WorksheetsUS HISTORY REVIEW 1
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
Which of the following was not a part of the Freedman's Bureau?
a)
Helped reconnecting slaves with their families
b)
Helped create African American Colleges
c)
Helped feed slaves
d)
Forced African Americans to become sharecroppers
6.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
7.
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
8.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
9.
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
10.
All of the following resulted from the end of Reconstruction EXCEPT:
a)
Ku Klux Klan is founded
b)
Jim Crow laws were passed to segregate blacks from whites and place other limits on their rights.
c)
Sharecropping becomes the dominant economy in the South
d)
Blacks continued to enjoy increased freedoms and equality
11.
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
12.
During Reconstruction, most former Confederate states
a)
were placed under military rule for a time
b)
were readmitted into the Union, but only after promising to end slavery within 10 years
c)
given full representation in Congress without issue
d)
supported the immediate end of slavery throughout the U.S.
13.
Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with
a)
his idea for instituting an income tax.
b)
how to draft more men into the Union Army.
c)
re-admitting Southern states into the Union.
d)
his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South
14.
Presidential Reconstruction following the American Civil War can BEST be described as
a)
a plan to fix the damage to the White House caused by the Civil War.
b)
a desire to rebuild the southern states quickly to help control the economy.
c)
a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war.
d)
a desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the war.
15.
Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?
a)
The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.
b)
The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor
c)
The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.
d)
The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.
16.
Who would have most likely NOT supported the Freedmen's Bureau?
a)
An abolitionist
b)
a carpetbagger
c)
a former slave owner
d)
a northern business owner
17.
The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:
a)
the Monroe Doctrine
b)
The Louisiana Purchase
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
The Jackson Action
18.
What would make the best title for this image?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
The Industrial Revolution
c)
Attack of the 50 foot Woman
d)
Manifest Destiny
19.
The Mexican Cession is land that the United States took as a result of:
a)
annexation
b)
the War with Mexico
c)
a treaty with Britain
d)
the Mexican Revolution
20.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was
a)
End slavery in the new territories
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of southern states from the nation
21.
Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Baltimore
22.
What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?
a)
Mixing Bowl
b)
Angel Food Cake
c)
Fish Tank
d)
Melting Pot
23.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
24.
What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Angel Island
c)
Devil Island
d)
Alcatraz
25.
Which factor contributed most directly to the settlement and development of the Great Plains after the Civil War?
a)
hospitality of the Native American tribes inhabiting the region
b)
construction of railroads west of the Mississippi River
c)
freeing of slaves in the southern states
d)
influx of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe
26.
During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North?
a)
The Populists were successful in preventing immigrants from buying farmland.
b)
Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.
c)
Labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories.
d)
Most immigrants had lived in cities in their native countries.
27.
In late nineteenth century America, recent immigrants made up a large portion of the population of big cities, such as New York and San Francisco. Which of the following best describes why immigrants in these cities established their own separate neighborhoods, such as New York's Little Italy and San Francisco's Chinatown?
a)
They did so in order to ensure that they were able to receive high wages and benefits for factory work.
b)
They did so in order to establish their own political parties that could influence both local and state government.
c)
They did so in order to continue practicing the traditions that they brought over from their home countries.
d)
They did so in order to build and open their own factories that could compete with others in the city.
28.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Jump Factors
d)
Falling Factors
29.
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
c)
Falling Factors
d)
Jump Factors
30.
Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?
a)
Melting Pot
b)
Birds of Passage
c)
Nativism
d)
All of the above
31.
Which amendment to the United States Constitution defines citizenship?
a)
16th
b)
14th
c)
13th
d)
None of the above
32.
What is a tenement?
a)
A new form of transportation
b)
Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings
c)
The end of immigration
d)
A revolutionary war in Africa
33.
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
a)
Letting Chinese in America with open arms
b)
Banning Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years
c)
The Europeans taking over China
d)
Italians Immigrating to China
34.
Which factor contributed to the shifting of population from rural to urban areas from 1870-1900?
a)
Not enough families took advantage of the Homestead Act
b)
Great Plains Indians left their reservations to buy new farmland
c)
Houses in cities were less expensive than those in the counttryside
d)
Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to cities
35.
What is a pull factor?
a)
Something that forces someone to move
b)
Something that attracts someone to move to a new place
c)
The motion of a see saw
d)
A refugee
36.
What is immigration?
a)
The process of moving to another country
b)
The process of moving from a country
c)
A person who is moving to another country
d)
Someone who is seeking safety
37.
What is emigration?
a)
The process of moving to a new country
b)
The process of moving from a country
c)
A place for people seeking safety
d)
When birds fly south for the winter
38.
Which is an example of the idea of assimilation?
a)
Native Americans following their ancient religious traditions.
b)
German immigrants learning to speak English.
c)
The development of ethnic neighborhoods like "Chinatown".
d)
The trend for wealthy Americans to dress like Italians.
39.
How did the population of European immigrants in America change in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
a)
Most immigrants came from northern and western Europe.
b)
Most immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe.
c)
The number of European immigrants decreased.
d)
The number of Protestant immigrants decreased.
40.
What was one positive impact of the development of ethnic communities in the United States during the early 1900s?
a)
The brought new traditions and foods to American culture.
b)
They stayed separate from American culture.
c)
They were unable to assimilate to American culture.
d)
They were unable to spread negative ideas into the American culture.
41.
Which institutions helped immigrant children learn to be more like native-born Americans?
a)
neighborhood churches
b)
foreign language newspapers
c)
public schools
d)
political machines
42.
What motivated many immigrants to come to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
a)
The lack of discrimination and prejudice in the U.S.
b)
The fair treatment and short work hours in American factories.
c)
The desire for better social and economic opportunities.
d)
The hope of becoming sharecroppers in the south
43.
Immigration from which nation was limited due to a "Gentleman's Agreement" between the United States and that country?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Poland
d)
Russia
44.
Which statement describes the experience of most new immigrants to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
a)
They were highly respected and treated as equals of other American citizens.
b)
They were looked upon as inferior and discriminated against.
c)
They learned English and assimilated quickly into American culture.
d)
They found quick success in farming their own lands in the south.
45.
Many Irish-Catholic and Chinese immigrants helped improve the infrastructure of the United States by building what?
a)
The Erie Canal
b)
The interstate highway system
c)
The transcontinental railroad
d)
The White House
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