Worksheets11th Grade US History Final Exam Study Guide (Part 1)
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 58mins
Why did Robert E. Lee choose to fight against the Union?
belief in the right of secession
support of slavery
defense of his home state
hatred of Northerners
What was the South’s basic strategy for victory during the war?
to capture Washington, D.C.
to wage a defensive war and outlast the North’s will to fight
to keep Britain out of the war
to destroy the North’s manufacturing capabilities
Why did the North attempt to capture the Mississippi River?
The Mississippi was the South’s only way to trade.
The Mississippi divided the Confederacy in two.
Control of the river was essential for taking control of the East.
The capture of the river would be an easy objective for the Union fleet.
The South faced all the following shortages on the home front except shortages of . . .
gold.
food.
clothes.
cotton.
The Emancipation Proclamation declared all slaves free . . .
south of the Mason-Dixon Line.
in the United States.
in Confederate-controlled territory.
in any state that seceded.
What caused a major riot in New York in 1863?
food shortages
inflation
conscription
suspension of habeas corpus
Which of the following was not a border state?
Kentucky
Maryland
Missouri
Tennessee
Which of the following commanders captured New Orleans?
David Farragut
Ulysses S. Grant
Ambrose Burnside
George B. McClellan
The significance of the clash between the Monitor and the Merrimack was that the . . .
Confederates broke the Union blockade.
Confederates sank two Union warships.
Union considered a blockade.
age of wooden ships began to come to a close.
What were the Copperheads?
Southern sympathizers in the North
an antiwar party in the 1864 election
immigrants
Rebel soldiers
The loss of what railroad junction was the final blow to the Confederacy?
Atlanta
Petersburg
Spotsylvania
Savannah
What event almost brought Britain into the war?
Trent affair
conscription laws
Battle of Antietam
blockade of Southern cotton
What event made British intervention in the Civil War highly unlikely?
the Battle of Chancellorsville
the Emancipation Proclamation
the passing of Southern conscription laws
the Trent affair
During what daring campaign did Grant separate his army from his supply bases to surprise his enemy?
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Shiloh
Forts Henry and Donelson
Vicksburg
What is meant by "waving the bloody shirt"?
blaming Radicals for the hardships in the South
blaming Democrats for the war
demanding Radical Reconstruction in the South
demanding equal rights for all races
What event marked the end of Reconstruction?
the removal of federal troops from the South
the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment
the death of Abraham Lincoln
the Panic of '73
What was not a direct consequence of Reconstruction?
freedom of the slaves
the Solid South
growth of the national government's power
end of racial prejudice
After the war, Robert E. Lee . . .
ran for president of the United States
became president of Washington College
campaigned for Ulysses S. Grant for president
volunteered to run the Freedmen's Bureau
Who was Hiram Revels?
the South's most famous carpetbagger
the first black to serve in the U.S. Congress
a senator involved in the Credit Mobilier Scandal
the leading Radical in the U.S. Senate
Why was Tammany Hall allowed to continue its corruption?
Someone in Tammany hall bribed Grant
Most politicians were unaware of its scandals
Democratic leaders needed its help in obtaining votes
Tammany Hall paid off its debts
"Grantism" is a synonym for . . .
political corruption
passive leadership
political inexperience
Reconstruction
When did Reconstruction end?
1868
1872
1874
1877
What was the primary reason Andrew Johnson was impeached?
His personal secretary was involved in fraud.
He was involved in the Crédit Mobilier scandal.
He vetoed the Reconstruction Act of 1867.
He dismissed the secretary of war.
In what scandal did James Fisk and Jay Gould participate?
manipulating the price of gold
cheating the government on railroad expenses
diverting funds from the New York City government
cheating the government of excise taxes
What was not one of the provisions of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
Southern states were divided into five military districts.
Southern states could reenter the Union with the same leadership they hadpreviously.
Southern states had to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.
Southern states had to write new constitutions.
What did the Republicans offer Southern Democrats in return for their support in choosing Rutherford B. Hayes as president?
removal of federal troops from the South
return of black codes
recognition of the Ku Klux Klan
financial aid to the Southern states
What was one of the main reasons the Republicans lost the 1884 presidential election, their first defeat in twenty-eight years?
They selected a candidate who had been involved in a scandal
They selected a radical reformer to run as president.
They opposed a high tariff.
The country faced the worst depression in its history.
Which was not a major reason for American industrial growth during the Gilded Age?
immigration
innovative spirit
low tariff
new sources of power
Why did John D. Rockefeller choose to invest in oil refining rather than in one of the other segments of the industry?
Refining was a safer investment.
Competition was minimal.
Refining required a small investment
Rockefeller knew the most about refining.
What captain of industry began his career as an immigrant working in a textile mill?
Andrew Carnegie
J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Who won the 1896 presidential campaign?
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
What event discredited the Knights of Labor?
Haymarket Riot
Homestead Strike
Panic of ’93
Pullman Strike
When did the American Railway Union defy an injunction by federal courts?
Haymarket Riot
Homestead Strike
Panic of ’93
Pullman Strike
What was the chief goal of the Grange during the 1870s?
social contracts for farmers
scientific research in farming
state regulation of railroads
free silver
Which of the following pieces of legislation was designed to make monopolization in business illegal?
McKinley Tariff
Interstate Commerce Act
Pendleton Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Who was the most popular realist of the Gilded Age?
Horatio Alger
Stephen Crane
Jack London
Mark Twain
What was the first major trust that became the inspiration for many others?
American Tobacco Company
Standard Oil Company
United States Steel Corporation
American Telephone & Telegraph
Which was not a major element of American society during the Gilded Age?
urbanization
New Immigration
materialism
romanticism
Which of the following government acts most seriously hurt the nation’s economy?
Interstate Commerce Act
McKinley Tariff
“Mongrel Tariff”
Pendleton Act
What philosophy argued that the government was best equipped to promote human progress?
naturalism
Reform Darwinism
Social Darwinism
realism
Why was the tariff of 1883 called the “Mongrel Tariff”?
The tariff banned foreign imports of dogs and sheep.
Numerous amendments made the tariff ineffective.
The tariff aroused violent opposition in the North.
The tariff was passed without the president’s support.
Most immigrants during the “New Immigration” were from
western Europe
southern and eastern Europe
Southeast Asia
Africa
Who was the most prolific writer of gospel songs and hymns in the nineteenth century?
P. P. Bliss
Fanny Crosby
Sam Jones
Ira Sankey
Which of the following was not one of the issues that dominated American politics at the end of the nineteenth century?
government corruption
tariff revision
taxes
regulation of trusts
What law was passed after the publication of The Jungle?
Clayton Antitrust Act
Federal Trade Commission Act
Hepburn Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
How did progressives try to prevent politicians from intimidating and bribing voters?
Direct Primary
Initiative
Referedum
Secret Ballot
What was the subject of The Jungle?
conservation
Jim Crow Laws
meatpacking
poor housing
What was most significant about the coal miners' strike in 1902?
the public sympathized with the miners
the federal government acted as a mediator
Coal was the major source of heat for the nation
the owners consented to a nine-hour workday.
Theodore Roosevelt crusaded for all of the following causes except . . .
conservation
segregation
trusbusting
the Panama Canal
What industry was "busted" by the Northern Securities case?
coal mining
meatpacking
railroads
oil
Woodrow Wilson is credited with all the following achievements except. . .
the Underwood Tariff Act
the Federal Reserve Act
the Federal Trade Commission Act
the Food and Drug Act
A graduated income tax is an income tax . . .
for those who hold academic degrees
charging one amount to all the people
charging a higher percentage to the rich
based on the size of a taxpayer's family
What phrase is most closely associated with the Roosevelt Corollary?
Big Stick
International Policeman
Great White Fleet
Square Deal
Progressive education emphasized . . .
memorization
history
experience
latin
What was the goal of the city manager form of government?
direct democracy
government intervention
government efficiency
conservation
All the following measures furthered direct democracy except . . .
the secret ballot.
direct primaries.
referendums.
city managers.
What amendment initiated a federal income tax?
the Sixteenth Amendment
the Seventeenth Amendment
the Eighteenth Amendment
the Nineteenth Amendment
Who often said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick”?
William Howard Taft
Henry Ford
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Which of the following is not true about President Taft?
He dismissed Joseph Cannon.
He dismissed Gifford Pinchot.
He had a strained relationship with Theodore Roosevelt.
He adopted a foreign policy known as dollar diplomacy.
Which progressive ran on a platform called “New Nationalism” in 1912?
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
What black agricultural researcher found many uses for the peanut?
George Washington Carver
W.E.B. Du Bois
Hiram Revels
Booker T. Washington
What was the purpose of Germany’s Schlieffen Plan?
to keep France out of war until Russia was defeated
to defeat France quickly and then attack Russia
to attack Russia and France simultaneously
to dig in and wait for France to attack
The Fourteen Points included . . .
a war-guilt clause.
war reparations.
the League of Nations.
the division of Germany.
During Wilson’s presidency, the United States intervened in Haiti and
the Bahamas.
Cuba.
the Dominican Republic.
Jamaica.
Germany’s invasion of which nation brought Great Britain into World War I?
Belgium
France
the Netherlands
Serbia
Which of the following countries was a member of the Central Powers?
Austria-Hungary
Britain
France
Russia
What was the main provision of the Selective Service Act?
Food Administration
Liberty Bonds
the draft
limitations on free speech
Which of the Fourteen Points was included in the Treaty of Versailles?
freedom of the seas
open diplomacy
self-determination
reduction of militaries
Which of the following events occurred last in America’s move toward war?
sinking of four American merchant ships
sinking of the Lusitania
Sussex pledge
Zimmermann telegram
Which of the following countries was part of the Triple Entente?
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Which event sparked World War I?
the crowning of Wilhelm II
the Zimmermann telegram
the sinking of the Lusitania
the murder of Archduke Ferdinand
The “irreconcilables” believed that the United States should . . .
not enter the Great War.
avoid all entanglement with Europe.
include reservations in the Treaty of Versailles.
serve the interests of mankind above the interests of America.
Woodrow Wilson said all of the following except . . .
“Idealism is going to save the world.”
“I am going to teach the South American republics to elect good men!”
“The world must be made safe for democracy.”
“The Versailles Treaty is a beautiful scheme.”
What was the main provision of the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
banning criticism of the war effort
imprisoning those of German descent
punishing citizens who failed to “Hooverize”
executing war criminals
Which country had the strongest economy following World War I?
Britain
France
Japan
United States
Which president’s administration was marred by scandal?
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
The Germans spent most of their U.S. loans on . . .
building factories.
paying reparations.
stockpiling military hardware.
building government structures.
What major effect did automobiles have on American society in the 1920s?
gave rise to the suburbs
decreased tourism
increased church attendance
increased family savings
What was the main theme of America’s foreign policy during the 1920s?
isolationism
normalcy
imperialism
speculation
What was the result of the Twenty-first Amendment?
an end to loaning money to Europe
the repeal of Prohibition
a tariff increase
women receiving the right to vote
Which of the following men was an infamous gangster?
Al Smith
Sigmund Freud
Marcus Garvey
Al Capone
Of the following men, whose ideas were not part of the culture wars of the 1920s?
Sigmund Freud
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Darwin
Karl Marx
Which of the following men developed the theory of relativity?
Charles Darwin
John T. Scopes
Charles Dawes
Albert Einstein
Which of the following men organized urban African Americans into a potent force?
Charles Dawes
Marcus Garvey
John T. Scopes
Charles A. Lindbergh
Which of the following men was not an author in the modern era?
Ernest Hemingway
John T. Scopes
William Faulkner
T. S. Eliot
Which occupational group experienced hard times throughout the 1920s?
automobile manufacturers
bankers
farmers
stockbrokers
Which president’s administration is most closely associated with the Great Depression?
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Which of the following was not characteristic of most flappers?
drinking
smoking
moral behavior
bobbed hair
Unskilled workers in large industries were organized by . . .
Charles Coughlin
John L. Lewis
Alf Landon
Francis Townsend
Which of the following agencies was a government attempt to regulate American businesses?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Recovery Administration
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
One of Hoover's first responses to the Depression was to . . .
declare a bank holiday.
increase welfare.
lower tases.
promise a dole.
Why did Hoover fail to take action in the final months of his administration?
He had lost hope in finding a cure for the ills of the economy.
He did not want to cooperate with Roosevelt.
He wanted to make the situation more difficult for Roosevelt to solve.
Roosevelt refused to cooperate with Hoover's proposed actions.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the National Industrial Recovery Act and the . . .
Agricultural Adjustment Act.
Civilian Conservation Corps.
Social Security Act.
Tennessee Valley Authority.
The Republican who lost to FDR by a landslide in the 1936 presidential election was . . .
Herbert Hoover
Alf Landon
Huey Long
Al Smith
Which of the following introduced government ownership and control of utilities?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Recovery Administration
Public Works Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Who received the most blame for the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Huey Long
Franklin Roosevelt
Alfred Landon
Roosevelt’s first action to end the banking crisis was . . .
to declare a bank holiday.
to establish the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
to establish the National Credit Corporation.
to establish the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
What was the theme of the New York World’s Fair in 1939?
“the Depression”
“the Dust Bowl”
“the New Deal”
“the World of Tomorrow”
Which of the following agencies focused on relief for the jobless?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Public Works Administration
Social Security Administration
Which of the following was not true about the family during the Great Depression?
Many sent letters to the president and his wife.
Many did not have enough food.
Local agencies were able to provide sufficient relief for families.
Both men and women had difficulty finding jobs.
