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Total questions: 170

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1.

Which of the following were reasons for the Age of Exploration?

a)

the Renaissance

b)

the 3Gs/Fs

c)

the Enlightenment

d)

the Crusades

2.

Which of the following are part of the 3Gs/Fs?

(pick all that apply)

a)

Grain/Food

b)

Glory/Fame

c)

God/Faith

d)

Gold/Fortune

3.

What contribution did Amerigo Vespucci make to the Age of Exploration?

a)

found the Northwest Passage

b)

discovered North America

c)

circumnavigated the earth

d)

realized Columbus's discovery was a new continent

4.

Which of the following allowed the Spanish to quickly conquer the natives?

(pick all that apply)

a)

economics (wealth of supplies)

b)

population (massive armies)

c)

disease (smallpox, etc.)

d)

mobility (horses & ships)

5.

What term refers to the exchange of plants, animals, disease & technology across the Atlantic following Columbus's voyages?

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Transatlantic Trade

c)

American Express

d)

New World Exchange

6.

Which of the following were problems with the Catholic Church in the early 16th Century (1500s)?

a)

selling indulgences

b)

selling church offices

c)

moral decline

d)

decline in membership

7.

Who is this man who posted the Ninety-Five Theses and helped to start the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Erasmus

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Henry VIII

d)

John Calvin

8.

What was Henry VIII responsible for?

a)

Authorizing the first English translation of the Bible

b)

Sending the first missionaries to the New World

c)

Breaking England away from the Catholic Church

d)

Destroying the Spanish Armada

9.

What was the mission of the Spanish Armada and what did its fate signify?

a)
  • Invade England
  • Rise of English naval dominance
b)
  • Protect Spain from invasion
  • Rise of Spanish colonial empire
c)
  • Spread Catholicism to America
  • Spanish naval dominance
d)
  • Destroy Englands colonial empire
  • End of piracy
10.

What is the divine right of kings?

a)

king can force religion on his people

b)

king can marry whomever he choses

c)

king is basically a god

d)

kings power comes from God

11.

Which event ended the divine right of kings?

a)

the decisive fate of the Spanish Armada

b)

the transformative English Civil War

c)

the bloodless Glorious Revolution

d)

the revolutionary Ninety-Five Theses

12.

Which of the following were popular Protestant faiths during the 16th century (1500s)?

a)

Lutheranism

b)

Calvinism

c)

Anglican

d)

Mormonism

13.

Mercantilism argues which of the following.

a)

only merchants should be allowed to influence the politics of a nation.

b)

free trade between nations benefits all nations involved

c)

wealth is promoted by protecting domestic producers from overseas competition

d)

merchants should not be allowed to influence the politics of a nation.

14.

Based on the political cartoon, how does mercantilism benefit the mother country?

a)

The mother country always has something to eat.

b)

The mother country can get rich from the colonies.

c)

The colonies provide everything to the mother country.

d)

The colonies take resources from the mother country.

15.

What are the principles of mercantilism?

a)

Export more than you import.

b)

Import more than you export.

c)

Settle as many colonies as possible

d)

Gain as much gold and silver as possible.

16.

What is one of the main ideas behind mercantilism?

a)

Colonies existed to make a profit for their mother country

b)

Colonies were used to house prisoners from the mother country

c)

Colonies were allowed to do whatever they wanted

d)

Colonies were setup to help with overpopulation in the mother country

17.

What was the first English colony established in the New World?

a)

Jamestown

b)

St. Augustine

c)

Plymouth

d)

Roanoke

18.

What was the first PERMANENT English colony established in the New World?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Roanoke

c)

Boston

d)

Jamestown

19.

Which TWO men helped save the Virginia colony from failing?

a)

John Smith - military rule/discipline

b)

John Winthrop - established a religious sanctuary

c)

John Rolfe - introduced a profitable cash crop

d)

John Rogers - first to trade with the Natives

20.

What rebellion took place when frontiersmen, unhappy over the governors handling of Indians, rebelled against the royal government in Virginia becoming the 1st rebellion in America?

a)

Stono's Rebellion

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

Nat Turner's Rebellion

d)

Spartacus's Rebellion

21.

Plymouth Colony was founded by which religious group?

a)

Catholics

b)

Quakers

c)

Separatists

d)

Methodistis

22.

Which colony was founded by John Winthrop at Boston as a "city upon a hill"?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Connecticut

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Massachusetts

23.

Why were Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson both persecuted?

a)

race (both were black)

b)

religious beliefs (freedom of religion)

c)

nationality (both were Dutch)

d)

economics (both were poor)

24.

Which colony did Roger Williams found at Providence?

a)

Connecticut

b)

New York

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Plymouth

25.

Which of the following trades were the New England colonies built on?

a)

ship building

b)

lumber

c)

tobacco

d)

fishing

26.

What type of government was conducted in the New England colonies?

a)

universal male suffrage (voting)

b)

town hall meetings

c)

large county/state meetings

d)

communal farmers (sharing everything)

27.

Which colony was the first to legislate (make laws) religious tolerance?

a)

New York

b)

Maryland

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Delaware

28.

What port city in South Carolina made the colony very profitable and was the real interest in the Carolinas?

a)

Savannah

b)

Georgetown

c)

Port Royal

d)

Charles Town

29.

Which nationality owned and controlled New York before the English?

a)

French

b)

Dutch

c)

Spanish

d)

Irish

30.

What was the religious belief of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania?

a)

Jewish

b)

Catholic

c)

Quaker

d)

Puritan

31.

What acted as a community center in the South due to the absence of numerous towns like New England?

a)

plantations

b)

rail roads

c)

churches

d)

post offices

32.

Africans first introduced to North America held which status in society?

a)

slaves

b)

indentured servants

c)

paid labor

d)

peasants

33.

What is the Enlightenment?

a)

a religious movement that focused on the personal relationship with God

b)

a philosophical movement that emphasized reason over tradition

c)

an educational movement that attempted to turn American universities more European

d)

a movement that encouraged young Americans to attend European colleges

34.

Which of the following are characteristics of the Enlightenment?

a)

challenged existing ideas/institutions

b)

embraced superstition

c)

opposed intolerance

d)

natural law = human law

35.

Which of the following was an enlightened man that greatly influenced early American history as a scientist and diplomat who invented bifocal licenses?

a)

John Adams

b)

Henry Knox

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Patrick Henry

36.

Which of the follow are part of the Navigation Acts?

a)

Buy goods ONLY from Britain

b)

Import non-British goods using taxable British ports

c)

Forbid colonists from collecting their own taxes

d)

Prohibit the colonies from making certain goods already made in Britain

37.

What term refers to the heightened religious activity in the North American colonies during the 1730s & 1740s?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Great Awakening

c)

The Great Revival

d)

Glorious Revolution

38.

What did the Navigation Acts require?

a)

British colonists in America to enlist in the Royal Navy

b)

free passage for Englishmen who settled 40 acres of land in the Americas

c)

all goods shipped to and from the colonies to be carried on English ships

d)

British colonists in America to remain in America indefinitely

39.

Which of the following were reasons for the growing discontent among the colonies?

a)

militia system

b)

cost of defencse

c)

salutary neglect

d)

mercantilism

40.

The French and Indian War was fought between which two main colonial forces?

a)

French and Indians

b)

British and French

c)

Spanish and British

d)

British and Indians

41.

The French and Indian War helped jump-start the military career of which young 22-year old?

a)

Henry Knox

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Nathanial Brannock

d)

George Washington

42.

Which treaty ended the French and Indian War?

a)

Treaty of Greenville

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Greenwich

d)

Treaty of Quebec

43.

What was the result of the treaty that ended the French and Indian War?

a)

France gained control of North America

b)

nothing changed

c)

Indians regained lost territory in New England and Canada

d)

Britain gained control of North America

44.

What imaginary line prohibited British colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mountain and settling on Indian land?

a)

Navigation Act

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Line of Demarcation

45.

What major economic issue plagued the British government resulting in stricter acts on on trade?

a)

counterfeiting

b)

embezzeling

c)

smuggling

d)

robbery

46.

Finish the famous phrase by James Otis: "No taxation without....."

a)

voting rights

b)

representation

c)

economic sanctions

d)

collaboration

47.

What is due process?

a)

allows people to gather peacefully

b)

allows Parliament to tax income

c)

allows fair treatment through the judicial/court system

d)

guarantees legal representation to anyone accused of a crime

48.

What secret organization of American patriots was formed in opposition to the Stamp Act?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Freemasons

c)

Skull & Bones

d)

Sons of Liberty

49.

What event enflamed anti-British attitudes and led Samuel Adams to create the Committee of Correspondence?

a)

Whiskey Rebellion

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Midnight Ride Paul Revere

50.

What event involved 150 men dressed as Indians dumping British goods into Boston Harbor?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Whiskey Rebellion

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

51.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Coercive "Intolerable" Acts?

a)

New York port is closed

b)

colonial government appointed by British government

c)

transfer trials of British officials to Britain

d)

new Quartering Act

52.

What is marital law?

a)

government enforced by religious authority

b)

government enforced by the military

c)

government enforced by men

d)

government enforced by the courts

53.

Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Lexington & Concord

d)

Philadelphia

54.

What famous phrase did Paul Revere utter as he rushed out and warned that the British military were preparing to march the next day?

a)

"Prepare for war!"

b)

"The regulars are coming!"

c)

"The British are coming!"

d)

"Redcoats are rallying!"

55.

Who was put in charge of the Continental Army in 1775?

a)

William Prescott

b)

Nathanial Greene

c)

George Washington

d)

Benedict Arnold

56.

What pamphlet helped shift public opinion against the king and for independence from Britain?

a)

Olive Branch Petition

b)

Common Sense

c)

American Manifesto

d)

War and Peace

57.

What Enlightened Englishmen greatly influenced the beliefs and ideas found in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Locke

b)

James Madison

c)

Harold Helton

d)

Jefferson Davis

58.

In what year was the Declaration of Independence approved and signed?

a)

1774

b)

1775

c)

1776

d)

1783

59.

What does the Declaration of Independence do other than declare independence?

a)

declares war on Britain

b)

explained the justifications for separation

c)

offers Britain peace if hostilities end

d)

provokes a similar revolution in Canada

60.

Which of the following were colonial advantages during the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Fighting on home ground

b)

Great leadership by generals

c)

Strong central government

d)

French alliance, loans, navy

61.

Which of the following were British advantages during the American Revolutionary War?

a)

well-trained army and navy

b)

wealth of resources

c)

strong central government

d)

fighting for rights and freedoms

62.

Where was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War fought?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Boston

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

New York

63.

Where did the Continental Army make camp and suffer through a horrible winter in 1777?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Georgetown

c)

West Point

d)

Valley Forge

64.

Which city became the headquarters of the British army in American after Gen. Washington was forced to retreat becoming unable to keep the British out?

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Hartford

65.

What battle marked a turning point in the American Revolutionary War with the surrender of a major British army?

a)

Battle of York

b)

Battle of Philadelphia

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Camden

66.

Which foreign nation joins the Americans in the war against the British during the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Netherlands

d)

Portugal

67.

Which famous Continental general betrayed the American colonists in a failed attempt to turn over the American fort of West Point?

a)

Gen. George Monroe

b)

Gen. Benedict Arnold

c)

Gen. George Cornwallis

d)

Gen. Henry Clinton

68.

Which British general conducted military operations in the South?

a)

Gen. Howe

b)

Gen. Gage

c)

Gen. Clinton

d)

Ge. Cornwallis

69.

What battle marked the last major conflict of the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Chesapeake Bay

b)

Battle of Louisburg

c)

Battle of Williamsburg

d)

Battle of Yorktown

70.

What treaty end the the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of York

c)

Treaty of Boston

d)

Treaty of London

71.

What was the first governing document of the United States?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Democratic Manifesto

72.

What powers did the first governing document provide?

a)

make war and treaties

b)

establish money

c)

govern public land

d)

raise an army

73.

What event drew attention to problems in the first governing document?

a)

Whiskey Rebellion

b)

Shay's Rebellion

c)

Bacon's Rebellion

d)

Boston Massacre

74.

In what city was the Constitutional Convention held to revise the first governing document?

a)

New York

b)

Boston

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Washington D.C.

75.

Who called for the Constitutional Convention?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

76.

Which of the following are part of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 establishing how a territory becomes a state?

a)

territory appoints a governor

b)

5,000 voters establish a territory constitution

c)

60,000 voters establish an approved state constitution

d)

contain a population of 250,000

77.

Who received the most votes in the Election of 1824?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

William Crawford

d)

Henry Clay

78.

Who became president during the Election of 1824?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

William Crawford

d)

Henry Clay

79.

During the Nullification Crisis, what argument did John C. Calhoun make in addition to nullification?

a)

state can make their own amendments

b)

secede/leave from the union

c)

negotiate treaties with foreign nations

d)

not pay federal taxes

80.

What act forced Native Americans in the east to lands west of the Mississippi River?

a)

Indian Removal Act

b)

Force Bill

c)

Cherokee Worcester Act

d)

Worcester v Georgia

81.

What event resulted from the Tariff of Abominations

a)

Indian Removal

b)

Election of 1828

c)

Nullification Crisis

d)

Banking Crisis

82.

What national institution did President Jackson destroy following his reelection?

a)

Department of Indian Affairs

b)

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

c)

Second National Bank

d)

U.S. Navy

83.

What name is given to the belief that the United States should expand from the Atlantic to Pacific?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Divine Intervention

c)

The American Dream

d)

Monroe Doctrine

84.

What battle involved a small group of Texans who fought to the last man to buy time for the Texan Army to prepare for war?

a)

Battle of Goliad

b)

Battle of Monterrey

c)

Battle of the Alamo

d)

Battle of Borderlands

85.

What was the cause of the Mexican-American War?

a)

slavery

b)

tariffs

c)

border disputes

d)

Native American attacks

86.

What nickname was given to gold prospectors who rushed out to California during the 1848 Gold Rush?

a)

Sooners

b)

49ers

c)

Okies

d)

Buckeys

87.

Which of the following areas were added to the United States under the presidency of James K. Polk.

a)

Texas

b)

Oregon

c)

California

d)

Louisiana

88.

What literary and philosophical movement urged people to go beyond their limits and live simple lives led by feelings rather than societal pressures?

a)

Abolition

b)

Trancendentalism

c)

Temperance

d)

Mormonism

89.

Where did the women's movement begin in America?

a)

Boston, Massachusetts

b)

Rochester, New York

c)

Philadephia, Pennsylvania

d)

Senaca Falls, New York

90.

Where did Mormons seek refuge after fleeing the east to escape religious persecution?

a)

Oregon

b)

Utah

c)

Colorado

d)

Nevada

91.

What did abolition attempt to abolish?

a)

alcohol use

b)

women's suffrage

c)

slavery

d)

religious persecution

92.

Temperance was an attempt to end what practice in the U.S.

a)

Slavery

b)

Alcohol use

c)

Heavy taxation

d)

Women's suffrage

93.

What does antebellum mean?

a)

a crisis

b)

before the war

c)

long shadow

d)

war-like

94.

Which political party was the first to take a stand against slavery?

a)

Democrats

b)

Whigs

c)

Free-Soilers

d)

Republicans

95.

Which of the following were part of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California enters as a free state

b)

outlawed slave trade in Washington D.C.

c)

36-30 line separating free & slave territories

d)

Fugitive Slave Act

96.

What is a "fugitive" referring to in the Fugitive Slave Act?

a)

runaway

b)

unruly

c)

rowdy

d)

disobedient

97.

What term was given to the secret network of trials and safe houses that helped guide runaway slaves to freedom in the North?

a)

The North Star Express

b)

Underground Railroad

c)

The Transcontinental Railroad

d)

Shangri la

98.

What 1852 best-selling book revealed the horrors of slavery to Northern readers?

a)

Gone with the Wind

b)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

c)

50 Shades of Black

d)

An Inconvenient Truth

99.

What did the Kansas-Nebraska act do?

a)

applied popular sovereignty to the area

b)

separated the West into a slave South and free North

c)

legalized slavery in the West

d)

declared all slaves as property

100.

What radical abolitionist was involved in Bleeding Kansas an the raid on Harper's Ferry?

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

Charles Sumner

c)

John Brown

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

101.

What Supreme Court cases declared legally that slaves were property and found the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional?

a)

Plessey v. Ferguson

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

d)

Engle v. Vitale

102.

Who did Abraham Lincoln run against and debate in his failed attempt to win the Illinois Senate seat in 1858?

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

Frederick Douglas

c)

Charles Sumner

d)

George McClellan

103.

What was A. Lincoln's main goal during the Civil War?

a)

keep the presidency

b)

gain foreign support

c)

preserve the Union

d)

free the slaves

104.

What event is credited as the first conflict of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Bombing of Ft. Sumter

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Bombing of Ft. McHenry

105.

Which of the following states were border states during the Civil War?

a)

Kentucky

b)

Missouri

c)

Maryland

d)

Tennessee

106.

Which of the following was part of the Union's Anaconda Plan?

a)

blockade Southern ports

b)

divide South by taking Mississippi River

c)

invade territory (Atlanta, Richmond, N. Orleans)

d)

gain foreign recognition

107.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage the Union held during the Civil War?

a)

more people

b)

more factories

c)

more battles on home turf

d)

more railroads

108.

What is the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history?

a)

Battle of Vicksburg

b)

Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Antietam

109.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

emancipated (freed) all slaves

b)

emancipated (freed) all slaves in the North

c)

emancipated (freed) all slaves in the rebelling states

d)

emancipated (freed) all slaves who crossed in the North

110.

Which regiment was the first to be made up of all black troops?

a)

49th Pennsylvania

b)

94th Maryland

c)

54th Massachusetts

d)

74th New York

111.

Which army was the main Union army headed up by G. McClellan and eventually U. Grant?

a)

Army of the Potomac

b)

Army of Northern Virginia

c)

Army of Tennessee

d)

Army of Pennsylvania

112.

Which army was the main Confederate army headed up by R. Lee?

a)

Army of the Potomac

b)

Army of Northern Virginia

c)

Army of Tennessee

d)

Army of Shenandoah

113.

What campaign was an example of the Union's strategy of total war?

a)

Peninsula Campaign

b)

Sherman's March to the Sea

c)

Anaconda Plan

d)

Pickett's Charge

114.

Which battle was the largest and bloodiest battle of the American Civil War ending in a Union victory and considered the turning point of the war?

a)

Battle of Vicksburg

b)

Battle of Cold Harbor

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Petersburg

115.

Which Union victory in the west split the Confederacy in two & established Grant as a successful general?

a)

Battle of Spotsylvania

b)

Battle of Chancellorsville

c)

Battle of Vicksburg

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

116.

What term refers to a war strategy that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens?

a)

war of attrition

b)

total war

c)

guerrilla warfare

d)

scorched earth

117.

Which Union general led troops into the South to capture Atlanta before marching to the Savannah coast?

a)

Gen. George Meade

b)

Gen. George B. McClellan

c)

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Gen. William T. Sherman

118.

What name was given to the series of 12-14 battles between Union general Grant and Confederate general Lee in the summer of 1864?

a)

Peninsula Campaign

b)

Overland Campaign

c)

Atlanta Campaign

d)

Shenandoah Valley Campaign

119.

Which former general did President Lincoln defeat in his reelection in 1864?

a)

Gen. George Meade

b)

Gen. George B. McClellan

c)

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Gen. William T. Sherman

120.

Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Lee Harvey Oswald

b)

Charles Guiteau

c)

John Wilkes Booth

d)

Leon Czolgosz

121.

Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant?

a)

Fredericksburg

b)

Petersburg

c)

Richmond

d)

Appomattox Court House

122.

Which state seceded from a Confederate state due to disagreements over slavery and states rights?

a)

Kentucky

b)

West Virginia

c)

Kansas

d)

Missouri

123.

What is the time period after the Civil War called?

a)

Antebellum

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Restoration

124.

Under Lincoln's plan, what percentage of the population of a state had to swear a loyal oath before being readmitted back into the Union?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

25%

d)

40%

125.

What did the 13th Amendment do?

a)

freed the slaves

b)

equal protection under the law

c)

voting rights to blacks

d)

income tax

126.

What did the 14th Amendment do?

a)

freed the slaves

b)

equal protection under the law

c)

voting rights to blacks

d)

income tax

127.

What group in Congress wanted a harsh punishment for the South following the Civil War?

a)

Democrats

b)

Progressive

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

New Whigs

128.

Who was president after Lincoln was assassinated?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Rutherford B. Hayes

d)

James Garfield

129.

What law did President Johnson break leading to his impeachment?

a)

Enforcement Act

b)

Tenure of Office Act

c)

14th Amendment

d)

Homestead Act

130.

How many military districts was the South divided in under Military Reconstruction?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

131.

What organization attempted to help newly freed slaves adapt to their freedom after the Civil War?

a)

Peace Corp

b)

NAACP

c)

Freedom Train

d)

Freedman's Bureau

132.

What term refers to laws passed to reduce or limit the rights of newly freed blacks?

a)

slave codes

b)

Solid South

c)

black codes

d)

dixie laws

133.

What did the 15 Amendment do?

a)

granted black the right to vote

b)

freed the slaves

c)

provided equal protection under the law

d)

legalize the income tax

134.

Which war hero was elected president in 1868 to carry out Reconstruction?

a)

William T. Sherman

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

George B. McClellan

135.

What domestic terrorist group was formed to intimidate blacks and prevent them from voting?

a)

MS13

b)

KKK

c)

Black Panthers

d)

Hell's Angels

136.

What term refers to Northerns who came South for economic opportunities?

a)

Scalawags

b)

Carpetbaggers

c)

Hobos

d)

Dixiecrats

137.

What event ended Reconstruction

a)

Compromise of 1877

b)

Election of 1868

c)

15th Amendment

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

138.

What act allowed the federal government to prosecute the KKK and others who broke federal law?

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

Enforcement Act

c)

Voting Rights Act

d)

Force Bill

139.

Who was targeted by the Enforcement Act?

a)

KKK

b)

Republicans

c)

carpetbaggers

d)

scalewags

140.

Which president ended Reconstruction?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Ulysses Grant

d)

Rutherford Hayes

141.

Where was gold discovered sparking a gold rush in 1858?

a)

California

b)

Oregon

c)

Colorado

d)

Utah

142.

Where was a large deposit of silver located in 1859 leading this state to become known as the "silver state"

a)

Wyoming

b)

Colorado

c)

Nevada

d)

Montana

143.

What percentage of cowboys were black or Hispanic?

a)

20%

b)

25%

c)

40%

d)

10%

144.

What type of metal fence led to the end of the Open Range?

a)

chain linked fence

b)

chicken wire

c)

barbed wire

d)

electrical fence

145.

What Congressional Act gave free public land in the western territories to settlers who would live on and farm the land?

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Muller Act

c)

Dawes Act

d)

Morrill Act

146.

What type of houses were used by most early settlers on the great plains?

a)

tepees

b)

log cabins

c)

sod houses

d)

mud brick houses

147.

What term refers to the large vast area that allowed cattle to roam free without restrictions?

a)

open plains

b)

open range

c)

free land

d)

frontier

148.

What act gave federal land to the states to help finance colleges?

a)

Morrill Act

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Agricultural College Act

d)

FFA Act

149.

Which two immigrant groups helped construct the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Indians and blacks

b)

Irish and Chinese

c)

Chinese and Indians

d)

blacks and Irish

150.

Why were cattle trails in Texas dependent on railroads in Kansas?

a)

railroads brought feed that was grown in the Great Plains

b)

barbed wire was shipped from Kansas to Texas

c)

cattle were shipped to eastern markets

d)

ranchers needed supplies brought by the railroads

151.

What was the most important resource to the plains Indians?

a)

Wheat

b)

Cotton

c)

Land

d)

Buffalo

152.

What famous battle was a major victory for the Sioux Indians who massacred part of the 7th cavalry?

a)

Battle of Wounded Knee

b)

Battle of Little Bighorn

c)

Battle of Peddler's Bluff

d)

Battle of Rosebud

153.

What peaceful northwestern Indian nation was forced from their homes by the U.S. government after a cat-in-mouse chase?

a)

Sioux

b)

Hidatsa

c)

Nez Perce

d)

Shoshone

154.

What peaceful northwestern Indian nation was forced from their homes by the U.S. government after a cat-in-mouse chase?

a)

Sioux

b)

Hidatsa

c)

Nez Perce

d)

Shoshone

155.

What Congressional act attempted to assimilate the Indians?

a)

Dawes Act

b)

McKinley Act

c)

Indian Homestead Act

d)

Billy Bill

156.

Where did the 7th cavalry slaughter a few hundred innocent Sioux Indians where their corpses were left in the freezing snow?

a)

Red HIlls

b)

Wounded Knee

c)

Little Round Top

d)

Bad Lands

157.

What resulted from the destruction of the buffalo herds on the Great Plains?

a)

Indians lost their most valuable resource

b)

trains could travel more safely

c)

more settlers could move to the Great Plains

d)

national parks were established

158.

What book described an era of treaties with Indians that were broken by the U.S. government?

a)

Broken Arrow

b)

No Conscience

c)

A Century of Dishonor

d)

A Red Moon Rises

159.

What incident occurred when a peaceful tribe of Indians attempting to negotiate peace are slaughtered in Colorado?

a)

Sand Creek Massacre

b)

Bloody Sunday

c)

St. Valentines' Massacre

d)

Teton Terror

160.

What term refers to the process of giving up ones culture and way of life in exchange of another?

a)

absorption

b)

incorporation

c)

assimilation

d)

integration

161.

What organization was made up of farmers who banded together for political and economic benefits?

a)

The Know Nothings

b)

The Grange

c)

The Future Farmers of America

d)

B.O.F (Band of Farmers)

162.

What political party formed in the late 1800s to address the needs and concerns of farmers in the South and Midwest?

a)

Whigs

b)

Populists

c)

Progressives

d)

Social Democrats

163.

What is bimetallism?

a)

monetary system backed by gold only

b)

monetary system backed by silver only

c)

monetary system backed by cash and gold only

d)

monetary system backed by gold and silver

164.

Which 1896 presidential candidate supported bimetallism?

a)

Grover Cleveland

b)

Benjamin Harrison

c)

William McKinley

d)

William Jennings Bryan

165.

Which 1896 presidential candidate supported the gold standard?

a)

Grover Cleveland

b)

Benjamin Harrison

c)

William McKinley

d)

William Jennings Bryan

166.

What famous politician gave the "Cross of Gold Speech"?

a)

Jon Stewart

b)

William Jennings Bryan

c)

William McKinley

d)

Benjamin Harrison

167.

What term refers to the devalue of money and the rising of prices?

a)

depression

b)

deflation

c)

recession

d)

inflation

168.

What business abused its power and forced farmers to become politically active?

a)

telegraphs

b)

food processing

c)

steel production

d)

railroads

169.

What court case held that states have no authority to regulate railroad rates for interstate commerce?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Muller v. Oregon

c)

Munn v. Illinois

d)

Wabash v. Illinois

170.

What took over Granger laws in keeping railroad rates down for farmers and was the first federal regulatory agency?

a)

Interstate Commerce Railroad

b)

Railroad Act

c)

Interstate Commerce Commision

d)

Indian Railroad Service (IRS)