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American History Fall Final

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
c)
gave black men the right to vote
d)
gave former slaves land to begin farms
2.
What did the 14th Amendment do?
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
c)
gave black men the right to vote
d)
gave former slaves land to begin farms
3.
What did the 15th Amendment do?
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
c)
gave black men the right to vote
d)
gave former slaves land to begin farms
4.

What was Reconstruction?

a)

equal treatment for all people

b)

the forced separation of races

c)

a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land

d)

the period of time after the Civil War and federal intervention to monitor the treatment of former slaves

5.
The US government created what organization to help former slaves and poor whites?
a)
Bureau of Parks and Recreation
b)
Free Food Bureau
c)
Jobs and Education Bureau
d)
Freedman's Bureau
6.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working.  Once arrested they would be forcibly assigned to work for white landowners. 
a)
Freedman's Bureau Laws
b)
Reconstruction Acts
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
7.

Reconstruction was the process of

a)

rebuilding the South after the Civil War and federal intervention to monitor the treatment of former slaves

b)

creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War

c)

instituting Black Codes for former slaves

d)

eliminating the plantation economy in the South

8.

For the Compromise of 1877, Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--

a)

started Reconstruction

b)

got him impeached

c)

made Southern Democrats angry

d)

ended Reconstruction

9.

Presidential Reconstruction

a)

was more forgiving of the South than Radical Reconstruction

b)

was more harsh on the South than Radical Reconstruction

c)

Required 50% of registered voters to take an oath of allegiance

10.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
c)
gave black men the right to vote
d)
gave former slaves land to begin farms
11.
How was the President’s Reconstruction Plan different from Congress’ Plan?
a)
The President's plan tried to make it easier for the South to rejoin the Union
b)
Congress' plan tried to make it easier for the South to rejoin the Union
c)
President's plan did not want the south to rejoin the Union
d)
Congress' plan wanted all Southerners to be sent to Mexico
12.

Which of these was NOT used to try to stop African Americans from voting?

a)

A literacy test

b)

the "Grandfather Clause"

c)

A poll tax

d)

The Freedmen's Bureau

13.

A poll tax

a)

was a part of the Freedmen's Bureau.

b)

was fee charged in order to vote.

c)

Was made illegal with the 13th Amendment.

d)

was used to see who wanted to vote.

14.

A Grandfather Clause

a)

made grandfathers ineligible to vote.

b)

meant that only men who were grandfathers could vote.

c)

Was the name of a clause in the 13th Amendment that recognized grandfathers.

d)

was used to keep African Americans whose grandfathers were slaves from voting.

15.
System of farming where farmers gave part of their crop to pay for the land they rented
a)
Family-Farming
b)
Sharecropping
c)
Groupcropping
d)
Split-Farming
16.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
c)
gave black men the right to vote
d)
gave former slaves land to begin farms
17.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
c)
gave black men the right to vote
d)
gave former slaves land to begin farms
18.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
made former slaves citizens and gave them rights
c)
gave black men the right to vote
d)
gave former slaves land to begin farms
19.

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

a)

Large monopolies

b)

small private business

c)

political machines

d)

labor unions

20.

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

21.

What does this image say about the control of Stand Oil?

a)

Standard Oil is a monster trying to control the entire USA

b)

Standard Oil is trying to save government from political bosses

c)

Standard Oil is trying to keep government on the right track to benefit laborers

d)

Stand Oil had control over many aspects of government

22.

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

a)

resources

b)

influence

c)

power

d)

money

23.
complete control of a product or service; the elimination of fair competition
a)
Robber Barons
b)
Bessemer Process
c)
Monopoly
d)
Philanthropy
24.
theory that government should not interfere in the operation of the free market
a)
Cul-de-sac
b)
Laissez-Faire
c)
Fleur de Lis
d)
Achtung
25.
Competing businesses that cooperate to act like a monopoly
a)
Trust
b)
Corporation
c)
Holding company
d)
Infrastructure
26.
Which was NOT a reason for immigration to the U.S. in the 1880s (i.e. Gilded Age)?
a)
Lots of jobs
b)
Escaping persecution
c)
Good working conditions
d)
Escaping poverty
27.

Many immigrants found work as-

a)

unskilled labor in factories

b)

farmers on the Great Plains

c)

skilled craftsmen

d)

Educators

28.

Which idea summarizes the Gilded Age?

a)

Many Americans moved west to farm

b)

Native Americans were placed on Reservations

c)

The discovery of Gold increased western migration

d)

Industrialists used their wealth to influence politics

29.

What is the Gilded Age?

a)

An era when gold, diamonds, rubies, and sapphires became dominant industries that shaped modern America.

b)

An era when railroads, oil, steel, and coal became dominant industries that shaped modern America.

c)

An era when gold, diamonds, rubies, and sapphires became dominant industries that shaped modern Europe.

d)

An era when railroads, oil, steel, and coal became dominant industries that shaped modern Europe.

30.

How did Cornelius Vanderbilt build his wealth?

a)

Automobile Industry

b)

Railroad and Shipping Industry

c)

Oil Industry

d)

Steel Industry

31.

What is Andrew Carnegie known for?

a)

Oil Company

b)

Steel Company

c)

Automobile Company

d)

Railroad Company

32.

What company did John D. Rockefeller start that made him an industrial capitalist?

a)

Premium Oil

b)

Rockefeller Oil

c)

American Oil

d)

Standard Oil

33.

Which is an example of political corruption?

a)

"The Jungle"

b)

Tammany Hall

c)

"The Gospel of Wealth"

d)

"How the Other Half Lives"

34.

What was a robber baron?

a)

Industrialist admired for wealth and advocacy for worker's rights.

b)

industrialist that was greedy for profits and provided unsafe working conditions.

c)

Industrialist that was also a muckraker.

d)

Industrialist at the helm of a failed business.

35.

What industry was J.P. Morgan known for?

a)

Railroads

b)

Banking and Finance

c)

Steel

d)

Corn

36.

Click all the apply:

Immigration had the following effects on business

a)

worked for less wages

b)

increased business profits

c)

provided a large and ready work force

37.

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

38.

Amendment that gave women the right to vote.

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

39.

Journalists who exposed and published about corruption in business and politics.

a)

Yellow Journalists

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Slanderers

d)

Libelists

40.

This word means the right to vote.

a)

freedom

b)

suffrage

c)

federalism

d)

republicanism

41.

Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Alice Paul were prominent women known for working for the right of women to vote.

a)

Apologists

b)

Suffragists

c)

Strategists

d)

Communists

42.

This muckraker wrote a book entitled The Jungle which exposed disgusting practices in the meat packing industry.

a)

Lincoln Steffens

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Ida Tarbell

d)

Jacob Riis

43.

This word refers to a movement that is anti-alcohol

a)

temperance

b)

suffrage

c)

civil rights

d)

rum runners

44.
He founded the NAACP and went to Harvard.
a)
Booker T Washington 
b)
Barack Obama
c)
W.E.B. Dubois
45.
Shares in a business
a)
Stock
b)
Trust
c)
Monopoly
d)
Corporation
46.
A business owned by investors
a)
Stock
b)
Foundation
c)
Monopoly
d)
Corporation
47.
Controlling all of the business in an industry
a)
Stock
b)
Trust
c)
Monopoly
d)
Corporation
48.

Teddy Roosevelt was known for all of the following EXCEPT

a)

trust-busting

b)

Square Deal

c)

Antiquities Act

d)

Hull House

49.

Which person is associated with "Hull House"

a)

Jane Adams

b)

Lewis Heine

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Jacob Riis

50.

Which court case established the legal precedent for "separate but equal"?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

51.

How did the U.S. benefit from winning the Spanish American War?

a)

adopted Spanish as a second language

b)

won colonies, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines

c)

Got control of the Panama Canal

d)

Added new states from Asia

52.

What was the event that started the Spanish-American War?

a)

explosion of the U.S.S. Maine

b)

Boxer Rebellion in China

c)

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

Spanish colonization in Alaska

53.

When newspapers exaggerate the stories to get more readers it is called....

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Carpetbagging

c)

Muckraking

d)

Freeloading

54.

When one country takes control of another for economic, political or military gain it is called?

a)

Colonialism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Nationalism

55.

Why did the U.S. want to build the Panama Canal?

a)

To allow Canada and Mexico to be connected easier

b)

In order to take over and gain more territory for the U.S.

c)

For shorter travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

d)

Because it allowed the U.S. to gain more pineapples

56.

What did the U.S. create to expand their power around the world?

a)

More canals

b)

Newspapers that said good things about the U.S.

c)

Amendments to the Constitution

d)

Ports and Navy Bases

57.
Teddy Roosevelt's policy was to "Speak softly and carry a big stick." What did he mean by this?
a)
Debate calmly, and always be willing to negotiate
b)
Speak quietly, but yell if necessary.
c)
Negotiate peacefully, but always have the threat of the military to back you up.
d)
Never back down when there is conflict.
58.
Why was building the Panama Canal so important to the United States? 
a)
It allowed endangered animals to expand their territory
b)
It allowed U.S. families to stay connected with each other
c)
It increased Canada's military capability.
d)
It would be a major shipping canal connecting the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans
59.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine established the US’s right to ___.
a)
build the Panama Canal 
b)
annex Hawaii
c)
attack the Spanish 
d)
intervene in Latin America
60.
At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 
a)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
b)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
c)
Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
d)
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
61.
The United States defeated which former mighty empire in the Spanish American War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Russia
62.
He was part of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American war. He was also the assistant Secretary of the Navy and a president during the progressive era. 
a)
Alfred T Mahan 
b)
Rough Riders 
c)
Theodore Roosevelt 
d)
Henry Cabot Lodge 
63.
______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting.
a)
Red-top
b)
Government
c)
Newspaper lying
d)
Yellow Journalism
64.
What does the M in M.A.I.N stand for?
a)
Money
b)
Missiles
c)
Militarism 
d)
Martialism  
65.
What does the in M.A.I.N stand for?
a)
Allegiance
b)
Assignment
c)
Alliances 
d)
Aliens
66.
What does the I in M.A.I.N stand for?
a)
Isolationism 
b)
Inspectionism 
c)
Inception  
d)
Imperialism 
67.
What does the N in M.A.I.N stand for? 
a)
Nationalism
b)
Nation
c)
Negligence
d)
Newism 
68.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne in
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Serbia
69.
The following countries make up which alliance system: Austria-Hungary, Germany, & Ottoman Empire
a)
Triple Entente
b)
Allies
c)
Central Powers
d)
Axis
70.
Who was the president during WWI?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
William McKinley
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Woodrow Wilson
71.
Who is to blame for the war according to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Serbia
72.

Whose assassination caused the beginning point of WWI?

a)

A Serbian

b)

A German

c)

An Austria-Hungarian

d)

An American

73.

Countries choosing sides is referred to as

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Alliances

74.

The United States tried to stay out of the war for several years, this is called

a)

Nationalism

b)

Neutrality

c)

Imperialism

d)

Militarism

75.

Which country was not part of the Central Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Bulgaria

76.

True or False: The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to accept blame and pay 33 billion dollars

a)

False

b)

True

77.

The League of Nations was created for what reason?

a)

prevent future conflict

b)

to set up alliances

c)

to build up the armies of nations

d)

to divide up the land after the war

78.
This was a German offer of an alliance with Mexico.
a)
Sedition Act
b)
Zimmerman Note
c)
Sussex Pledge
d)
Fourteen Point
79.
What caused the U.S. and German relations to deteriorate in 1915?
a)
German invasion of Belgium
b)
German blockade
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
German embargo on U.S. goods
80.
What was one of the three reasons United States joined the war?
a)
Germany bombed America
b)
Britain declared war on the U.S. 
c)
Germany used unrestricted submarine warfare
d)
France invaded Germany
81.
What British ship got sunk in 1915?
a)
Lusitania 
b)
USS Maine
c)
Disney Cruise Ship
d)
Titanic
82.

Who's plan was called The Fourteen Points and hoped it would make the world safe for democracy?

a)

President Taft

b)

Vladimir Lennon

c)

President Roosevelt

d)

President Wilson

83.

Liberty gardens

a)

were intended to provide food for a family while freeing up food for the war effort.

b)

were intended to help families make money during the war.

c)

were intended to help raise corn prices by flooding the market with corn.

d)

were meant to be decorative and festive.

84.

Click all the apply:

The Treaty of Versailles

a)

required Germany to accept responsibility for the war

b)

required Germany to give up land.

c)

required European powers to celebrate Germany's culture and history.

d)

required Germany to demilitarize.

e)

required Germany to pay reparations.

85.

Which of these helped create popular culture throughout the United States?

a)

the radio

b)

prohibition

c)

women's suffrage

d)

the KKK

86.

At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between

a)

religion and science

b)

biology and science

c)

evolution and science

d)

education and science

87.

How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?

a)

with the use of the assembly line

b)

changing locations

c)

importing all raw materials

d)

increasing the wages of his workers

88.

Which of these best describes the "Flapper" of the 1920s?

a)

They wore shorter skirts, bobbed their hair, and went to speakeasies

b)

They stayed home and cooked and cleaned

c)

They rejected the idea of suffrage

d)

They preferred the same fashions as their parents

89.

Change in the constitution which prohibited the making, selling and transportation of alcohol.

a)

18th Amend.

b)

19th Amend.

c)

21st Amend.

d)

1st Amend.

90.

Change in the constitution which gave women the right to vote.

a)

19th Amend

b)

18th Amed

c)

21st Amend

d)

1st Amed

91.

Period in the 1920s when suspected communists and other radicals were arrested due to the fear of the spread of communism.

a)

Red Scare

b)

Teapot Dome Scandal

c)

Scopes Trial

d)

KKK

92.

Which amendment ended Prohibition?

a)

14th Amendment

b)

15 Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

93.

How did mass media influence the U.S. in the 1920s?

a)

It influenced people to drink alcohol illegally.

b)

Television shows helped people learn about other parts of the country.

c)

Radio and movies helped create a common culture in America.

d)

Yellow Journalism made people not want to read newspapers in the 1920s.

94.

A title given to the time of great artistic contributions by African-American musicians, writers, and artists and JAZZ.

a)

The Great Migrations

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The Roaring 20's

d)

The Harlem Renaissance

95.

Establishments that provided alcohol during Prohibition

a)

Theatres

b)

Speakeasies

c)

Tammany Halls

d)

Flappers