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2nd Semester Exam 2020

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the inhumane journey of slaves from Africa across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Manifest Destiny

2.

The purpose of Black Codes was to limit the freedom of former slaves.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

An abolitionist is a person who strongly favors getting rid of slavery.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What was the most significant and controversial issue at the Seneca Falls Convention?

a)

Slavery

b)

Westward Expansion

c)

Women's Suffrage

d)

Dawes Act

5.

What effect did Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 have on national unity?

a)

It healed the nation’s political divisions.

b)

It caused the North to declare war on the South.

c)

It caused the South to declare war on the North.

d)

It caused several southern states to secede (leave) in protest.

6.

What was the period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War called?

a)

Rebuilding

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Reformation

d)

Reorganization

7.

What was the goal of the Dawes Act?

a)

to improve the relationship between the American government and Native Americans

b)

to gather support for taking land from Native Americans

c)

to ensure Native Americans were returned the land that was taken from them

d)

to break up reservations as well as a connection to a tribe and make Native Americans into farmers (an end to tribal culture)

8.

Which of the following accurately describes the Louisiana Purchase? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

George Washington was the president at the time the territory was purchased.

b)

It doubled the size of the United States.

c)

The region was explored by Lewis and Clark.

d)

The US purchased the territory from Spain.

9.

Movement is defined as the transfer of goods, people, and ideas.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The arrival of _____________ would have a lasting impact on the Native populations of the Americas.

a)

Japanese

b)

Europeans

c)

Chinese

d)

Africans

11.

Which amendment prohibits a citizen being denied the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude?"

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

12.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

13.

Which amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the law?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

14.

Which of the following Underground Railroad terms means "job was to collect the slaves and escort them north?"

a)

conductor

b)

drinking gourd

c)

station

15.

Which of the following Underground Railroad terms means "hiding places, places of safety, and stops along the freedom route?"

a)

conductor

b)

drinking gourd

c)

station

16.

Which of the following Underground Railroad terms means "another name for the big dipper which was used as navigation for the escapees?"

a)

conductor

b)

drinking gourd

c)

station

17.

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

a)

July 2, 1776

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

September 3, 1783

d)

September 17, 1787

18.

Which treaty marked the end of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Britain

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Paris

19.

Which battle was the beginning of the American Revolution?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Yorktown

20.

Which battle was the turning point in the Revolutionary War for the Patriots (Americans)?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Yorktown

21.

Which battle was the end of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Yorktown

22.

Reporters used yellow journalism to share with the public the terrible atrocities committed against the Cubans by ___________________

a)

America

b)

Spain

c)

Britain

23.

Why is the Spanish American War referred to as a “splendid little war?” SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

The war didn’t last long; it was short.

b)

Many Americans lost their lives in the war.

c)

There weren’t many American casualties (deaths and injuries).

24.

In which year did Nevada become a state?

a)

1861

b)

1864

c)

1865

d)

1867

25.

Which of the following are reasons for U.S. expansionism? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

Due to Social Darwinism, the U.S. felt it had a moral duty to uplift “backwards people.”

b)

The U.S. wanted a powerful navy to defend the country.

c)

The U.S. wanted to compete with Europe for power and natural resources.

d)

The U.S. had the smallest world economy during the late 1800s.

26.

Which of the following terms is best described as “the policy of extending the rule or authority of one nation over others by territorial acquisition or through economic or political dominance?”

a)

Nationalism

b)

Militarism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Social Darwinism

27.

A practice in which a mob takes the law into its own hands in order to kill a person accused of a crime

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Lynching

c)

Great Migration

d)

Jim Crow Laws

28.

to work on a farm and give a portion of the crop to the landowner

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Lynching

c)

Great Migration

d)

Jim Crow Laws

29.

Millions of African Americans moved from farms in the South to cities in the North during the late 19th and 20th centuries

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Lynching

c)

Great Migration

d)

Jim Crow Laws

30.

Discriminatory laws designed to take away political and social rights of former slaves

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Lynching

c)

Great Migration

d)

Jim Crow Laws

31.

Sharecropping was a PUSH factor that encouraged African Americans to be a part of the Great Migration.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Factory jobs were a PUSH factor that encouraged African Americans to be a part of the Great Migration.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Lynching was a PUSH factor that encouraged African Americans to be a part of the Great Migration.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Jim Crow laws were a PUSH factor that encouraged African Americans to be a part of the Great Migration.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Which of the following best describes a time period of recognition and celebration of African American culture and their contributions to literature, art, and music?

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Chicago Renaissance

d)

Harlem Renaissance

36.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

18th amendment

b)

19th amendment

c)

20th amendment

37.

Farmers were left with large debts from mechanical equipment when the price of corn, wheat, and cotton all declined rapidly in 1889.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

What was the goal of the temperance movement?

a)

To outlaw alchohol

b)

To ban income tax

c)

To prohibit woman's suffrage

d)

To prohibit teaching religion in school

39.

What degree provides the highest earning potential in pay?

a)

A high school diploma

b)

4 year college degree

c)

no degree

d)

2 year college degree

40.

It is better to have a higher interest rate on a credit card.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Making a budget can help you achieve your financial goals.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Which one of these investments has the chance to lose money?

a)

savings account

b)

CD account

c)

piggy bank

d)

stock market

43.

Which region of the US had a larger free population, greater manufacturing capability, and better transportation at the time of the Civil War?

a)

North

b)

South

44.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

the Confederacy (the South)

b)

the Union (the North)

45.

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

a)

Antietam

b)

Bull Run

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Shiloh

46.

Farmers were left with large debts from mechanical equipment when the price of corn, wheat, and cotton all declined rapidly in 1889.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Railroads stimulated other industries.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire is an example of the dangerous and unhealthy working conditions that were common in American factories at the time of the Industrial Revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Child labor was illegal in the United States during the Industrial Revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What was the most important effect of using the assembly line for automobile production?

a)

Manufacturers could produce more luxury cars for the wealthy.

b)

Millions of Americans could afford automobiles.

c)

Female workers were hired for factory work for the first time.

d)

Manufacturers produced cars with more mechanical defects.

51.

What discovery in the 1890s changed American minds about “Seward’s Folly?”

a)

Prospectors found gold.

b)

Loggers found rich strands of timber.

c)

Miners found large deposits of copper.

d)

Drillers found deposits of petroleum and natural gas.

52.

Why did Americans and Europeans want to build a canal through Central America?

a)

to prevent ships from having to make long journeys around South America

b)

to develop effective control measures against mosquitos and eliminate disease

c)

to protect Panama and its citizens from Colombia

d)

to maintain order in Latin America

53.

What term means to add a territory to an already existing larger territory?

a)

urbanization

b)

nationalism

c)

annexation

d)

industrialization

54.

New York City grew to more than double its size between 1860 and 1900. Which of the following list of reasons explains the rapid growth during this time period? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

Increased job opportunities in the city

b)

Increased immigration from Europe

c)

A shift from economic reliance on farming to industry and manufacturing

d)

The offer of free apartments to new residents.