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From which continent do most scientists believe the first Americans came
Africa
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic to...
find gold in the Americas
establish new colonies for Spain
find a western route to East Asia
convert Native Americans to Christianity
Which of the following conquered the Aztecs of Mexico?
Portuguese mariners
Spanish conquistadores
Native American shamans
French fur traders
As a result of the Columbian Exchange, Europeans began...
domesticating cattle
making steel weapons
riding horses and mules
cultivating maize and potatoes
Which of the following colonies formed and elected representatives to the House of Burgesses?
Maryland
Massachusetts
New York
Virginia
Who were the Puritans?
Quaker immigrants
Protestant colonists
Spanish missionaries
French fur traders
What idea did John Locke express that the Patriots later used during the American Revolution?
Citizens need not obey laws
Government exists to keep order
Rulers govern by their own power and content
People have the right to resist unjust governments
During the 1740s, Jonathan Edwards and George Whitfield both
fought in the French and Indian Wars
wrote treatises on liberal political thought
toured the colonies promoting religious revival
resisted taxes imposed by the British parliament
Following the French and Indian War, the British parliament needed money to....
establish new colonies in the Americas
pay troops to guard the territories taken from France
fund manufacturing and agriculture enterprises in the 13 colonies
support the formation of a parliament in the 13 colonies
In 1776, the 13 colonies in North America
declared their independence
won the American Revolution
signed the Articles of Confederation
called the First Continental Congress
Which group of colonists refused to participate in the boycott of British goods?
Patriots
Puritans
Loyalists
Minutemen
Who was allowed to vote in the first United States election?
all men
all property owners
all white men
all white male property owners
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state had
one vote under a unicameral congress
two votes under a unicameral congress
two votes under a bicameral congress
a certain number of votes determined by its population
James Madison believed that a large republic would...
trample on citizens rights
interfere too often in states affairs
lack the power to maintain a strong economy
provide checks and balances to preserve the common good
The Great Compromise proposed by Roger Sherman
made concessions to large and small states
appeased northern states by prohibiting slavery
granted the Antifederalist request for a Supreme Court
convinced Federalists to support the Constitution if it provided a Bill of Rights
Which president oversaw the War of 1812?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
George Washington
Which of the following best characterizes the nature of the difference between the North and South in the late 1700s?
military
political
economic
religious
What explained why the Constitution was vital to the survival of the new nation?
The Federalist Papers
The Bill of Rights
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The Monroe Doctrine
From whom did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Lousiana Territory?
King George
Napoleon Bonaparte
Queen Mary
King Henry
What did the Magna Carta chiefly do?
Required the British parliament to meet regularly
Stated that a monarch couldn't raise taxes or an army without consent
Set up a partnership between Parliament and colonial merchants
Put a limit on the power of the British monarch
As Andrew Jackson became popular with ordinary Americans, most states changed voting rules to allow which group to vote?
African American men
White men who paid taxes
White women who owned land
Native Americans
Even though Andrew Jackson supported the rights of average Americans, his support did not extend to
White men
Native Americans
the Supreme Court
soldiers
What happened to most of the Seminoles after the Second Seminole War?
They were forced by US troops to leave Florida
They signed a treaty that protected their land
They were killed while marching out of Florida
They retained their land and continued to fight
Why did Andrew Jackson dislike the Bank of the United States?
He thought it should have granted him more loans
He thought it should issue only paper money
He thought it favored wealthy businessmen
He thought it was uninterested in federal money
How did Andrew Jackson weaken the nation bank and lead the country to an economic crisis?
He forced the workers in the national bank to go on strike
He hired political friends to run the national bank
He revoked the national bank's charter
He withdrew federal funds from the national bank
The Second Great Awakening spread to the North and South after beginning in
Florida
Kentucky
California
Texas
Why did many Protestants distrust Catholics in the early 1800s?
They thought Catholics were most loyal to the Pope
They thought Catholics were elitist
They were worried Catholic churches required too much land
They didn't like the Catholics said prayers in Latin
One-third of the slave population in the United States in the early 1800s was
white immigrants
African and African American children
prisoners
Native Americans
Which state became the first state to pass laws banning the sale of alcohol?
Kentucky
South Carolina
Maine
Massachusetts
The loosely organized network that helped enslaved people escape from the South to the North was called
Underground Railroad
Slave Revolt
Abolition Movement
Liberator Line
Frederick Douglass, a former slave who became a leading abolitionist, was taught to read and write
at a school for enslaved people
by his master's wife
by his father
when he went to college
Which of the following describes the abolitionist strategy of breaking the law to protest slavery?
Publishing pamphlets
Organized marches
Armed rebellion
Civil disobedience
In the early 1800s, women had virtually no role in politics because they could not
read
write
vote
travel
Women in the early 1800s had limitations in their economic power in part because
poor women could not marry
they could not own property
they were forced outside the home
their children received all the family money
How did industrialization help women gain more social independence?
Women became friends with one another at work
Women competed with one another for jobs
Women told their mothers and sister about their jobs
Women visited friends in the presence of male family members
Many women became interested in the women's rights movement because they wanted a better society for their
parents
husbands
pets
children
The Seneca Falls Convention was
the first Women's Rights Convention
a huge antislavery march
a rally in support of Native Americans
the first opportunity women had to vote
In exchange for New Mexico and California, the United States gave up
Texas, but no cash payment
the Rocky Mountains and $18 million
the Gadsden Purchase
Mexico City and $18 million
What was the Indian Removal Act Responsible for?
Granting land east of the Mississippi River to Native Americans
Granting land to Native Americans in Canada
Forcibly removing Creeks from their southern lands
The forced removal of Native Americans from Virginia
What effect did the writings of Parker and O'Sullivan have on the people of the United States?
Encouraged people to move west
Discouraged people to move west
Made people dissatisfied with the acquisition of new western lands
Got people excited about the sophisticated lifestyle of the east
The Compromise of 1850 included
The Wilmot Proviso
The Crittenden Compromise
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Fugitive Slave Act
Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
John Brown
James Buchanan
Stephen Douglas
John C. Reilly
The Republican Party
gained the support of many southerners
was formed in order to oppose slavery
had marginal political power for many years
supported the idea of popular sovereignty
Which of the following was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court's ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
The Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Which of the following is one result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates during the 1858 Senate race in Illinois?
Douglas renounced his support of popular sovereignty
Lincoln gained national attention
Illinois citizens voted to ban slavery
Many northerners abandoned the cause of abolition
The Whigs and Know-Nothings joined to form
the Free-Soil Party
the northern Democratic Party
the Republican Party
the Constitutional Union Party
Abraham Lincoln was the Republican nominee for president in 1860 because he was viewed as
a strong proponent for states' rights
a radical opponent of slavery
a moderate and skilled politician
a fierce defender of constitutional priciples
During the Election of 1860, John C. Breckinridge promised to
ban slavery in western territories
abolish slavery completely
expand slavery into new territories
uphold the principles of popular sovereignty
What did the outcome of the presidential election of 1860 demonstrate?
The North and South were two different political entities
The North was solidly against states' rights
The South had to compromise to win Northern support for its candidate
The western states were not prepared to participate in national politics
In his inaugural address, what did Lincoln promise to do?
abolish slavery
emancipate southern slaves
preserve the Union
make war on any state that seceded
How did President Lincoln respond to the attack on Fort Sumter?
He called on 75,000 volunteers to fight the Confederacy
He denied that the insurrection existed.
He attempted to send additional supplies to the fort
He took a conciliatory tone toward the South
Which of the following enabled the North to blockade the Confederacy's vital ports?
strong military leadership
a large, well-organized navy
a large and highly committed army
growing urban populations
What was the key goal of the Union's Anaconda Plan?
to outlast the Confederate armies
to seize the Confederate capital and other important Southern cities
to cut off the South from resources, starving it into submission
to divide and conquer the two halves of the Confederacy
The federal government helped pay the way for war by
raising tariffs
removing income taxes
discouraging western settlement
decreasing industrial production
What action taken by Lincoln in response to dissent was criticized as unconstitutional?
mobilization of the National Guard
Suspension of habeas corpus
emancipation of slaves
institution of a military draft
Which battle marked the northernmost field of conflict and the last major attempt by the Confederacy to invade the North?
Antietam
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
On which of the following did Lincoln and Congree agree?
Punishment of the South
reunification of the nation
prosecution of Confederate leaders
formation of the Freedmen's Bureau
Who became President after Lincoln's assassination?
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
William Sherman
Rutherford B. Hayes
During the first years of Reconstruction, African Americans
won many political positions in the South
lost their voting rights
ceded political power to white southerners
bought most of the agricultural land in the South
What was one way in which the goals of Radical Reconstruction failed?
Former Confederate leaders failed to regain power
Segregation became the law in all southern states
The nation was permanently reunited
Ulysses S. Grant became POTUS
In 1868, Horatio Alger published "rags to riches" novels that
told the story of one monopoly's collapse
stressed the idea that anyone who worked hard enough could succeed
recounted the efforts of famous inventors to advance technology
highlighted the shift in society from a rural to urban economy
Laissez faire policies helped businesses grow by
allowing them to operate freely
requiring fair pay for workers
providing protections for the environment
lowering protective tariffs
How did industrialization benefit the food industry?
Protective tariffs encouraged international trade
New communications technology encouraged more people to farm
Patent laws discouraged innovation
Refrigerated train cars made it possible to keep goods fresh over long distances
George Westinghouse improved on Thomas Edison's work by
inventing the light bulb
building central power plants for cities
developing technology to send electricity over long distances
perfecting telegraph machines that ran on electricity
The railroad industry stimulated the rapid growth of suburbs by
making it possible to commute to and from cities
establishing time zones
increasing safety with the invention of air brakes
building subways to make it easier to get around the city
The mass production of goods meant that more people
had to leave the cities
found fewer products available close to home
faced lower costs of living
were dependent of cash wages to buy food
Which of the following was a downside to industrialization?
higher wages
more housing
more pollution and waste
fewer jobs
Monopolies enabled corporations to
increase competition
set prices for goods
control all phases of a products development
combine stock from different companies
Which of the following describes and agreement among businesses making the same product to limit production and high prices?
trust
horizontal integration
cartel
vertical integration
JP Morgan helped industry by
encouraging corporate accountability
supporting research laboratories
consolidating shipping systems
building a vast oil empire that fueled economic growth
Which of the following dominated the steel industry by gaining control of all phases of development of steel?
Andrew Carnegie
JP Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
The Interstate Commerce Commission was the first federal body to
make laws restricting trade
monitor business operations
subsidize labor union activity
prosecute trusts that hurt trade
Sweatshops employed mainly
white men
women
African American men
children
Why did children work in factories in the late 1800s?
Their jobs included benefits
Factories kept schools on-site
Families needed the additional income
The law required children to work once they reached a certain age
In 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto, which...
praised the success of corporate business models
encouraged private ownership of property
predicted the workers would overturn capitalist systems
denounced the idea of socialism
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) differed from other labor unions because it
was a craft union
welcomed all kinds of workers
used strikes and boycotts to demand reform
worked for broad social and political change
Eugene V. Debs was imprisoned for
starting a riot
refusing to end a strike
destroying property
trying to assassinate an employer
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was a union of
craft workers
unskilled workers
skilled workers
railroad workers
What enabled the United States by 1890 to outproduce British steel manufacturers?
the discovery of large deposits of iron ore in Nevada
protective tariffs that made British steel expensive
the Bessemer process
the formation of cartels
In what industry did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?
oil
steel
transportation
telecommunications
Immigrants to the United States usually brought what with them?
everything they owned
only what they could carry
only the clothing they were wearing
gifts for friends and family
Immigrants sometime left their homelands to avoid
religious persecution
stable economic conditions
low prices for land
plentiful employment
Processing stations on Ellis Island and Angel Island were established to
discourage immigration
determine religious affiliation
encourage Americanization
verify eligibility for entry into the United States
After 1882, which group experienced the most immigration difficulties?
African
English
Chinese
Polish
Nativism is the belief that
native-born white Americans were superior to newcomers
recent immigrants were superior to earlier immigrants
new arrivals were superior to native-born white Americans
new immigrants were hostile to Native Americans
An immigrant to a city was likely to receive help from
the US government
earlier immigrants
a fraternal association
believers in nativism
The force bringing immigrants from rural areas to cities was primarily
educational
economic
religious
social
City workers had an improved likelihood of
working short hours
improving their standard of living
enjoying the benefits of nature
living in healthy conditions
Skyscrapers were often built in urban areas because
it was easy to transport building materials to cities
cities contained laborers who could build them
architects preferred to put them in urban settings
land costs dictated economical use of scarce resources
Which city planning innovation divided cities into functional units?
zoning laws
beautification plans
sanitation advances
recreational planning
In the following list, which two innovations of the late 1800s were the most interdependent (they need each other)?
safety forces and public utilities
mass transit and street lights
advertising and electricity
skyscrapers and elevators
Efficient mass transportation permitted middle-class movement to
rural areas
suburbs
settlement houses
tenements
Most problems in cities were the result of overcrowding and
poverty
rural influences
Americanization
nativism
The term "Gilded Age" referred to a lifestyle that was based on
prejudice toward newcomers
duplicating classical concepts
innovations in education
acquisition of goods
Advertising had the greatest effect on
people's desire for goods
transportation of materials
design of innovative concepts
cost of goods at retail
"Mass Culture" refers to similarity in
quality of goods
income patterns
styles and tastes
transportation and communication
Between 1870 and 1900, the change in the literary rate was the result of
educated immigrants entering the country
increasing numbers of professional workers
an expansion of the types of classes taught in schools
laws regarding compulsory school attendance
An evening of vaudeville entertainment would probably include
a sporting event
a religious lecture
singing and dancing
gadgets and inventions
Americans used identical goods throughout the country because of advances in
publishing
communication
transportation
manufacturing
In 1884, Coney Island became the home of the world's first
outdoor show
vaudeville troupe
technology show
roller coaster
After the Civil War, changes in southern agriculture were seen in
an increase in the number of large cotton plantations
the use of slave labor on cotton and tobacco plantations
the replacement of large plantations with smaller farms
decreasing in farms cultivating grain and fruit crops
What was a key component of the South becoming more industrialized after the Civil War?
better educated workers than the North
expansion of railroads and transportation
smaller, more diversified farms
the rising price of cotton
After the Civil War,
the southern economy lagged behind the northern economy
the southern economy kept pace with the northern economy
the southern economy exceeded the northern economy
the southern economy completely collapsed
Dramatic drops in the yield from cotton cultivation in some southern states in the late 1800s was due to
the lack of slaves as a labor force
southern farmers' interest in diversifying their crops
southern farmers poor equipment
the effects of the boll weevil
Farmers' Alliance members requested that the Federal government
force northern factory owners to buy cotton from American farmers
force railroads to lower freight prices
pass the Civil Rights Act of 1875
finance agricultural college in the South
The potential power of interracial cooperation was visible in
the membership of the Farmers' Alliance
the rise of industry in the south
local and state officials condemnation of the Ku Klux Klan
battle over segregation on public transportation in the south
In the early 1800s, the US government executed a policy of
moving Native Americans to the Far West
creating opportunities for Native Americans and white settlers to live side by side
moving Native Americans to the Great Plains
building railroads in Indian Territory
The Sand Creek Massacre occurred when
members of a Colorado militia killed many peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians
federal troops mistakenly killed members of a Colorado militia
Cheyenne Indians slaughtered unarmed Colorado settlers
Arapaho Indians attacked a dozen stagecoaches near Sand Creek
In Montana in 1866, Captain William Fetterman and his troops
pushed a band of Sioux west into the Dakotas
spared the life of Red Cloud but killed most of his followers
were lured into an ambush and killed by Red Cloud and his followers
spent 10 months defending a fort from attacks by Sioux Indians
A series of major and minor events in Texas over the course of one year that led to the defeat of the Southern Plains Indians was known as the
Sand Creek Massacre
Battle of Wounded Knee
Battle of Little Big Horn
Red River War
Which Native American group lived on land in Idaho and included many individuals who were successful horse and cattle breeders?
Kiowas
Nez Perce
Comanches
Black Feet
Assimilation is the process of
coming to an agreement on a treaty
relocating to a different region
becoming part of another group by adopting its characteristics
resisting, but becoming one with the Borg
The Dawes General Allotment Act of 1887
granted 160-acre farmsteads to Indian families
forced Indians to live on reservations
encouraged Indians to live on reservations
voided all previous treaties between Indians and the US government.
The ultimate goal of the Dawes General Allotment Act was to
strengthen the reservation system
assimilate Indians into white culture
relocate Indians to the Rocky Mountains
celebrate traditional Native American cultures
A mining town that did not diversify and grow became a
rough, lawless place
county seat
boom town
ghost town
By the 1870s, most mining was done by
vigilantes
individuals
large companies with heavy equipment
the US government
The transcontinental railroad was completed
using mostly Indian labor
under harsh conditions for many Chinese and Irish laborers
before the end of the Civil War
despite the protests of the US government
After cowboys rounded up cattle,
they drove the animals toward a railroad
they drove the animals home to the ranch
they drove the animals to an eastern cattle market
they slaughtered the animals
Which of the following factors contributed to the decline of open-range cattle ranching?
railroads
barbed wire
branding
mining
The "Exodusters" were
immigrants from Scandinavia who settled in the dry areas of Texas and Oklahoma
farmers who used new equipment designed to increase production in the Dust Bowl
a group of African Americans who founded all-black towns in Kansas and Oklahoma
a small group of men and women who established churches throughout the southwest
Which of the following took advantage of the fact that African Americans were denied the vote before 1866?
literacy tests
understanding tests
grandfather clauses
poll taxes
In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that
literacy tests were unconstitutional
Jim Crow laws didn't violate the 14th Amendment
separate but equal aren't inherently unequal
African Americans should be allowed to vote
Which of the following started a lifelong crusade against lynching?
Susan B. Anthony
W.E.B. Du Boise
Booker T. Washington
Ida B. Wells
In the late 1800s, the Mexican American struggle focused on obtaining
suffrage
immigration reform
land rights
citizenship
The National Women's Suffrage Association focused on
obtaining a constitutional amendment
voting in local and state elections
boycotting federal elections
protesting the arrest of its members in court
Temperance is the
right of women to vote
right to property
ban of the sale of liquor
forced separation of races
The Gilded Age refers to an era of
prosperity and reform
corruption and materialism
war and reconstruction
expansion and industrialization
Which president gained office through a secret deal?
Chester Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Rutherford B. Hayes
Which president had a reputation for honesty?
Chester Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Rutherford B. Hayes
Which of the following contributed the President Garfield's assassination?
the gold standard
high tariffs
civil service reforms
the spoils system
The Pendleton Civil Service Act made government hiring dependent on
merit
party loyalty
party affiliation
wealth
Republicans believed that high tariffs would
lead to cuts in manufacturing jobs
help American industries grow
decrease the cost of consumer goods
hurt American farmers
Both Republican and Democratic parties supported
high tariffs
the gold standard
free silver
poll taxes
Opponents thought that using silver as money would undermine the US economy by
lowering crop prices
eliminating greenbacks
resulting in higher tariffs
lowering the value of the currency
Which of the following most effected farmers' income after the Civil War?
rising personal debt
declining political power
falling prices of farm products
rising cost of transporation
Which organization formed cooperatives to help farmers sell their products?
the Grange
Farmers' Alliance
the Populist Party
the Patrons of Husbandry
Which of the following did the Populist Party platform include?
high tariffs
women's suffrage
free silver
privately owned railroads
In 1896, the Populist party declined in part because it
excluded African Americans
criticized urban workers
supported a Republican candidate
supported a Democratic candidate
Jim Crow laws were enacted in order to
keep British goods out of American ports
undermine the rights of Chinese immigrants
limit the amount of money a plaintiff could receive in a court settlement
keep African Americans and white segregated
