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EOC Review #2 US History

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statements is MOST true about many African Americans during World War I?

a)

they protested discrimination in the US Army

b)

they let the rural South for jobs in the North

c)

they purchased large numbers of farms in the Midwest

d)

they left the United States for Liberia

2.

What was added to the Constitution in order to ensure its ratification?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Political parties

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Right of foreign intervention

3.

The Federalist Papers were written to encourage

a)

the adoption of the Bill of Rights

b)

the ratification of the Constitution

c)

delegates in Philadelphia to write a new constitution

d)

to get states to vote against the Constitution

4.

The primary cause of the first Gulf War (1990-1991) was

a)

the Iraqi army's sudden invasion of Kuwait

b)

Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction

c)

repeated attacks by the Iraqi navy on civilian targets within Israel

d)

Iraq's testing of nuclear device as part of a test of its weapons program

5.

Which of these would have been MOST likely to be a significant part of the Middle colonies' economy in 17th century North America?

a)

Sugar

b)

Shipbuilding

c)

Silver Mining

d)

Indigo Plantations

6.

Which of the following Constitutional Amendments MOST directly addressed the issues of limiting the authority of the federal government?

a)

Amendment 7- Trial by Jury in Civil Cases

b)

Amendment 10- Powers of the States & People

c)

Amendment 14- Civil Rights

d)

Amendment 21- Repeal Prohibition

7.

President Jimmy Carter offered amnesty in 1977 for

a)

"white-collar" business criminals

b)

people who committed war crimes in the Vietnam War

c)

draft evaders during the Vietnam War

d)

those who were responsible for the Three Mile Island accient

8.
What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?
a)
Segregation in public schools became illegal
b)
African-Americans began playing profession sports
c)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus
d)
MLK led a March on Washington
9.
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
It gave African-American women the right to vote
b)
It made literacy tests to vote illegal
c)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
d)
It allowed all African-Americans to vote
10.

What effects did the Civil War have on women and African Americans?

a)

Their situation got worse

b)

Their opportunities expanded

c)

They helped the Confederacy win

d)

Their rights were taken away

11.

What advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy?

a)

Better Generals

b)

Stronger allies

c)

Natives were on their side

d)

More people, more factories and food, more railroads

12.

How did Lincoln abolish slavery in ALL states?

a)

He ordered them free

b)

Congress passed the 13th Amendment

c)

He used the Declaration of Independence. "All Men are Created Equal"

d)

He did nothing

13.

How did the Union hope to damage Confederate trade and transportation during the Civil War?

a)

By patrolling rivers and the Gulf of Mexico

b)

By attacking railroads

c)

By blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi River

d)

By taking over Southern farms and factories

14.

Why was the surrender at Vicksburg crucial to the success of the Union campaign in the West?

a)

It allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River

b)

It allowed the Union to surround the Capital city

c)

It allowed the Union to Blockade important railroads

d)

It allowed the Union to occupy new territories

15.

The Republican party was established on the belief of

a)

Destroying the South

b)

Helping slavery spread

c)

Opposing slavery

d)

Going to war

16.

This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had no rights.

a)
Dred Scott v Sandford
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Worcester v Georgia
17.
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
a)
Underground Railroaders 
b)
Suffragists
c)
Bushwackers
d)
Abolitionists
18.

Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Siege of Vickburg

c)

Appomattox Courthouse

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

19.

At which fort did the first hostilities of the Civil War take place?

a)

Fort Wagner

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Fort Hood

d)

For Warren

20.

Economic policies of Ronald Reagan, consisted of budget cuts, tax cuts, and

a)

Increased spending on social programs

b)

Increased spending on the environmental programs

c)

Increased defense spending

d)

Decreased defense spending

21.

The Reagan era policy of cutting taxes for businesses or top earners is also known as

a)

Supply-side economics

b)

Supply and demand economics

c)

Demand-side economics

d)

Tax-cut economics

22.

What is the Nixon policy of Détente?

a)

Easing Cold War tensions

b)

Increasing nuclear arms

c)

Nixon’s plan to end Vietnam

d)

Civil Rights Policy

23.

The Iran-Contra Scandal involved the sale of arms to Iran and funded the Contras in which country?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Guatemala

d)

Costa Rica

24.

From 1690 to 1760, Parliament and the king of England allowed colonists in America to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters. Historians have described this practice as “salutary neglect.”


Which of the following happened as a direct result of this policy?

a)

The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government.

b)

Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies.

c)

The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense.

d)

Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries.

25.

What was the primary mission of the Lewis & Clark Expedition?

a)

Remove Native Americans from Louisiana

b)

Explore and map the Louisiana Purchase

c)

Find a route to the Pacific Ocean

d)

Capture Spanish territory in California

26.
During the 1790s, the primary goal of United States foreign policy was to
a)
preserve the nation’s neutrality during European conflicts
b)
increase the nation’s trade with Asia
c)
expand westward by signing new military alliances
d)
make the nation into a major colonial power
27.
Alexander Hamilton's argument that the government has the power to create a National Bank is based on which part of the Constitution?
a)
the Preamble
b)
the elastic clause
c)
guarantees to the States
d)
the Bill of Rights
28.
The significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison is that the decision
a)
advanced civil rights for minorities
b)
upheld the constitutionality of a national bank
c)
limited Presidential control of foreign policy
d)
established the power of judicial review
29.

Under the Great Compromise, how are the number of representative per state calculated?

a)

Every state gets one representative.

b)

The size of the state's land area determines the number.

c)

The size of the state's population determines the number.

30.

What is federalism?

a)

It is the sharing of power between the federal, state and local governments.

b)

It is the separation of powers between the three branches.

c)

It is a way for each branch to check the power of the other branches.

d)

It is declaring a law unconstitutional.

31.

If the President vetoes a bill passed by Congress, this would be an example of what?

a)

A republic

b)

Checks and balances

c)

federalism

d)

limited government

32.

Which court case established judicial review?

a)

McCullough v. Maryland

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Plessey v. Ferguson

33.

Why were some people upset about the Alien and Sedition Acts?

a)

They thought it treated immigrants unfairly.

b)

They were strict constructionists.

c)

They thought they violated the first amendment.

d)

They thought they would pull us into a war.

34.

What did the Monroe Doctrine do?

a)

It increased the number of years someone had to live in the US to be a citizen.

b)

It ended mercantilism.

c)

It warned Mexico to stay out of Texas.

d)

It warned European countries like Spain to stay out of the Americas.

35.

Which of the following would be associated with Manifest Destiny?

a)

sectionalism

b)

acquiring land from the Mexican War

c)

seccession

d)

interstate and intrastate trade

36.

What did the Compromise of 1877 do?

a)

It granted voting rights to black males.

b)

It ended Reconstruction by removing the military from the South.

c)

It said separate but equal is okay.

d)

It vetoed the Freedman's Bureau.

37.

If you believe in Social Darwinism would agree with which of the following?

a)

The government should be involved in the economy.

b)

Big businesses should be regulated.

c)

Laissez faire is the way to go; social issues like poverty are part of nature.

38.

Americans who migrated to the Sun Belt were moving to a region with

a)

cool weather and developing cities.

b)

warm weather and economic growth.

c)

developing cities and low immigration rates.

d)

affordable homes and low immigration rates.

39.

Jacob Riis was most known for his late 19th century work in exposing the horrid living conditions

a)

on the Great Plains

b)

on Indian Reservations

c)

on southern plantations

d)

in urban slums and ghettos

40.

The phrase in the Declaration of Independence stating "that governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" illustrates the principle of

a)

Federalism

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Equality before the law

d)

Social Contract Theory

41.

A company that relocates to the area of California known as "Silicon Valley" would be MOST likely to be involved in which business?

a)

Aerospace

b)

Automotive

c)

Computers

d)

Farming

42.

The "Dust Bowl" was an ecological situation associated with

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

the Cold War

d)

the Great Depression

43.

Which of these was a goal of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

to prevent southern states from seceding from the Union

b)

to restrict European interference in the Western Hemisphere

c)

to relocate Native American peoples west of the Mississippi

d)

to resolve anti-Federalist concerns over the power of the federal government

44.

How did the Watergate scandal of the 1970s impact the United States?

a)

Public trust in the honesty of the U.S. federal government declined

b)

Political tensions between China and the US increased

c)

Federal oversight of the US weapon sales to foreign nations expanded

d)

Congressional support for US involvement in the Middle East peace talks decreased

45.

Which action by the federal government was one cause of the Great Depression? 

a)

Failing to decrease the reserve requirement 

b)

Refusing to regulate the stock market 

c)

Abolishing the use of the gold standard 

d)

Eliminating tariffs on foreign trade 

46.

Which reason correctly replaces the question mark on this list? 

a)

Decrease in interest rates 

b)

Failure of banks 

c)

Outsourcing of manufacturing jobs 

d)

Outbreak of a global war 

47.

Which statement best describes how investment in the stock market during the mid-to-late 1920s contributed to the Great Depression? 

a)

People were unable to repay the loans used to purchase stocks. 

b)

Government taxes on stock transactions made it difficult to repay investors. 

c)

Financial institutions were not required to report earnings to stock investors. 

d)

Foreign countries were not required to immediately pay stockholder earnings. 

48.

How did the Great Depression affect American society? 

a)

The price of agricultural goods decreased, causing an increase in demand for farm labor. 

b)

Manufacturing wages increased, causing businesses to concede to labor union demands. 

c)

Demand for luxury goods increased, causing overproduction in manufacturing. 

d)

Businesses were forced to close, causing widespread unemployment. 

49.

Which phrase correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram? 

a)

Increase in minimum wage 

b)

Growth of immigration 

c)

Increase in unemployment 

d)

Growth in consumer spending 

50.

How did this response to the Great Depression differ from the ideas of Franklin D. Roosevelt? 

a)

Hoover wanted to implement social welfare programs to provide for the poor. 

b)

Roosevelt wanted private charities to take responsibility for relief efforts. 

c)

Hoover wanted to limit the role of the federal government in managing the crisis. 

d)

Roosevelt wanted state governments to regulate private business activity. 

51.

Which of the following contributed most to the situation described in this excerpt? 

a)

The rise of corporate monopolies 

b)

Strict banking regulations and high income tax rates 

c)

The influx of immigrants into urban areas 

d)

High unemployment and widespread home foreclosures 

52.

The goals of these New Deal agencies support the conclusion that the New Deal — 

a)

gave the federal government a larger role in the day-to-day welfare of its citizens 

b)

forced citizens to participate in federal programs 

c)

gave preference to state-run agencies over federally run agencies 

d)

forced the federal government to adopt isolationist foreign policies 

53.

The term "Great Society" came to represent

a)

the glamorous image fo the Kennedy Administration

b)

the antion's anti-communist agenda

c)

Michael Harrington's affluent society

d)

the domestic programs of the Johnson Administration

54.

Which of the following factors contributed to the victory of John F. Kennedy in the 1960 Presidential election?

a)

He was a self made man

b)

he had a strong southern support

c)

He represented a spirit of hope and change

d)

He promised to eliminate poverty

55.
Names of the Great Society Programs that provide health insurance to the elderly and covers low income people with medical needs?
a)
HUD and CPB
b)
VISTA and Job Corps
c)
NEA and SeniorCare
d)
Medicare and Medicaid
56.

Which Supreme Court ruling applied the principles developed in Weeks v. U.S. to trials in state courts?

a)

Illinois v. Gates.

b)

Horton v. California.

c)

Mapp v. Ohio.

d)

U.S. v. Leon.

57.

Which of the following cases is not concerned or involved issues with the exclusionary rule?

a)

Weeks v. U.S.

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Mapp v. Ohio.

d)

Terry v. Ohio

58.

The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Amendments

c)

Black Codes

d)

Constitution

59.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
60.

The written plan of government for the United States of America

a)

democracy

b)

Constitution

c)

monarchy

d)

Bill of Rights

61.

The branch of government that suggests laws and carries out the laws made by Congress. Its leader is the president.

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

62.

The branch of government that makes laws for the country. It is made up of the Congress.

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

63.
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
to create a bill of rights
b)
to make changes to the Articles of Confederation
c)
 to declare independence from Great Britain
d)
 to create an entirely new governing document for the new nation
64.
How does the system of Checks and Balance protect people?
a)
it keeps any of the branches from over powering the other so as not to destroy the rights of people
b)
it keeps any of the branches from fighting so the people are safe
c)
it keeps one branch in power and destroys the rights of people
d)
it keeps all branches in power so as to destroy the rights of  people
65.
Which president was also called the Father of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
James Madison
66.
Which compromise concerned the issue of how to count slaves for representation and taxation?
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The Commerce Compromise
c)
The 3/5 Compromise
d)
The Connecticut Compromise
67.
The Amendment that gave women the right to vote
a)
1st
b)
10th
c)
19th
d)
21st
68.

Which title best describes the message of this cartoon?

a)

"Neutrality is the Best Policy"

b)

"Isolationism: Our Old Ally"

c)

"Temptations of the Imperialist Menu"

d)

"The Dangers of Overeating"

69.

Based on the map, which region of the United States demonstrated the most support for complete voting rights for women before 1919?

a)

New England

b)

West

c)

South

d)

Midwest

70.

Which of the following BEST describes the concept of the American "melting pot"?

a)
b)
71.

In U.S. politics, a party organization, headed by a single boss or small autocratic group, that commands enough votes to maintain political and administrative control of a city, county, or state"

a)

Organic Machine

b)

Mechanical Machine

c)

Manifest Machine

d)

Political Machine

72.

Which of the following political cartoons is MOST associated with the Emergency Quota Act of 1921?

a)
b)
73.

Which famous African American civil rights leader believed equality can be achieved through vocational education?

a)

Du Bois W. E. B.

b)

W. E. B. Du Bois

c)

Booker T Dubois

d)

Booker T. Washington

74.

Which famous African American civil rights leader believed equality can be achieved through forcing the government to actively fight for equal rights?

a)

Du Bois W. E. B.

b)

W. E. B. Du Bois

c)

Booker T Dubois

d)

Booker T. Washington

75.

A name for the late 180s, described the tremendous increase in wealth caused by the industrial age. Underneath this unevenly distribution of wealth were many social problems such as: high poverty rate, high crime rate and corruption in the government.

a)

The Gilded Age

b)

The Manifest Age

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Antebellum

76.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
 Monroe Doctrine 
c)
 Great Awakening 
d)
Louisiana Purchase
77.
Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Mexico
78.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They all brought about a war with Spain.
b)
They all increased the territory of the United States.
c)
They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States.
d)
They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico. 
79.
What territorial acquisition doubled the size of the United States?
a)
Florida Cession
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Oregon Treaty
80.
What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Civilization Act 
c)
Manifest Destiny Act
d)
Indian Territory Act
81.
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
82.
What caused the huge population expansion in California between 1848 and  1852
a)
Gold was  found 
b)
Fresh water was found
c)
War with Native-Americans 
d)
farmers moved there to grow their crops 
83.

Which foreign policy from the early 1900s expanded the goals of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

Hepburn Act

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Square Deal

84.

The secret agreement in which Germany promised to return territory from the United States to Mexico in exchange for Mexico's assistance during World War I was the

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Schlieffen Plan

c)

Triple Alliance

d)

Zimmerman Telegram

85.

Under the Open Door Policy promoted by Secretary of State John Hay

a)

all countries would be allowed to trade with China

b)

China would be broken up into European colonies

c)

more countries would be given leaseholds in China

d)

America's sphere of influence in China would grow

86.

President Wilson's peace plan was known as the

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Sussex Pledge

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Fourteen Points

87.

President Wilson called for the creation of a "general association of nations" known as the

a)

Allies

b)

Central Powers

c)

League of Nations

d)

United Nations

88.

Why did the Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

to keep the US free from foreign entanglements

b)

to express opposition to the harsh sanctions imposed on Germany

c)

to avoid the dues for membership in the League of Nations

d)

to increase United States military forces in Europe

89.

Issued by Abraham Lincoln, it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Confederate States of America

d)

Amendments

90.

What does this picture represent?

a)

The importance of the United States as an imperial power

b)

The consequence of the U.S. joining the League of Nations and becoming involved in foreign affairs

c)

The promotion of the Open Door Policy to promote more trade within China

d)

How the United States should join the League of Nations to help promote peace

91.

Which statement best describes the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848?

a)

It provided women in the United States with a chance to organize the suffrage movement.

b)

It guaranteed women in the United States the right to vote in local and national elections.

c)

It guaranteed women in the United States the right to work full-time outside of the home.

d)

It provided women in the United States with a chance to own property and small businesses.

92.

How did the 15th Amendment support the argument for women’s suffrage?

a)

Women realized that the freed slaves had more rights than they did.

b)

Women realized that females in other countries had the right to vote.

c)

Women disagreed with the act of freeing the slaves in the South.

d)

Women decided to leave the country if their demands were not met.

93.

Which statement best describes a change in lifestyle that the Native Americans experienced after their move Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Native Americans off their tribal homelands and sent them to the West?

a)

Native Americans farmed lands in Oklahoma and raised domestic animals because they could not hunt.

b)

Native Americans joined forces with Great Plains tribes to fight against the United States.

c)

Native Americans gained the right to vote and formed U.S. states of their own.

d)

Native Americans stopped using traditional medicines in the new lands because herbs were not available.

94.

Which legislation led to conflict in western territories over the issue of slavery?

a)

the Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

the Compromise of 1850

c)

the Wilmot Proviso

d)

the Missouri Compromise

95.

How did the Missouri Compromise affect the structure of the United States government?

a)

It increased the power of the Supreme Court.

b)

It gave the Senate more power than House of Representatives.

c)

It balanced the number of free and slave states in Congress

d)

It granted Congress the power to pass the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

96.
President Teddy Roosevelt used his Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine to support the building of
a)
The Erie Canal
b)
The Southern border processing center for immigration.
c)
the Latin American Bank of the U.S.
d)
The Panama Canal
97.

The introduction of new crops from the Americas caused populations to _____________ in the Europe, Africa, and Asia.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

the stay the same

d)

none of the above

98.

Which group of people were brought to the New World as laborers to replace dying Native Americans.

a)

Serfs from Russia

b)

Enslaved people from West African

c)

Peasants from China

d)

None of the above

99.
Jamestown was the site for the FIRST representative government in the New World.  What was this government called?
a)
House of Commons
b)
House of Cheddar
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
House of Burgess
100.

The Jamestown colony was founded in

a)

1607

b)

1620

c)

2020

d)

1627