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WorksheetsUnit 1 Practice
Total questions: 121
Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins
The Homestead Act was signed into law in 1862, and its purpose was to --
set aside designated lands in states for the creation of higher institutions of learning
promote individual ownership of land by Native Americans
allow for the inclusion of newly freed African Americans into Southern society
encourage settlement of the west by any American, including freed slaves
The Dawes Act legislation became a law in 1887, and was designed to allow the President to --
divide up Native American lands to encourage individual ownership and citizenship
set aside federal lands that certain states could sell to raise funds to build colleges
punish the leaders of the Confederate government for their treasonous actions
use his executive power to overrule Supreme Court decisions that he didn't agree with
The poster above was used to promote which of the following actions by the United States?
Dawes Allotment Act
Trail of Tears
Indian Removal Act
Pontiac's War
The advertisement above was used to promote which of the following actions by the United States government?
Dawes Allotment Act
Homestead Act
Alien and Sedition Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?
the railroads helped the Native Americans move east
Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources
the railroads increased the amount of land the Native Americans had
Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?
NA could not get enough supplies and this led to poverty
NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated them from white pioneers
NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills
NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers
Native Americans were victims of _____________, which the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble those of a dominant group
assimilation
discrimination
acculturation
What innovation made the settlement of the West easier?
Barbed Wire
The Rifle
The Railroad
The Telephone
Also known as settlements where Native Americans were confined to
Homesteads
Pueblos
Reservations
Land Tracts
Settlers were able to claim up to 160 acres of public land in the Great Plains as a result of...
... the Dawes Act.
...the Louisiana Purchase.
...the Reconstruction era.
...the Homestead Act.
What was the result in the 1870s of the increased settlement of the Great Plains?
Native Americans expanded their control over the lands.
Buffalo herds were nearly wiped out by over-hunting.
Better resources were found to build and construct shelter.
Regular rainfall meant more people could farm the land.
How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad impact many Native American tribes?
It increased trade between Native American tribes.
It created new states for Native American tribes.
It increased the political power of Native American tribes.
It destroyed natural resources used by Native American tribes.
As Americans moved west throughout the 19th century, how were Native Americans affected?
They were forced to move onto reservations.
They were forced to relocate to Canada.
They lived together harmoniously with the settlers.
They moved into large cities to find jobs in factories.
What was the typical result of Native American children being sent to a U.S. government boarding school?
They were taught how to grow crops and raise cattle.
They learned how to become U.S. soldiers.
They were forced to give up their culture.
They were taught about Native American history.
Which animal gave the Native Americans their basic necessities?
Buffalo
Horse
Dog
Cat
What did the Carlisle school do to Native Children?
made them read
made them work the fields
made them assimilate
made them learn a trade
The Homestead Act attempted to promote development of western lands by
creating a system of dams for crop migration
removing all restrictions on immigration
placing Native Americans on reservations
providing free land to settlers
Native Americans were put on ____________ by the US government during Westward Expansion.
states
assimilate
reservations
This Law gave white settlers land to move out west
Homestead Act
Dawes Act
Morril Act
The act of taking on the culture and daily life of another country
assimilation
reservation
open range
This helped connect the east to the west
open range
cattle drives
transcontinental railroad
Based on the map, which statement can best be concluded about Native Americans in the late 1800s?
They were given back their land previously taken from them.
They were forced to give up some of their land as settlers moved west.
They were required to absorb into society by moving away from reservations.
They were encouraged to combine their territories into one centralized reservation.
Many Native Americans relied heavily on the buffalo for many of their basic needs. In what way did industrialization affect the buffalo population in the United States?
Due to fears that the buffalo population was threatened by westward expansion, the US government designated the buffalo as a protected species.
The development of the steam engine resulted in decreased Native American reliance on the buffalo and the population quickly grew in size.
The development of mass production techniques in the textile industry caused an increase in demand for buffalo hide and the population decreased dramatically.
The buffalo were killed for their furs and to drive away Native Americans who occupied land that the federal government desired for the development of railroads.
The Homestead Act, the mass killing of buffalo, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad are most closely associated with the
rise of organized labor.
building of the Erie Canal.
northern migration of African Americans.
decline of the Plains Indians.
Where were Native Americans forced to relocate?
east
Towns
Reservations
Camps
Linked east and west; created markets!; created economic boom
barbed wire
transcontinental railroad
telegraph
steamboats
by breaking down the picture, what term is the picture depicting?
manifest destiny
homestead act
dawes act
transcontinental railroad
What did Nativists believe?
Immigrants threatened the American way of Life and Democracy.
White Protestants were superior to other immigrant groups.
Immigrants stole jobs from native born Americans.
All of the above.
Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.
Promise of a better life
War or religious persecution
Religious Freedom
Better opportunities
Lincoln's Reconstruction needed southern states to have at least ________ % of the voting population take a loyalty oath.
10
30
50
99
The __________Amendment outlawed slavery.
13th
14th
15th
Schools in the south to educate freedmen were set up by the ______________
Union Army
Special Field Order 15
Freedmen's Bureau
___________________ wanted African Americans to have full citizenship.
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Radical Republicans
Union Army
What amendment made all people born in the United States citizens?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
What amendment grants all citizens equal protection of the laws?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
The ________________ allowed for slavery as a punishment for a crime.
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment states that a person cannot be denied the right to vote based on ____________________.
race.
previous condition of servitude.
What was the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
to create equality for all Americans
to ensure equal distribution of power between National and State government.
to limit the power of the federal government
to give all people the right to vote
Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with
his idea for instituting an income tax.
how to draft more men into the Union Army.
re-admitting Southern states into the Union.
his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South
This system of agriculture developed in the late 19th century, in which a landowner allowed a tenant to use the land in return for a portion of what was produced. It was called
slash and burn farming
share cropping
rent farming
farm to fork farming
The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to
provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.
gain the vote for millions of former slaves.
provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.
get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified following which war?
The Civil War
The Vietnam War
The American Revolution
The Spanish American War
The period of rebuilding of The South after The Civil War was known as
The Renaissance
Reconstruction
The Guilded Age
The Industrial Revolution
Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
13th
14th
15th
3rd
Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?
"Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "
"The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."
"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."
"The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."
These were used to take away the rights of African Americans in the South after the Civil War.
Amendments
White Codes
Black Codes
Civil Rights
Agricultural & economic practice where a land owner allows a tenant farmer to work his land for a share of his crop
sustenance farming
sharecropping
carpetbagger
slavery
The Radical Republicans passed the Reconstruction Amendments; the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments that were designed to --
grant citizenship rights to Native Americans
enforce the Compromise of 1877
make former slaves equal to white citizens
allow for the capture and return of fugitive slaves
During the Reconstruction Era the Federal government established several programs to assist the newly freed slaves in the South. Southern state governments resented these programs and passed black codes that were designed to --
require that all African Americans children attend the free, public schools
make it illegal for slave owners to go to the North to search for their runaway
control their former slaves by limiting their rights and economic opportunities
ratify the amendments in the Constitution that gave former slaves equal rights
As the new freedmen in the South looked for a way to make a living, their former owners needed workers to farm their land. That led to the development of the --
immigration of workers to the South
end of the Reconstruction period in the South
system of shrecropping
abolishment of the institution of slavery
-African Americans in the South had to find a job
-African Americans could not own weapons
-African American children were not allowed to attend school
Which of the following information would be best to complete the diagram above?
Provisions of the Missouri Compromise
Effect of the Reconstruction Amendments
Causes of the United States Civil War
Impact of the passage of Black Codes
Literacy tests were created as a way to suppress African American voters after the passage of the _______________.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
Which Amendment gave United States citizens of all races the right to vote?
13th
14th
15th
5th
This group used fear & violence to prevent African Americans from voting in the South following Reconstruction
Black Codes
Ku Klux Klan
Radical Republicans
Carpetbaggers
What event was responsible for the end of Reconstruction?
The Military Reconstruction Act
The Compromise of 1877
The Rise of the KKK
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The purpose(s) or Reconstruction was (were)
rebuild the South's economy
help the freed slaves adjust to their new life
rebuild the union
all of the above
What court case legalized Jim Crow Laws?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Brown vs. Board of Education
Munn vs. Illinois
Wabash vs. Illinois
When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?
The Great Awakening
The Great Migration
The Great Pumpkin
The Trail of Tears
movement of many African Americans
from the South to the North in search of factory jobs and
more opportunity
Langston Hughes
Scopes Trial
talkie
Great Migration
In the early 1900s, where did most African Americans live?
The North
Mexico Obviously
Indian Territory
The South
What percent of the African Americans lived in the South?
50%
65%
80%
90%
The Great Migration is when African Americans moved to the ________.
The North
The South
Which of the following is NOT a REASON for the Great Migration?
Job Opportunities
Better Education
To escape racism
Better fertile land for farming
Why did they want to leave the south?
Its "cooler" in the north.
They couldn't take the ''heat"
to escape segregation
to meet new people
African Americans fled from the South in pursuit of
jobs, higher wages, better benefits, bigger cities
jobs, higher wages, escape racism, better education
jobs, higher wages, more hospitable climate, escape slavery
Jobs, higher wages, escape slavery, better education
In 1900 most African Americans were_______________
slaves
indentured servants
farmers
gangstas
In 1900 _______% of African American lived in the South
90%
80%
70%
60%
