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WorksheetsFlorida EOC Review - May 16, 2019
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 54mins
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1.
The Battle of Vicksburg was important in the Civil War because it --
a)
allowed the Confederate army to seize Washington D.C.
b)
broke the Union blockade along the Gulf of Mexico
c)
enabled the Confederate army to seek French assistance
d)
gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
2.
The speech above shows that Lincoln believed that the South should--
a)
be allowed to continue the practice of slavery
b)
pay for the damages suffered by the Union
c)
receive fair treatment after the war
d)
be punished for seceding from the Union
3.
At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to
a)
uphold national honor
b)
prevent foreign involvement
c)
free all slave
d)
preserve the Union
4.
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --
a)
United State's freedom from Great Britain
b)
an end to the Civil War
c)
freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states
d)
the beginning of Reconstruction
5.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?
a)
It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
It brought an end to the Civil War
c)
It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment
d)
It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war
6.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." -- Abraham Lincoln 1858
According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that
According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that
a)
slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately
b)
sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union
c)
the Souther states should be allowed to secede
d)
to save the nation, the North should compromise with the South on slavery
7.
What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?
a)
unified popular support for the war effort
b)
superior military leadership
c)
economic aid from Great Britain and France
d)
greater human and economic resources
8.
What advantage did the South have the North during the Civil War?
a)
greater manufacturing
b)
more effective navy
c)
better government
d)
more capable military leaders
9.
What conclusion can best be supported by the information in the illustration?
a)
The North and the South had equal percentages of their population working for railroads
b)
The North had fewer manufacturing plants than the South
c)
Most of the nation's railroads ran through the South
d)
The North had a major advantage in industrial production when compared to the South
10.
Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?
a)
The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
b)
The election of President Abraham LIncoln
c)
The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
d)
The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown
11.
Ulysses S. Grant was to the Union as ___________ was to the Confederacy
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
12.
Which event belongs in the blank box?
a)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed
b)
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox
c)
Jefferson Davis is named President of the Confederacy
d)
John Brown is captured at Harpers Ferry
13.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
14.
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
15.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African American MEN the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
16.
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Breckinridge
17.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
18.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877. These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities.
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
19.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
20.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
21.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
22.
In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
23.
This system of agriculture developed in the late 19th century, in which a landowner allowed a tenant to use the land in return for a portion of what was produced. It was called
a)
slash and burn farming
b)
share cropping
c)
rent farming
d)
farm to fork farming
24.
Immediately following the Civil War, there was a concerted effort by southern whites to maintain
a)
civil disobedience
b)
integration
c)
equality
d)
white supremacy
25.
The radical republican plan for Reconstruction was meant to
a)
Appease angry white landowners
b)
Foster further resentment
c)
Please Southern Democrats
d)
Punish the South for the Civil War
26.
These were laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans
a)
13th amendment
b)
Freedmen's Bureau
c)
Black codes
d)
Sharecropping
27.
Negative nickname given to Southerners who supported the Republicans during Reconstruction
a)
Carpetbagger
b)
Scalawag
c)
Redeemers
28.
Divided the south into 5 districts and placed them under military rule; required Southern states to ratify the 14th amendment
a)
14th Amendment
b)
15th Amendment
c)
Congressional Reconstruction
d)
Military Reconstruction
29.
A process led by Radical Republicans that led to usage of military force to protect blacks' rights
a)
Military Reconstruction
b)
Congressional Reconstruction
c)
13th Amendment
d)
!4th Amendment
30.
Although the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed, which two groups were the last to receive their full citizenship benefits?
a)
African-Americans & Women
b)
Women & Immigrants
c)
Native Americans & African Americans
d)
Women & Native Americans
31.
What were people called who were from the North and took advantage of the Southerners during Reconstruction?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Pioneers
32.
Reconstruction came to an end when –
a)
the Black Codes were adopted.
b)
a compromise took place over the 1876 election.
c)
Lincoln was elected President.
d)
Congress proposed the 13th Amendment.
33.
Who was a voice for human rights and civil liberties for all people?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
George Washington
34.
Who won the Election of 1876 and thus began the end of the Reconstruction Era?
a)
Rutherford B. Hayes
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Tywin Lannister
35.
Which President tried to Veto the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Rutherford B. Hayes
d)
Hu Jintao
36.
Why was steel so important? What was it used for?
a)
Used to make artillery and weapons
b)
Cheap to import from China
c)
It came from Minnesota
d)
Strong. Used for bridges, railways, nails, & skyscrapers
37.
Define a monopoly.
a)
A card game
b)
businesses that are owned by investors
c)
A company controls all or most of businesses in an industry.
d)
Poor families
38.
What were some problems that the people in factories encountered?
a)
long hours, good pay
b)
Low wages, long hours, dangerous
c)
dangerous, long hours, good pay
d)
low wages, good hours. dangerous
39.
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
a)
Workers secured a greater share of company profits
b)
The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced
c)
The federal government could dissolve business monopolies
d)
Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations
40.
How did the invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?
a)
Machines needed to be repaired less frequently
b)
Products could be manufactured on an assembly line.
c)
Businesses needed to hire skilled workers.
d)
Factories could extend working hours.
41.
Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the US?
a)
Social and economic class divisions began to disappear.
b)
Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations.
c)
Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions.
d)
Factory owners introduced wage-equality policies for women in the workplace.
42.
The Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) were efforts by the federal government to
a)
regulate aspects of business
b)
expand the positive features of the trusts
c)
favor big businesses over small companies.
d)
move toward government ownership of key industries
43.
Why did increasing feelings of nativism accompany the growth of urbanization and industrialization in nineteenth century America?
a)
Immigrants were crowding U.S. cities in search of jobs.
b)
American Indians were moving to rural areas in for farm lands.
c)
Pioneers were traveling to U.S. territories in pursuit of cheap land.
d)
African Americans were moving to northern states for factory work.
44.
Which of the following was responsible for the increased production of steel from iron?
a)
Lowell system
b)
Bessemer process
c)
steam engine
d)
Steel Gin
45.
Immigration push factors are…
a)
reasons people come to a new place
b)
reasons people leave their homelands
c)
reasons people begin working
d)
reasons people stop working
46.
Immigration pull factors are…
a)
reasons people come to a new place
b)
reasons people leave their homelands
c)
reasons people begin working
d)
reasons people stop working
47.
What was the west coast version of Ellis Island?
a)
San Fransisco Bay
b)
Heaven Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Asian Island
48.
What was the first Immigration Law in the United States?
a)
Italian Exclusion Act of 1882
b)
Irish Exclusion Act of 1882
c)
Japanese Exclusion Act of 1882
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
49.
Where did most immigrants live?
a)
Most lived in farming communities
b)
Most lived in the suburbs
c)
Most lived in big cities
d)
Most lived around lakes
50.
In the mid-1800s, the most numerous and nomadic Native Americans in the US were the --
a)
Plains Indians
b)
Chinook Indians
c)
Klamath Indians
d)
Pueblo Indians
51.
The attack of Colorado militia on an unarmed camp of Cheyenne and Arapahoe was known as the --
a)
Red River War
b)
Wounded Knee
c)
Battle of Little Bighorn
d)
Sand Creek Massacre
52.
The Dawes General Allotment Act of 1887 (Dawes Act) --
a)
recognized Native American tribes as Independent nations
b)
presented land to individual tribes
c)
granted each Indian family a 160-acre farmstead
d)
improved the reservation system
53.
The leader of the Sioux during the Ghost Dance War at Wounded Knee was --
a)
Sitting Bull
b)
Chief Joseph
c)
Red Cloud
d)
Chief Piapot
54.
The US encouraged people to move to the Great Plains in 1862 through the --
a)
Dawes General Allotment Act
b)
Las Gorras Blancas
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Farmers' Alliance
55.
Which of the following factors contributed to the end of the open-range system?
a)
An increase in the price of beef
b)
The invention of barbed wire
c)
The development of railroads
d)
The disappearance of big mining companies
56.
William M. "Boss" Tweed was a powerful New York City politician who was at the center of --
a)
the populist movement
b)
corrupt political dealings
c)
the Republican party
d)
the Grant administration
57.
Which president was assassinated by a man angry that he did not get a government job?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Chester Arthur
d)
William McKinley
58.
The Civil Service Act in 1883 was enacted to counter --
a)
The Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
the gold standard
c)
high tariffs
d)
the Spoils System
59.
The goals of which organization included providing education on new farming techniques and calling for the regulation of railroad and grain elevator rates?
a)
The Chautauqua Circuit
b)
The Interstate Commerce Commission
c)
Las Gorras Blancas
d)
The Grange
60.
Which of the following was a presidential candidate for the Populist Party?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Chester Arthur
d)
William Jennings Bryan
61.
The presidential election of 1896 had three candidates. One Republican, one Democrat, and one from the --
a)
Populist Party
b)
Whig Party
c)
Bull-Moose Party
d)
Mario Party
62.
The Populist Party had its roots in --
a)
the open-range system
b)
the Farmers' Alliance
c)
mining camps
d)
land grants
63.
To combat high prices and decrease debt, the Populist Party believed in --
a)
silver coins along with gold
b)
women's suffrage
c)
burning crops
d)
segregation
64.
Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group
a)
Latinos
b)
African-Americans
c)
Native Americans
d)
Asians
65.
This African-American demanded full political, civil, and social rights to his people, so he started the NAACP
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Frederick Douglass
66.
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
a)
Redskins vs Giants
b)
Aylor vs Byrd
c)
Brown vs Board of Education
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson
67.
What year did Reconstruction end
a)
1876
b)
1877
c)
1887
d)
1977
68.
laws enacted by Southern state and local governments to separate white and black people in public and private facilities.
a)
Racist
b)
Prejudice
c)
Discrimination
d)
Jim Crow
69.
Which African American leader wanted vocational education?
a)
W.E.B. Dubois
b)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Booker T. Washington
70.
Plessy v. Ferguson said it was ok to
a)
discriminate against African Americans
b)
create separate but equal public settings
c)
create poorer quality settings for African Americans
71.
One of the most common forms of violence was___. Illegal execution of a person by a mob.
a)
Lynching
b)
Arrest
c)
Tar and Feathering
d)
Pillaring
72.
What year were American Indians considered U.S. citizens?
a)
1965
b)
1868
c)
1877
d)
1924
73.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's 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
74.
Under this policy in 1887, the Government gave Native Americans land in order to farm land, just like European farmers.
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Ghost Dance
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Laws Act
75.
The innovation of this transportation help open up the national market?
a)
boats
b)
railroads
c)
autombils
d)
horse drawn carriages
76.
Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, musuems and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder.
a)
geopolitical
b)
political bosses
c)
anthropolgy
d)
philanthropy
77.
Many Immigrants faced issues once they arrived such as language barriers, but these group of people mostly restricted new immigrants from emtering the country.
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Nativists
78.
Which island did European immigrants register to live in the U.S?
a)
Galveston
b)
Long
c)
Ellis
d)
Angel
79.
Who was the leader of Tammany Hall (New York Poltical Machine)?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Henry Ford
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
William Tweed
80.
Which law expanded competition and eliminated trusts and monopolies?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Sherman AntiTrust Act
d)
Dawes Act
81.
Most of the New Immigrants coming to the U.S. during the Gilded Age came from-
a)
Northern and Western Europe
b)
Eastern and Southern Europe
c)
Southeast Asia
d)
West and South Africa
82.
What was the name of the law, passed in 1883 during the Gilded Age, that sought to reform government? It required government applicants to take competitive exams so that they would be hired based upon merit rather than political affiliation. This law was passed in response to widespread political corruption and the assassination of President Garfield.
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Pendelton Civil Service Act
c)
Underwood Tariff Act
d)
Celler-Kefaufer Act
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