slavery?
Slaves were no longer needed
It increased the demand for slaves
Slaves were freed
What region was most likely to invest in transportation Improvements such as canals, roads, and railroads?
North
South
West
What invention increased the speed and efficiency of river travel?
clippers
steamboats
railroads
What groups of people in the South controlled the economic and political issues before the Civil War?
Plantation owners
slaves
women
What groups of people were working in factories in the North during the middle 1800’s?
Irish Immigrants and women
African Americans and women
Native Americans and women
How did Frederick Douglass spread his message of freedom for all people?
by rising up in revolt
through radio advertisements
through newspapers: Emancipation ( Freedom) for slaves
Which of these was the model for the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments?
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Emancipation Proclamation
Why was the convening of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 an important step in the reform era?
It provided education to girls
It led to reforms that made prisons more humane
It was the start of an organized campaign for women’s rights.
What motivated William Lloyd Garrison to join the antislavery movement?
religious beliefs
the desire to become famous
money
What was the goal of reformists Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
prison reform
Women’s Suffrage (right to vote)
education reform
Women fighting to end slavery recognized their own oppression and formed
Prison Reform Movement
Women’s Rights Movement
Abolitionist Society
Why did Horace Mann campaign for education reform?
To train children to work in factories
To help children escape poverty and become good citizens
to provide equal education to African Americans
What was the religious revival that led to the reform movements in the 1800s?
Renaissance
Second Great Awakening
Enlightenment
Why did the Mormons move west to Utah?
to settle where they could freely practice their beliefs
they wanted the free land
to escape going to prison
Which of these describes the experience of many Chinese immigrants in California?
They got rich in the California gold rush
They were subjected to prejudice and abuse.
They fled California to join the Mormons in Utah.
Which of these was one effect of the California gold rush?
California achieved statehood
Mexico declared war on California
Spain laid claim to California
Which of these led to the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804?
Mexican-American War
Gasdsen Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
How was Mexico affected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
It decreased its territory by half.
It doubled the nation's size
The U.S. annexed Texas
Which of these contributed to the start of the Mexican-American War?
The Alamo
the annexation of Texas by the U.S. Congress
The Battle at the San Jacinto River
Why did some northerners oppose the annexation of Texas?
Texas allowed slavery.
Too many Texans spoke spanish
Texas would not follow U.S. policies
What was gained through the Gadsden Purchase of 1853?
California
a good railroad route to California
Oregon Country
Which nation originally laid claim to the Oregon Country besides the United States, Great Britain, and Russia.
Spain
Portugal
Italy
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
It lead to war with Mexico
It cut the territory in half
It doubled the nation’s size.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
Gadsden Purchase
Underground Railroad
Manifest Destiny
