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U.S. History Quarter 1

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the 13th amendment accomplish?

a)

It mad slavery illegal

b)

Grants citizenship & equal protection

c)

Guarantees voting rights

2.

What did the 14th amendment accomplish?

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

Grants citizenship and equal protection

c)

Made slavery illegal

d)

Guarantees voting rights

3.

What did the 15th amendment accomplish?

a)

Grants citizenship & equal protection

b)

Right to bear arms

c)

Bans slavery

d)

Guarantees voting rights

4.

He would have said, "It is more important to preserve the Union and reconcile rather than punish the South"

a)

Frederick Douglas

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Robert E. Lee

5.

These were used to take away the rights of African Americans in the South after the Civil War.

a)

Amendments

b)

White Codes

c)

Black Codes

d)

Civil Rights

6.

Who fought for the civil rights of all people following the Civil War...especially voting rights

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Frederick Douglas

c)

Abraham Lincoln

7.

What gave African Americans equal rights and authorized the use of federal troops for its enforcement?

a)

15th Amendment

b)

Civil Rights Acts of 1866

c)

Freedmen's Bureau

d)

Black Codes

8.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the Election of 1876?

a)

The beginning of Reconstruction

b)

The end of Reconstruction

c)

Tilden & Hayes

d)

The Removal of troops from the south

9.

The following group provided aid (help) to former slaves during Reconstruction.

a)

Black Codes

b)

Carpetbaggers

c)

13th Amendment

d)

Freedmen's Bureau

10.

Which of the following is NOT a policy?

a)

Southern military leaders were barred from public office.

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1866 was enforced by federal troops.

c)

African Americans could be elected to public office.

d)

Southerners resented (felt angry about) carpetbaggers.

11.

This group used fear & violence to prevent African Americans from voting in the South following Reconstruction

a)

Black Codes

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Carpetbaggers

12.

Northerner who took economic, political, or social advantage of the south following the Civil War

a)

Radical Republican

b)

Confederate

c)

Carpetbagger

d)

Yankee

13.

Agricultural & economic practice where a land owner allows a tenant farmer to work his land for a share of his crop

a)

sustenance farming

b)

sharecropping

c)

carpetbagger

d)

slavery

14.

He believed..."The black man is not truly free until he has the ballot."

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Frederick Douglas

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Jefferson Davis

15.

He urged the south to stop fighting, and believed that both sides needed to work together during Reconstruction

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Frederick Douglas

d)

Rutherford B. Hayes

16.
Which of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction?
a)
Reunite the North and the South
b)
Rebuild the South
c)
Develop the system of sharecropping
d)
Determine what to do with African Americans
17.
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Breckinridge
18.
Which of the following was not a part of the Freedman's Bureau?
a)
Helped reconnecting slaves with their families
b)
Helped create African American Colleges
c)
Helped feed slaves
d)
Forced African Americans to become sharecroppers
19.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
20.
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the south were called
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
21.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877.  These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities. 
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
22.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War. 
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
23.
Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Baltimore
24.
What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?
a)
Mixing Bowl
b)
Angel Food Cake
c)
Fish Tank
d)
Melting Pot
25.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
26.
What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Angel Island
c)
Devil Island
d)
Alcatraz
27.
Which factor contributed most directly to the settlement and development of the Great Plains after the Civil War?
a)
hospitality of the Native American tribes inhabiting the region
b)
construction of railroads west of the Mississippi River
c)
freeing of slaves in the southern states
d)
influx of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe
28.
During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North?
a)
The Populists were successful in preventing immigrants from buying farmland.
b)
Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.
c)
Labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories.
d)
Most immigrants had lived in cities in their native countries.
29.
In late nineteenth century America, recent immigrants made up a large portion of the population of big cities, such as New York and San Francisco. Which of the following best describes why immigrants in these cities established their own separate neighborhoods, such as New York's Little Italy and San Francisco's Chinatown?
a)
They did so in order to ensure that they were able to receive high wages and benefits for factory work.
b)
They did so in order to establish their own political parties that could influence both local and state government.
c)
They did so in order to continue practicing the traditions that they brought over from their home countries.
d)
They did so in order to build and open their own factories that could compete with others in the city.
30.
The United States experienced a period of greatly increased immigration in the mid-nineteenth century. In particular, there was a surge in the number of Irish immigrants. Why did Irish immigration increase during the mid-nineteenth century?
a)
the end of the Napoleonic Wars
b)
the Irish won their independence from the United Kingdom
c)
the Great Potato Famine in Ireland
d)
the spread of the Plague in Ireland
31.
Which of the following caused the most prejudice against new immigrants in the United States during the late nineteenth century?
a)
Americans believed that immigrants were transient and would hurt the communities when they moved on again.
b)
The United States had tense relations with many of the nations from which the immigrants came.
c)
Heavy immigration caused overcrowding in rural areas and a rise in the price of cropland.
d)
Americans feared that immigrants would refuse to assimilate into American culture.
32.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Jump Factors
d)
Falling Factors
33.
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
c)
Falling Factors
d)
Jump Factors
34.
Who immigrated to Angel Island?
a)
Mexican
b)
Chinese
c)
Italian
d)
Jewish
35.
What is a tenement?
a)
A new form of transportation
b)
Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings
c)
The end of immigration
d)
A revolutionary war in Africa
36.
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
a)
Letting Chinese in America with open arms
b)
Banning Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years
c)
The Europeans taking over China
d)
Italians Immigrating to China
37.
 Which factor contributed to the shifting of population from rural to urban areas from 1870-1900?
a)
Not enough families took advantage of the Homestead Act
b)
Great Plains Indians left their reservations to buy new farmland
c)
Houses in cities were less expensive than those in the counttryside
d)
 Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to cities
38.
What phrase is used to describe America?
a)
blended
b)
melting pot
c)
adventurous
d)
lucky
39.
The political party that advocated for farmers was known as the ______party.
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Populist
40.
Which candidate was the Populist party's candidate?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulyssess Grant
c)
William Jennings Bryan
d)
William McKinley
41.
Silver and gold caused________money in circulation, causing prices to________. 
a)
less, increase
b)
more, increase
42.
Farmers support the ________standard for money.
a)
Bimetalism 
b)
Gold 
43.
What was the famous speech by William Jennings Bryan called?
a)
The Cross Speech
b)
The Cross of Gold Speech
c)
Gold Standard
44.
Established the ICC & gave the federal govt the power to regulate the railroad industry.
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Clayton Anti-trust Act
c)
16th Amendment
d)
Railroad Regulation Act
45.
What was the impact of initiative, referendum, & recall?
a)
gave citizens more democratic participation
b)
it gave more power to political machines
c)
it promoted indirect democracy
d)
it gave more power to smaller political parties
46.

Which of the following always hurt farmers?

a)

Gold Miners

b)

Railroads

c)

American Indians

d)

Exodusters

47.

Which of the following were points of the Populist Party platform?

a)

Silver Money

b)

Income Tax

c)

Secret Ballot

d)

All of the Above

48.
By 1890s, women given the right to vote in state and local elections...where?
a)
East
b)
South
c)
Midwest
d)
West
49.
Main topic of William Jennings Bryan's 1896 Cross of Gold Speech?
a)
Fighting growing influence of business trusts
b)
Changing government's monetary policy
c)
Ending tax-free status of religious institutions
d)
Providing federal aid to poor families
50.

What does this image say about the control of political bosses?

a)

political bosses wanted to squish the opportunities in New York

b)

political bosses control all of New York City

c)

Political bosses were showing their approval with a "thumbs up" image

d)

New Jersey did not have political bosses

51.

From this image, who is in control of the US lawmakers.

a)

Large monopolies

b)

small private business

c)

political machines

d)

labor unions

52.

What concept does this image refer to?

a)

political machines

b)

nativisim

c)

labor unions

d)

graft

53.

What does this image say is the controlling factor of decisions by political machines?

a)

resources

b)

influence

c)

power

d)

money

54.
Economic philosophy based on "Survival of the fittest"
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
National Market
c)
Knights of Labor
d)
Free Enterprise System
55.
designed to prevent companies from engaging in unfair practices that eliminated fair competition
a)
Gospel of Wealth
b)
Corporation
c)
Interstate Commerce Act
d)
Sherman Antitrust Act
56.
complete control of a product or service; the elimination of fair competition
a)
Robber Barons
b)
Bessemer Process
c)
Monopoly
d)
Philanthropy
57.
founded “AFL” in 1881
a)
Samuel Gompers
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
58.
theory that rich were obligated to help communities by giving back in the form of libraries, school, universities but not giving directly to individuals
a)
National Market
b)
Philanthropy
c)
Gospel of Wealth
d)
Laissez-faire
59.
completed in 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah making it possible to travel by land to California
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Interstate Highway
c)
Route 66
d)
Henry Ford's Model T
60.

What innovation made manufacturing more efficient?

a)

Electricity

b)

Railroad

c)

Telephone

d)

Oil refining

61.

What innovation contributed to the rapid industrialization (growth of factories) of the United States?

a)

Railroads

b)

Telephone

c)

Dry farming

d)

Sewing machine

62.
Worker organization for higher wages, better conditions, benefits and pressure on government
a)
Labor Unions
b)
Labor Onions
c)
Labor Unity
d)
Labor Worker
63.
Carnegie’s Pinkertons tried to insert scab workers into factory. State police forced scabs in
a)
Haymarket Riot
b)
Homestead Strike
c)
Pullman Strike
d)
Labor Unions
64.
Strikers, scabs, police fought in Chicago press blamed strikers rich owners paid newspapers off 
a)
Haymarket Riut
b)
Haymarker Riot
c)
Haymarket Riot
d)
Haymaker Riot
65.
Used the capitalist system to exploit workers 
a)
Robber Barons
b)
Slobber Barons
c)
Robber Barens
d)
Robber Barrons
66.
The Dawes Act...
a)
Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds
b)
divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation
c)
provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers
d)
established the route for the Transcontinental railroad
67.

The Dawes Act demonstrates that the U.S. government was seeking to:

a)

suppress Native American dissent for the policies of the U.S. government.

b)

resolve the Native American issue without further military engagement.

c)

cut off all future aid to Native Americans.

d)

relinquish all territorial claims to lands once controlled by Native Americans.

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