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7/8 Exam

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a loyalty to one's country

a)

Nationalism

b)

Progressivism

c)

Legalism

d)

Sectionalism

2.

a piece of farm machinery that cleans cotton

a)

cotton gin

b)

cotton Jim

c)

cotton gym

d)

cotton picker

3.

The tragic journey of the Cherokee people from their homeland to Indian Territory between 1838-1839

a)

Indian Removal Act

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

Open Door Policy

4.

called for the government to negotiate treaties that would require Native Americans to relocate to the West.

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Indian Removal Act

c)

Fugitive Slave Act

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

5.

A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 that portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral.

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

Uncle Tim's Cabin

c)

Uncle Tad's Cabin

d)

Uncle Thomas's cabin

6.

a law required anyone to return runaway slaves to their owners.

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Fourteen Points

7.

an executive order by Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in all regions in rebellion against the Union.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Slave Removal Act

d)

Fugitive Slave Act

8.

the US asked nations involved with Asia not to control trade with China.

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Open Window Policy

c)

Fourteen Points

d)

Fifteen Points

9.

a shortcut that connects the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans.

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Paris Canal

c)

Peru Canal

d)

Paradise Canal

10.

President Woodrow Wilson’s goals for peace after World War 1

a)

14 points

b)

4 points

c)

12 points

d)

41 points

11.

Andrew Jackson

a)

He  was known as the people’s president because he came from a poor background

b)

I was the Republican candidate, won with only 40% of the vote;

c)

 the President who saw the government as a umpire

d)

I was the President during World War II.

12.

Abraham Lincoln

a)

He  was known as the people’s president because he came from a poor background

b)

I was the Republican candidate, won with only 40% of the vote;

c)

 the President who saw the government as a umpire

d)

I was the President during World War II.

13.

Theodore Roosevelt

a)

He  was known as the people’s president because he came from a poor background

b)

I was the Republican candidate, won with only 40% of the vote;

c)

 the President who saw the government as a umpire

d)

I was the President during World War II.

14.

Ulysses S. Grant

a)

I was a victorious Union General

b)

I was a talented military leader for the Confederates

c)

I was a victorious Allies General

d)

I led the D-Day invasion

15.

Robert E. Lee

a)

I was a victorious Union General

b)

I was a talented military leader for the Confederates

c)

I was a victorious Allies General

d)

I led the D-Day invasion

16.

John D. Rockefeller

a)

I led the oil industry

b)

I led the steel industry

c)

I led the cotton industry

d)

I led the Rock industry

17.

Andrew Carnegie

a)

I led the oil industry

b)

I led the steel industry

c)

I led the cotton industry

d)

I led the Rock industry

18.

What were the 3 main trails that led to the West. Select All that apply.

a)

Santa Fe Trail

b)

San Francisco Trail

c)

Ruvalino Trail

d)

Oregon Trail

e)

Mormon Trail

19.

How did the Civil War begin?

a)

with the bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

With the invasion of Poland

c)

With the assassination of Franz Ferdinand

d)

With the sinking of the Lusitania

e)

When the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter

20.

When did the Civil War begin?

a)

April 12, 1861

b)

April 21, 1681

c)

April 12, 2022

d)

December 7, 1941

21.

During the Civil War, the North fought to...

a)

preserve the Union

b)

Defend the homeland

c)

make the world safe for democracy

d)

encourage slavery

22.

How did the Ku Klux Klan serve the Democratic Party?

a)

The Klan kept many Republicans away from the polls through violence and intimidation

b)

The klan campaigned for free for the Democratic Party

c)

The Klan distracted the Republicans from the real issues taking place

d)

The Klan spied on the Republican Party and warned the Democratic Party of sneaky moves.

23.

Where did American immigrants come from around 1900?

a)

Southern and Eastern Europe

b)

Southern and Eastern Asia

c)

Northern and Western Europe

d)

Northern and Western Africa

24.

To  attack problems that came from the rapid growth of cities and industries is called…

a)

Progressivism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Conservatism

d)

Imperialism

25.

Roosevelt’s Policy that encouraged a fair and honest opportunity for all - workers, consumers, and big business was called…

a)

The Square Deal

b)

The New Deal

c)

The Circular Deal

d)

The Fair Deal

26.

What territories did the United States take control of as a result of its victory over the Spanish? Circle all that apply

a)

Jamaica

b)

Cuba

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

The Philippines

e)

Guam

27.

What event finally prompted Japan to surrender?

a)

The dropping of the atomic bomb at Nagasaki

b)

The dropping of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima

c)

The attack at Pearl Harbor

d)

The Treaty of Versailles was signed

28.

A typical Civil War soldier was between 18 and 30 years old, a farmer, born in the United States, white, and patriotic.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

A typical Civil War soldier was between 35 and 60 years old, a farmer, born in the United States, white, and patriotic.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

A typical Civil War soldier was between 18 and 30 years old, a farmer, born in England, white, and patriotic.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

During the Civil War, the North had the advantage of fighting on their own territory.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

During the Civil War, the South had fewer resources and manpower.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

President Johnson’s Reconstruction plan included 3 parts. Pardon for most white Southerners, insistence that the new state governments strongly encourage slavery, insistence that the new state governments accept the power of the Supreme Court. 

a)

True

b)

False

34.

President Johnson’s Reconstruction plan included 3 parts. Pardon for most white Southerners, insistence that the new state governments forbid slavery, insistence that the new state governments accept the power of the Supreme Court. 

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Streetcar lines changed the walking city into the streetcar city. People began to move to the city center from the suburbs because the city was popular and up and coming. 

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Germany resented the Treaty of Paris because it forced the United States to accept blame for the war and demanded it pay reparations.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Germany resented the Treaty of Versailles because it forced the Germans to accept blame for the war and demanded it pay reparations.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

The United States leaders wanted access to China’s markets after the Spanish-American war because by taking control of the Philippines, they had gained an important foothold in the region.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The United States leaders wanted access to China’s markets after the Spanish-American war because by taking control of the Hawaiian Islands, they had gained an important foothold in the region.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The United State government sent many Japanese Americans to internment camps during World War 2.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

The United State government sent many Japanese Americans to internment camps during World War 1.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

The United State government sent many European Americans to internment camps during World War 2

a)

True

b)

False

43.

The Battle of __________________________ halted Lee’s invasion of the North and helped turn the tide of the war.

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Shiloh

c)

Bull Run

d)

Antietam

44.

The South won major battles at _____________________ and ___________________.

a)

Shiloh, Antietam

b)

Bull Run, Seven Days Battle

c)

Shiloh, Bull Run

d)

Antietam, 7 Days Battle

45.

The North won major battles at _____________________ and ___________________.

a)

Shiloh, Antietam

b)

Bull Run, Seven Days Battle

c)

Shiloh, Bull Run

d)

Antietam, 7 Days Battle

46.

Cowhands and Ranchers established a thriving ________________________ industry in the West.

a)

cattle

b)

sheep

c)

corn

d)

oil

47.

Native Americans lost their lands in the West to __________________________ after decades of conflict.

a)

white settlers

b)

African Americans

c)

Chinese Americans

d)

the Government

48.

___________________lived a harsh life but played an important role in the West

a)

Women

b)

Children

c)

Cowhands

d)

Native Americans

49.

__________________________________fled the post Civil War South to find new lives in the west.

a)

African Americans

b)

Southern sympathizers

c)

Plantation owners

d)

Native Americans

50.

__________________ faced many hardships homesteading on the Great Plains.

a)

Farmers

b)

Business owners

c)

Landlords

d)

Children

51.

___________________________________ was an important Supreme Court decision because it held that segregation was not unconstitutional and introduced the doctrine of separate but equal.

a)

Plessey v. Ferguson

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

Dred Scott v. Sandord

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

52.

The policy by which stronger nations extend their economic, political or military control over weaker territories is called ___________________________.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Progressivism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Communism

53.

America joined World War 1 in 1917 to make the world safe for ___________________.

a)

Democracy

b)

Facism

c)

Communism

d)

Nationalism

54.

The attack on Pearl harbor prompted the U.S to enter ________________________.

a)

World War 1

b)

World War 2

c)

Civil War

d)

The American Revolution

55.

The main ____________________ powers were Germany, Italy, Japan.

a)

Axis

b)

Allied

c)

Central

d)

Neutral

56.

The main ____________________ powers were U.S., Great Britain, and France

a)

Axis

b)

Allied

c)

Central

d)

Neutral