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U.S. Midterm Prep C

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scott v Sanford

a)

The Supreme ruled that slaves were property which meant that Congress did not have the authority to limit slavery.

b)

The case that was solved by The Missouri Compromise

c)

The Supreme Court ruled that The Cherokees could remain on their land.

d)

The Supreme Court ruled that immigrants are citizens before they enter The U.S.

2.

Select the 3 correct statements that were part of the Compromise of 1850

a)

California was admitted as a free state.

b)

The fugitive Slave Act

c)

Popular Sovereignty (voting) would determine if Utah and New Mexico would be slave or free states.

d)

Maine would become a free state.

3.

What compromise kept a balance of slave and free states by admitting Maine as a free state?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas Nebraska Act

d)

The 3/5 Compromise

4.

Which statement about the differences between the North and South is not correct?

a)

The North had more miles of Railroad.

b)

The south grew more cotton.

c)

Most of the industrial manufacturing was found in the North

d)

The North had the best military leaders.

5.

Which statement below is true about The Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

All slaves in the Union were freed.

b)

Only slaves in states controlled by the Confederacy were freed.

c)

all slaves were freed.

d)

Lincoln used The Emancipation Proclamation to end slavery in North America.

6.

Which organization helped former slaves adjust to their new lives after The Civil War?

a)

The National Labor Relations Board

b)

The AFL

c)

The Freedman's Bureau

d)

The Hessian Mercenary Bureau

7.

The Confederate veterans who did not like the policies of Reconstruction founded what organization?

a)

The KKK

b)

The Confederacy Recovery Organization of Former Veterans of the War of 1812

c)

The Red Cross

d)

The Anti-Reconstruction League of Confederate Veterans of the Mexican War

8.

Which statement about the Compromise of 1877 is not correct?

a)

It ends reconstruction

b)

It pulls Confederate troops from their states

c)

It provided the legal foundation for racial segregation

d)

It included laws designed to help the South rebuild their economy.

9.

Whicgh statement below is correct?

a)

During Reconstruction, The South was divided up into 1 military district.

b)

The Compromise of 1877 did NOT set the legal basis for racial segregation.

c)

Lincoln is the author of the compromise of 1877.

d)

The South had far more industry and railroads than The North.

10.

Vertical integration means that you control

a)

nearby competitors

b)

the investors that want more profit

c)

the companies that supply your business.

11.

Samuel Gompers founded the

a)

Freedman's Bureau

b)

American Federation of Labor (AFL)

c)

Manifest Destiny Association

d)

Red Cross

12.

What invention meant that workers could work longer/safer hours in factories?

a)

The electric light bulb

b)

Morse Code

c)

The typewriter

d)

The Phonograph