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1st Semester Review

Total questions: 155

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The British government did not enforce certain laws that benefited them. This "unofficial" policy led to smuggling of goods. What is the name of the policy?

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Salutary Neglect

d)

Treaty of Tordesillas

2.

The first permanent and lasting English settlement in the Americas was:

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Plymouth

d)

Rhode Island

3.

Warm climate and very fertile soil.

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

New England Colonies

4.

Why was the Virginia House of Burgesses significant in Colonial America?

a)

Established religion in the colonies

b)

Began a tradition of representative government in the English colonies

c)

Declared independence from England

d)

Established a military regime in the colonies

5.
The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it
a)
placed limits on immigration
b)
discouraged the export of raw materials to England
c)
encouraged colonial agriculture
d)
placed restrictions on trading
6.

Which event during the Colonial Era most influenced the concept of freedom of the press?

a)

passage of the Navigation Acts

b)

trial of John Peter Zenger

c)

creation of the Albany Plan of Union

d)

establishment of the House of Burgesses

7.

John Rolfe

a)

Led the Jamestown settlers in war against Powhatan

b)

Was the fist settler in Jamestown to strike it rich by finding gold.

c)

Experimented with cultivating tobacco

d)

Traveled from Jamestown to establish the Maryland colony

8.

Sponsored overseas ventures and colonization by private investors

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Joint Stock Company

c)

Encomienda System

d)

Mayflower Compact

9.

Native American resistance toward Colonial American in which Pueblo Indians successfully defeated Spaniard Colonists and regained territory in the New Mexico Area.

a)

Bacon's Rebellion

b)

Pope's Rebellion

c)

King Phillip's War

d)

Stono Rebellion

10.

Labor contract in which a person agreed to work for a landowner for 4-7 years in order to receive safe passage from Europe to Colonial America.

a)

Traingular Trade

b)

Headright System

c)

Indentured Servitude

d)

Half-Way Covenant

11.

Religious revival in Colonial America that consisted of open-air sermons on the evils of Colonial America and the path to salvation.

a)

Great Awakening

b)

Quakers

c)

Great Migration

d)

English Restoration

12.

The following Colonial Region was known as the "Bread" Colonies for their Wheat/Rye/Grain plantations:

a)

West Indies

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

Northern/New England Colonies

d)

Middle Colonies

13.

Which group focused their settlements primarily on the trading of fur?

a)

English

b)

Portugese

c)

French

d)

Spanish

14.

The purpose of the British Navigation Acts was to

a)

Restrict colonial trade with other countries

b)

Expand colonial trade

c)

Strengthen England's Navy

d)

Make the colonies self-sufficient

15.

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Middle Colonies?

a)

The economy was mainly based upon trading furs

b)

They were the most religiously and ethnically diverse of the British colonies

c)

The geography allowed for very little agriculture

d)

They had a reputation as being the least tolerant of the British colonies

16.

The exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?

a)

Cartaz system

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Columbian Exchange

17.

Which of the following livestock introduced by the Spanish had the greatest impact on Great Plains Indian settlement patterns?

a)

Cows

b)

Horses

c)

Pigs

d)

Sheep

18.

The brutal voyage of slave ships laden with human cargo from Africa to the Americas.

a)

Mission System

b)

Encomienda System

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Columbian Exchange

19.

The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Virginia

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

Pennsylvania

20.

Which of the following best describes the development in Jamestown?

a)

Family-centered towns

b)

Shipbuilding and trade

c)

Plantation agriculture

d)

Warfare with French and Dutch military forts

21.

Native Americans in the Southwest were successful because of

a)

Maize Agriculture

b)

Livestock

c)

Mobility

d)

the Encomienda System

22.
Universities like Harvard, Princeton, & Yale were originally established to train:
a)
ministers
b)
doctors
c)
lawyers
d)
engineers
23.

This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages to modern day Cuba. However, Vikings were there 1st.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Bartholomew Dias

d)

Francisco Pizarro

24.

Why did Europeans want to find a water route to India?

a)

They did not have the technology to travel to India by land

b)

To avoid dangerous or expensive land routes that were controlled by the Ottoman Empire

c)

They were unable to continue living in Europe

d)

They were motivated to have a really nice and relaxing vacation

25.
Aztec capital city built on a swampy island
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Cuzco
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
Pacal
26.

Which amendment was placed into the Constitution in order to prevent the practice brought to the colonies by the British of placing troops into private homes?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

6th

27.

Which of the following was NOT a direct RESULT of the French and Indian War?

a)

The Albany Conference

b)

Pontiac's Rebellion

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

The increased world dominance of the British Empire.

28.

The biggest problem facing Great Britain after the French + Indian War was

a)

French refusal to participate in negotiations

b)

Conflict with the Iroquois in New York

c)

Massive debt brought on by war costs

d)

Colonists who refused to comply with new laws

29.

The Stamp Act was eventually repealed because

a)

Parliament began to see the value of the colonists' argument

b)

It became clear that colonists would never pay taxes

c)

Britain became preoccupied with war in Europe

d)

British merchants were harmed and pressured Parliament

30.

Common Sense was so influential because it

a)

Convinced many colonists to support independence

b)

Was critical of the colonial response to Great Britain's offenses

c)

Provided a roadmap to winning the war against Great Britain

d)

Refuted popular Enlightenment ideals

31.

Which battle is considered the beginning of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

d)

Battle of Bunker Hill

32.

The Townshend Acts were:

a)

British restrictions on trading

b)

British taxes on everyday items colonists used

c)

Colonists' reaction to British revenue policies

d)

Acts of violence initiated by Charles Townshend due to lack of colonial representation.

33.

This Law said that English colonists could NOT settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Tea Act

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Great Migration

34.
What country would eventually ally with the U.S. by providing soldiers and Naval support?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Portugal
d)
Italy
35.

What was the significance of the Election of 1800?

a)

It was a peaceful transfer of power from one party to another.

b)

It was the end of George Washington's time in the government.

c)

It was the first election that did not involve one of the Founding Fathers.

d)

It was the first president who did not own slaves.

36.
In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 
a)
9
b)
10
c)
13
d)
15
37.
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?
a)
Zero
b)
One
c)
Two 
d)
Three
38.

Jefferson's political ideas were influenced by the ______________________, a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Great Awakening

d)

French Revolution

39.

On Christmas Day 1775, Washington crossed the Delaware River to surprise Hessian soldiers. The Continental Army defeated the British at the ________________________.

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Bunker's Hill

d)

Battle of Yorktown

40.

American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution. Due to this victory, France agreed to help the Americans with ships, soldiers, supplies and money against their long-time enemy, Britain.

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Bunker's Hill

d)

Battle of Yorktown

41.

This document ends the American Revolution, and recognizes the former British colonies as an independent nation.

a)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

b)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Common Sense

42.
_____ wanted a strong national government, while _____ wanted to limit the government's power.
a)
Jefferson; Hamilton
b)
Hamilton; Jefferson
c)
Madison; Hamilton
d)
Hamilton; Adams
43.
Washington led the army out to Western PA to put down this uprising.
a)
Whiskey Rebellion
b)
Shays' Rebellion
c)
Pontiac's Rebellion
d)
Bacon's Rebellion
44.
Which Plan was favored by small states?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
45.

What was the focus of the New Jersey Plan?

a)

Representation in Congress and taxation is based on population

b)

All states have equal representation in Congress & taxation

c)

That we only have 2 branches of government: legislative and executive

d)

That we keep the Articles of Confederation the same

46.

What was the purpose of the Sedition Act?

a)

To prevent people from criticizing the government

b)

To get Americans to support a war with France

c)

To get Americans to support a war with Britain

d)

To stop immigrants from entering the country illegally

47.

What was the purpose of the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions?

a)

Argued for a separation of Church and state

b)

Argued for a stricter interpretation of the Constitution and the ability of states to ignore a federal law that was tyrannical

c)

Argued for a peace treaty with France to end the continuing hostilities

d)

Argued for a higher tariff on goods shipped to America from Europe

48.

What was George Washington's Advice on Political Parties?

a)

Political Parties are necessary to run a government

b)

Political Parties could divide and weaken the Nation

c)

Political Parties should create jobs and businesses

d)

Political Parties should only exist in State Governments

49.
85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution-
a)
The Federalist Papers
b)
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
c)
Common Sense
d)
The Constitutional Papers
50.
 Alexander Hamilton believe in a-
a)
Loose interpretation of the Constitution 
b)
Strict interpretation of the Constitution
51.
The Stamp Act created great fury in the colonies because
a)
this was the first time that Parliament imposed a direct tax on the colonies
b)
it imposed massive duties on the colonies
c)
it took badly needed revenue away from colonial legislatures
d)
colonial legislatures had expressed opposition to it in advance
52.
Tea Act
Boston Massacre
Gaspee Affair
First and Second Continental Congress
a)
1770s
b)
1780s
c)
1790s
d)
1800s
53.
Shay's Rebellion
Northwest Ordinance
Three-fifths Compromise
Articles of Confederation
Annapolis Convention
a)
1770s
b)
1780s
c)
1790s
d)
1760s
54.

As a response to the Townshend Act, colonists threw snowballs and clubs at British soldiers. British soldiers opened fire killing 5 colonists. This event is known as the _____________________________.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

The start of the American Revolution

d)

The Battles of Lexington and Concord

55.

Following the revolution, women were responsible for educating their children on the virtues of democracy

a)

Suffrage

b)

Democratic Motherhood

c)

Republican Motherhood

d)

Federalist Motherhood

56.

· Sojourner Truth · William Lloyd Garrison · Frederick Douglass

All of these were prominent names were figures in WHICH social movement?

a)

Abolition

b)

Education reform

c)

Prohibition

d)

Prison reform

57.

The Declaration of Sentiments passed at the Seneca Falls Convention 1848 signaled

a)

An early effort to abolish slavery

b)

A key early step in the struggle for equal rights for women

c)

That Native Americans would not participate in the Trail of Tears

d)

The end of slavery in the United States

58.
Andrew Jackson accused Henry Clay of using his influence to broker the "corrupt bargain" of 1824 (which cost Andrew  Jackson the election) because Clay
a)
was promised a cabinet position if John Quincy Adams was elected president
b)
was promised the vice presidency if Jackson was defeated
c)
knew Jackson did not support his "American System"
d)
feared Jackson's pro-slavery stance on states' rights
59.

Which is an outcome of the war of 1812?

a)

The Americans were defeated

b)

Britain took over America again

c)

The Americans were disappointed in war

d)

The Americans felt a sense of pride that they held their own against a major world power

60.

The practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs.

a)

Muckraking

b)

The Spoils System

c)

Transcendentalism

d)

Idealism

61.

This reformer worked with the mental ill and reformed mental health institutions with the belief that they could be rehabilitated and incorporated back into society?

a)

Dorothea Dix

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Lucretia Mott

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

62.
As proclaimed by Monroe in his message of 1823, the Monroe Doctrine asserted that
a)
only the United States had a right to intervene to promote democracy in Latin America
b)
the British and Americans would act together to prevent further Russian expansion on the Pacific coast
c)
the United States would not tolerate further European intervention or colonization in the Americas
d)
the United States would support the Greeks in their fight for independence against Turkey
63.

In the 1820's voting rights expanded to include who?

a)

All white men 21 and over.

b)

All white men and women over 21.

c)

All White and Black men 21 and older.

d)

All white and Native Americans 21 or older.

64.

South Carolinians believed that the federal tariff on British imports was harming their economy. A state law was passed that allowed South Carolina to ignore the payment of this tariff, because they felt like the tariff was unconstitutional. This led to an event known as...

a)

The Nullification Crisis

b)

The Tariff Trouble

c)

The Corrupt Bargain

d)

The Bank War

65.

This group urged President Madison to declare war on Great Britain in 1812.

a)

Doves

b)

Whigs

c)

War Hawks

d)

Federalists

66.
The Hartford Convention demonstrated that
a)
the concept of nullification was not exclusively a Southern one
b)
the War of 1812 brought political union to the United States
c)
the Federalist party had remained a dominant party in American political life
d)
the legacy of John Adams was large
67.

By 1820, which national political party ceased to exist?

a)

Democratic-Republican Party

b)

Federalist Party

c)

Whig Party

d)

Know-Nothing Party

68.
Besides admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, the Missouri Compromise provided that
a)
slavery would not be premitted anywhere in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the southern boundary of Missouri, except Missouri
b)
the number of proslavery and antislavery members fo the House of Representatives would be kept permanently equal
c)
the international slave trade would be permanently ended
d)
slavery would be gradually ended in the District of Columbia
69.
What states were part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
b)
Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
c)
Oregon, Washington, Idaho
d)
California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
70.
Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United  States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present­ day states.

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Treaty of Jefferson
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
71.

What year did the most miners rush to California?

a)

1824

b)

1849

c)

1835

d)

1853

72.

The slogan that stood for America expanding into present day Canada, north of the Oregon Territory is known as

a)

"Fifty Four Forty or Fight!"

b)

"Tippecanoe and Tyler too!"

c)

"Remember the Alamo!"

d)

"First in war, first in peace"

73.

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

a)

Missouri

b)

Maine

c)

Kentucky

d)

California

74.

President ___________ wished to acquire California, New Mexico, and Texas from Mexico.

a)

Polk

b)

Jackson

c)

Lincoln

d)

Adams

75.
The original purpose of the Gadsden Purchase was to
a)
balance free and slave states.
b)
enlarge Kansas and Nebraska.
c)
create a route for a railroad.
d)
expand slavery west.
76.

"Self Reliance" is a major part of what philosophy?

a)

Transcendentalism

b)

Calvinism

c)

Ecocentrism

d)

Altruism

77.

This was a time of renewed vigor for religious feelings.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Second Great Awakening

d)

Revival Movement

78.

Completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 encouraged the growth of the Midwest because it

a)

linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast

b)

helped force the removal of British forts in the Northwest Territory

c)

stimulated development of cotton production in the Ohio River valley

d)

increased trade with Asia

79.
Which immigrant group came to America because of a famine in their country?
a)
Germans
b)
Irish
c)
Italians
d)
French
80.

Known as the “Father of Public Education,” ___________ help establish tax-supported public-school systems, teacher training programs, and introduced curriculum reforms.

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Frederick Douglas

c)

David Wlaker

d)

Horace Mann

81.

Which of the following was not a problem faced by "mill girls" in Massachusetts?

a)

wage cuts

b)

unhealthy working conditions

c)

lack of housing

d)

increased workloads

82.

Prior to becoming president, how did Andrew Jackson gain fame?

a)

Signing the Declaration of independance

b)

The Revolutionary war

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of New Orleans

83.

What legislative action did Congress push through with the help of President Jackson, despite the ruling of the Supreme Court regarding native tribes in the Southern US?

a)

The Indian Removal Act

b)

The Homestead Act

c)

The Dawes Act

d)

The Indian Relocation Law

84.

Americans in the 1840s who opposed immigration were called_________________________.

a)

nativists

b)

naturalists

c)

transcendentalists

d)

federalists

85.
This is the name of the treaty that is negotiated to put an end to the fighting in the war of 1812.
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Washington
c)
Treaty of New Orleans
d)
Treaty of Ghent
86.
What doubled the size of the US, even if some thought it unconstitutional?
a)
Alaska Purchase
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Oregon Terrritory
87.
The Missouri Compromise, designed to solve the imbalance of free vs slave states, was penned by
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
James Madison
c)
Henry Clay
d)
William Garrison
88.
This gathering of women discussed civil, religious and social conditions they faced
a)
Tuskeegee Convention
b)
Seneca Falls Convention
c)
American Suffragette Society
d)
Cult of Domesticity
89.
In 1830, Pres Jackson signed this into law to accelerate the movement of indians to reservations.
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Indian Resettlement Act
c)
Indian Reservation Act
d)
Indian Removal Act
90.
Inventor of the Cotton Gin, he also perfected an idea to make rifles from interchangeable parts
a)
Cotton Mather
b)
Elias Howell
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Samuel Slater
91.
A person who believes that slavery is wrong and fights to prove that is called this
a)
yeoman
b)
war hawk
c)
abolitionist
d)
carpetbagger
92.
He invented the steamship
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Robert Frost
c)
Robert Fulton
d)
Robert Fulbright
93.
This is the idea that consumption of alcohol is wrong.  It was a movement to abolish such items
a)
Temperature
b)
Tempestuous
c)
Temperance
d)
Prohibition
94.
The main road used by settlers to cross the Louisiana Purchase into the west towards the Pacific.  (also a fun video game from years ago)
a)
Chisolm Trail
b)
 California Trail
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Oregon Trail
95.
This was the journey undertaken to map and explore the Louisiana Territory
a)
Louis and Clarkson Expedition
b)
Lewis and Conrad Expedition
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Lewis and Clark expedition
96.
the march that Indians were forced to endure to deliver them to government reservations
a)
Trail of Fears
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Oregon Trail
d)
Chisolm Trail
97.
Religious group that settled in present day Utah, in order to escape religious persecution for their beliefs
a)
Shakers
b)
Quakers
c)
 Mormons
d)
Anabaptists
98.
Organizations that essentially ran a city by political means that involved bribery, extortion, crime, etc.
a)
Political Machines
b)
Political Unions
c)
Gang System
d)
Putting Out System
99.
This plan was designed to provide a national bank, provide for economic growth, raise tariffs, sponsored by Henry Clay
a)
the Monroe Doctrine
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
 American System
d)
Embargo Act of 1807
100.
Prohibited slavery north of the 36'30 parallel; Added a slave & free state
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Oregon Compromise
101.
The Monroe Doctrine opposed European colonialism in what region?
a)
Latin America
b)
East Asia
c)
Africa
d)
the Middle East
102.
Who won the Election of 1824 thanks to the 12th Amendment?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
William Crawford
d)
Henry Clay
103.
What revolt caused the death of 55 people & led to strict slave codes in the South?
a)
John Brown's Raid
b)
Nat Turner's Rebellion
c)
Virginia Massacre
d)
Nullification Crisis
104.
What major depression caused by speculation in the west led to Martin Van Buren's defeat?
a)
Panic of 1837
b)
Panic of 1893
c)
Panic of 1873
d)
Panic of 1816
105.
What 19th Century attitude held that the U.S. should spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
American Exceptionalism
c)
Laissez-Faire
d)
Populism
106.
What document was written at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 & started the suffrage movement?
a)
Declaration of the Rights of Man
b)
Declaration of Sentiments
c)
Declaration of Independence of Women
d)
Suffrage Declaration
107.
What movement led to reform movements, including abolition & women's suffrage?
a)
2nd Great Awakening
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
1st Great Awakening
d)
the Enlightenment
108.
Connects the Hudson River to the Great Lakes; led to development of NY & connected Mid-West
a)
Erie Canal
b)
Hudson Canal
c)
Chesapeake Canal
d)
New York Canal
109.
Devotion to the interests of one region over the interests of the country as a whole
a)
sectionalism
b)
nationalism
c)
urbanization
d)
nativism
110.
Known for wilderness landscapes of New York & New England
a)
Hudson River School
b)
Ashcan School
c)
Transcendentalists
d)
Romanticism
111.
Intellectual movement; they believed in the importance of nature over materialism; writers
a)
Transcendentalism
b)
Individualism
c)
the Shakers
d)
New Harmony
112.

Henry Clay's proposed "American System" provided

a)

high protective tariffs and federal spending for internal improvements

b)

federal subsidies for American shipping and manufacturing

c)

a national system of railroads

d)

new amendments to the Constitution to strengthen the federal government in relation to the states

113.

"On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" an essay that later influenced both Mahatma Gandhi and MLK was written by

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorn

c)

Walt Whitman

d)

Henry David Thoreau

114.

Two major sources of European immigrants to America in the 1840's and 1850's were

a)

France and Italy

b)

Germany and France

c)

Germany and Ireland

d)

Ireland and Norway

115.

The most ominous domestic consequence of the Mexican War was

a)

the decline of the Democratic party

b)

a sharp revival of the issue of slavery

c)

a large influx of Hispanic immigrants into the southern United States

d)

a significant increase in taxes to pay the costs of the war

116.

The painting above is an mural of John Brown was commissioned in 1970 and currently hangs in the Kansas State Legislature. It is called Tragic Prelude. Which of the following BEST represents the artists opinion?

a)

The artist believes that John Brown was the the leading cause of the Civil War.

b)

The artist believes that Kansas is a terrible place to live.

c)

The artist believes that the events at Bleeding Kansas hinted at the events to come.

d)

The artist supports John Brown's attempt to arm slaves at Harper's Ferry.

117.

All of the following developments would provide evidence to support the cartoonists' opinion EXCEPT

a)

The Compromise of 1850

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Wilmot Proviso

d)

The Dred Scott Decision

118.

This painting is called The Last Moments of John Brown, painted in 1884. How does this painting compare to the previous John Brown painting Tragic Prelude?

a)

John Brown is clearly represented as a hero.

b)

John Brown is clearly demonstrated to be a villain.

c)

John Brown is clearly demonstrated to have earned his punishment.

d)

John Brown is clearly represented as a martyr.

119.

Which of the following MOST likely contributed to the actions of John Brown at Harper's Ferry?

a)

The Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854

b)

The Missouri Compromise, 1850

c)

The Fugitive Slave Act, 1850

d)

The Sumner-Brooks Affair

120.

Which of the following was under the guise of Manifest Destiny by 1850?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Texas annexation

c)

Nebraska enters as a free state

d)

Florida aquistion

121.
What gov't agency was established to provide assistance to former slaves & poor whites?
a)
Freedmen's Bureau
b)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
c)
Bureau of Land Managment
d)
National Park Service
122.
Which amendment abolished slavery & involuntary servitude?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
12th
123.
What prevented the gov't from denying rights to all citizens born or naturalized in the U.S.?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
124.
What says no one can be prevented from voting on race, color, or previous servitude?
a)
11th
b)
12th
c)
13th
d)
15th
125.
What faction of the Republican Party demanded harsh punishment of the South & rights for blacks?
a)
Radicals
b)
Moderates
c)
Liberals
d)
Conservatives
126.
Poll taxes & ____ prevented African Americans from voting.
a)
literacy tests
b)
Jim Crow laws
c)
black codes
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
127.
The Compromise of 1877 gave Rutherford B. Hayes the election in return for what?
a)
end of Reconstruction
b)
southern states ratifying the 15th Amendment
c)
troops remain in the South
d)
passage of the Jim Crow Laws
128.
The KKK used violence & intimidation to prevent African Americans from doing what?
a)
voting
b)
applying for jobs
c)
living in urban areas
d)
owning land
129.
This plan required 10% of Southern voters to take an oath of allegiance to the Union.
a)
Lincoln's 10% Plan
b)
Johnson's Plan
c)
Radical Reconstruction
d)
Redeemer's Reconstruction
130.
Southern laws that restricted the freedom of blacks & forced them into low wage labor.
a)
black codes
b)
Reconstruction Act of 1867
c)
Enforcement Acts
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1875
131.
System of work for freedmen that traded 50% of grown crops for the use of a house & land
a)
sharecropping
b)
40 acres & a mule
c)
tenant farming
d)
pastoralism
132.
Northerner who when to the South for economic gain
a)
carpetbagger
b)
scalawag
c)
freedman
d)
tenant farmer
133.
Southern white Republicans
a)
scalawags
b)
carpetbaggers
c)
redeemers
d)
radicals
134.
Civil Rights activist that demanded immediate equality for African-Americans; Founder of the NAACP
a)
W.E.B. duBois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
Mary Church Terrell
135.
Established the Tuskegee Institute; pushed for the education of blacks & economic independence to gain equality
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. duBois
c)
Homer Plessy
d)
Fannie Smith
136.
The Confederate States of America was formed after this state seceded from the Union.
a)
North Carolina
b)
Virginia
c)
South Carolina
d)
Georgia
137.
This legislation freed most but not ALL slaves.
a)
13th  Amendment
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Wade - Davis Bill
138.
An outbreak of violence in the midwest, due to right of a state to slavery, was known as
a)
Broken Kansas
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
The Wilmot Proviso
d)
Kansa/Nebraska War
139.
this mission, set in Texas, was the site of a massacre by troops of Mexican leader Santa Ana, that would lead to Texas independence
a)
Rio Grande
b)
San Jacinto
c)
the Alamo
d)
Austin mission
140.
abolitionist John Brown led a failed raid on the federal arsenal at
a)
Manassas, Virginia
b)
Antietam
c)
Harper's Ferry
d)
Gettysburg
141.
This legislation anticipated a large land grant from Mexico, so it forbid slavery in new territories.  It did not pass Congress though
a)
Wilmot Proviso
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Reconstruction Act
142.
a slave that was free, could still be rounded up and returned to his former owner under these rules
a)
fugitive slave laws
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Dred Scott case
143.
Henry Clay proposed this legislation
a)
Compromise of 1877
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Wilmot Proviso
144.
By 1860, hundreds of thousands of settlers reached their westward goal using this route
a)
Chisholm Trail
b)
Oregon Trail
c)
Sante Fe Trail
d)
Tuscawilla Trail
145.
the idea that people should decide for themselves if their state would support slavery or not, within their borders
a)
sharecropping
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
states rights
d)
indenture
146.
This term was given to those seeking gold fortunes in California
a)
Empresarios
b)
Tejanos
c)
49ers
d)
Okies
147.
This case saw a freed slave fight for his freedom in the north, versus being returned to slavery
a)
Plessey v Ferguson
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Dred Scott case
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
148.
encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land if they paid a small fee and stayed on the land for 5 years
a)
Morill Land Grant Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Oregon Settlement Act
d)
Manifest Destiny
149.
Which battle was fought in the North?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Petersburg
d)
Shiloh
150.
Which battle is considered the turning point and doomed the Southern Cause?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Shiloh
d)
Fredericksburg
151.
The slogan “Manifest Destiny” referred to the conviction of Americans in the 1840s that the United States had a(n)
a)
God-Given right to exist as a nation.
b)
opportunity to replace greed with benevolence
c)
obligation to spread across the continent.
d)
mission to free slaves.
152.
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
California would enter the Union as a free state.
b)
The slave trade would be abolished in Washington, D.C.
c)
The territories of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada would be created.
d)
A tougher fugitive slave law would be enacted.
153.
The South relied on which cash crop for almost all of its economic production?
a)
wheat
b)
corn
c)
cotton
d)
marijuana
154.
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
155.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War. 
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws

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