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End of the Year Quizorama Part Two

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
John Brown
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
2.
Abolitionist who raided the Harper's Ferry arsenal in 1859 to arm slaves to revolt.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
John Brown
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
3.

Led a slave uprising in 1831, killing over 50 people, causing stricter rules/codes against slaves.

a)

John Brown

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Dred Scott

d)

Frederick Douglass

4.
Who was the enslaved man who argued for his freedom because he used to live in a free state?
a)
Dred Scott
b)
John Brown
c)
Harriett Beecher Stowe
d)
Harriett Tubman
5.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act stated that _______________ would determine slavery in the West.
a)
popular soverneighty
b)
he House of Reps
c)
Constitutional amendments
d)
the Senate
6.
What law helped southern slaveholders get their runaway slaves back?
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Runaway Act
c)
2nd Amendment
d)
Slaveholder Law
7.

Known as the "Great Compromiser" this senator creates the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and the Compromise of 1850.

a)

Henry Calhoun

b)

Henry Douglas

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Henry Clay

8.

Clashes between pro and anti-slavery groups in Kansas earned the nickname

a)

Kansas Death Match

b)

Bleeding Kansas

c)

Kansas Battle Royal

d)

Hopeless Kansas

9.

What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?

a)

to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery

b)

to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South

c)

to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise

d)

to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states

10.

How did the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln’s political future?

a)

He won the senate race in Illinois.

b)

He was seen as a poor candidate for public office.

c)

He became known around the nation

d)

It cemented his legacy as president

11.

People who rushed across the Kansas border to swing the vote on slavery were also known as....

a)

runaway slaves

b)

border ruffians

c)

forty-niners

d)

illegal aliens

12.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

a)

Harpers Ferry

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Washington, DC

d)

Richmond

13.

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

James Buchanan

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Andrew Jackson

14.
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
15.
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
16.
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
17.
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
18.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
19.
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
20.

The general in charge of the entire Union Army was:

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E Lee

c)

Ulysses Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

21.
How much did people in the North have to pay to avoid having to get drafted by the army? 
a)
$50
b)
$100
c)
$300
d)
$500
22.
A civil war is
a)
a war between north and south
b)
a war between people of the same country
23.
More factories, larger population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for  Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
24.
Which of the following was the first major land battle during the Civil War? 
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Vicksburg 
c)
The Battle of Bull Run
d)
Gettysburg
25.

What was the first state to secede from the United States?

a)

New York

b)

Missouri

c)

Texas

d)

South Carolina

26.

During the Civil War, slave states that decided to stay with the Union were called ____ states.

a)

confederate

b)

middle

c)

border

d)

blue

27.
Who won the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
c)
Draw
28.
Where is the capital of the Confederacy?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Montgomery
c)
Richmond
d)
Charleston
29.
What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?
a)
It proved that the South was weak.
b)
It proved that a quick victory was impossible.
c)
It showed that the North would win.
d)
It showed the armies were unwilling to fight long battles.
30.
In which theater did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln take place?
a)
Ford's Theater
b)
Kennedy Center Performing Arts Theater
c)
Strathmore Theater
d)
Warner Theater
31.

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

32.
What was the first battle on northern soil?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Bull Run
c)
Antietam
d)
Shermans March
33.
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
34.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
35.
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.
36.
How long did the Civil War last?
a)
2 years
b)
8 years
c)
1 year
d)
4 years
37.

During which battle did the Union take control of the Mississippi River?

a)

Ft. Sumter

b)

Bull Run

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Antietam

38.
Which side won all the early battles of the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
39.
What Union general is known for his march to the sea?
a)
Grant
b)
Sherman
c)
Lee
d)
Jackson
40.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
41.
On what day was Lincoln assassinated? 
a)
April 30, 1865
b)
January 10, 1864
c)
April 14, 1865
d)
April 4, 1865
42.
What was John Wilkes Booth's occupation?
a)
Bricklayer
b)
Actor
c)
Clerk
d)
Soldier
43.
Who else was attacked and stabbed multiple times on the night Lincoln was killed?
a)
William Seward
b)
Edward Stanton
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Andrew Johnson
44.

What one casualty at Chancellorsville severely crippled the Confederate forces?

a)

death of Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson

b)

death of Robert E. Lee

c)

death of Abraham Lincoln

d)

death of George Thomas

45.

What famous American nurse was known as the “angel of the battlefield”?

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Irvin McDowell

c)

Mathew Brady

d)

David Farragut

46.

Which of the following men took photographs of troops during the Civil War?

a)

Irvin McDowell

b)

Mathew Brady

c)

George Meade

d)

William Carney

47.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
48.
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
49.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
50.
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
51.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
52.
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
53.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War. 
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
54.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
55.
During Reconstruction, most former Confederate states
a)
were placed under military rule for a time
b)
were readmitted into the Union, but only after promising to end slavery within 10 years
c)
given full representation in Congress without issue
d)
supported the immediate end of slavery throughout the U.S.
56.
In which plan, rejected by Lincoln, did a majority of the southern states' white adult males have to pledge loyalty to the Union?
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
10% plan
c)
Civil Rights Act
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
57.
Southern whites passed laws restricting the rights of African Americans called--
a)
Black codes
b)
Slave Laws
c)
Confederate Rights
d)
Merica Laws
58.
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
59.

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

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

60.

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.

61.

How would the Southerners feel about Northern carpetbaggers?

a)

resented them

b)

welcomed them

62.

What is this a picture of?

a)

tenements

b)

melting pot

c)

skyscrapers

d)

plantations

63.

A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices such as Vanderbilt and Carnegie was called a ?

a)

Robber Baron

b)

Slum Lord

c)

Proprietor

d)

Land Lord

64.

Which island did European immigrants register to live in in the U.S.?

a)

Ellis

b)

Angel

c)

Galveston

d)

Long

65.

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as ?

a)

Educated professionals

b)

Factory workers

c)

Scientists

d)

Lawyers

66.

During the Gilded Age, more people were moving to the ___________ than ever before.

a)

cities

b)

farms

67.
Political machine who took advantage of New York city to make millions
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Boss Tweed
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Jane Addams
68.
Why were immigrants in the late 19th century welcomed by industrialists (factory owners)? 
a)
The immigrants found it difficult to learn English and assimilate
b)
The immigrants voted for candidates from the local political machine
c)
The immigrants lived in ghettos with other people from the same background.
d)
The immigrants were willing to work for lower wages than most other workers.
69.

What did George Washington Carver devise?

a)

Light bulb

b)

Moving assembly line

c)

Uses for peanuts

d)

Telephone

70.

What is a Horatio Alger story?

a)

Short stories about the poor working hard, saving their money, not wasting money on alcohol, and ending up rich.

b)

Short stories about the life of Horatio Alger and how he got rich by inheriting millions of dollars.

c)

Short stories about the rich and how well they live so the poor would be inspired to work hard to get there too.

71.

What is the anti-immigration sentiment called?

a)

Nativism

b)

Native Americans

c)

Political Machines

d)

Republicans

72.

In 1889, during the Gilded Age, a Settlement House called Hull House was opened in Chicago. It was designed to help working class women, many recent immigrants, move out of poverty and dependence on others. It sought to address some of the excesses of industry and business. Who founded Hull House?

a)

Margaret Sanger

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

d)

Susan B. Anthony

73.
Why did immigrants support Tammany Hall? 
a)
They provided them with shelter, food, and jobs in return for votes
b)
They would use Tammany Hall to learn English
c)
Many women supported them because they supported women's rights
d)
Tammany Hall members were also immigrants
74.
William "Boss" Tweed was known for what? 
a)
Controlling elections, and giving favors away to immigrants to stay in control
b)
Robbing banks and then giving the money to the poor
c)
A Republican political machine
d)
A naturalized Irish immigrant that fought for immigrants 
75.

Boss Tweed became rich from taking "kickbacks". What are kick backs?

a)

Bribes

b)

Karate

c)

Expensive shoes

d)

None of the Above

76.

The person who ultimately brought down Boss Tweed was a cartoonist by the name of

a)

Benjamin Moore

b)

Harper Bazar

c)

Thomas Nast

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

77.

What was the name of Pulitzer's newspaper which he ran in New York?

a)

New York Daily

b)

New York Times

c)

New York World

d)

New York Day

78.
What is yellow journalism?
a)
Journalism based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
b)
A historical and valid way of reporting all of the facts in a newspaper
c)
A good way of getting the word out so that the public will know what is happening
d)
Journalism that is award-worthy and of the highest caliber
79.

A ______ factor is something that is bad and makes you want to leave your country?

a)

Push

b)

Pull

80.

A _____ factor is something good that makes you want to come to a new place.

a)

Push

b)

Pull

81.

What's a suffrage?

a)

The right to vote in an election.

b)

A person who campaigns for a social change.

c)

A change made to a law, to a constitution.

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