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US History EOC Prep 2nd Practice Test

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 38mins

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Class
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1.

Before the start of the Civil War; Northern and Southern states attempted to compromise by initiating the _____________ ______________

a)

Missouri Compromise; This was United States federal legislation that admitted Maine to the United States as a free state, simultaneously with Missouri as a slave state—thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South

b)

Missouri Discussion; This was United States federal legislation that admitted Maine to the United States as a slave state, simultaneously with Missouri as a free state—thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South

c)

Dawes Act; This was United States federal legislation that admitted Maine to the United States as a free state, simultaneously with Missouri as a slave state—thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South

d)

Dawes Plan; This was United States federal legislation that admitted Maine to the United States as a slave state, simultaneously with Missouri as a free state—thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South

2.

Popular Sovereignty; meaning the people of the state would decide whether to permit slavery or ban it, based on voting was initiated through which Federal Legislation?

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

The New Deal

d)

Kellogg-Briand Pact

3.

The acts of John Brown during the Bleeding Kansas was a:

a)

series of violent civil confrontations in the United States, which emerged from a political and ideological conflict over the legality of slavery

b)

series of anti-war protests in the United States, which emerged from a political and ideological conflict over the legality of slavery

c)

series of internet blog sites in the United States, which emerged from a political and ideological conflict over the legality of slavery

d)

series of political campaigns in the United States, which emerged from a political and ideological conflict over the legality of slavery

4.

"Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe." --Frederick Douglass


Based on the quote above, which would the speaker favor?

a)

Slavery spread throughout the country

b)

the abolition of slavery

c)

a better cell phone plan and cable package

d)

Granger laws and a populist movement

5.

In the famous U.S. Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford; It was ruled that African Americans were ______________

a)

Property and not included in the Constitution of the United States. They were not entitled to American citizenship or rights, regardless of whether they were enslaved or free,

b)

Not Property and included in the Constitution of the United States. They were entitled to American citizenship and rights, regardless of whether they were enslaved or free,

c)

able to vote and included in the Constitution of the United States. They were entitled to American citizenship and rights, regardless of whether they were enslaved or free,

d)

Not able to vote and not included in the Constitution of the United States. But they were entitled to American citizenship or rights, regardless of whether they were enslaved or free,

6.

What was the purpose of Abraham Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

To garner(acquire) support for the war by freeing all slaves in the rebellious states.

b)

To garner support for the war by freeing all slaves in Northern states.

c)

To garner support for election by freeing all slaves in rebellious states.

d)

To garner support for election by freeing all slaves in Northern states.

7.

States that chose to remain neutral during the outbreak of the civil war were known as___________ ______________

a)

Border States

b)

Friendly States

c)

Bodega States

d)

Leave Us Be States

8.

This amendment ensured all peoples(except women) the right to vote.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

9.

This amendment granted African Americans citizenship.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

14th Amendment

10.

This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

11.

A department set up by the Federal government to aid newly freed slaves, offering reading classes, land ownership, etc.

a)

The Freedman's Bureau

b)

The Free Money Bureau

c)

The Federal Reserve

d)

The Social Affairs Bureau

12.

What was the outcome of Abraham Lincoln winning the election of 1860?

a)

The Southern states chose to secede(leave) from the Union, beginning with South Carolina.

b)

The election was ruled unfair and required a redo.

c)

The populist party begin to plead to the President to fix railroad prices for farmers.

d)

The Progressive era would be initiated.

13.

The Picture Above Describes the North's plan to suffocate the South's supply by controlling the Mississippi River and Southern ports.

a)

Anaconda Plan

b)

Scott's Great Plan

c)

The Great Depression

d)

The Missouri Compromise

14.

What was a significant impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

The war became a moral contest over slavery.

b)

Slaves in border states were immediately freed.

c)

The war became a moral victory for abolitionist

d)

Slaves in all states were freed.

15.

As part of the __________, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished.

a)

The Compromise of 1850

b)

The Missouri Compromise

c)

Dred Scott Decision

d)

Fugitive Slave Act

16.

Union troops converged on the Mississippi River, investing the city and trapping a Confederate army to capture a key strategic position during the American Civil War.

a)

The Battle of Vicksburg

b)

The Battle of Gettysburg

c)

The Battle of Antietam

d)

The Bleeding Kansas

17.

All of these were causes of the Civil War, except?

a)

morality of slavery

b)

states' rights

c)

expansion of slavery

d)

southern states sucession from the Union

18.

The following picture is related to which of the following terms:

a)

The Fugitive Slave Act-Designed to force the return of escaped slaves from free states

b)

The Fugitive Slave Act-Designed to restrict the return of escaped slaves from free states

c)

The Fugitive Slave Act-Designed to force the return of escaped slaves from Border states

d)

The Fugitive Slave Act-Designed to restrict the return of escaped slaves from Border states

19.

They referred to themselves as _____________________ because they maintained a sense of a complete permanent eradication of slavery and providing voting rights to African Americans without compromise.

a)

Radical Republicans

b)

Populist Party

c)

Southern Democrats

d)

Carpetbaggers

20.

The picture above reflects:

a)

Carpetbaggers- Individuals who journeyed South during Reconstruction to aide newly freed slaves or to profit

b)

Carpetbaggers- Individuals who journeyed South during Reconstruction to secure voting rights for women

c)

Carpetbaggers- Individuals who journeyed North during Reconstruction to aide newly freed slaves or to profit

d)

Carpetbaggers- Individuals who journeyed South during Reconstruction to aide free soilers.

21.

The picture above is a receipt for a voter, what does this image represent?

a)

Poll Taxes, Literacy Tests -Tools designed to interfere with African Americans right to vote

b)

Poll Taxes, Literacy Tests -Tools designed to increase African American voting

c)

Poll Taxes, Literacy Tests -Tools designed to uphold African Americans right to vote

d)

Poll Taxes, Literacy Tests -Tools designed to protect African Americans right to vote

22.
a)

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal.

b)

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of womens' choice laws for abortion

c)

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were not equal.

d)

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of slavery, as long as facilities were equal in quality.

23.

Many Americans rushed to the west with the hopes of getting rich from Gold mining...What other pull factors existed in the West?


Select ALL that apply:

a)

Mass amounts of land for living, farming and/or animal grazing

b)

Less restrictions on living/religion

c)

Lowered amounts of racial tension, due to increased space between neighbors/cultures

d)

Deadly diseases

24.

________________________encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land

a)

Homestead Strike

b)

Homestead Plan

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Homestead Land

25.

________________________authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans.

a)

Dawes Act- Meant to encourage Native American assimilation to American culture

b)

Dawes Plan- Meant to encourage Native American assimilation to American culture

c)

Dawes Act- Meant to discourage Native American assimilation to American culture

d)

Dawes Plan- Meant to discourage Native American assimilation to American culture

26.

______________________required that railroads charge fair rates to their customers and make those rates public.

a)

Interstate Commerce Commission

b)

Sherman Anti-trust Act

c)

Meat Inspection Act

d)

Food & Drug Travel Commission

27.

The American Railway Union (ARU), led by Eugene V. Debs, launched a boycott, refusing to run trains containing Pullman cars.

a)

The Great Strike

b)

The Pullman Strike

c)

The Pullman Sit-in

d)

The Great Boycott

28.

The picture above shows a Square turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at police. ... The riot was viewed a setback for the organized labor movement in America, which was fighting for such rights as the eight-hour workday.

a)

Pullman Strike

b)

Haymarket Riot

c)

Pullman Riot

d)

Haymarket Strike

29.

_________________resulted in the National Guard being brought in, after a battle between steel workers and Pinkertons.

a)

Homestead Strike

b)

Pullman Strike

c)

Haymarket Riot

d)

Bus Boycott

30.

The _____________________________allowed for the mass production of steel, do to drastically reducing the cost of steel production.

a)

Bessemer Process

b)

Carnegie Production

c)

Vertical Integration Process

d)

Horizontal Integration Process

31.

The Purpose of the Sherman Anti-trust act was to:

a)

eliminate the unfair practices of monopolies

b)

improve the unfair practices of monopolies

c)

encourage the growth of labor unions

d)

decrease the growth of labor unions

32.

Why were monopolies able to thrive during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

a)

Laissez-Faire Government- Very little interference with companies and how they operated

b)

Laissez-Faire Government- Extreme interference with companies and how they operated

c)

Laissez-Faire Government- Very little interference with gold miners and how they operated

d)

Laissez-Faire Government- Very little interference with government employees and how they operated

33.

Rockefeller's control of the Oil Industry is an example of:

a)

Horizontal Integration- 1 owner controls all companies and facilities at one stage of production of a good

b)

Vertical Integration- They owned their own sources of raw materials; transportation networks and manufacturing facilities

c)

Vertical Integration- They owned some of their own sources of raw materials; transportation networks and manufacturing facilities

d)

Horizontal Integration- 1 owner controls a few companies and facilities at one stage of production of a good

34.

Labor Union open to all workers; fought for an eight-hour day

a)

American Federation of Labor

b)

Knights of Labor

c)

Social Panders

d)

New York Wage Fighters

35.

Labor Union fought for better work environments, shorter work days and quality pay for Skilled workers only

a)

American Federation of Labor

b)

Knights of Labor

c)

Social Panders

d)

New York Wage Fighters

36.

Select ALL the problems faced by workers during the Industrial Revolution:

a)

Long Hours

b)

Low Wages

c)

Child Labor

d)

Safe Work Conditions

37.

In response to increasing labor unrest in the post-Civil War period, corporations hired the _________ agency, to surveil, infiltrate, and undermine labor organizations and break strikes.

a)

Pinkerton

b)

Carnegie

c)

Harriet

d)

Stanton

38.

Select ALL the advantages of Labor Unions:

a)

Collective Bargaining: Workers act together to negotiate contracts

b)

Mutual Aid Society: Save money for emergencies

c)

Strikes: Workers boycott jobs

d)

Closed Shops: Only union members can work at that jobsite

e)

Bag Runners: Workers unite to silently steal from unjust bosses

39.

Select ALL tactics of Management to break up unions:

a)

Lockout: keep workers from entering jobsites

b)

Hire scabs(temp workers) to fill positions

c)

Black list disruptive employees

d)

Torture Union leaders in front of employees to showcase dominance.

40.

What factors led to increased urbanization during the early 1900s?

a)

Railroads made travel easier; cultural opportunities and variety of city life; The rise of factories, increasing employment opportunities

b)

Railroads made travel easier; cultural opportunities and variety of city life; The rise of farms, increasing employment opportunities

c)

Cars made travel easier; cultural opportunities and variety of city life; The rise of factories, increasing employment opportunities

d)

Railroads made travel easier; lack of cultural opportunities and variety of city life; The rise of factories, increasing employment opportunities

41.

Boss Tweed and His organization, known to insiders simply as "The Ring," collected millions of dollars in illegal graft.


What term is this reflective of?

a)

Political Machines

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

Freedom Riders

d)

Political Parties

42.

_________________came from southern and eastern Europe; Spoke very little english

a)

New Immigrants

b)

Old Immigrants

c)

Most Jewish Immigrants

d)

Most Polish Immigrants

43.

_______________ was a secret agreement between Japan and the United States to limit the immigration of Japanese people.

a)

Gentlemen's Agreement

b)

Down Low Agreement

c)

Speakeasy Agreement

d)

Head Nod Agreement

44.

The following picture represents:

a)

Nativism: The belief that native-born Americans were superior to others, and that immigrants were undesirable

b)

Americanism: The belief that native-born Americans were superior to others, and that immigrants were undesirable

c)

Assimilation: The belief that native-born Americans were superior to others, and that immigrants were undesirable

d)

Nationalism: The belief that native-born Americans were superior to others, and that immigrants were undesirable

45.

_____________ movement was designed to promote and unite farmers

a)

Grange

b)

Farmers

c)

Bingo

d)

Dig Deep

46.

Munn v. Illinois resulted in:

a)

The Supreme Court ruling a state could regulate a private utility serving public interest

b)

The Supreme Court ruling a state could not regulate a private utility serving public interest

47.

Wabash v. Illinois overturned the Granger laws, because it resulted in:

a)

The Supreme Court ruling a state could not regulate railroads running through more than one state

b)

The Supreme Court ruling a state could regulate railroads running through more than one state

48.

William Jennings Bryan gave a "Cross of Gold" speech to argue in favor of Bimetallism (the use of silver and gold coinage) because:

a)

It would raise farm prices and make farm loans easier to repay

b)

It would lower farm prices and make farm loans easier to repay

c)

It would raise farm prices and make farm loans harder to repay

d)

It would lower farm prices and make farm loans harder to repay

49.

A declaration by the President in 1823 that warned European powers to keep out of the Western Hemisphere and pledged that the United States would not intervene in the internal affairs of Europe.

a)

Roosevelt Corolary

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Washington's Farewell Address

d)

Truman Doctrine

50.

1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force (also known as the Big Stick Policy)

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Roosevelt Corolary

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Truman Doctrine

51.

Why did the US Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles which ended World War I?

a)

US was entering the Great Depression and only wanted to focus on America first

b)

US opposed the creation of the "war guilt" clause of the treaty which blamed Germany for starting the war

c)

Feared being brought into international conflicts due to the League of Nations

d)

US wanted to continue gaining territories throughout the world

52.

Agreement made in 1949 to stand firm against Soviet military threats, made between the U.S., Great Britain, France, and eight other nations

a)

United Nations

b)

League of Nations

c)

NATO

d)

Warsaw Pact

53.

The United States' policy of preventing the spread of communism.

a)

Neutrality

b)

Containment

c)

Isolationism

d)

Imperialism

54.

The term associated with a senator who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s

a)

McCarthyism

b)

Cold War

c)

Nativism

d)

Isolationism

55.

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe following World War II (1948-1952)

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Eisenhower Doctrine

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Monroe Doctrine

56.

Approve by Congress in March 1941; The act allowed America to sell, lend or lease arms or other supplies to nations considered "vital to the defense of the United States."

a)

Destroyers for Bases

b)

Cash and Carry

c)

Lend-Lease Act

d)

Treaty of Versailles

57.

The Open Door Policy created spheres of influence for trade with which nation?

a)

Japan

b)

Panama

c)

Cuba

d)

China

58.

The belief that the US should involve itself in other nations if our financial interests are at stake.

a)

Big Stick Policy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Missionary Diplomacy

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

59.

A belief that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Brinkmanship

c)

Dollar Diplomacy

d)

Imperialism

60.

Policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Turkey and Greece

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Eisenhower Doctrine

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

United Nations

61.

Mission in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of a west German city when the Russians closed off land access to that city.

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

U-2 Incident

c)

Bay of Pigs invasion

d)

Berlin Airlift

62.

Policy of the US that it would defend the Middle East against attack by any Communist country

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Eisenhower Doctrine

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

United Nations

63.

In April 1961, a group of Cuban exiles organized and supported by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency landed on the southern coast of Cuba in an effort to overthrow Fidel Castro. When the invasion ended in disaster, President Kennedy took full responsibility for the failure.

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

d)

U-2 Incident

64.

1964 Congressional resolution authorizing President Johnson to take military action in Vietnam

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Watergate

65.

A policy of reducing Cold War tensions that was adopted by the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon.

a)

Detente

b)

Imperialism

c)

Isolationism

d)

Neutrality

66.

(1990 - 1991) Conflict between Iraq and a coalition of countries led by the United States to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait which they had invaded in hopes of controlling their oil supply. A very one sided war with the United States' coalition emerging victorious.

a)

War in Afghanistan

b)

Persian Gulf War

c)

Korean War

d)

9/11

67.

Initiated by President George W. Bush after the attacks of September 11, 2001, aimed to weed out terrorist operatives and their supporters throughout the world.

a)

Persian Gulf War

b)

War in Afghanistan

c)

9/11

d)

War on Terror

68.

This was passed in 1924 which cut quotas for foreigners from 3 % to 2% of the total number of immigrants. The main purpose was to freeze America's existing racial composition which was largely Northern European. It also prevented Japanese immigration which led to fury in Japan.

a)

Immigration Quota Act

b)

Chinese Exclusion Act

c)

Gentleman's Agreement

d)

Immigration Act of 1965

69.

16th Amendment

a)

Abolished Slavery

b)

Prohibited Alcohol

c)

Grants Citizenship to African Americans

d)

Collecting taxes on income

70.

18th Amendment

a)

Prohibits Women's Suffrage

b)

Prohibits Alcohol

c)

Prohibits Child Labor

d)

Prohibits immigrants from entering the country

71.

19th Amendment

a)

Prohibition

b)

Grants Citizenship

c)

Raises Voting Age to 21

d)

Women's Suffrage

72.

The GI Bill of Rights..

a)

Gave Special benefits to returning soldiers

b)

Gave veterans free money after 5 years

c)

Guaranteed jobs for all veterans

d)

Worked to dismantle segregated units in military

73.

What two organizations opposed the use of violence in the struggle for civil rights?

a)

NAACP and the Nation of Islam

b)

CORE and the SCLC

c)

SCLC and the KKK

d)

Black Panthers and CORE

74.

President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society (expansion of the New Deal) was an attempt to

a)

Eliminate poverty and racial injustice

b)

Create more public libraries

c)

Spend more money on education

d)

End the war in Vietnam

75.

Which Supreme court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Roe v Wade

b)

Brown v Board of Education

c)

Gideon v Wainright

d)

Regents of California v. Bakke

76.

Conscientious objectors are:

a)

Men

b)

Children

c)

War Generals

d)

Draft Dodgers