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APUSH Period 5 MR V

Total questions: 159

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This amendment outlawed slavery. 
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
2.
The revolt of the Texans is best remembered by which battle?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Santa Anna
c)
Alamo
d)
Santa Fe
3.
Which naval officer helped open ties with Japan?
a)
Commodore Matthew Perry
b)
General Millard Fillmore
c)
Captain Perry Ellis
d)
Commander Matthew Forbes
4.
Which party is also known as the "Know-Nothing" Party?
a)
Whigs
b)
Democrats
c)
Republican
d)
American
5.
Women were instrumental in serving in various aspects during the Civil War. 
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Which Amendment guaranteed federal protection of citizenship and equal rights under the law?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
7.
Which Amendment prohibited voting restrictions based on race, color, or previous conditions of servitude?
a)
12th 
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
8.
Who became president upon Lincoln's assassination? 
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
George McClellan
9.
Who won the election of 1868?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
George McClellan
10.
Which of the following slave states never seceded from the Union? 
a)
Missouri
b)
Illinois
c)
Virginia
d)
South Carolina
11.
What were those slave states that did not secede during the fighting called?
a)
Traitor States
b)
Border States
c)
Free States
d)
Ideal States
12.
This court decision ruled that the slaves were not citizens, and therefore had no rights to sue in court. 
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Plessey v. Ferguson
c)
Brown v. Board
d)
Dred Scott v. Sanford 
13.
This was the system set in place after the Civil War to employ freed slaves. 
a)
Tenet Farming
b)
Manufacturing
c)
Head-right System
d)
Sharecropping
14.
Which compromise brought California into the Union? 
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
3/5ths Compromise
c)
Compromise of 1840
d)
Compromise of 1850
15.
Which compromise ended the slave trade in Washington, DC? 
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
3/5ths Compromise
c)
Compromise of 1840
d)
Compromise of 1850
16.
Which law was passed in 1793, making it harder for slaves to successfully escape the bondage of slavery?
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Interstate Commerce Act
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
Personal Liberty Laws
17.
What did the Republican Party platform of 1860 attempt to broaden its appeal to include?
a)
Southern route for transcontinental railroad
b)
Support for expeditions to Latin America
c)
Know-Nothing supporters who had cost them the election of 1856
d)
Northern manufacturing interests
18.
Which of the following was the most immediate result of Lincoln's election?
a)
Civil War began
b)
South Carolina seceded
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Attempts at compromise abandoned
19.
The Mexican-American war was fought primarily over which current US state?
a)
Arizona
b)
New Mexico
c)
Texas
d)
California
20.
The South had an advantage over the North in
a)
a larger population
b)
better military commanders
c)
more industry
d)
more transportation
21.
The GREATEST strength of the North was
a)
its military leadership
b)
its navy
c)
its moral high ground
d)
its economy
22.
What officially abolished slavery in the US?
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Surrender of Robert E. Lee
c)
13th Amendment
d)
14th Amendment
23.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves
a)
in the Border States
b)
in the South
c)
in the entire US
d)
in the West
24.
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820:
a)
the remaining Louisiana Purchase territory was divided into slave and free zones.
b)
Congress banned slavery in any new territory that might ever be added to the United States.
c)
Missouri agreed to gradual emancipation of slavery in exchange for admission to the Union.
d)
Ohio became a free state to balance the admission of Missouri as a slave state.
25.
All of the following statements about the Fourteenth Amendment are true EXCEPT:
a)
It was vehemently opposed by President Johnson.
b)
It guaranteed all citizens the equal protection of the law.
c)
It permitted former high-ranking Confederates to hold office.
d)
It declared that all persons born in the United States were citizens.
26.
Which trend was most significant in creating the conflict with the Plains Indians that resulted in the Dawes Act?
a)
railroad expansion to the West Coast
b)
the extermination of the bison population throughout the Great Plains
c)
the Social Gospel movement
d)
homesteaders expanding into the plains region
27.
The slogan “Manifest Destiny” referred to the conviction of Americans in the 1840s that the United States had a(n)
a)
God-Given right to exist as a nation.
b)
opportunity to replace greed with benevolence
c)
obligation to spread across the continent.
d)
mission to free slaves.
28.
The Free Soil Party, like many northerners:
a)
feared the expansion of slavery in the west would be competition for white labor.
b)
cost Henry Clay the presidency by siphoning off votes from him in New York.
c)
was powerful enough to convince James Polk not to seek reelection.
d)
strongly opposed the Wilmot Proviso but agreed to let it pass as part of a compromise.
29.
An increase in which of the following was the key part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act to attract Southern support?
a)
Transportation in the South
b)
Popular sovereignty
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Representation in Congress
30.
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
California would enter the Union as a free state.
b)
The slave trade would be abolished in Washington, D.C.
c)
The territories of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada would be created.
d)
A tougher fugitive slave law would be enacted.
31.
Northerners were most upset by the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision because
a)
the Court included no Republican Justices
b)
the decision allowed slavery in the territories
c)
several justices were slave owners
d)
blacks and whites were not treated equally
32.
Why did slavery become more central to American politics in the 1840s?
a)
Territorial expansion raised the question of whether new lands should be free or slave.
b)
Members of the abolitionist Republican Party, formed in 1844, insisted on debating slavery.
c)
President John Tyler’s antislavery policies cause a major proslavery backlash led by John C. Calhoun.
d)
As the 1848 Constitutional deadline for ending the African slave trade drew near, Americans became obsessed with s
33.
One impact of the Mexican-American War was...
a)
The United States got a large area of land in the Southwest
b)
Native Americans were given more land for reservations
c)
France no longer had colonies in North America
d)
Great Britain gave Alaska to the US
34.
How did the government help with the building of the transcontinental railroad?
a)
They gave money and land to the RR companies
b)
They sold workers to the RR companies
c)
They ended slavery in the areas around the RR
d)
They allowed Native Americans to stay on the lands around the RR
35.
The belief that the United States had a special mission to expand over the entire North American continent was known as
a)
divine providence
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
nullification.
d)
American exceptionalism.
36.
With regard to the Oregon Territory, in 1846, the United States
a)
provoked a shooting war to acquire the lands it sought.
b)
concluded a peace treaty with Britain which established the United States’ northern border at 54°40’ north latitude.
c)
hammered out a compromise agreement with the British Empire.
d)
denied any further Asian immigration into the region.
37.
The Wilmot Proviso
a)
encouraged slavery’s expansion westward.
b)
called for American annexation of lands conquered from Mexico as free territory.
c)
successfully postponed the outbreak of the Civil War for 10 years.
d)
proclaimed that western territories would be open to slavery if their citizens voted to allow it.
38.
A central element in the conquest and submission of the American Indians of the West was the
a)
decision of many western tribes to side with the Confederacy during the Civil War.
b)
rapid growth of cities and population on the California coast.
c)
destruction of the buffalo herds.
d)
prolonged drought and harsh winters of the 1860s and 1870s.
39.
American interests and priorities with regard to Asia in the 1840s and 1850s primarily centered around
a)
seeking opportunities for colonization.
b)
fishing rights.
c)
trade and commerce.
d)
a fear of Japanese domination of the Far East.
40.
Who advocated for the immediate and uncompensated release of all slaves held in the United States?
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Henry Clay
41.
In terms of politics, the 1850s were noteworthy because they witnessed the
a)
decline in the power of the free-soil movement.
b)
dissolution of national political parties over sectional concerns.
c)
South gradually extend its control over both the Presidency and Congress.
d)
Supreme Court distance itself from the slavery issue.
42.
As a result of the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852,
a)
calls for political compromise over the issue of slavery increased.
b)
the American Colonization Society began transporting ex-slaves back to Africa.
c)
the Underground Railroad was formed.
d)
abolitionism gained ground in the North.
43.
The theory that individual states do not necessarily have to carry out any federal laws with which they disagree is known as
a)
popular sovereignty.
b)
federalism.
c)
nullification.
d)
the reserved powers clause of the Constitution.
44.
What became the most controversial element of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
The admission of California as a free state
b)
The Fugitive Slave Act
c)
The banning of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
d)
The potential opening up of Utah and New Mexico territories to slavery
45.
In the 19th century, Southerners used all of the following arguments to justify slavery EXCEPT
a)
slavery was in the Bible.
b)
slavery provided a civilizing influence for the slave.
c)
the international slave trade was highly profitable for all regions of the country.
d)
keeping slaves was fully constitutional and thus perfectly legal.
46.
Which of the following was NOT a result or consequence of the Dred Scott decision of 1857?
a)
Free states in the North saw the need to speak politically with one voice.
b)
Congress had no right to restrict slavery in the territories.
c)
The Fugitive Slave Act was repealed.
d)
The Democratic Party became divided along sectional lines.
47.

Wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" about the heinous acts of slavery.

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Clara Barton

d)

Frederick Douglas

48.
A person who wants to end slavery is called __________________________________.
a)
Conductor
b)
Judge
c)
Abolitionist
d)
Justice
49.
Sophia Auld taught Fredrick Douglass to read. Who was Sophia Auld?
a)
his school teacher
b)
his mother
c)
his owner's wife
d)
conductor of the Underground Railroad
50.
In the 19th century, Southerners used all of the following arguments to justify slavery EXCEPT
a)
slavery was in the Bible.
b)
slavery provided a civilizing influence for the slave.
c)
the international slave trade was highly profitable for all regions of the country.
d)
keeping slaves was fully constitutional and thus perfectly legal.
51.

The triangular trade involved the sale of rum, molasses, and slaves among the ports of

a)

Virginia, Canada, and Britain.

b)

the West Indies, France, and South America.

c)

New England, Britain, and Spain.

d)

New England, Africa, and the West Indies.

52.
I use to own land in the West. However, after the U.S. won a war against my country in the 1840s people began discriminating against me. As a result, I lost my land.
a)
Mexican American
b)
African American
c)
European Immigrants
d)
Asian American
53.
The Free Soil Party, like many northerners:
a)
feared the expansion of slavery in the west would be competition for white labor.
b)
cost Henry Clay the presidency by siphoning off votes from him in New York.
c)
was powerful enough to convince James Polk not to seek reelection.
d)
strongly opposed the Wilmot Proviso but agreed to let it pass as part of a compromise.
54.
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
California would enter the Union as a free state.
b)
The slave trade would be abolished in Washington, D.C.
c)
The territories of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada would be created.
d)
A tougher fugitive slave law would be enacted.
55.
Why did slavery become more central to American politics in the 1840s?
a)
Territorial expansion raised the question of whether new lands should be free or slave.
b)
Members of the abolitionist Republican Party, formed in 1844, insisted on debating slavery.
c)
President John Tyler’s antislavery policies cause a major proslavery backlash led by John C. Calhoun.
d)
As the 1848 Constitutional deadline for ending the African slave trade drew near, Americans became obsessed with s
56.
What senator wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
John Calhoun
57.
People from Missouri that crossed over to Kansas were called
a)
Abolitionists
b)
Scaliwags
c)
Border Rufians
d)
State Ditchers
58.

By 1820 how many states allowed slavery?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

11

d)

15

59.

By 1820, how many states prohibited slavery?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

15

d)

11

60.

The Missouri Compromise allowed for Maine to be a

a)

slave state.

b)

free state.

c)

union state.

d)

democracy.

61.

The Missouri Compromise allowed for Missouri to be a

a)

free state.

b)

choice state.

c)

slave state.

d)

Republic.

62.

They did not want to see slavery expand into their territory?

a)

Pioneers

b)

Buffalo Soldiers

c)

Free-soilers

d)

Agriculturalist

63.
This court decision ruled that the slaves were not citizens, and therefore had no rights to sue in court. 
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Plessey v. Ferguson
c)
Brown v. Board
d)
Dred Scott v. Sanford 
64.
In terms of politics, the 1850s were noteworthy because they witnessed the
a)
decline in the power of the free-soil movement.
b)
dissolution of national political parties over sectional concerns.
c)
South gradually extend its control over both the Presidency and Congress.
d)
Supreme Court distance itself from the slavery issue.
65.
The theory that individual states do not necessarily have to carry out any federal laws with which they disagree is known as
a)
popular sovereignty.
b)
federalism.
c)
nullification.
d)
the reserved powers clause of the Constitution.
66.
The Free Soil Party, like many northerners:
a)
feared the expansion of slavery in the west would be competition for white labor.
b)
cost Henry Clay the presidency by siphoning off votes from him in New York.
c)
was powerful enough to convince James Polk not to seek reelection.
d)
strongly opposed the Wilmot Proviso but agreed to let it pass as part of a compromise.
67.
An increase in which of the following was the key part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act to attract Southern support?
a)
Transportation in the South
b)
Popular sovereignty
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Representation in Congress
68.
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
California would enter the Union as a free state.
b)
The slave trade would be abolished in Washington, D.C.
c)
The territories of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada would be created.
d)
A tougher fugitive slave law would be enacted.
69.
Northerners were most upset by the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision because
a)
the Court included no Republican Justices
b)
the decision allowed slavery in the territories
c)
several justices were slave owners
d)
blacks and whites were not treated equally
70.
Why did slavery become more central to American politics in the 1840s?
a)
Territorial expansion raised the question of whether new lands should be free or slave.
b)
Members of the abolitionist Republican Party, formed in 1844, insisted on debating slavery.
c)
President John Tyler’s antislavery policies cause a major proslavery backlash led by John C. Calhoun.
d)
As the 1848 Constitutional deadline for ending the African slave trade drew near, Americans became obsessed with s
71.
One impact of the Mexican-American War was...
a)
The United States got a large area of land in the Southwest
b)
Native Americans were given more land for reservations
c)
France no longer had colonies in North America
d)
Great Britain gave Alaska to the US
72.
The Mexican-American war was fought primarily over which current US state?
a)
Arizona
b)
New Mexico
c)
Texas
d)
California
73.
An abolitionists is
a)
Someone who believes in slavery
b)
Someone who does not like slavery, but minds their own business.
c)
Someone who was an activist worked to end slavery
d)
Someone who believes wage slavery in the north was wrong
74.
This forbid slavery above the 38030' except for Missouri
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
The Underground Railroad
75.
Which statement best explains what was accomplished  by the “Missouri Compromise”? 
a)
required captured slaves to be returned 
b)
allowed slavery in Maine but  not in Missouri.
c)
maintained balance between slave states and free states
d)
It made Missouri the U.S. Capital.
76.
The South relied on which cash crop for almost all of its economic production?
a)
wheat
b)
corn
c)
cotton
d)
marijuana
77.
Nat Turner's rebels
a)
took their owners prisoner and treated them well
b)
ran away in the dead of night
c)
killed almost every white person they saw
d)
fed their owners a special feast
78.
Nat Turner said that murdering women and children was justified because 
a)
it was necessary to obtain freedom for slaves
b)
they were guilty of hurting slaves
c)
white people were inferior
d)
they didn't murder women and children
79.
Who Was John Brown?
a)
An avid abolitionist
b)
President of the United States of America
c)
A rich slave owner
d)
A southern democrat
80.
The South had an advantage over the North in
a)
a larger population
b)
better military commanders
c)
more industry
d)
more transportation
81.
The GREATEST strength of the North was
a)
its military leadership
b)
its navy
c)
its moral high ground
d)
its economy
82.
During Reconstruction, the Freedmen’s Bureau was able to
a)
distribute 40-acre plots to all ex slaves who wanted land.
b)
greatly increase the number of former slaves who could read (literate).
c)
convince many Southern whites to join the Republican Party.
d)
repress much of the violence committed against ex-slaves.
83.
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820:
a)
the remaining Louisiana Purchase territory was divided into slave and free zones.
b)
Congress banned slavery in any new territory that might ever be added to the United States.
c)
Missouri agreed to gradual emancipation of slavery in exchange for admission to the Union.
d)
Ohio became a free state to balance the admission of Missouri as a slave state.
84.
All of the following statements about the Fourteenth Amendment are true EXCEPT:
a)
It was vehemently opposed by President Johnson.
b)
It guaranteed all citizens the equal protection of the law.
c)
It permitted former high-ranking Confederates to hold office.
d)
It declared that all persons born in the United States were citizens.
85.
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
California would enter the Union as a free state.
b)
The slave trade would be abolished in Washington, D.C.
c)
The territories of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada would be created.
d)
A tougher fugitive slave law would be enacted.
86.
Why did slavery become more central to American politics in the 1840s?
a)
Territorial expansion raised the question of whether new lands should be free or slave.
b)
Members of the abolitionist Republican Party, formed in 1844, insisted on debating slavery.
c)
President John Tyler’s antislavery policies cause a major proslavery backlash led by John C. Calhoun.
d)
As the 1848 Constitutional deadline for ending the African slave trade drew near, Americans became obsessed with s
87.
Gave states the ability to sell land, and use the $$ to create colleges and universities
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Morrill Land Grant
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Kentucky-Virginia Resolutions
88.
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
89.
"To set free" is the definition of which word?
a)
Enumerate
b)
Emancipate
c)
Enunciate
d)
Encriminate
90.
What is the capital city of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Charleston, South Carolina
d)
Richmond, Virginia
91.
The Fugitive Slave Act was a part of the
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Decision
92.
What did the Dred Scott decision say?
a)
It considered slaves to be property without rights.
b)
It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states
c)
It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states
d)
It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens
93.
Carpetbaggers moved south to
a)
Control politics
b)
Stop violence against African Americans
c)
Take advantage of southern economic conditions
d)
All of the above
94.
Scalawags were
a)
Southern Republicans
b)
Southern Democrats
c)
Northerners who moved south
d)
Johnson supporters
95.
Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
96.
The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
guarantees African Americans free speech
b)
Outlawed slavery in the United States
c)
gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
rejoined the South and the North
97.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
98.
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
99.
Which party is also known as the "Know-Nothing" Party?
a)
Whigs
b)
Democrats
c)
Republican
d)
American
100.
With regard to the Oregon Territory, in 1846, the United States
a)
provoked a shooting war to acquire the lands it sought.
b)
concluded a peace treaty with Britain which established the United States’ northern border at 54°40’ north latitude.
c)
hammered out a compromise agreement with the British Empire.
d)
denied any further Asian immigration into the region.
101.
Lincoln's Ten Per Cent plan referred to what?
a)
a percentage of the voting population in southern states supporting the Union
b)
A percentage of taxes levied on Confederates for the war
c)
A percentage of the federal budget devoted to reconstruction
d)
a percentage of the goals he had achieved in office
102.
The bill that required military governors for each southern state until a majority supported the union, AND denied suffrage and political offices to Confederate leaders, AND abolished slavery:
a)
The Lincoln-Johnson Bill
b)
The Wade-Davis Bill
c)
The Radical Republican Bill
d)
The Duck Bill
103.
The Tenure of Office Act was intended to keep the President from:
a)
dismissing cabinet members without Senate consent.
b)
making laws without Senate consent.
c)
writing amendments without Senate consent.
d)
opening new offices without Senate consent.
104.
After which battle did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Shiloh
c)
Antietam
d)
Vicksburg
105.
Which battle is considered the turning point and doomed the Southern Cause?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Shiloh
d)
Fredericksburg
106.
The slogan “Manifest Destiny” referred to the conviction of Americans in the 1840s that the United States had a(n)
a)
God-Given right to exist as a nation.
b)
opportunity to replace greed with benevolence
c)
obligation to spread across the continent.
d)
mission to free slaves.
107.
An increase in which of the following was the key part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act to attract Southern support?
a)
Transportation in the South
b)
Popular sovereignty
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Representation in Congress
108.
Northerners were most upset by the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision because
a)
the Court included no Republican Justices
b)
the decision allowed slavery in the territories
c)
several justices were slave owners
d)
blacks and whites were not treated equally
109.
Lincoln was hesitant to support abolition early in the war because he:
a)
did not believe slaves could be productive American citizens.
b)
promised during his 1860 campaign that he was against abolition.
c)
feared losing the support of the slaveholding border states within the Union.
d)
did not want to support the policies of the Radical Republicans.
110.
One impact of the Mexican-American War was...
a)
The United States got a large area of land in the Southwest
b)
Native Americans were given more land for reservations
c)
France no longer had colonies in North America
d)
Great Britain gave Alaska to the US
111.
How did the government help with the building of the transcontinental railroad?
a)
They gave money and land to the RR companies
b)
They sold workers to the RR companies
c)
They ended slavery in the areas around the RR
d)
They allowed Native Americans to stay on the lands around the RR
112.
How did the building of the Transcontinental RR affect the Plains Indians?
a)
The RR cut through their hunting grounds
b)
The RR helped Americans bring Indians supplies
c)
The Plains Indians began to travel by RR
d)
The Plains Indians sold their lands to the RR companies
113.
Gave 160 acres of land for free if you would live on it and farm it for 5 years
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Morrill Land Grant
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
114.
What name was given to Southern states that didn't secede?
a)
Red States
b)
Border States
c)
Free States
d)
Blue States
115.

What and when was the homestead act?

a)

Law that gave loans to land to subsidize construction of a railroad to Pacific coast. Chinese were responsible for manual labor to build (1862)

b)

Law that provide 160 acres of land to anyone who lived on the land and cultivated it. Led to a mass movement to the west after the civil war (1862)

c)

Site where Union Pacific and central pacific met completing the first transcontinental railway line

d)

US and British divided Oregon along the 49th parallel

116.

What was the pacific railroad act

a)

Allowed promontory point Utah to make profit off of the transcontinental railroad

b)

Through Congress the US annexed and granted statehood to republic of Texas

c)

Granted 160 acres of settlers who lived and cultivated the land

d)

Law that gave loans and land to subsidized construction of a railroad to pacific coast. Enabled Americans to move west easily after civil war.

117.

When did James Brown capture Harpers ferry?

a)

1858

b)

1854

c)

1859

d)

1860

118.

What is the 13th amendment

a)

Abolished slavery in the territories

b)

gave former slaves the right to vote

c)

Granted citizenship to former slaves

d)

Banned salvery in territories and states

119.

What was the crittenden compromise? And what year

a)

Would allow slavery in the western territories and reinstated Missouri line and got rid of all other compromises (1858)

b)

Would allow slavery in western territories and reinstated Missouri line and got rid of all other compromises. (1860)

c)

Gave America Arizona and NM which allowed a railway to pass through. (1861)

d)

Texas was annexed and given statehood (1888)

120.

When and what was fort Sumter

a)

Union fort located in the harbor of Charleston SC after being attacked by confederate forces. Lincoln called for volunteers to suppress rebellion starting civil war 1861

b)

Union fort located in harbor of Charleston SC after being attacked by union forces. Lincoln called for volunteers to suppress rebellion starting civil war 1861

c)

Union forces located in the harbor of Charleston SC after being attacked by union forces. Lincoln called for volunteers to suppress rebellion starting civil war 1870

d)

Northern troops led by William T Sherman marched through Georgia destroying everything 1864

121.

What is the correct order of events

a)

appomattox courthouse, March of the sea, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Antietam

b)

Antietam, Vicksburg, March of the sea, Gettysburg, Appomattox court house

c)

Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, March of the sea, Appomattox court house

d)

Antietam, Gettysburg, March of the sea, Vicksburg, Appomattox court house

122.

What was the battle of Vicksburg

a)

1863 union controls Mississippi River and splits confederate forces

b)

1864 union controls Mississippi River and splits confederate forces

c)

1864 confederate controls the Mississippi River and splits union forces

d)

1863 union controls Potomac River and splits confederate forces

123.

what was the battle of Gettysburg

a)

1863 bloodiest battle of the civil war stopped south from invading the north.

b)

1863 lee surrendered to grant ending the civil war

c)

Northern troops led by William t Sherman marched through Georgia destroying everything in their path

d)

1863 turning point of the civil war in the east. Northern troops led by George e mead stopped southern forces led by Robert e lee from invading the north

124.

What was the compromise of 1850

a)

Attempt to reconcile north and south over slavery. Written by Henry clay and admitted California as a free state and popular sovereignty in NM and Utah included the fugitive slave law and ended slave trade in DC

b)

Amendment to appropriations bill proposing that any territory from Mexico be closed to slavery. It was defeated in the senate but sparked a national debate

c)

republicans gain presidency under Rutherford b Hayes in turn Hayes agreed to remove northern troops from southern states

d)

Agreement between north and south that California would be a free state as long as popular sovereignty was established in Kansas

125.

What was the Freeport Doctrine

a)

1858 Ruled that African Americans were property and couldn’t sue in court. Claimed Missouri compromise was unconstitutional

b)

1858 Belief held by senator Stephen Douglass that a territory could exclude slavery by creating laws that made slavery impossible

c)

1858 law that allowed popular sovereignty in Kansas on the law of slavery which led to a mini civil war

d)

1858 suggested that Kansas be entered as a slave state. It was rejected

126.

Who was Matthew Perry

a)

Union commander that led to the victory at Vicksburg

b)

Confederate commander who surrendered in Appomattox courthouse

c)

US naval commander who played a key role in opening japan to trade with the west

d)

Illinois senator who created laws that made slavery impossible

127.

What is a carpetbagger

a)

bad term for northerners who moved to the south used by southerners

b)

Bad term for southerners who moved to the north used by northerners

c)

Bad term by southerners to other southerners who worked with republicans

d)

Southern Democrat’s that brought Democratic Party to be racist

128.

What two groups were essentially two versions of the same racist southerners?

a)

Redeemers and KKK

b)

KKK and carpet baggers

c)

Redeemers and carpet baggers

d)

Scalawags and carpet baggers

129.

When was The impeachment of Andrew Johnson

a)

1877

b)

1868

c)

1876

d)

1863

130.

Who led the radical republicans

a)

Charles Sumner

b)

Rutherford B Hayes

c)

Hiram Reeves

d)

Thaddeus Stevens

131.

What was the freedmans Beureu

a)

Fed agency established aid to former states in transition to free primarily through economic relief and education

b)

Fed agency established to prevent African Americans from voting, was dismantled in 1877

c)

Political group that wanted civil rights for slaves

d)

Was against slavery for moral and economic reasons

132.

What is the correct order of events

a)

Mexican American war, Gadsden purchase, annexation of Texas, pacific railway act

b)

Mexican American war, annexation of Texas, Gadsden purchase, pacific railway act

c)

Annexation of Texas, pacific railway act, Mexican American war, Gadsden purchase

d)

Annexation of Texas, Mexican American War, Gadsden purchase, pacific railway act

133.

Who was the first African American to serve in the senate

a)

Blanche K Bruce

b)

Robert Smalls

c)

Hiram Revels

134.

Who was the first black senator to be elected full term

a)

Hiram Revels

b)

Blanche K Bruce

c)

Robert Smalls

135.

What is the correct order of events

a)

Kansas Nebraska act, dred Scott vs Sandford, Freeport doctrine, harpers ferry

b)

Kansas Nebraska act, Freeport doctrine, dred Scott vs sandford, Harpers ferry

c)

Freeport doctrine, harpers ferry, dred Scott vs sandford, Kansas Nebraska act

136.

What is the “order” of the presidents

a)

Polk, Johnson, Lincoln, Hayes

b)

Hayes, Polk, Johnson, Lincoln

c)

Polk, Lincoln Johnson, Hayes

d)

Lincoln, Polk, Hayes, Johnson

137.

Most of the spectacular growth of the colonial population came from immigration rather than natural increase.

a)

True

b)

False

138.

The Scots-Irish were uprooted Scottish Protestants who largely settled in the Appalachian frontier and back country.

a)

True

b)

False

139.

The Scots-Irish were uprooted Scottish Protestants who largely settled in the Appalachian frontier and back country.

a)

True

b)

False

140.

The lowest class of whites in the colonies consisted of the paupers and convicted criminals involuntarily shipped to America by British authorities.

a)

True

b)

False

141.

When some North American colonists attempted to curtail the transatlantic slave trade, their efforts were thwarted by British government vetoes.

a)

True

b)

False

142.

The most highly regarded professionals in the colonies were doctors and lawyers.

a)

True

b)

False

143.
Enforced a strict law saying runaway slaves in the North must be captured and returned to their masters.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Slave Codes
d)
Black Codes
144.
Why did the South secede after the election of 1860?
a)
They feared Abraham Lincoln would outlaw slavery in all states
b)
After winning the election, Abraham Lincoln forced all Southern states to leave the United States
c)
There was a tie in the election and the North and South fought over the winner
d)
Abraham Lincoln wanted to force Southern states to pay higher taxes than Northern states
145.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
146.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
147.
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
148.
What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
a)
To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy
b)
To become independent
c)
To spread slavery to the North
d)
To eliminate slavery in the border states
149.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
150.
What was the single bloodiest day in the Civil War, where over 23,000 soldiers were killed?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Antietam
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
151.
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
a)
Abraham Baldwin
b)
Stephen A. Douglas
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Abraham Lincoln
152.
Commander of the Union Army at the end of the Civil War
a)
William T. Sherman
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
153.
Who won the war?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Union
c)
England
d)
France
154.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War. 
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
155.
Which of the following definitions apply to “impeach”?       
a)
To remove an official from office
b)
To charge an official with a crime.
c)
To arrest an official for crimes. 
d)
To put an official on trial for “mis-behavior in the White House”
156.
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
157.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
158.
Which of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction?
a)
Reunite the North and the South
b)
Rebuild the South
c)
Develop the system of sharecropping
d)
Determine what to do with African Americans
159.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery

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