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US Unit 3 - Civil War to the Gilded Age

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 22hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
This act forced Native American tribes to give up their ancestral land holdings and move to reservation lands elsewhere. 
a)
Homestead Act 
b)
Morrill Act 
c)
Dawes Act 
d)
Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868
3.

How does the policy instituted in this law contrast with previous Native American policies?

a)

It defers to the Supreme Court to resolve matters of citizenship and rights.

b)

It encourages Native Americans to assimilate and adopt U.S. citizenship.

c)

It recognizes the Native Americans' claims as sovereign entities.

d)

It provides material support as long as they remain in designated locations.

4.
What took land from Indian tribes and promoted assimilation?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Morril Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Reconstruction Act
5.
Adopting the customs and practices of the dominant culture.
a)
Nativism
b)
Ethnic Enclaves
c)
Assimilation
6.

Which statement best describes how the economic systems of the North and South rely on each other?

a)

The North grew the food that the Southern slaves ate

b)

The South produced the iron used to build the Northern railroads

c)

The South grew the cotton and the North turned it into fabric in their factories

d)

The North sent the skilled laborers and immigrants to the South to help build its railroads and plantations

7.

What was the immediate cause of the secession of Southern states from the Union prior to the start of the Civil War?

a)

election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency

b)

passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

raid on Harper's Ferry by John Brown

d)

decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case

8.

"A house divided against itself cannot stand...I do not expect the house to fall -- but I do expect it will cease to be divided." -Abraham Lincoln


Even though Lincoln claimed that his party would not abolish slavery in the South, what does this quote imply?

a)

Republicans would end slavery if they could.

b)

Democrats did not have to worry about the Republican stance toward slavery.

c)

Democrats would end slavery if the could.

d)

Republicans secretly wanted to expand slavery.

9.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
10.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
11.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
12.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
heavy industrial development
b)
a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
c)
superior military leadership
d)
an alliance with Britain and France
13.

What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?

a)

to abolish slavery

b)

to end British control of the Western territories

c)

to make a profit selling war supplies

d)

to preserve the Union

14.

Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

The Battle of Vicksburg

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

The Battle of Gettysburg

15.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
16.
What was the main cause of the Civil War? 
a)
Debate over slavery
b)
Debate over land ownership
c)
Debate over religion
d)
Debate over taxes
17.
The Emancipation Proclamation  
a)
freed all of the slaves in the Union.
b)
freed the slaves in the Confederate States that were still in a state of rebellion against the Union.
c)
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.
d)
freed all of the slaves Union.
18.

13th Amendment

a)

Abolished slavery in the South

b)

Abolished slavery

c)

Granted citizenship

d)

Granted voting rights to black men

19.

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

What year did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

1859

b)

1861

c)

1863

d)

1868

21.

What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

More African Americans (slave and free) joined the Confederates

b)

More African Americans (slave and free) joined the Union

c)

Many southern soldiers joined the North

d)

Some of the northern states lost faith in Lincoln

22.

Why did Emancipation give the North a boost in morale?

a)

It meant they were winning the war

b)

They had a better reason for fighting the war

c)

The Border States sided with the North

d)

It meant the Confederates were going to lose the war

23.

The primary reason the Civil War as fought was over the issue of

a)

tariffs

b)

slavery

c)

states rights

d)

trade with Europe

24.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

b)

they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes

25.
This battle was the turning point in the war.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
26.

What was the purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

a)

to free all remaining slaves held by Southern plantation owners

b)

to punish the South for daring to secede from the Union

c)

to weaken Southern morale and bring an end to the war. Successfully divided the South

d)

to allow his hungry and tired troops to acquire necessary supplies

27.

Use the following chart to answer the question that follows.


According to the bar graph, what region had the larger share of resources in the United States?

a)

The South

b)

The North

c)

The West

d)

All regions had equal amount of resources

28.

Disadvantages of the South during the Civil War included having a small navy, fewer railroads, and ______________.

a)

Lack of agricultural land

b)

larger population

c)

Inexperienced military leaders

d)

Lack of industries

29.

Which of the following was NOT an advantage for the Union going into the Civil War?

a)

Excellent military leaders

b)

larger population

c)

more railroads

d)

more resources

30.

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?

a)

General Lee surrendered to the Union army after the battle.

b)

There were nearly 48,000 casualties of the battle.

c)

Lincoln emancipated the slaves after the Union victory at the battle.

d)

The battle ended the Confederacy's hopes of getting assistance from Britain and France.

31.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African American men the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
32.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
33.
Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th 
d)
15th
34.

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

a)

Large monopolies

b)

small private business

c)

political machines

d)

labor unions

35.

What legislation is this cartoon referring to?

a)

30 day waiting period for immigration

b)

Deportation after completion of Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Immigration Reduction Act

d)

Chinese Exclusion Act

36.

Why does this image depict Rockefeller so large?

a)

He was a political boss who tried to win governmental favors

b)

He was a government inspector looking for corruption

c)

He was a robber baron who used his money and power to influence government

d)

He was looking to correct all of pollution cause by industrialization

37.

What does this image say about the control of Standard 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)

Standard Oil had control over many aspects of government

38.
"Survival of the fittest" applied to business competition
a)
Social Gospel
b)
Gospel of Wealth
c)
Social Darwinism
39.
Competing businesses that cooperate to act like a monopoly
a)
Trust
b)
Corporation
c)
Holding company
d)
Infrastructure
40.

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

41.
Which group believed in survival of the fittest and people were naturally selected to succeed?
a)
social darwinist
b)
political bosses
c)
nativist
d)
political machines
42.
Which one of these men was not a robber baron with a monopoly and ruthless business tactics?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
JP Morgan
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
43.

The government encouraged Native Americans and immigrants to adopt white culture in a process called ___________________.

a)

Assimilation/Americanization

b)

Nativistism

c)

Communism

d)

Vietnamization

44.

This law was made to reduce competition for jobs on the West Coast because it prohibited immigration from China-

a)

Pendleton Act

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Mexican Repatriation Act

d)

Chinese Exclusion Act

45.

John D. Rockefeller had a monopoly over which in industry?

a)

Steel

b)

Railroads

c)

Oil

d)

Banking

46.

In 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.

a)

Nativist Act

b)

Mexican Reparition Act

c)

Dawes Act

d)

Chinese Exclusion Act

47.

Under this policy in 1887, the U.S. Government sold Native Americans land in order to farm.

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Ghost Dance

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

Laws Act

48.
Name for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages low
a)
Captain of Industry
b)
Robber Baron
c)
Philanthropist
d)
Consolidator
49.

In which industry did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?

a)

Oil

b)

Steel

c)

Railroads

d)

Finance

50.

Schools in the south to educate freedmen were set up by the ______________

a)

Union Army

b)

Special Field Order 15

c)

Freedmen's Bureau

51.
Which is the best description of Reconstruction?
a)
rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
b)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
c)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
d)
unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War
52.
Southern states created the Black Codes to do what?
a)
limit African Americans rights
b)
expand Confederate rights
c)
give women voting rights
d)
jail Carpetbaggers
53.

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

54.

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

a)

Black Codes

b)

Carpetbaggers

c)

13th Amendment

d)

Freedmen's Bureau

55.

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

56.

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

57.
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
58.
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
59.
Why did sharecroppers remain poor?
a)
The South flooded during Reconstrucion
b)
They owed money to the landowners, never getting out of debt
c)
The sun never shone on crops
d)
Animals ate all the crops
60.
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
61.
Which law was an Indian policy that broke reservations into individual land plots and harmed the communal structure of Native tribes?
a)
The Morrill Act
b)
The Dawes Act
c)
The Reservation  Reorganization Act
d)
The Homestead Act
62.
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
63.

The south was divided into how many military districts during reconstruction?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

64.

Which of the following is true about sharecropping

a)

Sharecropping favored the freeedmen.

b)

Many freedmen were able to buy new homes through sharecropping

c)

Most sharecroppers remained in debt or in a cycle of poverty

d)

Many state governments offered loan for sharecropping farmers.

65.
What organization was designed to intimidate former slaves and anyone who supported former slaves?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Freedmen s Bureau 
c)
Black Codes
66.

What year was Abraham Lincoln elected president?

a)

1850

b)

1860

c)

1861

d)

1865

67.

What year marked the end of Reconstruction?

a)

1860

b)

1871

c)

1877

d)

1865

68.

What year did the turning point in the war-- the Battle of Gettysburg-- take place?

a)

1861

b)

1863

c)

1865

d)

1877

69.

What year did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

1861

b)

1865

c)

1863

d)

1871

70.

What year did the Civil War begin with the Battle of Fort Sumter?

a)

1860

b)

1861

c)

1863

d)

1865

71.

What year did the Confederacy surrender, the war end, and Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?

a)

1863

b)

1865

c)

1868

d)

1877

72.

What is the purpose of the blockade?

a)

to stop people and goods form moving in or out of a place

b)

to quickly destroy a place through sudden attack

c)

to encourage peaceful trade relationships

d)

to force smugglers out of hiding

73.

which side used a naval blockade as part of its strategy to win the Civil War?

a)

the Confederacy

b)

the Union

74.

How did the naval blockade impact the South? (choose 3)

a)

it weakened the economies of the southern states

b)

it encouraged southern states to plant more tobacco

c)

it helped the South establish trade relationships with the North

d)

it caused a lack of manufactured goods in southern states

e)

it limited the export of the South's valuable cotton crop

75.

The Union blockade is best compared to a snake ____________.

a)

striking its foe in one swift and deadly blow

b)

shedding its skin

c)

lying in wait for the right moment to strike

d)

slowly strangling its enemy into submission

76.

According to the Lost Cause myth of the Civil War, why did the Confederate States secede from the Union?

a)

State's Rights

b)

Slavery

c)

Dislike of Lincoln

d)

the Anaconda Plan

77.

What was the dominant reason for the Southern states' secession from the Union?

a)

Slavery

b)

State's Rights

c)

Dawes Act

d)

Chinese Exclusion Act

78.
Why did people gather in Gettysburg on Nov. 19, 1863? 
a)
To abolish slavery
b)
To dedicate a national cemetery 
c)
To encourage the Confederacy to rejoin the Union
d)
To hear campaign speeches for the upcoming Presidential election
79.
What was so special about "four score and seven years ago" mentioned in this speech?
a)
The first colonists settled America
b)
America was discovered by Christopher Columbus
c)
America gained its 50th state
d)
The Declaration of Independence was written and America gained its freedom from Great Britain
80.
Lincoln believes that victory (for the Union) in the war will result in _____.
a)
full devotion of all citizens to the Union.
b)
women, as well as slaves, will have equal rights.  
c)
a proper memorial for those who have died in the war
d)
a new birth of freedom and all men will be created equal
81.

To which of these historic events does the opening sentence of the Gettysburg Address refer?

a)

the Pilgrims’ landing

b)

the American Revolution

c)

the founding of Jamestown

d)

the outbreak of the Civil War

82.

What is Lincoln’s main purpose in the Gettysburg Address?

a)

to identify the soldiers who have died in battle so far

b)

to argue why the Union will win the war

c)

to seek money for the families of those who died in battle

d)

to explain the importance of the war and inspire support for the Union

83.

What region of the United States did the majority of the fighting during the Civil War take place in?

a)

The North

b)

The South

c)

New England

d)

The newly acquired Western territories / states

84.

The following statement is an accurate description of Sherman's March to the Sea;


The March to the Sea was led by General William Sherman. It was the journey of the Union Army from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. During that trip the Union Army destroyed all factories, railroads, and farms along their path. This was known as total warfare.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

T / F: Following the Civil War, the North was divided into 5 Union occupation zones to ensure the states did not secede / rebel again.

a)

True

b)

False, it was divided into 4

c)

False, the South was divided and occupied

d)

False, the neither side was occupied in order to return to normalcy

86.
Leader of the Sioux Indians during the Ghost Dance movement
a)
Sitting Bull
b)
Crazy Horse
c)
Red Cloud
d)
Chief Joseph
87.

The South had fewer factories than the North. This hurt them by having less...

a)

clothing

b)

guns

c)

ammunition

d)

all of the above

88.
This is the social & political commitment & freedom to start their own businesses & compete
a)
free enterprise system
b)
free response system
c)
free travel system
d)
freedom of choice