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Total questions: 100

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Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the 13th Amendment?
a)
Gives all men the right to vote
b)
Abolished Slavery
c)
Guarantees the Right to Citizenship
d)
Gave Women the Right to Vote
2.
What is the 14th Amendment?
a)
Abolished Slavery
b)
Defines what it means to be a US Citizen
c)
Gave all Men the Right to Vote
d)
Allowing Women to go to school
3.
What is the 15th Amendment?
a)
Abolished Slavery
b)
Defined what it means to be a US Citizen
c)
Gave all men the Right to Vote
d)
Gave Women the Right to Vote
4.
 What was the Purpose of the 14th Amendment? 
a)
To take away the rights of citizens
b)
To define citizenship
c)
It was approved by the Union
d)
It established slavery
5.
What was the work of the Freedmen's Bureau? 
a)
It supported the rich people.
b)
It took away food, clothing and shelter from former slaves.
c)
It provided basic needs to formerly enslaved people.
d)
It closed schools and hospitals.
6.
What was the main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
a)
To help the Union soldiers
b)
To help Confederate soldiers receive medical care
c)
To help former slaves
d)
To help women obtain the right to vote in elections
7.
What is Sharecropping?
a)
To produce a crop.
b)
A friend who shares with you.
c)
A crop that is shared.
d)
A farmer who gives part of each crop as rent.
8.
Which of the following statements describes sharecropping?
a)
Sharecroppers had to give farm owners part of their crop for using the land.
b)
Sharecroppers had to work the land they farmed.
c)
Sharecroppers had little money so they had to buy small plots of land.
d)
Sharecroppers had to share their crops with other sharecroppers.
9.
Which statement is false regarding the Jim Crowe Laws?
a)
They were enacted in the South.
b)
They gave everybody a job.
c)
They kept former slaves from voting.
d)
They charged a tax to vote.
10.
What political problem faced the US at the end of the Civil War?
a)
How to convince the Sourthern states to free the slaves.
b)
How to stop the army from taking over the country.
c)
How to bring the defeated states back into the Union.
11.
A Citizen's duty is to participate in society. How can citizens do so?
a)
Voting
b)
Eating
c)
Sleeping
d)
Thinking
12.
Which of the following is one of the duties of citizenship?
a)
Reading many books
b)
Visiting national parks
c)
Voting in elections
d)
Watching candidates speak
13.
What do we call the first ten amendments?
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Jim Crowe Laws
d)
The Freedman's Bureau
14.
Amendment 5 says you have the right to remain silent, which is also called:
a)
pleading the fifth
b)
double jeopardy
15.
Which of these rights is protected by the First Amendment?
a)
The right to bear arms.
b)
The right to a trial.
c)
Protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
d)
The right to assemble.
16.
The 5th Amendment guarantees due process of law for all Americans. This amendment also protects Americans from
a)
Free speech
b)
Cruel and unusual punishment
c)
Speaking against themselves in court.
d)
Paying too much in taxes.
17.
The Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms. What are arms in this context?
a)
Body parts
b)
Cars
c)
Cattle
d)
Weapons
18.
The Bill of Rights protects many basic rights. Freedom of the press is protected in the 
a)
Fifth Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Twelfth Amendment
d)
First Amendment
19.
Which Amendment guarantees due process of law?
a)
Second Amendment
b)
Third Amendment
c)
Fourth Amendment
d)
Fifth Amendment
20.
What year did women win the right to vote in national elections?
a)
1880
b)
1900
c)
1910
d)
1920
21.
Which item would best complete the list?
a)
Inexperienced military leaders
b)
Lack of Industries
c)
Larger Population
d)
Lack of agricultural land
22.
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
23.
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
24.
Which number on the map labels the state that first seceded from the Union?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
25.
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
26.
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
27.
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
28.
"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
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
29.
 The constitutional issue that was impacted by the Civil War was the
a)
expansion of the president's war powers
b)
extension of the right to vote to all adults
c)
supremacy of federal authority over the states
d)
civil liberties of citizens during wartime
30.
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
31.
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
32.
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
33.
What document is considered a primary source from the Civil War?
a)
a biography of the life of a war general
b)
a letter from the wife of a soldier during the war
c)
an encyclopedia article about women in the war
d)
a documentary on medical treatments used during the war
34.
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln presented the Civil War as a struggle for the --
a)
North's domination over the South
b)
preservation of the Union and democracy
c)
South's fight to become an independent nation
d)
preservation of the rights of American as individuals
35.
Which newspaper headline might have appeared during the Civil War (1861-1865)?
a)
"John Brown captured in raid on Harpers Ferry"
b)
Supreme Court issues Dred Scott Decision"
c)
"Lincoln ends slavery in rebellion states."
d)
"Former slaves given the right to vote."
36.
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
37.
In declaring its intention to secede from the Union in 1860, South Carolina was affirming its position on
a)
civil rights
b)
states' rights
c)
individual rights
d)
unalienable rights
38.
The graphic represents people and events that dominated which of the following era's?
a)
Colonial
b)
Revolutionary
c)
Civil War
d)
Reconstruction
39.
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
40.
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
41.
Who was the first president? 
a)
George Washington
b)
John Tyler
c)
James Buchanan
d)
Andrew Johnson
42.
What president is this town of Quincy named after?
a)
Franklin Pierce
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
William Henry Harrison
d)
John Quincy Adams
43.
Who is this?
a)
Ronald Reagan
b)
Richard M. Nixon
c)
James Carter
d)
Barack Obama
44.
Was George H.W.Bush son a President? 
a)
True
b)
False
45.
What president issued the Emancipation Proclamation? 
a)
Chester A.Arthur
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
James Garfield
d)
William McKinley
46.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Rutherford B. Hayes
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Monroe
47.
Who led the Union Armies to victory in the American Civil War?
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
James K. Polk
d)
Chester A. Arthur 
48.
Who was the first President to be impeached? 
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Theodore Roosevelt 
c)
Warren G. Harding
d)
Herbert Hoover
49.
Who is the 40th President of the United States? 
a)
George W. Bush
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
Gerald R. Ford
d)
James Carter
50.
John Adams was the...
a)
2nd President
b)
5th President
c)
21st President
d)
48th President
51.
Who was the 26th President of the United States? 
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Rutherford B. Hayes
c)
Chester A. Arthur
d)
Grover Cleveland
52.
Who was shot in Dallas and the youngest President to die? 
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson
d)
Richard Nixon 
53.
Who is our new President?
a)
Trump
b)
Hillary
54.

Stereotype Defintion

a)

Generalization of a group based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc

b)

A feeling based on experience

c)

Generalizing people because you know more than they do

d)

The characteristics and qualities that define and shape people

55.

Prejudice Definition

a)

Having a feeling about someone for a legitimate reason

b)

Qualities that shape and define an individual and make them different

c)

We use this to reduce people into categories

d)

Beliefs, thoughts, feelings and attitudes someone holds about a group

56.

Discrimination Defintion

a)

A prejudice not based on experience, instead, it is a pre judgment

b)

When we act on prejudices and limit or take away the rights and opportunities of a person or a group

c)

Qualities and characteristics that shape and define an individual and make them different

d)

Oversimplified generalization about a group of people

57.

Identity Definition

a)

Acting on prejudices that limit or take away the rights and opportunities of a person or group

b)

Prejudgement does not come from any first hand experience

c)

Qualities that shape and define an individual and make them different

d)

We use this to reduce people into categories-- either negative or positive

58.

Union Definition

a)

The Northern part of the United States that supported abolishing slavery

b)

The Southern part of the United States that supported keeping slavery

c)

The abolishment of slavery

d)

A group formed to fight the government

59.

Confederacy Definition

a)

The Northern part of the United States that supported abolishing slavery

b)

The Southern part of the United States that supported keeping slavery

c)

The state of being kept or weighed down by an unfair use of power

d)

The establishment of a new government

60.

Abolition Definition

a)

Poor treatment

b)

Having a clear message written

c)

Making slavery legal

d)

The act of ending or stopping something

61.

Segregation Definition

a)

Dividing people up by their abilities

b)

The social separation of groups usually based on ethnicity or skin color

c)

The poor treatment of people of color

d)

Giving unfair advantages to certain groups of people

62.

Oppression Definition

a)

The state of being kept of weighed down by an unfair use of power and authority for a long period of time

b)

Bringing a group of people together

c)

Not getting what you wanted because you are discriminated against because of your race or skin color

d)

Having it easier because of your skin color or race

63.

What is this?


Separation of a group based on their gender

a)

Oppression

b)

Segregation

c)

Racism

d)

Abolition

64.

What is this an example of?


"Girls are not good at sports"

a)

Segregation

b)

Stereotype

c)

Prejudice

d)

Identity

65.

If you treat someone less favorably than another person because of a certain characteristic is an example of...

a)

Racism

b)

Identity

c)

Stereotype

d)

Discrimination

66.

True or False: Your name is a part of your identity

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Who was President during the Civil War?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Barack Obama

68.

What was the main reason for the Civil War starting?

a)

The South wanted to overthrow the Government

b)

Slavery was the central conflict

c)

The North wanted to succeed from the South

d)

We decided to go to war with Germany

69.

How many states were in the Union?

a)

15 states

b)

20 states

c)

34 states

d)

50 states

70.

How many states were in the Confederacy?

a)

11 states

b)

25 states

c)

18 states

d)

36 states

71.

Pick the correct answer

a)

Union= the South/ Confederacy= the North

b)

Union= the North/ Confederacy= the South

c)

Union= the Government/ Confederacy= the people

d)

Union= the bad guys/ Confederacy= the good guys

72.

True or False: The Civil War is the most studied and written about episode in U.S. history

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Who was the leader of the Union?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

George Washington

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

John Adams

74.

Who was the leader of the Confederacy?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

George Washington

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

75.
According to the article, Uncle Tom's Cabin was a great force in uniting the North against slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
76.
What law inspired Stowe to write the book?
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Lincoln-Douglas Act
77.
Although the book is about slavery Stowe never lived in a _________________ state.
a)
free
b)
slave
c)
northern
78.
What was Stowe's first full length novel?
a)
To Kill a Mockingbird
b)
The Slave Catcher
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
The Last of the Mohicans
79.
How was Uncle Tom's Cabin able to reach such a large audience?
a)
plays were developed for it
b)
it ran in a newspaper as a twelve part series
c)
people shared the story with each other
d)
all of these
80.
Why was Tom not able to get his freedom when St. Clair owned him?
a)
St. Clair refused
b)
St. Clair died
c)
St. Clair didn't have legal authority
d)
none of these
81.
Who is Simon Legree?
a)
A terrible slave owner depicted in the book
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe's husband
c)
Uncle Tom's best friend
d)
an escaped slave that vows to help Tom
82.
Slave owners condemned Uncle Tom's Cabin as "unfair and inaccurate."
a)
True
b)
False
83.
What was the only book more widely read than Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1861?
a)
The Almanac
b)
The Bible
c)
Huck Finn
d)
Tom Sawyer
84.
The book is one of the least influential events leading up to the Civil War
a)
True
b)
False
85.

Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beacher Stow

c)

Robert E Lee

d)

Fredrick Douglas

86.
An abolitionist is 
a)
a person who put the welfare of the country above their region
b)
a person in favor of slavery
c)
a person who wanted to end slavery
d)
a person who wanted to end the spread of slavery
87.

What did Uncle Tom’s Cabin convince the North of?

a)

That it was ok to own a slave

b)

That you shouldn’t have more than two slaves

c)

That Uncle Tom had a nice cabin

d)

That slavery was wrong

88.

How did the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin come up with the story?

a)

Researched actually slave accounts

b)

Fictional accounts that she made up

c)

Looked up the information on the internet

89.

Why was the book written?

a)

To make a lot of money

b)

To fuel amnesty between the north and south

c)

To start the Civil War

d)

To help shape the public’s opinion of slavery

90.

What did the book do to the relationship between the North and South?

a)

It fueled animosity between the Northern and the Southern states

b)

It brought the Northern and Southern states together to agree that slavery was legal and right

c)

It brought the Northern and Southern states together to agree that slavery was illegal and wrong

91.
Which war had just ended before the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Spanish-American War
b)
World War 1
c)
French and Indian War
92.
Why did Great Britain tax the American colonies?
a)
The British were in debt from buying too many fidget spinners.
b)
The British were in debt from fighting the French in a war.
c)
The British were in looking for money to pave their roads.
93.

What is the British government building called where they wrote the laws to tax the colonies?

a)

Parliament

b)

White House

c)

Congress

94.
What was the Stamp Act?
a)
When a stamp was put on newspapers and legal documents.
b)
When a stamp was put on school work for earning a good grade.
c)
When a stamp was put on a letter to the king.
95.
How did the Americans feel about the Stamp Act?
a)
Happy, because everyone loves getting stamps for good grades.
b)
Sad, because they wouldn't get to use a stamp to mail a letter to the king.
c)
Angry, because Great Britain wrote the law without them.
96.
Who did the colonists send on horseback to neighboring towns to tell about dumping the tea into the harbor?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Paul Revere
c)
George Washington
97.
Which secret group included Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Adams, and John Hancock?
a)
Florida-Georgia Line
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Daughters of the Revolution
98.
The colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into which port city?
a)
New York
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Boston
99.
What disguise did some of the colonists use when they dumped tea in the harbor?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Native Americans
c)
Donald Trump
100.
Which war did the Boston Tea Party lead to?
a)
American Revolution
b)
Civil War
c)
World War 2

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