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AM History II 1st Semester REVIEW 2019 - 60 sec

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of Missouri?

a)

Seattle

b)

Jefferson City

c)

Nashville

d)

Annapolis

2.

Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction included...

a)

50% of each state's voters must sign a loyalty oath

b)

forced military rule on the South

c)

forgiveness for most Confederates

d)

payment of the North's war debt

3.

Which region was left most damaged physically and economically after the Civil War?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

4.

What did the Thirteenth Amendment state?

a)

abolish slavery throughout the US

b)

allow Jim Crow laws in the South

c)

allow freedmen the rights of all citizens

d)

abolish slavery in the border states only

5.

What did the Freedmen's Bureau do to help newly freed slaves?

a)

showed them maps of the Underground Railroad

b)

taught them to become farmers

c)

helped them find homes and jobs

d)

all of the above

6.

Which is an example of a Jim Crow law?

a)

Freedmen must be allowed to vote

b)

Black and white people must ride in separate train cars

c)

Freedmen can't gather in groups

d)

Freedmen can NOT vote

7.

What did the 14th Amendment state?

a)

slavery is banned in the border states

b)

freedmen must be allowed to vote

c)

people born in the US are citizens

d)

slavery is banned in the entire US

8.

Which is NOT true of freedmen after the Civil War?

a)

most didn't have much education

b)

many became sharecroppers

c)

they were higly skilled and well paid

d)

they were often discriminated against

9.

What are salawags?

a)

Northerners who believed in slavery

b)

Southerners who didn't want secession

c)

Northerners who went South for opportunities after the war

d)

supporters of the rights of freedmen

10.

What group of people CAN be forced to do labor according to the 13th Amendment?

a)

freedmen who owe money to whites

b)

convicted criminals

c)

former Confederates and their descendents

d)

children

11.

What does the Fifteenth Amendment state?

a)

voting is a guaranteed right to all male citizens

b)

all people born in the US are citizens

c)

slavery is banned in the US

d)

all of the above

12.

What are carpetbaggers?

a)

Northerners who believed in slavery

b)

Southerners who didn't want secession

c)

Northerners who went South for opportunities after the war

d)

supporters of the rights of freedmen

13.

When Reconstruction ended, life improved for most freedmen in the South.

a)

True

b)

False

14.
Workers who built the railroads were mainly
a)
homesteaders and cowboys
b)
Asian and Europeans
c)
Russian and Irish
d)
Mexican and Chinese
15.
Why was the transcontinental railroad beneficial to America?
a)
The railroad was built over mountains that were impassable in stagecoach.
b)
Railroads provided a faster, safer, and cheaper transportation.
c)
Railroads allowed People to bring their furniture to the Great Plains.
d)
Railroads crossed rivers which were difficult to cross earlier.
16.

Gave 160 acres of western land to anyone who promised to farm.

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Haymarket Act

c)

Freeland Act

d)

Indian Removal Act

17.

Which two immigrant groups built the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Mexican / African

b)

Chinese / Irish

c)

English / Dutch

d)

Native Americans / French

18.

At what battle did the Sioux Indians defeat the US Army?

a)

Little Big Horn

b)

Bull Run

c)

Antietam

d)

Santa Fe

19.

US Army massacred Sioux men, women, and children.

a)

Little Big Horn

b)

Wounded Knee

c)

Bull Run

d)

Appamattox

20.
What kind of fence ended the cattle drive era?
a)
barbed wire
b)
Wooden
c)
chicken wire
21.
What was the purpose of the "cattle drives"?
a)
to make money from selling their cattle
b)
to remove diseased cattle
c)
fool bandits who wanted to steal their herd
22.
The building material that settlers used to make houses out of was called _______________.
a)
Grass
b)
Wood
c)
Mud
d)
Sod
23.
Farmers used _____ as building materials.
a)
Grass
b)
Sod
c)
Wood 
d)
Mud
24.
The purpose of the _______________ _____________ was to turn Native Americans into independent farmers. They were given land to farm and in exchange they would become citizens of the United States.
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
15th Amendment
25.
What was the main food source for the Great Plains people?
a)
horse
b)
cattle
c)
buffalo
26.

Political Party that pushed for an income tax & direct election of Senators

a)

Federalists

b)

Democrat

c)

Populist

d)

Republican

27.
The Bessemer Process was a technique that?
a)
increased importation of industrial equipment from Europe
b)
made steel stronger and at a lower cost
c)
made steel weaker and at a higher cost
28.
The Bessemer Process led to new uses of steel, which included all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
the ability to construct innovative structures like the Brooklyn Bridge in New York
b)
the expansion upward in cities through the construction of skyscrapers
c)
the oil companies becoming the largest consumer of steel in the United States
29.
The person who made electricity safer and less expensive?
a)
Henry Bessember
b)
George Westinghouse
c)
Thomas Edison
30.
The transcontinental railroad:
a)
connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States
b)
connected the United States to Mexico
c)
connected key northern industrial cities with southern agricultural centers
31.
Robber Barons were?
a)
Powerful business men
b)
Outlaws
c)
Train Robbers
32.
Who is this?
a)
John Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
General Grant
33.
Who is this?
a)
John Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Babe Ruth
34.

The main goal of the Americanization movement was to

a)

encourage people to move from the country to the city

b)

improve the living conditions in America's largest cities

c)

assimilate people of various cultures into the dominant culture

d)

limit the number of immigrants entering the country

35.

The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to

a)

create segregated classroom

b)

settle a disagreement between China and the U.S.

c)

stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the U.S.

d)

decrease Chinese Immigration

36.

Tammany Hall was the name of

a)

a New York City democratic political machine

b)

a New York Custom House

c)

a famous settlement house

d)

a federal courthouse in New York City

37.

An example of patronage would be

a)

bribing a government official

b)

assassinatng a public official

c)

saying one thing and doing another

d)

appointing a friend to a political position

38.

The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called

a)

gentleman's agreement

b)

graft

c)

nativism

d)

civil service

39.

The Pendleton Civil Serivce Act required

a)

applicants for government jobs to pass examinations

b)

native-born American to treat immigrants with courtesy

c)

government workers to renounce all party loyalties

d)

cities to provide services such as clean water to their residents

40.

What is the main purpose of patronage?

a)

to increase government funds

b)

to increase government efficiency

c)

to reward one's supporters

d)

to avoid concentrating power in one individual or group

41.

Which of the following is an example of graft?

a)

using a cartoon to illustrate political fraud

b)

saying a project cost more than it did and keeping the difference for yourself

c)

choosing your friends for political offices

d)

using the threat of force to get people to vote for a particular candidate

42.

What gave rise to anti-immigration groups and led to a demand for immigration restrictions?

a)

Americanization Movement

b)

nativism

c)

Social Gospel Movement

d)

none of these

43.

Which of the following was NOT a condition that immigrants faced on their journey to America?

a)

no fresh air

b)

lice

c)

disease

d)

plenty of food

44.

Why were tenements considered to be so bad?

a)

overcrowded

b)

unsanitary

c)

infrequent trash pick up

d)

all of these

45.

Why did the public take so long to question the Political Machines and the Political Bosses?

a)

they did nice things like build parks and schools

b)

didn't like the immigrants

c)

seemed too nice

d)

none of these

46.
Ida B. Wells led a crusade to end lynching.
a)
true
b)
false
47.
Which amendment defines citizenship?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
48.
When was the Civil War fought?
a)
1851-1855
b)
1871-1875
c)
1841-1855
d)
None of the above
49.
Which of the following did NOT keep African Americans in the South from voting?
a)
Poll taxes
b)
grandfather clause
c)
the separate but equal doctrine
d)
literacy tests
50.
Which effect can be traced directly to the Supreme Court's ruling in PLESSY V. FERGUSON  ?
a)
Southern blacks lost their voting rights for 60 years
b)
Lynching of African ameicans continued into the 1960's
c)
Racial segregation was permitted for nearly 60 years.
d)
race riots broke out in New York and other large cities
51.
Southern states sometimes used a grandfather clause to allow them to
a)
keep uneducated whites from exercising their right to vote
b)
distinguish between recent immigrants and longtime citizens
c)
keep African Americans from voting while allowing whites to do so
d)
deny voting rights to African Americans who passed the literacy test
52.
The  ___?____amendment gives all citizens equal protection of the laws.
a)
15th
b)
14th
c)
13th
d)
None of the above
53.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
54.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
55.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
56.
Which long-awaited goal of the women’s rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?
a)
   the right to vote
b)
  the right to own property
c)
   equal pay for equal work
d)
equal access to employment and education
57.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
58.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
59.
Define Reform
a)
to make change to something in order to improve it 
b)
first co-ed college
c)
the time period directly after a major war
d)
the right to vote
60.
Temperance was the movement to stop the use of ________ during the mid-1800s.
a)
tobacco
b)
slavery
c)
factories
d)
alcohol
61.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was known for.......
a)
Being a conductor of the Underground Railroad
b)
Fighting for Women's Rights.
c)
The Speech "Ain't I A Woman".
62.

How did the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution give more political power to the individual voter?

a)

It allowed citizens to vote regardless of race, creed, or ethnicity.

b)

It freed citizens to vote without paying a poll tax or passing a literacy test.

c)

It established the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote.

d)

It allowed for the number of senators per state to be determined by population.

63.

Political change in the Progressive Era was characterized by the expansion of ~

a)

social welfare programs

b)

power for the executive branch

c)

individual rights for more Americas

d)

civil rights for American Indian tribes

64.

As a part of his attempt to expand political and economic rights for African Americans, W.E.B. DuBois and other prominent Progressive leaders founded the ~

a)

Freedman's Journal

b)

United Negro Alliance

c)

League of United African American Voters

d)

National Associated for the Advancement of Colored People

65.

Which of these BEST describes Theodore Roosevelt's "Square Deal" policies

a)

a reduction in prices of all luxury items

b)

governmental cheese and bread for all needy Americans

c)

a plan to bring the country out of a severe economic depression

d)

fair business competition and increased welfare for needy Americans

66.
How did the United States' Open Door Policy impact China?
a)
It prevented Europe from opening China to trade 
b)
It ended all foreign control or influence over China
c)
It allowed Chinese immigrants to enter the United States
d)
It allowed all nations to trade with China
67.
The United States government supported the overthrow of a government in this country: 
a)
Cuba
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Hawaii
d)
Congo
68.
What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?
a)
End the Boxer Rebellion
b)
Ensure trading rights with China
c)
Win leaseholds in China
d)
Establish a sphere of influence
69.
All of these territories came under the control of the United States following what conflict?
a)
Mexican War
b)
World War I
c)
War of 1812
d)
Spanish-American War
70.
As a result of the peace treaty with Spain, the United States gained
a)
Honduras, Colombia, and Cuba
b)
Samoa, the Philippines, and Hawaii 
c)
Mexico, Venezuela, and Chile
d)
The Philippines, Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico
71.
The explosion of this ship was one of the causes of the Spanish-American War
a)
U.S.S. Missouri 
b)
U.S.S. Maine
c)
U.S.S. McKinley
d)
 U.S.S. Moore
72.
Which policy sought to further American interests in Latin America by using the financial power of American business?
a)
Policy of "Watchful Waiting"
b)
Big Stick Policy 
c)
Balance of Power
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
73.
"Destruction of the War Ship Maine was the Work of an Enemy"
This headline is an example of--
a)
yellow journalism
b)
muckraking literature
c)
investigative reporting
d)
government censorship
74.

One nation dominating another nation.

a)

diplopmacy

b)

imperialism

c)

immigration

d)

dominacy

75.

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was issued to guarantee the right of the U.S. to

a)

intervene in Latin American affairs

b)

trade with Asian countries

c)

expand towards the Pacific Ocean

d)

build a wall to protect their borders

76.
What US President was most influential in starting the Panama Canal?
a)
FDR
b)
JFK
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Taft
77.

Teddy Roosevelt's "Big Stick Diplomacy" involved

a)

negotiating with the threat of military force behind it

b)

refusing to negotiate at any time

c)

never using the military as a threat

78.
Leader of Hawaii when the American businesses over threw the government
a)
Sanford Dole
b)
Queen Liliokahlani
c)
Emilio Zapata
d)
Jose Marti
79.
When did War World I begin?
a)
1912
b)
1915
c)
1918
d)
1914
80.
What was a MAIN cause of the U.S. entering WWI?
a)
sinking of the Maine
b)
Russia dropping an atomic bomb
c)
sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Japan dropping an atomic bomb
81.
When did the U.S. enter WWI?
a)
1914
b)
1917
c)
1918
d)
1920
82.
What was the name of the contract that ended WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of France
c)
Treat of Paris
d)
Treaty of Milan
83.
Name the side we entered on in WWI.
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
84.
Name a country that was against us in WWI.
a)
Great Britain
b)
Russia
c)
France
d)
Germany
85.
Who was made to pay reparations after WWI.
a)
Austria Hungary
b)
Serbia
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
86.
Who was the president during WWI?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
William McKinley
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Woodrow Wilson
87.

Countries choosing sides is referred to as

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Alliances

88.

The United States tried to stay out of the war for several years, this is called

a)

Nationalism

b)

Neutrality

c)

Imperialism

d)

Militarism

89.

True or False: The trenches were typically cold, wet, dirty and diseases spread quickly

a)

True

b)

False

90.

Which country was not part of the Central Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Bulgaria

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