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WorksheetsAPUSH Semester 1 review
Total questions: 141
Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
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1.
In the economies of the Spanish colonies, Indian labor, used in
this system to support plantation-based agriculture
and extract precious metals and other resources.
a)
mercantilism
b)
crop rotation
c)
capitalism
d)
encomienda
2.
Which of the following social and demographic changes did occurred in the Western Hemisphere after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century?
a)
deadly diseases killed thousands
b)
emergence of racially mixed populations
c)
a new heirarchy created by intermixture of African Americans, Spanish settlers, and Native Americans
d)
All of the above
3.
Which of the following was NOT a Native Indian tribe from Central and South America?
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
Hohokam
4.
The activities of Coronado and other Spanish and Portuguese explorers in the Americas in the 16th century primarily depended on the support of
a)
merchants and fur traders
b)
the Catholic Church
c)
the monarchs
d)
enslaved Europeans
5.
Which of the following factors best explains why Native American efforts to unite were rare?
a)
most tribes were isolated from each other
b)
Europeans discouraged tribes from uniting
c)
People had different foods and cultures
d)
tribes had traditions of independence
6.
Which of the following is NOT true of mercantilism?
a)
economic philosophy that colonies existed to serve the mother country
b)
founded on the belief that the world's wealth was limited and that one nation's gain was another's loss
c)
Each nation's goal was to import as many products as possible
d)
economic activity should be regulated by the government
7.
All of the following were true of Jamestown EXCEPT
a)
settled by the Virginia Company
b)
Was a swampy location that led to disease and contaminated water sources
c)
was led by the charismatic John Winthrop who encouraged them to be a "city on a hill"
d)
became the first city where African slaves arrived in British territory
8.
This amendment outlawed slavery.
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
9.
Which Amendment guaranteed federal protection of citizenship and equal rights under the law?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
10.
Which Amendment prohibited voting restrictions based on race, color, or previous conditions of servitude?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
11.
Who won the election of 1868?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
George McClellan
12.
Which of the following slave states never seceded from the Union?
a)
Missouri
b)
Illinois
c)
Virginia
d)
South Carolina
13.
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
14.
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
15.
Which compromise brought California into the Union?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
3/5ths Compromise
c)
Compromise of 1840
d)
Compromise of 1850
16.
Which compromise ended the slave trade in Washington, DC?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
3/5ths Compromise
c)
Compromise of 1840
d)
Compromise of 1850
17.
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
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.
Which battle was fought in the North?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Petersburg
d)
Shiloh
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.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves
a)
in the Border States
b)
in the South
c)
in the entire US
d)
in the West
23.
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.
24.
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.
25.
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
26.
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
27.
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.
28.
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
29.
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
30.
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
31.
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
32.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to conquer and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain Christ's second coming
d)
A belief that if someone prayed for a certain destiny that they would have it
33.
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
34.
True or False: Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War was to end slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Davis Crenshaw
c)
David Clark
d)
Stephen Douglas
36.
Where did the Civil War begin?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Antietam
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Gettysburg
37.
Who was the first state to secede?
a)
Virginia
b)
South Carolina
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
38.
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.
39.
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
40.
Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Black Moses
41.
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
42.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
43.
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
44.
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
45.
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
46.
Commander of the Confederate Army
a)
Stonewall Jackson
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
William T. Sherman
47.
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
48.
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
49.
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
50.
African Americans gained political representation under which plan?
a)
Johnson's
b)
Lincoln's
c)
Radical Republicans
51.
How were carpetbaggers viewed by the South?
a)
Unwanted
b)
Welcomed
c)
Heroes
d)
God figures
52.
During Reconstruction the South was under Military rule
a)
True
b)
False
53.
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
54.
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”
55.
One of the methods by which post-Civil War business leaders increased their profits was
a)
Elimination of as much competition as possible
b)
Supporting a centrally planned economy
c)
Funding research on new technologies
d)
Elimination of the tactic of vertical integration
56.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for its rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
57.
During the Gilded age, workers came together under ___________________________ to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours.
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Bosses
d)
Credit Unions
58.
Under the philosophy of __________________________, men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, museums, and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder.
a)
Geopolitical expansion
b)
Political bosses
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Gospel of Wealth
59.
Which congressional action was taken in 1890 to render illegal any "contracts, conspiracies, and combinations" that restrained free trade?
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Celler-Kefauver Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Interstate Commerce Act
60.
In 1890, who wrote about and photographed the horrible living conditions of America's working poor in the book How the Other Half Lives?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Ida Wells
d)
Jacob Riis
61.
William Graham Sumner, a researcher during the Gilded Age, believed that government programs to help the poor were useless because people had a certain place that could not be changed. This philosophy was called...
a)
Evolution
b)
Monetary Policy
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Welfare Capitalism
62.
Which of these best describes life in a turn of the century tenement?
a)
Very crowded
b)
Spreading sickness and disease
c)
No windows, heat, or plumbing
d)
All of the above
63.
During the age of industrialization, the South
a)
was not targeted by northern industrialists who sought to introduce factories into the region
b)
received preferential treatment from the railroads
c)
turned away from agriculture
d)
remained overwhelmingly rural and agricultural
64.
Which of the following best describes the main idea of Andrew Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth?
a)
Privately held wealth should be handed over to the government to be redistributed
b)
Wealthy individuals should use their wealth for social benefit
c)
Parents have an obligation to pass on their wealth to their children
d)
Accumulating large amounts of wealth violates Christian principals
65.
Which of the following pairs of immigrant groups were most prominent in the construction of the first transcontinental railroad?
a)
Chinese & Irish
b)
Irish & Japanese
c)
Chinese & Japanese
d)
Chinese & Italians
66.
The Ghost Dance was an American Indian religious movement associated with
a)
The Pueblo Revolution
b)
The Sioux tribe
c)
The success of the Natives against the American army
d)
The success of the Natives in assimilating into American culture
67.
The People’s Party (Populist) advocated which of the following?
a)
an increase of the money supply
b)
support for civil rights legislation
c)
a decrease in agriculture production
d)
joint ownership of businesses by urban workers and farmers
68.
Which of the following was a result of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 ?
a)
it encouraged cooperative ownership among the Native Americans
b)
Native Indians to attack US forts
c)
forced assimilation of Native Americans
d)
Relocation of Natives across the Mississippi River
69.
In the late nineteenth century, state governments in the South were largely successful in restricting
a)
the power of the Democratic party in the region
b)
corruption of the national government
c)
restricting blacks from voting
d)
anti trust laws in textile mills
70.
The role of women expressed in the cult of domesticity had its roots in
a)
republican motherhood
b)
nativism
c)
urban reform
d)
suffragist movement
71.
The most important factor in Andrew Jackson’s successful bid for the presidency in 1828 was his
a)
choice of John C. Calhoun as his running mate
b)
reputation as a war hero
c)
experience in political office
d)
reputation as a writer and thinker
72.
The Supreme Court decision of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) did which of the following?
a)
denounced business combinations in restraint of trade
b)
sanctioned separate but equal facilities
c)
defined the Constitution as "color blind"
d)
Empowered the US government to enact treaties with the Native Americans
73.
Author of the "The Jungle", which exposed the horrors of the meatpacking industry.
a)
Ida B. Wells
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Robert La Follette
d)
Frances Willard
74.
Social Darwinism
a)
The idea that people and businesses compete for survival
b)
Journalist who uncovered and proved the truth about the evil of big buisness and politics in America.
c)
NAACP
d)
The Jungle
75.
What continent did 90% of immigrants come to the United States from during the late 1800s?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Latin America
d)
Africa
76.
What did Progressive reformers believe in?
a)
Public interest, or the good of all people
b)
Ending prohibition
c)
Bringing back slavery
d)
Changing from democracy
77.
The cultural fusion and integration of different groups of people that occurred in the U.S. around the time was called ____________________.
a)
integration
b)
assimilation
c)
immigration
d)
procrastination
78.
In 1889, during the Gilded Age, a Settlement House called Hull House was opened in Chicago. It was designed to help working class women, many recent immigrants, move out of poverty and dependence on others. It sought to address some of the excesses of industry and business. Who founded Hull House?
a)
Margaret Sanger
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Susan B. Anthony
79.
Investigative author who exposed social problems, hoping they would be reformed
a)
muckracker
b)
tenement
c)
subsitence
d)
industrialization
80.
What was a city government marked by corruption, bribery, and Kickbacks (common during the Gilded Age) called?
a)
credit mobilier
b)
political machine
c)
corrected democracy
d)
electoral politics
81.
One reason nativists worried about influx of immigrants in 1880s...
a)
Feared immigrants gain control of city and state governments
b)
Believed immigrants receive preferential treatment from federal government and receive land
c)
Thought country's ports could not handle increasing numbers of immigrants and exports
d)
Considered immigrants from southern and eastern Europe a threat to traditional American cultural values
82.
Industry caused urbanization because...
a)
people moved out of cities in order to find jobs
b)
people moved to cities because that's where jobs were
c)
cities were very appealing to people who grew up in rural areas
d)
the railroad allowed people to move East easier
83.
Who was the "captain of industry" who created the Standard Oil Company?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
84.
Name for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages low
a)
Captain of Industry
b)
Robber Baron
c)
Philanthropist
d)
Consolidator
85.
Which was NOT true of Roosevelt's presidency?
a)
Pushed government to break up bad trusts
b)
Re-ran as a candidate for the Bull Moose party in 1912
c)
Pushed for conservation
d)
Was not a very "progressive" president
86.
"New Immigrants" that came to the United States in the early 1900s were from which part of Europe?
a)
South Europe
b)
NE Europe
c)
SW Europe
d)
SE Europe
87.
New laws can be proposed by voters by collecting signatures on a petition
a)
recall
b)
referendum
c)
impressionism
d)
initiative
88.
To remove through a vote
a)
referendum
b)
socialism
c)
recall
d)
capitalism
89.
How did the first "Americans" get to North America?
a)
Explorers by boat
b)
Evolution from animals on North America
c)
Walking across ice and land
d)
Magic
90.
Which of the following was not a part of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Diseases
b)
People
c)
Ideas
d)
All of these were part of the Columbian Exchange
91.
Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Spanish exploration and conquest created a racially mixed culture known as
a)
mulatto.
b)
mestizo
c)
Chicano.
d)
Latino.
92.
What was an effect of the French and Indian War
a)
Debt
b)
Washington as President
c)
British Industrialize
d)
France gains Florida
93.
How would the British pay their debt from the French and Indian War?
a)
Borrowed $ from Spain
b)
Had no intention of paying it
c)
Increased colonial taxes
d)
Indians paid the majority
94.
The Sons of Liberty were formed as a reaction to what?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Revolutionary War
c)
Townshend Act
d)
French & Indian War
95.
New England town meetings and tthe Virginia House of Burgesses represented
a)
Salutary Neglect
b)
Steps toward representative democracy
c)
Strong Govt.
d)
Intolerable Acts
96.
The Quartering Act of 1774 was part of which larger act?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Battle of Yorktown
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Battle of Saratoga
97.
Why did Britain close the Boston Harbor?
a)
In reaction to Boston Tea Party
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
French & Indian War
d)
Stamp Act
98.
Act that limited trade from colonies only to go to Britain
a)
Navigation Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Quartering Act
99.
Which of the following items was a direct result of the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
Alliance w/ France
b)
Alliance w/ Spain
c)
Townshend Acts
d)
Treaty of Paris
100.
The last battle of the revolutionary war and the war that secured American victory was ________
a)
Trenton
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
d)
Lexington and Concord
101.
Severe starvation and disease occurred at what battle
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
d)
Lexington and Concord
102.
What philosopher developed the Idea of unalienable human rights
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Thomas Jefferson
103.
What did the Germans promise America after killing more than 100 Americans who were on board the British ship, the Lusitania?
a)
write a letter apologizing for their actions
b)
attack America
c)
abandon unrestricted submarine warfare
d)
They would only attack only with notice
104.
What was the name of the WWI law which made it illegal to speak out against the government or the war effort?
a)
The 18th Amendment
b)
Anti-Terror Act
c)
Silent Act
d)
Espionage Act
105.
What socialist labor leader was convicted of violating the Espionage Act?
a)
Upton Sinclaire
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Eugene V. Debs
d)
Rosa Parks
106.
What was the 18th Amendment?
a)
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors."
b)
women have the right to vote
c)
separate but equal
d)
the right to vote shall not be denied or abridged on the account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
107.
What was the name for Wilson's ideas that he felt were the keys to avoiding the future wars?
a)
Wilson's 14 points
b)
Wilson's 10 points
c)
League of Nations
d)
United Nations
108.
What country turned to communism in 1919 and what did the fear of communism cause in America?
a)
Germany and the Black Scare
b)
Italy, Green Bandit
c)
Britain, Red Scare
d)
Russia, Red Scare
109.
Which of the following area is associated with the purple area on the map ?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Erie Cnal
d)
Compromise of 1850
110.
What impact did the cotton gin have on the South's economy?
a)
it increased the South's dependence on slave labor
b)
It decreased the South's dependence on foreign trade.
c)
It led to the end of the plantation system.
d)
It made the South more industrialized than the North.
111.
- fought against the British
- made A. Jackson a national hero
- led to end of Federalist Party
- resulted in new sense of national identity
What is the list referring to?
- made A. Jackson a national hero
- led to end of Federalist Party
- resulted in new sense of national identity
What is the list referring to?
a)
French and Indian War
b)
War of 1812
c)
WWI
d)
American Revolution
112.
A woman voting for a presidential candidate in 2016 should be grateful for events like
a)
the U-2 Incident
b)
Seneca Falls Conference
c)
Watergate
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
113.
What law made slavery illegal north of the Ohio R. and laid out guidelines for the admission of new states to the Union?
a)
the Northwest Ordinance
b)
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
the Missouri Compromise
d)
the Louisiana Purchase
114.
It was a time in the 1700s in which great technology led to massive economic changes and innovations in methods of production, What was it?
a)
First Great Awakening
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Second Great Awakening
d)
Manifest destiny
115.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was important because
a)
it officially established Michigan and Wisconsin as new states.
b)
it was sanctioned by the Monroe Doctrine.
c)
it established guidelines by which new territories could become states.
d)
it was the largest land acquisition in U.S. History
116.
“The position of the United States is quite clear. If any foreign power attempts to claim territory in the Americas, this nation will view such action as an act of aggression. No longer is this hemisphere a land to be conquered by European tyrants.” U.S. Public Official, 1820
The above quote is MOST LIKELY referring to
The above quote is MOST LIKELY referring to
a)
the Missouri Compromise
b)
the Declaration of Independence
c)
manifest destiny
d)
the Monroe Doctrine.
117.
Jacksonian Democracy can BEST be described as
a)
government that favors an elite few.
b)
representative government in which property owners are the only ones that vote
c)
a system of government in which even poorer white men have a voice in their government.
d)
democracy based on equality, regardless of social standing, gender or race.
118.
The Monroe Doctrine was meant to
a)
protect U.S. interests in the Americas
from European threats.
b)
invite European nations to establish
settlements in the Louisiana Territory.
c)
end negotiations with the French over western territories.
d)
invited European nations to establish settlements in the LA Territory.
119.
The completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 allowed cheaper freight travel by water between Buffalo and
a)
Boston
b)
Baltimore
c)
New York City
d)
Washington, D.C.
120.
During the early 1800s the British Navy began to take U.S. sailors and sea merchants captive during the early 1800s, forcing them to work on British ships. What was this practice called?
a)
arrest
b)
impressment
c)
imprisonment
d)
slavery
121.
Horace Mann is MOST associated with what issue during the 19th Century?
a)
child labor
b)
prison reform
c)
education reform
d)
women's suffrage
123.
The Wilmot Proviso created a storm of controversy by suggesting that:
a)
States should be able to settle the slavery issue with popular sovereignty in the states
b)
States should all be required to stop the practice of slavery
c)
Slavery should not be allowed in the new western territories gained in the Mexican Cession
d)
The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
123.
The Wilmot Proviso created a storm of controversy by suggesting that:
a)
States should be able to settle the slavery issue with popular sovereignty in the states
b)
States should all be required to stop the practice of slavery
c)
Slavery should not be allowed in the new western territories gained in the Mexican Cession
d)
The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
124.
The Grimke sisters had credibility on the abolitionist speaking tours because:
a)
They were the daughters of a US Senator
b)
They had lived on a South Carolina plantation where slavery was practiced
c)
They were known for their books and essays on emancipation
d)
None of the above
125.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to what is known as “Bleeding Kansas” because:
a)
Abolitionists and those in favor of slavery became violent over their beliefs
b)
Native Americans were determined to stop settlement in the territory
c)
Ranchers and farmers fought each over the desire of farmers to end the open range
d)
Miners in towns were lawless
126.
Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in Virginia in 1832 because:
a)
He tried to begin a slave revolution with the support of abolitionists
b)
He had dreams where he believed he was chosen by God to free his people
c)
He was an ardent abolitionist who had done battle in Kansas
d)
He had successfully led the slave rebellion in Haiti
127.
The social and economic disparity between the Northern and Mid-western states and the Southern states contributed to the rise of:
a)
Sectionalism
b)
Socialism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
128.
He argued with President of the U.S. about the rights of states to nullify (cancel) federal laws they opposed. He resigned from the vice presidency to lead the efforts of the southern states in this crisis.
a)
David Wilmot
b)
John C. Calhoun
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Alexander H. Stephens
129.
Sherman wanted to capture Atlanta because:
a)
It was a major railroad hub and its capture would disrupt southern industry
b)
It was the southern capital and its capture would end the war
c)
It was the only city that interfered with Union trade on the Mississippi River
d)
It was the home to Robert E Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia
130.
What is the name for the political ideology where a single party government is ruled by a dictator and all property is owned by the government?
a)
Fascism
b)
Socialism
c)
Communism
d)
Capitalism
131.
Why was Andrew Jackson treated like a king
a)
He disobeyed the Declaration of Independence and the laws of the country
b)
He was a bad president
c)
He was king of england
132.
Why did Andrew Jackson not like the bank
a)
It stored money
b)
It favored the poor
c)
It favored the rich
133.
Critics of Andrew Jackson’s stand on the Second Bank of the United States accused him of abusing executive powers by —
a)
ignoring the contributions of political supporters
b)
using the military against the Cherokee Nation
c)
using the presidential veto to overrule Congress
d)
opposing federal funding of internal improvements
134.
Which group helped Andrew Jackson become President of the United States the first time they could participate in an election?
a)
People allowed to vote without paying a poll tax
b)
Newly freed slaves from West Africa
c)
People allowed to vote without owning property
d)
Naturalized immigrants from Eastern Europe
135.
One of the fundamental beliefs of Jacksonian Democracy was that-
a)
political parties should have popular leaders
b)
ordinary citizens should participate in politics
c)
religious leaders should hold elected offices
d)
federal jobs should go to qualified individuals
136.
True or False? Jackson and his supporters hoped to return to the Jeffersonian ideas of states’ rights, protection of liberty, and westward expansion.
a)
True
b)
False
137.
The practice of replacing government bureaucrats from the previous administration with your own loyal supporters is known as what?
a)
Nullification
b)
Suffrage
c)
Spoils system
d)
Corrupt bargain
138.
What Supreme Court case did the Cherokee nation win?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Worcester v. Georgia
d)
Roe v. Wade
139.
Which act forcibly relocated all Native American tribes into territory west of the Mississippi River?
a)
The Stamp Act
b)
The Nullification Act
c)
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
d)
The Townshend Acts
140.
This map illustrates which of the following pieces of legislation?
a)
The Force Bill
b)
The Tariff of Abominations
c)
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
d)
The Proclamation Line of 1763
141.
Why point does this political cartoon make?
a)
That Jackson was divine like a king or emperor.
b)
That Jackson was ruling more like a monarch than a president.
c)
That Jackson was a man of the people.
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