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Worksheets18-19 US History Midterm 3
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 45mins
For 15 million dollars, the United States was able to purchase the Louisiana Territory from:
Spain
Great Britain
France
Native Americans
This Native American served as an interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark.
Tippicanoe
Sacajawea
Shawnee
Tecumseh
A ban on exporting products to other countries.
blockade
embargo
appeasement
non-trading
Why did railroads have a greater impact on American society than did canals and steamboats?
The government funded railroad construction
People enjoyed riding trains more than steamboats
Railroads cost less to build and trains provided faster transportation
Canals and steamboats did not connect farmers to
The cotton gin changed agriculture in the South by
Simplifying the planting process
combining cotton and wheat farms
Making cotton the dominate crop
encouraging textile factory construction
Which of the following drew a line north of which any new states would be free and south of any new states would be slave states?
Missouri Compromise
American System
Marbury v. Madison
Monroe Doctrine
Which American industry first used machines to do work previously done by hand?
guns
cotton farming
textiles
showmaking
No one can be kept from voting because of race, color, or former enslavement, according to the
black codes
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
The idea of obvious and inevitable expansion of the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as
Manifest Destiny
Pax Romana
Pacific Rim
Manifest Rule
When the Civil War began, what was Abraham Lincoln’s main goal?
to abolish slavery
to restore the Union
to punish the South
to bring an end to the war
What was the turning point in the Civil War?
Antietam
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?
Bull Run
Ft. Sumter
Ft. Wagner
Shiloh
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
John Hinckley
Lee Harvey Oswald
Walter Cunningham
This was hugely successful in the North bringing the plight of the slave to the forefront; Southerners criticized it as an attack on the South.
The Impending Crisis of the South
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
To Kill A Mockingbird
On Golden Pond
The economy of the South during the Civil War was mostly
agricultural
highly industrialized
diversified
mining
What was the turning point in the American Revolution?
Saratoga
Trenton
Bunker Hill
Lexington and Concord
Which battle has become known as “the shot heard around the world”?
Saratoga
Trenton
Bunker Hill
Lexington and Concord
What new fighting tactics were introduced in the French and Indian War?
Formal attacks on open fields
Use of surprise and camouflage
Submarine warfare
Trench-warfare
A method colonists used to show they were upset with the taxes being passed by the British government was
Boycotts
Writs of Assistance
Guerrilla Warfare
none of the above
The Continental Congress created which of the following?
Sons of Liberty
The US Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
What is the date associated with the Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1976
July 4, 1778
July 4, 1775
July 4, 1776
This man was the British ruler prior to and during the American Revolution.
King Henry VI
King Arthur
King John
King George III
This man was the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Gage
George Washington
John Paul Jones
The Articles of Confederation were:
The treaty that ended the American Revolution
The first constitution of the United States
The agreement between the US and France to pay of war debts
The first American Bill of Rights
What two compromises were essential to the success of the Constitution?
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise and Secrecy
Three-Fifths Compromise and New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise and Three- Fifths Compromise
New England colonies were known for
Rocky Soil
Plantation economy
Hereditary slavery used as a labor force
all of the above
Which event is known to be an example to total war?
Bull Run
Shiloh
March to the Sea
Vicksburg
Confederate General during the Civil War
William T Sherman
Ulysses S Grant
George McClellan
Robert E Lee
After the Civil War, rebuilding the South was slow due to
Southern cities were destroyed
The few railroad lines and factories in the South were in ruins
Southern reliance on northern investment
All of the above
Which of the following abolished slavery in the North?
the Gettysburg Address
the Compromise of 1850
the Thirteenth Amendment
the Emancipation Proclamation
The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union is known as
confederacy.
compromise.
secession.
popular sovereignty.
One of the most active conductors on the Underground Railroad was
Horace Greeley
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Charlotte Forten
One of President Lincoln’s first major goals for Reconstruction was to
reunify the nation
redistribute the South’s land
grant African Americans full citizenship
punish southern states for seceding
During reconstruction, most African American families in the South
Moved to southern cities; where they worked as skilled laborers
Benefited from Sherman’s plan to give or sell land to freed people
Remained in rural areas, and worked at jobs such as farming
Migrated to work on the construction of railroads across the nation
What social problem did Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle describe?
The struggles of black Americans
The living and working conditions in Chicago’s meat packing industry
The ruthless business methods of John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil
The conflict between California farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad
Industrial workers often labored
For high wages
Under the ideal conditions
With unsafe machinery
In well-ventilated factories
Which reform did the 19th amendment enact?
Temperance laws
A ban on child labor
Women’s suffrage
African American men’s suffrage
The process in which employers negotiate with labor unions about hours, wages and other working conditions is known as
Muckraking
Collective bargaining
“Sitting at the table”
Picketing
Which of the following was a cause of WWI?
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliances
All of the above
Which was not a cause of US entry into WWI?
Assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand
Zimmerman Telegram
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Sinking of the Lusitania
What was the only part of Wilson’s plan to be added to the Treaty of Versailles?
Elimination of secret treaties
Reduction of imperialism
Establishing a League of Nations
Adjustments to European borders
What was conscription?
Forced military service
Medicine given to troops for trench foot
Volunteer military service
Medicine given to troops for malaria
All of the following are reasons for US neutrality at the beginning of WWI except
European immigrants countries on conflicting sides of the war
Beliefs that entering the war could lead to an attack on US soil
Wilson’s desire to maintain world peace
Isolationist sentiments in the US
All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT
Use of easy credit leading to high rates of debt
The establishment of public works programs
Agricultural overproduction
Inflation
What were the shantytowns where many homeless lived classed during the Great Depression
Hoovervilles
Roosevelt Towns
Cardboard cities
Herbert lands
Why did so many banks fail at the onset of the Great Depression?
Too many investors tried to open new accounts
Too many depositors tried to withdraw their money all at once
The stock market collapsed too slowly to collect on debts
The Federal Reserve put too much money into circulation
Factory owners and farmers lost money during the Great Depression due to:
Stock market crash
Laying off workers
Underproduction
Overproduction
The Harlem Renaissance best describes
State and federal laws passed toe end racial discrimination
A method of African American cultural achievements
Urban renewal efforts in New York City
Government programs to promote African American businesses
During the early 1900s, which factor was a major cause of migration of many African Americans to the north?
The start of the Harlem Renaissance
Increased job opportunities in northern cities
Laws passed in the northern states to end racial discrimination
Federal government job training programs
The incredible increase of consumerism in the 1920s was due in part by:
Mass media
Buying items on credit
Economic prosperity
All of the above
How were people able to continue to access alcohol when Prohibition went into effect?
Organized crime/bootlegging
Medical prescriptions
Pre-prohibition personal stores of alcohol
All of the above
All of the following occurred during President Roosevelt’s First Hundred Days EXCEPT
the National Bank Holiday
ratification of the Treaty of Versailles
passage of the National Industrial Recovery Act
passage of the Agricultural Administration Act
A major difference between the philosophies of President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in responding to the Great Depression is that Roosevelt
wanted to rely on private charities to provide assistance
stressed the need for individual self-reliance
supported direct relief to people out of work
thought the government should not be involved in economic reform
President Franklin D. Roosevelt believed that declaring a bank holiday and creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) would aid the nation’s banking system by
restoring public confidence in banks
eliminating government regulation of banks
restricting foreign investments
granting tax relief
. . . I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished. It is not in despair that I paint you that picture. I paint it for you in hope—because the Nation, seeing and understanding the injustice in it, proposes to paint it out. We are determined to make every American citizen the subject of his country’s interest and concern; and we will never regard any faithful, law-abiding group within our borders as superfluous. The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. . . .
—President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Second Inaugural Address, January 20, 1937
President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the situation described in this speech by
reducing the influence of labor unions
supporting programs to aid the poor and unemployed
promoting the interests of big business
adopting the trickle-down economic theory
One criticism of the New Deal includes
Lack of effort to provide relief to American Citizens
The level of deficit spending used to support New Deal programs
The expansion of the powers of the federal government
Both B and C
President Roosevelt introduced this plan to help retirees
Social Security
Civilian Conservation Crops
401K Plans
Works Progress Authority
The Louisiana Purchase tripled the size of America.
True
False
2.Germany and Russia were part of the Central Powers in World War I
True
False
3.Samuel Slater opened the first textile mill in America.
True
False
Nativists encourage immigration
True
False
5.The typical slave owner owned 50 slaves.
True
False
6.The government payed farmers a subsidy to grow food during the Great Depression
True
False
Tobacco and cotton were the major crops in the South.
True
False
Slavery was a very important institution in the South.
True
False
In the Missouri Compromise, Missouri entered as a free-state & Maine entered as a slave state.
True
False
The Civil War was all about slavery.
True
False
The trail that the pioneers took westward was called the “Trail of Tears”
True
False
The South (confederates) lost more than the North (union) did during the Civil War.
True
False
The members of the Continental Congress represented a diverse group of people
True
False
America fought against the French in the Revolutionary War
True
False
The 16th amendment gave Congress the power to create an income tax
True
False
The Pure Food and Drug Act required federal inspection of meat-processing plants
True
False
Muckrakers, such as Upton Sinclair, reported on the hazardous conditions in factories and cities during the Progressive Era
True
False
The Temperance movement was a campaign to promote the practice of drinking alcohol
True
False
Assimilation refers to the Native Americans becoming part of the national life by adopting the culture and civilization of whites.
True
False
The Bonus Army is a term used to describe WWI veterans who marched on Washington to demand their bonuses
True
False
Many of the farm workers from the Dust Bowl region migrated to Canada to look for opportunity
True
False
The New Deal looked to aid the United States through a plan that brings relief, recovery and reform
True
False
The term Push Factor is used to describe reasons people might leave their home country and migrate to a new country
True
False
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was the main cause of the United States involvement in World War I
True
False
Wilson’s plan for peace following World War I was known at the Fourteen Points.
True
False
The Stamp Act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
True
False
Colonists dressed up as Indians dumped tea into Boston Harbor
Lexington/Concord
Boston Massacre
Saratoga
Boston Tea Party
Turning point of the American Revolution
Saratoga
Trenton
Yorktown
Lexington/Concord
Inventor of the Cotton Gin
Samuel Morse
Samuel Slater
Elias Howe
Eli Whitney
Forced journey on the Cherokee from the Southeast to Oklahoma is know as
Oregon Trail
Trail of Tears
Cherokee Trail
Trail of No Return
Glorification and promotion of the nation is known as
Nationalism
Nativism
Dictatorism
Wethebestism
United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business. America’s first billionaire, he gave half of his fortune to charity.
John D Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
person who invests money in a product or business with the goal of making a profit
Capital
Philanthropist
Enrtrepreneur
Monopoly
