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Topic 1,2,3 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Federal law granting citizenship to former slaves; passed over Johnson's veto.

a)

15th Amendment

b)

Black Codes

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

d)

Freedmen's Bureau

2.

System used on southern farms after the Civil War, similar to slavery

a)

Black Codes

b)

Slash and Burn

c)

Crop Rotation

d)

Sharecropping

3.

Political party that favored harsh punishment of Southern states after civil war and supported voting rights for freedmen.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Radical Republicans

c)

Freedmen's Bureau

d)

Southern Democrats

4.

Movement of settlers into newly acquired territories in the American West. Increased sectional tensions.

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Westward Expansion

d)

The Great Migration

5.

State laws in the South that legalized segregation.

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Black Codes

d)

Dred Scott Decision

6.

Period when racism was at its worst after the Civil War, between the end of Reconstruction to the early 20th century.

a)

Radical Reconstruction

b)

Westward Expansion

c)

Nadir of Race Relations

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

7.

Over what issue were President Johnson and the Radical Republicans divided

a)

Reunification

b)

Recertification

c)

Rejustification

d)

Slavery

8.

The belief that it was the United States' destiny to expand west and conquer territory all the way to the Pacific Ocean

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Mexican - American War

c)

Cross of Gold Speech

d)

Black Exodus

9.

Which of the following people were forced to relocate to government land known as reservations?

a)

Chinese Americans

b)

African Americans

c)

Cubans

d)

Native Americans

10.

"You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify man kind upon a cross of gold" What does this quote refer to?

a)

John Deere calling upon the government to provide relief for farmers

b)

Grover Cleveland in support of his own reelection

c)

William Jennings Bryan in support of bimetallism

d)

William McKinley in opposition to greenbacks

11.

A law passed by Congress in 1887 meant to assimilate Native Americans into US culture. It failed because Native Americans did not want to become farmers or end their tribal affiliations.

a)

Sherman Anti Trust Act

b)

Populist Movement

c)

Dawes Act

d)

Chinese Exclusion Act

12.

Which statement best supports how the US philosophy depicted above led to a major cause of the Civil War?

a)

The pursuit for economic resources for all Americans was supported by the Homestead Act.

b)

The abolition of slavery became a top priority as Americans went West.

c)

The idea of manifest destiny resulted in the disruption of power in Congress as the issue of slavery in new states became an issue.

d)

The idea of isolationism promoted by nothern states influenced southern states to adopt the position of westward expansion.

13.

Why did Bryan's supporters believe that the gold standard was oppressive?

a)

They knew that railroad owners and grain elevator operators wanted to be paid with gold

b)

They believed bimetallism would lead crop prices to rise making farm debts less harsh

c)

They feared prices would be manipulated by cornering the gold market.

d)

They felt the gold standard made it difficult for farmers to export crops overseas.

14.

"What you farmers need to do is raise less corn and more hell." Which of the following statements best summarizes the point of view by the quote?

a)

Farmers should sell off their farms as a way of protest

b)

Farmers across the country should unite to address their common economic problems

c)

Farmers should stop growing crops to work on the railroad

d)

Farmers should look to private companies for solution to their problems with debt

15.

What was the main goal of the populist party?

a)

to represent the common interest of farmers and workers

b)

to form alliances

c)

to represent businessmen

d)

to form organizations to deal with overcrowding in cities