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US HISTORY EOC PREP H1-H12

Total questions: 158

Worksheet time: 3hrs 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is mercantilism?

a)

A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

b)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

c)

Wars that start over money.

d)

Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

2.

True or False:

New England was settled by Puritans seeking freedom from religious persecution in Europe

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Virginia House of Burgesses, now known as the General Assembly of Virginia was:

a)

the first government building in the nation

b)

the last capital of the confederacy

c)

the first elected assembly in the New World

4.
What were the two main jobs in the New England region?
a)
Farming and hunting
b)
Trading and clothes making
c)
rug weaving and basket weaving
d)
Fishing and Ship Building
5.
The Middle Colonies were  ethnically and religiously diverse
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The religion that was founded by William Penn was knows as __________.
a)
Protestant
b)
Baptist
c)
Catholic
d)
Quaker
7.
What colony did William Penn help found?
a)
New Jersey
b)
New York
c)
Delaware
d)
Pennsylvania
8.

Relaxed enforcement on trade laws imposed on colonies

a)

Burgesses

b)

Joint Stock Company

c)

Charter

d)

Salutary Neglect

9.

What was salutary neglect?

a)

Britain was strictly controlling the colonies

b)

Britain left the colonies to govern themselves

c)

Britain sent an army to the colonies

d)

Britain sold the colonies to France

10.

The trade pattern between the colonies, Africa, and Europe was called what?

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Navigation Acts

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Columbian Exchange

11.

Ministers of The Great Awakening preached ___________

a)

God was kind and forgiving

b)

people were not equal

c)

colonists should not be independent

d)

colonists could save themselves

12.

How did the Great Awakening change America?

a)

It brought people from all over the colonies together for the first time

b)

It led to people denying God and leading secular lives

c)

It spread abolitionism throughout the land and led to the end of slavery

d)

It brought French rule to America

13.

The Great Awakening was a __________ movement.

a)

political

b)

scientific

c)

religious

d)

artistic

14.
When slaves were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?
a)
the American Passage
b)
the Middle Passage
c)
the Lower Passage
d)
the African Passage
15.

How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?

a)

The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves

b)

The slaves were well fed and clothed

c)

The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves

d)

All of the above

16.
In 1619, only __________ were considered citizens and could elect burgesses. 
a)
men and women
b)
adult white men
c)
male slaves
d)
First Americans
17.
The House of Burgesses gave the colonists in Virginia the opportunity to control _______________
a)
their own government
b)
the First Americans
c)
the Royal Governor
d)
the King of England
18.

Which statement describes the Gullah language?

a)

It was the language spoken by the slaves when they lived in Africa.

b)

It was the language spoken by Native American tribes in SC.

c)

It was a mixture of many different languages brought to America by African slaves.

d)

It was a combination of English and Spanish and was spoken by plantation owners.

19.

The 1763 Treaty of Paris concluded a conflict between which two colonial powers?


SSUSH3

a)

England and Spain

b)

France and England

c)

Spain and Portugal

d)

Portugal and France

20.

Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America.


SSUSH3

a)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

b)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

U.S. Constitution

21.

Stated that no colonists could settle in lands to the west of the Appalachian mountains-- made the colonists very upset.


SSUSH3

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Quartering Act

22.

A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution


SSUSH3

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Daughters of Liberty

c)

Stamp Act Congress

d)

Committees of Correspondence

23.

A series of laws to punish colonist actions at the Boston Tea Party


SSUSH3

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Sugar Act

24.

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence


SSUSH3

a)

British

b)

Loyalists

c)

Patriots

d)

Colonists

25.

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that identified colonial grievances against the king and galvanized support for independence


SSUSH4

a)

Common Sense

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Bill of Rights

26.

Treaty Between England and the Colonies , formally ended the American Revolutionary War


SSUSH4

a)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

b)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Declaration of Independence

27.

Last major battle of the American Revolution that forced the British to surrender


SSUSH4

a)

Battle of Charleston

b)

Battle of Cowpens

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Saratoga

28.

Who was the commander in chief during the American Revolution and the 1st President of the United States?


SSUSH4

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Samuel Adams

29.

American intellectual, inventor, and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.


SSUSH4

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

30.

Law that taxed printed goods, including: Dice, playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.


SSUSH3

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Tea Act

31.

A refusal to buy or use goods and services to show your displeasure


SSUSH4

a)

Boycott

b)

Petition

c)

Taxation

d)

Sons of Liberty

32.

Identify the law passed by parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell its tea directly to the colonies without Tax, while taxing colonial tea merchants.


SSUSH4

a)

Tea Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Stamp Act

33.

Protest against tea tax in which Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into The Boston harbor


SSUSH3

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Battle of Lexington

d)

Battle of Concord

34.

A movement that emphasized science, self determination and reason


SSUSH3

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

American Revolution

d)

Great Awakening

35.

This is where delegates appointed George Washington Commander of the Continental Army and wrote the Declaration of Independence.


SSUSH4

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Second Continental Congress

c)

Committees of Correspondence

d)

Committee of Five

36.

Author of Common Sense


SSUSH3

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

37.

Wrote the Declaration of Independence


SSUSH4

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Locke

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

38.

This document would sever ties with colonies and England, ultimately leading to the American Revolution.


SSUSH4

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

39.

Basic rights of the people that may not be taken away


SSUSH4

a)

Civil Rights

b)

Human Rights

c)

Unalienable Rights

d)

Bill of Rights

40.

Continental Army victory over British troops considered the turning point of the American Revolution.


SSUSH4

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Battle of Bunker's Hill

d)

Battle of Yorktown

41.

Why were the committees of correspondence important?


SSUSH4

a)

They presented an alternative to violent resistance to the laws so that colonists could claim the moral advantage in their disputes with Britain

b)

They allowed colonial loyalist to communicate with each other quickly in order to avert crises following the passage of new laws

c)

They controlled the newspapers and therefore how acts of resistance and the British response to such acts were reported to the public

d)

They unified colonists who were dissatisfied with the political situation into more effective groups of resistance

42.

What was the MOST significant contribution of the Marquis de Lafayette during the American Revolution?

a)

He identified Benedict Arnold as a traitor

b)

He was the most important general during the war

c)

He was a great writer

d)

He gained military and naval support from France at the battle of Yorktown

43.

When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence he was using the ideas of which of the following?


SSUSH4

a)

Enlightenment philosophers like John Locke

b)

King George

c)

Louis XIV

d)

George Washington

44.

Which strong feature of the Articles of Confederation created a method for territories to become states?


SSUSH5a

a)

The ability to sign peace treaties

b)

Shays' Rebellion

c)

Northwest Ordinance

d)

60,000 Ordinance

45.

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?


SSUSH5b

a)

The States

b)

The National Government

c)

The Continental Congress

d)

The Legislative Branch

46.

Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?


SSUSH5b

a)

Congress couldn't collect taxes

b)

Weak central government

c)

Provided for no common currency

d)

All of the these

47.

The uprising of Massachusetts farmers who did not want to lose their farms to pay for heavy state taxes after the American Revolution was known as


SSUSH5b

a)

Shays Rebellion

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

The Civil Rights Movement

d)

The Constitutional Convention

48.

Ultimately, the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the adoption of:


SSUSH5c

a)

The Treaty of Paris

b)

The Affordable Care Act

c)

The U.S. Constitution

d)

The Declaration of Independence

49.

Which statement best reflects the views of an Anti-Federalist?


SSUSH5d

a)

“I demand a new constitution”

b)

“I support ratification”

c)

“I fear a strong government”

d)

a. “I oppose a bill of rights”

50.

At the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey plan proposed:


SSUSH5c

a)

a two-house legislature

b)

a court system

c)

one vote for each state

d)

a chief executive chosen by the legislature.

51.

The Great Compromise solved the problem of both big and small states wanting representation.


SSUSH5c

a)

True

b)

False

52.

The Three-Fifths Compromise help settle the debate over whether to count slaves in the population or not.


SSUSH5c

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Federalist SUPPORT a strong, national government and creating a new constitution.


SSUSH5d

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Anti-federalists wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to help protect...


SSUSH5d and SSUSH5e

a)

Individual Rights

b)

State Rights

c)

Slavery

d)

The Articles of Confederation

55.

The Federalists papers were written to persuade people to support the new constitution.


SSUSH5d

a)

True

b)

False

56.
The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
57.

The Articles of Confederation was successful in managing new lands with laws such as (there are multiple correct answers)


SSUSH5a

a)

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

b)

Land Ordinance of 1785

c)

Proclamation Line of 1763

d)

Western lands Ordinance

58.

How did Federalists and Anti-Federalists "compromise" to ratify (approve) the U.S. Constitution?

a)

they added the Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments)

b)

ensured due process of law

c)

they outlawed cruel and unusual punishment

d)

the Federalists threatened the Anti-Federalists with war

59.

A major principle of US foreign policy know as _______ first espoused in the famous farewell address by George Washington

a)

Emancipation

b)

Belligerence

c)

Interposition

d)

Neutrality

60.

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803

a)

was a major cause of the Spanish-American War

b)

resulted in increase conflict between the US and France

c)

resulted in the removal of all British military forces from North America

d)

Almost doubled the area of the US and gave it control of the Mississippi River

61.

Which of these was a precedent set by the first President of the United States, George Washington

a)

the popular election of the President

b)

the tradition of only serving two terms

c)

naming the nine Justices to the Supreme Court

d)

addressing the Chief Executive as a "Your Highness"

62.

The cartoon refers to the Monroe Doctrine issued in 1823. The Monroe Doctrine was intended to prevent European expansion in

a)

China

b)

North Africa

c)

South America

d)

Southeast Asia

63.

During George Washington's presidency, which was the major reason for conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton?

a)

Washington's decision not to get involved in the revolution in France

b)

the distribution of power between the judicial branch and the legislative branch

c)

Hamilton's objection to Jefferson's strict interpretation of the Constitution

d)

the US government's decision to remain neutral in the war between France and Britain

64.

The War of 1812 resulted in

a)

Great Britain gaining control of Canada

b)

the United States gaining control of Spain

c)

the United States maintaining its previous strength

d)

Great Britain agreeing to end the practice of impressment

65.

The main idea behind the settling of western lands by Americans in the early-1800s was known as

a)

Women Suffrage

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

the Industrial Age

d)

the Abolition Movement

66.

According to Washington's Farewell Address, which of these BEST explains Washington's view on religion?

a)

Religion would soon lose popularity among the American people

b)

Religion should become the backbone of the America government

c)

Religion causes people to behave badly and could hurt the country

d)

Religion plays a large role in the United States success

67.

"It is emphatically the duty if the Judicial Department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases must, of necessity expound and interpret the rule. If two laws conflict with each other, the Court must decide on the operation if each

-John Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

a)

making laws

b)

judicial review

c)

veto any laws of Congress

d)

issuing writs of mandamus in all cases

68.

The Election of 1800 was significant because it

a)

played a major role in America's acquisition of the Louisiana Territory

b)

was the first peaceful transition of political power between opposing parties in US history

c)

gave the Federalist control of the executive and legislative branches

d)

marked the beginning of the era known as "Jacksonian Democracy"

69.

Why was Monroe's presidency known as the "Era of Good Feelings"?

a)

Slavery had begun to decrease which led to more national unity

b)

There was more national unity due to the end of the War of 1812

c)

The Federalist party came to a compromise with the Democratic-Republican party

d)

The Homestead Act was passed which led to widespread expansion and land ownership

70.

When studying the Constitution and early United States History, the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 can be viewed as a violation of which of these

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Fifth Amendment

d)

First Amendment

71.

Which of these was an economic result of the War of 1812

a)

the end of the "Era of Good Feelings"

b)

the beginning of the "Market Revolution"

c)

the end of using steam to transport goods

d)

the beginning of long-distance trade with Europe

72.

Whose on-field leadership is responsible for the success of the United States in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812

a)

Jacob Brown

b)

James Madison

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

William Henry Harrison

73.

Which aspect of governance is at the heart of the Monroe Doctrine ?

a)

Federalism

b)

Foreign Policy

c)

Domestic Policy

d)

Monetary Policy

74.

THe Nullification Crisis concerned...

a)

Whether the President had the power to assasinate people

b)

Whether States could cancel out federal laws they didnt like

c)

Alliances with foreign powers

d)

Slavery

75.

Which is not an example of infrastructure?

a)

Roads

b)

Canals

c)

Railroads

d)

Farms

76.

Which if these were not a part of Henry Clay's "American System"

a)

Ending slavery

b)

Government investment in infrastructure

c)

National bank and national currency

d)

Tariffs to protect American products

77.

Which of these people were abolitionists?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Frederick Douglas

c)

Henry Clay

d)

John C Calhoun

78.

Nat Turner led a...

a)

Movement for public schools

b)

Political party

c)

Slave rebellion that killed 60 people

d)

Movement to allow Native Americans to vote

79.

How did Andrew Jackson appoint members to his administration?

a)

Spoils system

b)

professional knowledge of its members

c)

members of the federalist party and the whigs

d)

those who supported slavery only

80.

The major social reform movement for the 1840's and 1850's was known as .......

a)

1st Great Awakening

b)

2nd Great Awakening

c)

War of 1812

d)

Manifest Destiny

81.

The Liberator was the name of newpaper published by William Loyd Garrison. Which social issue did the paper focus on?

a)

Suffrage

b)

Prohibition

c)

Slavery

d)

Immigration

82.

Horace Mann is associated with which reform movement?

a)

Education reform

b)

Prison reform

c)

Immigration reform

d)

Abolition

83.

During the age of Jackson the term "Jacksonian Democracy" emphasized

a)

decreasing the power of the executive branch

b)

preserving tribal land

c)

increasing voting rights in the United States

d)

states rights

84.

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 drew national attention to

a)

Women's rights

b)

Abolition

c)

prohibition

d)

Immigration

85.

Which election is referred to as the "corrupt bargain"?

a)

1816

b)

1820

c)

1824

d)

1828

86.

Prior to the Missouri Compromise, the Tallmadge Amendment would have restricted the spread of slavery in Missouri. The amendment passed in the House of Representatives but failed in the Senate. Why?

a)

Representation in the Senate was based on population and dominated by the North, while representation in the house was more evenly divided between slave and free states.

b)

Representation in the house was based on population and dominated by the North, while representation in the Senate was more evenly divided between slave and free states.

c)

Campaigns for seats in the Senate were often funded by agricultural lobbyists, while industrialists opposed to slavery lobbied more heavily in the house.

d)

Campaigns for seats in the house were often funded by agricultural lobbyists, while industrialists opposed to slavery lobbied more heavily in the Senate.

87.

The (a)     allowed Maine to enter the union as a free state and involved the creation of a line that defined slavery and antislavery territories.

88.

Which of the following is BEST represented by the map?

a)

the Missouri Compromise of 1820

b)

the Compromise of 1850

c)

the Gadsden Purchase

d)

the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

89.

One provision of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was that Maine be admitted to the Union as a free state. What was the reason for this?

a)

to keep slavery from being legal in Northern states

b)

to keep a balance of free states and slave states

c)

to encourage Southern states to abolish slavery

d)

to create a majority of free states in Congress

90.

Which of the following became a state during the presidency of James K. Polk?

a)

California

b)

Nevada

c)

Oregon

d)

Texas

91.

Look at the map of the Oregon Country in 1840, claimed by both Great Britain and the United States.


James K. Polk won the 1844 presidential election under the Democratic Party's slogan of "All Oregon," rejecting Great Britain's border proposal of the forty-second parallel. After Polk took office, he sought a compromise border at the forty-ninth parallel, a move that was unpopular with expansionist members of his party. What slogan did expansionists use to oppose this proposal?

a)

"Forty-nine is not fine!"

b)

"Britain out of Oregon!"

c)

"Fifty-four forty or fight!"

d)

"No king on the continent!"

92.

One of James K. Polk's goals as president was to fulfill the manifest destiny of the United States. Did he achieve this goal by the end of his term?

a)

Yes, Polk expanded US territory and the country spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific by the end of his term.

b)

Yes, Polk expanded US territory to the northern coast of North America by completing the purchase of Alaska.

c)

No, Polk agreed to cede territory to Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after fighting Mexico to a stalemate.

d)

No, Polk failed to bring an end to the Mexican-American War before the end of this term and the US did not gain territory.

93.

Under which president did the United States gain the territory highlighted on the map?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

John Tyler

94.

What was one cause of the tensions that led to the Mexican-American War?

a)

the expansion of slavery into the American West

b)

the treatment of American Indians by Mexico

c)

the impressment of Mexicans into the US Navy

d)

the disputed border between Texas and Mexico

95.

What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?

a)

the Treaty of Mortefontaine

b)

the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

the Treaty of Madrid

d)

the Treaty of Paris

96.

What was the purpose of the Wilmot Proviso?

a)

to ban slavery in the Mexican Cession territory

b)

to ensure the legality of slavery in the Mexican Cession territory

c)

to ban slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory

d)

to ensure the legality of slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory

97.

Which region was acquired as a result of the Mexican Cession in 1848?

a)

Region 1

b)

Region 2

c)

Region 3

d)

Region 4

98.

Which of the following was part of the agreement known as the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Missouri would be allowed to join the United States as a slave state.

b)

Slavery would be illegal in any state north of the Mississippi River.

c)

Settlers in the New Mexico and Utah would be allowed to vote on whether slavery would be legal in the territories.

d)

New states would be admitted to the United States until there was a equal number of slave and free states.

99.

Tensions over what issue led to the Compromise of 1850?

a)

whether slaves counted toward a state's population

b)

the legality of slavery in the Mexican Cession territories

c)

whether American Indians counted toward a state's population

d)

the legality of slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territories

100.

California was admitted to the Union as a free state, the New Mexico and Utah territories were organized using popular sovereignty, the slave trade was abolished in Washington, DC, and a new and more effective fugitive slave law was enacted under which compromise?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Crittenden Compromise

d)

Compromise of 1877

101.

What was one requirement imposed by the bundle of laws known as the Compromise of 1850?

a)

The transportation of slaves across state lines required the approval of the federal government.

b)

Runaway slaves, even those in the north, were required to be returned to their owners under penalty of law.

c)

All slaveowners were required to apply for a license from the federal government and provide proof of ownership.

d)

Transactions involving the transfer of ownership of slaves required the payment of an additional fee to the federal government.

102.

Which statement about John Brown's 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, is correct?

a)

Brown defeated a combined force of state militia and federal troops.

b)

Brown secured weapons for an upcoming slave rebellion in Virginia.

c)

It caused the North and South to cooperate against abolitionist forces.

d)

It heightened tensions between the Northern and the Southern states.

103.

Which THREE statements about the Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling are correct?

a)

Free African Americans were denied US citizenship.

b)

Slaves were ruled to be property rather than citizens.

c)

The Missouri Compromise was ruled unconstitutional.

d)

Slave owners could keep their slaves even in free states.

e)

Slavery was to be outlawed in any newly formed territories.

104.

What piece of legislation was overruled as a result of the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?

a)

Wilmot Compromise

b)

Northwest Ordinance

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

105.

Which of the following pieces of legislation effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise?

a)

the Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

the Wilmot Proviso

c)

the Compromise of 1850

d)

the Northwest Ordinance

106.

Which THREE of the following were advantages that the North had over the South leading into the Civil War? Select all that apply.

a)

larger farms

b)

more factories

c)

larger population

d)

extensive railroad system

e)

more well-trained officers

107.

Though many immigrants came to the United States during the Antebellum Period, few of them settled in the South. Why?

a)

There were few available jobs in the South due to the availability of slaves.

b)

Most immigrants were opposed to slavery and wanted nothing to do with the South.

c)

The Nativist movement was strong in the South and locals treated immigrants poorly.

d)

Immigrants preferred the pastoral landscapes of the North to the industry of the South.

108.

Which of the following statements about the impact of tariffs on the Northern and Southern economies is correct?

a)

Tariffs benefited the North but harmed the South.

b)

Tariffs harmed the North but benefited the South.

c)

Tariffs benefited both the North and the South.

d)

Tariffs harmed both the North and the South.

109.

Which statement BEST explains the importance of the information presented in the table?

a)

It shows the disparity between the Union and the Confederacy at the end of the Civil War in population, railroads, farmland, and manufacturing, indicating the problems caused by the lack of European support for the South.

b)

It shows the disparity between the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War in population, railroads, farmland, and manufacturing, indicating the great success of the blockade of Confederate ports.

c)

It shows the disparity between the Union and the Confederacy at the outset of the Civil War in population, railroads, farmland, and manufacturing, indicating the great advantage the Union would have in the war.

d)

It shows the disparity between the Union and the Confederacy at the outset of the Civil War in population, railroads, farmland, and manufacturing, indicating the slight advantage the Confederacy would have in the war.

110.

Which of the following was a primary goal of President Abraham Lincoln at the outset of the Civil War?

A

B

C

D

a)

to abolish slavery in both Union and Confederate states

b)

to restore the Confederate states to the Union

c)

to punish the Confederate states for secession

d)

to prevent slavery from spreading to western territories

111.

During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the right of habeas corpus for which MAIN reason?

a)

to conscript citizens into the Union Army

b)

to free slaves throughout the Confederacy

c)

to prevent British interference in the conflict

d)

to keep Confederate sympathizers imprisoned

112.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed

a)

all slaves in the United Slates.

b)

all slaves born in the United States.

c)

all slaves who were living in rebelling states.

d)

all slaves living in states under Union control.

113.

Read the quotation below and then answer the question that follows.

"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
— Abraham Lincoln, June 16, 1858


What meaning did Lincoln wish to convey in this quotation?

a)

Abolitionists and slavery supporters must seek a compromise.

b)


Division over the issue of slavery was a significant threat to the Union.

c)

Slavery was driving the world's powers to avoid engaging with the United States.

d)

The nation's reliance on slavery threatened its economic stability and stood in the way of progress.

114.

What is the significance of the events at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, on April 9, 1865?

a)

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring the freedom of all slaves throughout the Confederacy.

b)

Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, thus bringing an end to the Civil War.

c)

Union forces under the command of General George Meade defeated a much larger Confederate army, preventing Southern troops from invading the North.

d)

Confederate troops fired on Union soldiers camped outside the town, thus beginning the Civil War.

115.

Which statement correctly describes General William Sherman's victorious strategy in the Battle for Atlanta?

a)

With a surprise frontal attack on Confederate troops, he forced them to abandon the city.

b)

With a surprise rear attack on Confederate troops, he forced them to abandon the city.

c)

By cutting off all railroad supply lines, he forced Confederate troops to abandon the city.

d)

By burning down much of Atlanta, he forced Confederate troops to abandon the city.

116.

How did the actions of General Ulysses S. Grant during the siege of Vicksburg affect the civilian population?

a)

Grant ordered that anyone not in the military be expelled from the region.

b)

Many starved as Grant and his troops took food and supplies from area farms.

c)

Grant paid civilians in the area who were willing to house and feed his soldiers.

d)

Many died because Grant forced civilians to camp with his army discourage attacks.

117.

How did Sherman's "March to the Sea" MOST directly impact the civilian populace of the South?

a)

Thousands of civilians lost their lives as a result of Sherman's campaign.

b)

Many Southerners were forced to join the Union army as a result of Sherman's campaign.

c)

Large numbers of civilians lost property as a result of Sherman's campaign.

d)

Southerners' resolve was strengthened against the Union as a result of Sherman's campaign.

118.

What was historically significant about the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

It was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

b)

It was the first large-scale battle of the Civil War.

c)

It inspired a surge of enlistment in the Confederate Army.

d)

It allowed the Confederacy to gain control of Pennsylvania.

119.

The Confederate bombardment of which fort on April 12-13, 1861, marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

a)

Fort Pickens

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Fort McHenry

d)

Fort Donelson

120.

Which of the following geographic features made the city of Atlanta an essential target for Union forces, leading to the Battle for Atlanta in 1864?

a)

the city's location on a ridge above the Chattahoochee River

b)

the city's location in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

the city's location as a hub of railroads carrying military supplies

d)

the city's location as a hub of canals carrying military supplies

121.

Read the text. Then answer the question that follows.
 

In May of 1863, General Robert E. Lee led the Army of Northern Virginia into Union territory. His goal was to advance into the North and pressure the government there to end the war. In early July, Lee engaged his enemy with the intention of crippling the opposing army and gaining foreign recognition for the Confederacy. The battle raged for three days, and when it ended, it had claimed more casualties than any other battle of the war.


Which battle is described in the text?

a)

The Battle of Appomattox Court House, in which the Union crushed the rebellion and forced Lee's surrender.

b)

The Battle of Gettysburg, which ended Lee's aggressive ambition and drove his army back into the South.

c)

The Battle of Chancellorsville, which routed the Union forces and opened the way toward Washington, DC.

d)

The Battle of the Antietam, in which neither the Union nor Confederate forces won a decisive victory.

122.

What was a major reason the North defeated the South in the Civil War?

a)

The North was more industrialized and had better use of railroads and telegraph

b)

The South actually won the war because of its ability to fight and superior infrastructure

c)

The North had better generals and soldiers but lacked technological advancements

d)

The South actually had more people for the war and technologically advanced weapons

123.

Which of the following was NOT an action taken by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War?

a)

He signed a law freeing slaves in the Confederate states.

b)

He authorized the suspension of habeas corpus during the conflict.

c)

He ordered that any escaped slaves captured in the North be conscripted into the Union Army.

d)

He instituted a draft to supply the Union with enough soldiers to win the war against Confederacy.

124.

Which statement BEST illustrates President Abraham Lincoln's hopes and expectations following the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Lincoln was hopeful that Southern states would renounce their loyalty to the Confederacy and believed that they would quickly rejoin the Union.

b)

Lincoln was hopeful that slaves in the South would be freed and believed that many freed slaves would attempt to escape captivity and flee to the North

c)

Lincoln was hopeful that Southern states would renounce their loyalty to the Confederacy and believed that many Southerners would rebel against Confederate leaders.

d)

Lincoln was hopeful that slaves in the South would be freed and believed that freed slaves in the North would join the Union Army

125.

After the Civil War, what was the purpose of the 13th ammendment?

a)

To make it illegal to leave or secede from the union ever again

b)

To make slavery illegal, except for forms of Criminal punishemen

c)

To allow Abraham Lincoln to serve a third and fourth term as president during reconstruction

d)

To promote Women's Suffrage, Temperance, Public schools, and Manifest Destiny

126.

What was the purpose of Augusta Institute, a school founded in 1867 in the basement of Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia, which eventually became Morehouse College?

a)

to provide education for freedmen to become teachers or clergymen

b)

train politicians to lead Southern governments during Reconstruction

c)

to provide education for freedmen in agricultural and mechanical trades

d)

to train state militia and police to enforce Reconstruction laws in the South

127.

Why was the Battle of Appomattox Court House an important event in the Civil War?

a)

General Lee’s surrender showed that the Southern states had lost the Civil War.

b)

General Lee’s defeat by General Meade ended the South’s invasion of Northern territory

c)

General Grant achieved control of the Mississippi River by capturing a major fortress.

d)

General Grant defeated the Southern army that was defending the Confederate capital.

128.

Which BEST explains why Vicksburg was important in the Civil War?

a)

It was located on the Mississippi River, a crucial supply route

b)

It was on the border between the North and the South.

c)

It was the site of the war's deadliest battle

d)

. It was burned to the ground by General Sherman.

129.

The agency with the GREATEST impact on helping former slaves adjust to their new lives after the Civil War was: (SSUSH10b)

a)

The State Department

b)

The Emancipation Proclamation

c)

The Bureau of Family and Human Services

d)

The Freedman’s Bureau

130.

In their attempts to impede the implementation of the Fifteenth Amendment during and just after the Reconstruction Era, white southern politicians enacted all of the following EXCEPT

a)

poll taxes.

b)

strict ID laws

c)

literacy tests.

d)

grandfather clauses

131.

Which of the following BEST explains the growing popularity of the Ku Klux Klan throughout the South in the 1860s and 1870s?

a)

The organization capitalized on Southerners' fear of the changes that occurred after the Civil Wa

b)

The organization established the first public high schools and universities in many Southern states.

c)

. The organization built many large factories and helped the South became a major manufacturing center.

d)

The organization was the dominant political party in the South and helped influence federal policy

132.

Which of the following statements about the Compromise of 1877 is NOT correct?

a)

It brought an end to the Reconstruction Era.

b)

It removed federal troops from the former Confederate states.

c)

It provided the legal basis for racial segregation.

d)

It introduced laws that helped the South rebuild economically.

133.

How was the disputed presidential election of 1876 resolved?

a)

through the Compromise of 1877, which awarded Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency with the agreement that Hayes would end military occupation of the South

b)

through the Compromise of 1877, which awarded Samuel Tilden the presidency with the agreement that Tilden would end military occupation of the South

c)

through the Compromise of 1877, which awarded Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency with the understanding that he would support the Democratic state governments in the South

d)

through the Compromise of 1877, which awarded Samuel Tilden the presidency with the understanding that he would support the Democratic state governments in the South

134.

What industry contributed to rapid growth in the steel and oil industries?

a)

Automobile

b)

Electrical Power

c)

Coal

d)

Railroad

135.

This man controlled the steel industry during the Gilded Age

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D Rockefeller

c)

JP Morgan

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

136.

This is a term for when one company controls the majority of an industry

a)

Monopoly

b)

Merger

c)

Corporation

d)

Company

137.

This man owned Standard Oil and controlled 90% of the oil industry during the Gilded Age

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

c)

John D Rockefeller

d)

JP Morgan

138.

This business practice is when one person or a company own controlling interest in other companies but allow them maintain their own identity

a)

Trust

b)

Corporation

c)

Merger

d)

Subsidiary

139.

This person invented the phonograph, motion pictures, an electric generator.

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Nicolai Tesla

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Andrew Carnegie

140.

Where were European immigrants processed when entering the U.S.

a)

Angel Island

b)

The Statue of Liberty

c)

New York City

d)

Ellis Island

141.

Where were Asian immigrant processed when entering the U.S

a)

Angel Island

b)

The Statue of Liberty

c)

New York City

d)

Ellis Island

142.

Who was the first president of the American Federation of Labor

a)

Samuel Gompers

b)

John McCormick

c)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

d)

President Teddy Roosevelt

143.

What was an advantage of labor union?

a)

helps workers finish jobs quickly

b)

allows employers to fire workers easily

c)

makes sure that new workers are trained by older, experiences workers

d)

gives workers the collective power to bargain with their employers

144.

Who was the railroad owner who consolidated smaller railroads companies and improved railroad services?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

George Pullman

c)

George Westinghouse

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

145.

Wealthy business owners that paid low wages for long hours in unsafe working conditions in the late 19th and early 20th century were known as

a)

Tycoons

b)

The Privileged Class

c)

Robber Barons

d)

Entrepreneurs

146.

What did the Bessemer process achieve?

a)

created electric power to streetcars.

b)

allowed meat to be processed and refrigerated.

c)

more efficiently converted iron to steel.

d)

allowed telegraphs to travel faster and farther distances.

147.

What was most responsible for connecting factories on the east coast to markets on the west coast?

a)

steamboats

b)

the transcontinental railroad

c)

automobiles

d)

canals

148.

The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.

a)

Japan and Germany

b)

China and Ireland

c)

China and Germany

d)

Ireland and Japan

149.

Which development had the greatest impact of territorial growth, economic growth, industrial growth

during the years after the Civil War? (SSUSH12a)

a)

Canals

b)

Airplanes

c)

Railroads

d)

Telephones

150.

Which of the following technological advances played an important role in opening the Great Plains

in the late nineteenth century? (SSUSH12b)

a)

Advance irrigation techniques

b)

Corporate development of

drought-resistant grains

c)

Steel plows, barbed wire and the

mechanical reaper

d)

Scientific development of synthetic

pesticides

151.

He was the famous Sioux leader who fought the U.S. Army and led his people to a brief exile to

Canada before finally agreeing to settle on a reservation? (SSUSH12c)

a)

Metacom

b)

Chief Joseph

c)

Powhatan

d)

Sitting Bull

152.

How did the growth of the western population and innovations in farming and ranching impact Plains

Indians? (SSUSH12b)

a)

Native American were moved off their

land and into reservations

b)

Native Americans lead several successful

court cases that allowed them to stay on

their land

c)

Native Americans assimilated into the

western population

d)

Native Americans developed farmers

unions to protect their cattle

153.

Which battle ended the Plains Indians’ long conflict against settlers moving to the Great Plains?

(SSUSH12c)

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

King Philip’s War

c)

Bacon’s Rebellion

d)

Battle of Wounded Knee

154.

Federal land set aside for Native Americans.

a)

Ghetto

b)

Reservation

c)

Black Hills

d)

Great Plains

155.
This religious movement caused the Sioux to rise up against oppressive government laws
a)
Spirit Fox
b)
Buffalo Dance
c)
Ghost Dance
d)
Great Smoke Warriors 
156.

\cdot  Built by immigrant labor
\cdot  Connected Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California
\cdot  Reduced the time required to cross the country


What do the elements in this list describe?

a)

The Erie Canal

b)

The Missouri River

c)

The Pony Express

d)

The Transcontinental Railroad

157.
Which group lost the most from the building of the railroads?
a)
Settlers
b)
Western citizens
c)
The government
d)
Native Americans
158.
What group of immigrants arrived in large numbers on the U.S. west coast for the primary purpose of working on the Transcontinental Railroad in the 19th century?
a)
Chinese
b)
Civil War Veterans
c)
Irish
d)
Germans