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4/30 HW: APUSH EXAM Final Review 1

Total questions: 193

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

American Indian peoples who lived in present-day New Mexico and Arizona and built permanent multi-story adobe dwellings.

a)

Pueblo

b)

Chinook

c)

Algonquin

d)

Iroquois

2.

Spanish government's policy to give Native Americans to colonists to provide labor and to be converted to Christianity. Part of a broader Spanish effort to subdue native tribes.

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Mission System

c)

Encomienda System

d)

Asiento System

3.

The system that brought enslaved people from West Africa to the Spanish colonies.

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Mission System

c)

Encomienda System

d)

Asiento System

4.

This rebellion was an uprising of Native American pueblos that resulted in the expulsion of Spaniards from New Mexico for about a decade.

a)

Pueblo Revolt

b)

Stono Rebellion

c)

Battle of Acoma

d)

Anglo-Powhatan Wars

5.

An economic system based on government regulation that controlled colonial commerce and manufacturing for the enrichment of the mother country.

a)

Encomienda System

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Mission System

d)

Asiento System

6.

Dominican friar who supported peaceful conversion of Nation Americans, advocated for Native American rights, and opposed the harsh treatment and forced labor of Native Americans.

a)

Juan de Sepulveda

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Bartolomeo de Las Casas

d)

Junipero Serra

7.

Native American confederacy located in the Northeastern Woodlands. They lived in permanent settlements consisting of multi-family longhouses built of wood and bark. They used three-sister agriculture and hunting to support their community.

a)

Pueblo

b)

Chinook

c)

Algonquin

d)

Iroquois

8.

In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented

a)

colonial attempts to build a strong national government

b)

efforts by the British to strengthen their control over the colonies

c)

early social reform movements

d)

steps in the growth of representative democracy

9.

The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it

a)

encouraged colonial agriculture

b)

placed restrictions on trading

c)

placed limits on immigration

d)

discouraged the export of raw materials to England

10.

The Mayflower Compact of 1620 is considered an important step in the development of democracy in America because it

a)

expressed the importance of self-government

b)

established freedom of religion

c)

created the first colonial judicial system

d)

granted all males the right to vote

11.

The British benefited from their mercantilist relationship with the American colonies primarily by

a)

supporting the growth of colonial industries

b)

prohibiting colonists from fishing and fur trading

c)

taking large amounts of gold and silver from the southern colonies

d)

buying raw materials from the colonies and selling them as finished products

12.

One reason traditions of self-government developed in the American colonies before the French and Indian War was that the British

a)

sent effective leaders to govern colonial settlements

b)

required colonial representation in Parliament

c)

practiced salutary neglect in the colonies

d)

maintained a strong military presence in the colonies

13.

 

Indian groups in this region developed a nomadic lifestyle based mainly on hunting the bison.

a)

Southwest

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Great Plains

d)

Pacific Northwest

14.

This was a form of labor utilized by colonists in which Europeans would pay for passage to the New World through contract labor.

a)

Indentured Servitude

b)

Headright System

c)

Primogeniture

d)

Encomienda System

15.

A person of mixed decent (Spanish and Native American) is called a __________.

a)

Mestizo

b)

Mullato

c)

Zambo

d)

Spandian

16.

Like many colonists, Catholics came to America to escape religious persecution. in which colony did they settle and create an Act of Toleration?

a)

Maryland

b)

New Jersey

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Rhode Island

17.

The Zenger Trial was an important one because it helped to establish

a)

freedom of speech

b)

freedom of religion

c)

freedom of the press

d)

freedom of assembly

18.

What was a long term impact of the Columbian exchange?

a)

Labor Surplus

b)

Global Markets

c)

Lower Death Rate

d)

Better Health for All

19.

 

Indian groups in this region developed a permanent lifestyle based on Three Sisters farming.

a)

Southwest

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Great Plains

d)

Pacific Northwest

20.

One major difference between the English and the Spanish was

a)

the English traded with natives where the Spanish did not

b)

the English assimilated natives into their culture

c)

the English were focused on removing natives from their land

d)

the English wanted to convert natives to Christianity

21.

All of the following groups of non-English colonists migrated into the British North American colonies in large numbers throughout the eighteenth century EXCEPT

a)

Germans

b)

Irish

c)

Scots

d)

Russians

22.

Five of the thirteen states voted for ratification of the Constitution only after

a)

slavery was allowed to continue without federal interference

b)

they were assured that a Bill of Rights would be added shortly after ratification

c)

they were assured that the Supreme Court would have the power of judicial review

d)

the other states threatened to organize the government without them

23.

What do we mean by the Revolution? The war? That was no part of the Revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The Revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760 to 1775, in the course of fifteen years, before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington.”

John Adams, former president of the United States, letter to Thomas Jefferson, former president of the United States, 1815

Which of the following is the most likely reason why Adams dates the beginning of the American Revolution to the 1760s?

a)

Renewed efforts by Great Britain to consolidate imperial control over the colonies

b)

The forging of American Indian political alliances with European powers

c)

Increased involvement of colonial merchants in the Atlantic economy

d)

The expansion of the colonial population into the interior of the continent

24.

Which of the following contributed most to the American Victory in the Revolution?

a)

French military and financial assistance

b)

The failure of Loyalists to participate in military action

c)

The British failure to capture Philadelphia

d)

A major American military victory at Valley Forge

25.

The government of the Articles of Confederation was successful in resolving the problem of how to

a)

enable American citizens to trade through the port of New Orleans

b)

open British Caribbean ports to American trade

c)

provide for statehood for western territories

d)

secure sufficient funds for payment of the national debt

26.

Britain attempted to pay for the debt resulting from the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) by

a)

charging immigrants a fee to relocate to North America

b)

selling ships from its navy to colonial merchants

c)

increasing taxes on goods bought and sold in the colonies

d)

sponsoring expeditions to locate valuable resources

27.

By the time of the American Revolution, most patriots had come to believe that, in republican government, sovereignty was located in

a)

factions

b)

state governments

c)

a centralized government

d)

the people

28.

Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) in North America?

a)

Intensified competition between the French and Indians

b)

Intensified competition between France and Spain over colonies

c)

Intensified competition between Spain and Britain over colonies

d)

Intensified competition between France and Britain over colonies

29.

Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense attacked which of the following?

a)

France for its failure to support the colonial war effort

b)

Politicians who believed a small island could not effectively rule a distant continent

c)

The authors of the Declaration of Independence

d)

The king of England and the principle of monarchy

30.

Which statement is true of the United States Constitution?

a)

The Constitution’s checks and balances helped establish a stable government.

b)

The Constitution established a unicameral legislature.

c)

Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Constitution.

d)

The Constitution cannot be amended.

31.

The role of women expressed in the cult of domesticity had its roots in

a)

Progressive Era urban reform

b)

republican motherhood

c)

the early twentieth-century suffrage movement

d)

the reaction against feminism after the Second World War

32.

During the War for Independence, the principal reason the American government sought diplomatic recognition from foreign powers was to

a)

facilitate the purchase of arms and borrowing of money from other nations

b)

make it easier to levy taxes on the citizens of the several states

c)

convince the British of the justice of the American cause

d)

rally all the states behind a common cause

33.

The Federalist papers were written in order to

a)

mobilize popular support for keeping the Articles of Confederation

b)

attain ratification of the Constitution

c)

persuade the Continental Congress to declare independence

d)

frustrate Spanish efforts to sway the political loyalty of the Southwest

34.

After the French and Indian War, British political leaders were determined to

a)

require the North American colonies to pay a greater share of the empire’s administrative expenses

b)

end slavery in the North American colonies

c)

encourage colonial expansion into the Ohio Valley by moving all American Indian peoples further west

d)

strengthen the French colonial holdings in Canada and the northwest to discourage Spanish expansion

35.

A major consequence of the French and Indian War of 1754–1763 was the

a)

legal settlement of the trans-Appalachian frontier by British colonists

b)

imposition of new taxes on the British North American colonies

c)

shrinking of Spanish territorial claims in North America

d)

removal of British troops from the thirteen colonies

36.

France decided to aid the North American colonies in their war for independence primarily because France

a)

was working to establish democratic rule in European countries

b)

saw the war as an opportunity to end the international slave trade

c)

wanted to weaken the British empire

d)

was allied with Spain, which had already joined the colonists’ cause

37.

The government under the Articles of Confederation consisted of

a)

only a unicameral legislature

b)

only a bicameral legislature

c)

only a tricameral legislature

d)

none of these

38.

The Great Compromise of 1787 resulted in

a)

a final settlement of the question of slavery

b)

a renewal of the Articles of Confederation

c)

a system of political representation for the states in the federal government

d)

a border agreement between the United States and Canada

39.

In the United States, the Haitian rebellion of the 1790’s prompted

a)

the acquisition of Puerto Rico for colonization by emancipated slaves

b)

a movement of free African American’s to Haiti

c)

an increased fear of slave revolts in the South

d)

a military expedition of southern slaveholders to restore French rule in Haiti

40.

Thomas Paine's rhetoric would have most likely been interpreted at the time as promoting the

a)

The independence of the American colonies

b)

The sale of British colonies to France

c)

The elimination of the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the colonies

d)

The election of representatives from the colonies to Parliament

41.

What two countries were involved in the French and Indian war?

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

42.

The French and the British competed over the Ohio River Valley for these reasons.

a)

Rich Resources

b)

Land Claims

c)

Alliances with natives

d)

Fur Trade

43.

The Proclamation of 1763

a)

stopped colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

stopped Native Americans from reclaiming land settled by the colonists

c)

kept colonists settlements near the coast

d)

brought 10,000 British troops to enforce it

44.

What were the three main European Powers that fought for control in North America?

a)

England, France, and Spain

b)

England, France, and Iceland

c)

England, France, and China

d)

England, Germany, and Spain

45.

What ended the French and Indian War?

a)

Signing the French Compact

b)

Signing the George Washington Promise

c)

Signing the Mayflower Compact

d)

Signing the Treaty of Paris, 1763

46.
Marbury v. Madison was the court case that set up ______________.  This is the concept that allows the Court to overturn laws passed by Congress and the President.
a)
judicial review
b)
states' rights
c)
sedition
d)
being extra
47.

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

48.

What was the 1815 and 1825 period known as?

a)

Era Of Good Feelings

b)

Era Of Joyful

c)

Era Of Madness

d)

Era Of Happiness

49.

Literary Naturalism began in-

a)

The Early 2000s

b)

Mid 16th century

c)

330 AD

d)

The Late 19th Century

50.

Romance literature was

a)

inspired by reforms and had Native American influence

b)

inspired by God and had English influence

c)

inspired by the industrial revolution and had European influence

d)

inspired by Shakespeare and had New Age influence

51.

The Erie Canal played a key role in the Industrial Revolution, Westward Expansion of the country, and connecting regional and national economics.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Who benefitted the most from the Transportation Revolution?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Great Britain

d)

Mexico

53.
True or False: The War of 1812 boosted manufacturing.
a)
True
b)
False
54.

What jobs were women NOT often wanted for in factories?

a)

Running spinning and weaving machines

b)

Unskilled labor

c)

Providing first aid to male workers

d)

cheap labor

55.

True or False: The Market Revolution had a key role in the creation of a Second Party System.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

In regards to the Abolitionist Movement, which of the following is NOT true

a)

many Americans were indifferent

b)

many Americans accepted Slavery as normal

c)

William Lloyd Garrison condemned slavery

d)

the institution of slavery was becoming insignificant

57.
Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It was only a temporary solution
b)
The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery
c)
The Arkansas Territory prohibited (banned) slavery
d)
It solved all issues concerning slavery in the west
58.

Which of the following early 19th century policies would Jacksonian Democrats have supported?

a)

Tariffs because they raised the price of manufactured goods.

b)

A national bank because it made loans to humble citizens.

c)

The abolition of property requirements for elections and political candidates.

d)

The right of Southern states to secede when their complaints were ignored.

59.

True or False: Jacksonian Democrats oppose the Market Revolution and industrialization because it creates inequality and wage dependency.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

True or False: Soil depletion pushed farmers east in search of new land.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

In order for the Monroe Doctrine to work, the United States needed

a)

to have faith other countries would leave the western hemisphere alone

b)

The British Navy to help enforce the Doctrine

c)

Latin American countries to abstain from revolutions

d)

to keep their state militias armed and ready

62.

In the early 1830's the Supreme Court reinforced the rights of _____________ to remove Native Americans from disputed lands.

a)

National Government

b)

France

c)

Mexico

d)

States

63.

King Philip's War, The Trail of Tears, and The Pequot War all have a history of discrimination towards ___________.

a)

Americans

b)

Immigrants

c)

Latin Americans

d)

Native Americans

64.
What was the cause of the growth of slavery to the west?
a)
Cotton  depletes the soil of nutrients and there was little knowledge of fertilizers and crop rotation, so cotton farmers had to move west to find fresh soil.
b)
Most of the cotton was purchased by the Indians, so by moving west, there was less of a lag time between harvesting the cotton and selling it to the Indians.
c)
It was discovered that cotton grew best in the mountains because it prefers cold temperatures, so people moved west to claim land.
d)
All of the above
65.

What did cotton bring to the south and how did that affect them?

a)

Slaves—Before cotton, slaves had only been used in the islands of the Caribbean.

b)

Disease—Cotton carried fleas which would bite any person near the plant and give them the plague.

c)

Wealth—Along with this wealth came much pride in the southern way of life which led to sectionalism.

66.

in which case did a state try to tax a branch of the federal government, only to have that tax collection denied by John Marshall?

a)

McCullough v. Maryland

b)

Cohens v. Virginia

c)

Fletcher v. Peck

67.
The practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs.
a)
Muckraking
b)
The Spoils System
c)
The Civil Service
d)
Idealism
68.

A series of resolutions issued at the end of the Seneca Falls Convention, NY. in 1848; modeled after the Declaration of Independence, the list of grievances called for economic and social equality for women, along with a demand for the right to vote.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Declaration of Sauce

c)

Declaration of Sentiments

d)

Deceleration of Van Rooster

69.

Took place in upperstate New York in 1848. Women of all ages and even some men went to discuss the rights and conditions of women. There, they wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, which among other things, tried to get women the right to vote.

a)

Great Convenntion

b)

Niagara Falls Convention

c)

Green Falls Convention

d)

Seneca Falls Convention

70.

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

71.

For the 1852 Presidential Election, which Candidate ran on a platform that fully endorsed the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Stephen A. Douglass (D)

b)

Franklin Pierce (D)

c)

James Buchanan (D)

d)

Martin Van Buren (D)

72.

Which party emerged in the 1844 Presidential Election, stealing away some votes from Clay and partly costing him the election?

a)

Free Soil

b)

Liberty Party

c)

Freedom Party

d)

Equality Party

73.

These were named for a speech in which Abraham Lincoln (W-IL) called upon President Polk to name the precise location on the ground where American blood had allegedly been shed.

a)

Dot Resolutions

b)

Slidell Resolutions

c)

Spot Resolutions

d)

Leighton is a Communist

74.

He famously said, "Mexico will poison us."

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Henry David Thoreau

d)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

75.

What major initiatives did President William Henry Harrison pursue in 1842-1843?

a)

Securing Oregon

b)

Fighting a war with Britain over disputed territory north of Maine

c)

Being Dead

76.

A major goal of leading politicians on all sides of the Second Party System was to keep what issue out of politics as much as possible?

a)

Tariffs

b)

Internal Improvements

c)

A National Bank

d)

Slavery

77.

Why did many white settlers seek to move into what is now Texas beginning in the 1820s?

a)

To bring the Market Revolution and "Northern" lifestyle to the region

b)

To find the fugitive Nathan Flato.

c)

To experience what it was like being captured and killed by the Comanches.

d)

To set up profitable slave plantations

78.

Texas had ostensibly gained its independence in 1836 following the Battle of San Jacinto, but Mexico still considered it

a)

A place to avoid, due to Native American raids.

b)

A "province in revolt"

79.

What was THE central issue in the Election of 1844?

a)

What's to be done with Texas?

b)

What's to be done with Tariffs?

c)

Will there be a new Bank of the United States?

80.

President Tyler interpreted Polk's election in 1844 as a mandate to annex Texas

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Congress was fairly unanimous in agreeing on the annexation of Texas

a)

False

b)

True

82.

Which political party had this slogan for the Election of 1844: "Polk, Slavery, and Texas OR Clay, Union, and Liberty"?

a)

Democrats

b)

Whigs

c)

Free Soil

83.

In the early years of Polk's presidency, his administration was concerned about British interest in...

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Texas and California

d)

Tennessee

84.

The Mexican Authorities c. 1845-1846 thought that this river was their true northern border

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Nueces

c)

Guadalupe

85.

Abolitionists thought the Mexican War was sought by Southern slavery supporters in order to create a

a)

"Slavocracy"

b)

Independent Country in the West

c)

New Mexico

86.

Is it fair to say that the "opening shots of the Mexican War were the opening shots of the Civil War"?

a)

Yes

b)

No

87.

The Wilmost Proviso (1846) held that "slavery should never exist in any of the territory to be wrested from Mexico"

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Zachary Taylor would win the presidential election in 1848 largely because

a)

He was a slave holder

b)

He was a war hero

c)

He was from Louisiana

89.

Which journalist, in 1845, wrote, "[The American] claim is by the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty."

a)

David Walker Howe

b)

Cameron Reid

c)

Bennett Lang

d)

John O'Sullivan

90.

In 1819-1821, a political crisis unfolded when ______ applied for statehood, already having slavery well established in the territory.

a)

Arkansas

b)

Michigan

c)

Maine

d)

Missouri

91.

Pondering the Missouri Crisis, this famous former President allegedly proclaimed, "this momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed indeed for the moment. But this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence."

a)

John

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Monroe

d)

James Madison

92.

Which future President and opponent of slavery responded to the Missouri Compromise in this way: "It is a contemplation not very creditable to human nature, that the cement of common interest produced by slavery is stronger and more solid than that of unmingled freedom. In this instance the Slave States have clung together in an unbroken phalanx and have been victorious by the masses of accomplices and deserters, from the ranks of Freedom."

a)

John Adams

b)

John Tyler

c)

Henry Clay

d)

John Quincy Adams

93.

Which of the following is/are true regarding the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Missouri was admitted as a slave state

b)

All of these

c)

Maine was admitted as a free state

d)

Slavery was prohibited in the rest of the Louisiana Territory north of latitude 36-30

94.

Faced with increasing demands and petitions from abolitionists in the 1830s, Congress passed this resolution in 1836 which automatically "tabled" actions on petitions relating to slavery without them being read.

a)

Stop and Desist

b)

Stop Order

c)

Gag Order

95.

Further "left" politically and with a base largely in the North and especially MA, this faction of the Whig Party opposed the expansion of slavery for moral reasons.

a)

"Cotton" Whigs

b)

"Conscience" Whigs

c)

"Liberal" Whigs

96.

One of the best selling novels of the 19th century, written to reveal and popularize the horrors of slavery, inspired by the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

Uncle Cabin's Tom

c)

Sociology for the South

d)

The Impending Crisis

97.

1. The Homestead Act (1862) assumed that public land should be administered in such a way as to... (LT 6.1)

a)

 A) raise government revenue.

b)

 B) promote frontier settlement.

c)

 C)  conserve natural resources.

d)

D) favor large-scale “bonanza” farms.

98.

2. The national government helped to finance transcontinental railroad construction in the late nineteenth century by providing

      railroad corporations with (LT 6.1)

a)

 A) cash grants from new taxes.

b)

 B) land grants.

c)

 C) reduced prices for iron and steel.

d)

 D) aid for construction of railroad stations.

99.

 3. The Morrill Act of 1862 (LT 6.1)

a)

 A) granted public lands to states to support higher education.

b)

 B) required compulsory school attendance through high school.

c)

 C) established the modern American research university.

d)

 D) mandated racial integration in public schools.

100.

4. The Dawes Severalty Act (1887) did all of the following EXCEPT (LT 6.2)

a)

 A) dissolved many tribes as legal entities.

b)

 B) tried to make rugged individualists of the Indians.

c)

 C) promoted Americanization of Native Americans.

d)

 D) increased tribal ownership of land.

101.

In the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that (LT 6.3)

a)

A) African Americans could be denied the right to vote.

b)

 B) segregation was unconstitutional.

c)

 C) “separate but equal” facilities were legally permissible

d)

 D) the 14th Amendment did not apply to African Americans

102.

At the end of Reconstruction, Southern whites disenfranchised African Americans using all the following EXCEPT: (LT 6.3)

a)

 A) literacy requirements.

b)

 B) poll taxes.

c)

 C) grandfather clauses.

d)

 D) the use of federal troops

103.

As a leader of the African American community, Booker T. Washington…  (LT 6.4)

a)

 A) helped to found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

b)

B) advocated social equality.

c)

 C) discovered hundreds of uses for the peanut.

d)

 D) promoted black self-help but did not challenge segregation.

104.

That a “talented tenth” should lead the race to full social and political equality with whites was the view of ...? (LT 6.4)

a)

Eugene Debs

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Andrew Carnegie

105.

The first great industrial trusts, the ____________ was organized through a principle of “horizontal integration” that ruthlessly incorporated or destroyed competitors.  (LT 6.5)

a)

American Railway Trust

b)

American Steel Company

c)

Standard Oil Company

d)

Unified Meat Industry Trust

106.

All the following are true of the developments of the Gilded Age EXCEPT: (LT 6.5)

a)

patents and corporations allowed businesses to expand by offering legal protections to business owners

b)

the invention of Thomas Edison replaced gas lights and kerosene lamps

c)

the invention of Alexander Graham Bell made it possible to communicate without knowledge of mores code

d)

the government attempted to regulate monopolies to facilitate economic growth

107.

The major factor in drawing country people off the farms and into the big cities was (LT 6.6)

a)

the development of the skyscraper.

b)

the availability of industrial jobs.

c)

the compact nature of those large communities.

d)

the advent of new housing structures known as dumbbell tenements.

108.

Name the businessman who bought out Andrew Carnegie and organized the United States Steel Corporation.(LT 6.7)

a)

 JP Morgan

b)

John Rockefeller

c)

Leland Stanford

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

109.

The American Protective Association... (LT 6.8)

a)

 A) preached the social gospel that churches were obligated to protect New Immigrants.

b)

 B) was led for many years by Florence Kelley and Jane Addams.

c)

 C) supported immigration restrictions.

d)

 D) established settlement houses in several major cities in order to aid New Immigrants.

110.

Most “new” immigrants in the late 19th century... (LT 6.8)

a)

 A) eventually returned to their country of origin.

b)

 B) tried to preserve their Old Country culture in America.

c)

 C) were subjected to stringent immigration restrictions.

d)

 D) quickly assimilated into the mainstream of American life.

111.

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act, although aimed at monopolies, was at first primarily used to curb the power of whom? (LT 6.9)

a)

A) manufacturing corporations

b)

  B) State legislatures

c)

C) labor unions

d)

D) railroad corporations

112.

Labor unrest in the 1870s and 1880s resulted in... (LT 6.9)

a)

 A) Congress passing legislation supporting the formation of unions.

b)

B) a ban on Irish immigration.

c)

C) the use of federal troops to keep peace during strikes.

d)

D) many associating labor unions with radicalism.

113.

All of the following are true about the Homestead Strike (1892) EXCEPT: (LT 6.9)

a)

A)  Company official Henry Frick negotiated with the strikers to get them back to work.

b)

B)  Company officials called in armed Pinkerton detectives to crush the strike.

c)

C) The state militia sent troops to break up the strike.

d)

D) Workers were angry over pay cuts.

114.

The Pullman Strike (1894) resulted in the first instance of…  (LT 6.9)

a)

 A) management recognition of the right of workers to organize and strike.

b)

 B) violence during a labor strike.

c)

C) a united front between urban workers and agrarian Populists.

d)

D) government use of a federal court injunction to break a strike.

115.

During the 19th century, the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)... (LT 6.10)

a)

 A) limited its membership to whites.

b)

 B) conducted an integrated campaign for equal rights.

c)

 C) abandoned the goals of Susan Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

d)

D) elected Ida B. Wells as its president.

116.

The Farmers' Alliance was formed to... (LT 6.12)

a)

A) provide help to northern farmers.

b)

B) provide opportunities for higher education.

c)

 C) end the rise of tenant farming.

d)

 D) take action to break the strangling grip of the railroads.

117.

Which of the following statements BEST defines the Open Door Policy?

a)

The US would encourage greater immigration from Europe and Asia.

b)

The US would seek spheres of influence in China.

c)

Japan would not be permitted to trade in China.

d)

All nations should have equal trading right in China.

e)

All nations should have equal trading rights world-wide.

118.

Which of the following was the most IMMEDIATE cause of the Spanish-American War?

a)

Cuban Nationalism

b)

US expansion policies in Latin America

c)

"Yellow Journalism"

d)

the sinking of the Maine

e)

business needs for raw materials

119.

Which of the following BEST explains the influence of Yellow Journalism on US foreign policy in the 1890's?

a)

Sensational news stories stirred the anger of the American public.

b)

Newspapers failed to report news about Congress.

c)

Most editorials favored China and criticized Europe.

d)

Political cartoons ridiculed "mugwump" politics. (Mugwumps: Clean Republican Politicians who refused to play dirty politics ...their faces/mugs "sat on the fence" while Democrats often rewarded party faithfuls during elections season.)

e)

Publishers of NY newspapers/dailies suppressed news that favored Cuban revolutionaries.

120.

1) What was the Foreign Policy of the United States of America from 1789-1898?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Interventionist

c)

Isolationism

d)

Open Door

121.

Secretary of State William Seward purchased this territory in 1867.

a)

Alaska

b)

Hawaii

c)

Louisiana

d)

Texas

122.

The Teller Amendment promised this to the Cuban people...

a)

To restore diplomatic relations between the American and Cuban Governments

b)

To institute a new democratic government in Cuba

c)

To overthrow Fidel Castro

d)

To not annex Cuba after freeing them from Spanish rule

123.

Theodore Roosevelt would resign his post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy to lead this group of volunteers in Cuba…

a)

The Big Red One

b)

The Buffalo Soldiers

c)

The Rough Riders

d)

The Sons of Liberty

124.

Revolutionary Emilio Aguinaldo would lead a revolt in this American held territory after the conclusion of the Spanish American War.

a)

Cuba

b)

Guam

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

The Philippines

125.

Progressives tended to be __ (select all that apply).

a)

white

b)

middle-class

c)

women

d)

educated

126.

__________ were journalists who exposed the "hidden" problems of Gilded Age society.

a)

Yellow journalists

b)

muckrackers

c)

Investigative journalists

d)

Jingoism

127.

The __th Amendment granted women the right to vote in 1920.

a)

16

b)

17

c)

18

d)

19

128.

The ______ stated that the U.S. would intervene against any European nation seeking to claim territory in Latin America.

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Roosevelt Doctrine

129.

The ______ _____ was constructed beginning in 1904 in order to facilitate trade and naval travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

(a)  

130.

African American migration to the urban North during the First World War was due primarily to

a)

racially integrated residential neighborhoods in Northern cities

b)

increased educational opportunities resulting from affirmative-action programs

c)

recruitment efforts by labor unions

d)

expanded job opportunities in Northern factories

e)

encouragement by White Protestant churches in the North

131.

In the late nineteenth century, all of the following encouraged American jingoism EXCEPT

a)

yellow journalism

b)

the New Navy policy of Alfred Thayer Mahan and Theodore Roosevelt

c)

the example of European imperialism

d)

the flooding of American markets by foreign producers

e)

Social Darwinism

132.

Around 1920, the number of children aged 10 to 15 in the industrial workforce began to decline for which of the following reasons?

a)

Introduction of the minimum wage made child labor uneconomical.

b)

The American birth rate declined, thus reducing the number of children available to work.

c)

Factory owners advocated state child labor laws.

d)

States began to require children to attend school until a certain age and to limit the ages at which they could be employed.

133.
Who was the American President during WWI? 
a)
George Washington
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Teddy 
134.
What policy did the United States prefer at the start of WWI?
a)
nationalism
b)
isolationism
c)
militarism
d)
imperialism
135.
What was the name of the British steamship that the Germans torpedoed which killed 100 US citizens?
a)
Lusitania
b)
Prince William
c)
King George
d)
Queen Anne
136.
What did Germany send to Mexico that offered to help them win land back from the United States if Mexico would start a war with the US?
a)
The Zimmerman Telegram
b)
The Outlandish Letter
c)
The Surprising Phone Call
137.
Which country never joined the League of Nations?
a)
Great Britain
b)
 Germany
c)
France
d)

United States

138.
The Red Scare in the US after the War was a fear of _______.
a)
Fascists
b)
Communists
c)
Anarchists
d)
Foreigners
139.
The movement of Africa Americans & other minorities to the northern US during the war was the Great _______.
a)
Awakening
b)
Migration
c)
Movement
d)
Exodus
140.
What was at issue in Schenck v US
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
Freedom of the Press
c)
Freedom of Religion 
d)
Freedom of Assembly
141.
Which idea is illustrated by the Supreme Court cases Schenck V. US and Korematsu V. US?
a)
The free speech rights of Communists have often been violated.
b)
During wartime, limitations on civil rights have been upheld by judicial action.
c)
The rights of protesters have been preserved even in times of national stress. 
d)
Economic interests of foreign nations are frequently upheld in US courts.
142.
The following countries make up which alliance system: Austria-Hungary, Germany, & Ottoman Empire
a)
Triple Entente
b)
Allies
c)
Central Powers
d)
Axis
143.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 
a)
island-hopping 
b)
island-jumping 
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing 
144.

On August 6, 1945 where was the 1st atomic bomb dropped?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Beijing

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Berlin

145.
A secret research and development project of the US to develop the atomic bomb
a)
The Manhattan Project
b)
Totalitarianism
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
USS Arizona
146.
Places where Japanese Americans were moved after the Pearl Harbor attack to investigate their loyalty
a)
kamikaze
b)
concentration camps
c)
internment camps
d)
Tuskegee College
147.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
148.

The court case that ended segregation in public schools

a)

Brown v. Board

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Engel v. Vitale

e)

Tinker v. DesMoines

149.

LBJ's plan for increased domestic spending on anti-poverty & anti-racism programs

a)

New Deal

b)

New Frontier

c)

Great Society

d)

Welfare for All

e)

Southern Strategy

150.

Truman wanted to intervene in ________ to avoid what happened in China in 1949.

a)

Vietnam

b)

Korea

c)

Greece

d)

Turkey

151.

Which of the following did NOT grow during the 1950s?

a)

Middle Class

b)

Opposition to the Vietnam War

c)

Suburbs

d)

Nuclear Arsenal

e)

Counterculture

152.

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the rise of conservatism before 1980?

a)

Backlash against the counterculture

b)

Backlash against the Civil Rights Movement

c)

Backlash against the Rights Revolution

d)

Backlash against the hawks of the Vietnam era

153.

The overall strategy of the US during the Cold War

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Containment

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

154.

Which mid-20th-century phenomenon helps to explain Vietnam?

a)

Civil Rights Movement

b)

Decolonization

c)

Space Race

d)

Liberalism

155.

Which of the following is NOT true of McCarthyism?

a)

It was a search for Communist infiltrators in the State Department

b)

It mirrored the First Red Scare of the 1920s.

c)

It resulted in the downfall of its namesake Senator.

d)

It prolonged the simultaneous war in Korea.

156.

What organization was formed to pursue world peace in 1945?

a)

United Nations

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

League of Nations

157.

What effect did the Pentagon Papers have on society?

a)

It increased the Credibility Gap

b)

It exposed government corruption

c)

It increased the pressure on Nixon to resign

d)

It created the public know about government plans

158.

Which of the following lead to Carter's downfall as a president?

a)

Stagflation

b)

Watergate

c)

Iran-Contra

d)

Bay of Pigs

159.

Nixon's policy of relaxing tensions with the USSR

a)

Detenté

b)

Containment

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Brinksmanship

160.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the extension of the civil rights movement?

a)

Silent Majority

b)

Stonewall Riots

c)

AIM

d)

Cesar Chavez

161.

Racism hurt the US during the Cold War because...

a)

the US needed African allies against the USSR

b)

the Soviets resented our racism towards them

c)

the US needed African American votes to pass bills

d)

astronauts refused to fly with Blacks

162.

The Civil Rights process of registering black voters in Mississippi in 1964.

a)

Freedom Summer

b)

Freedom Rides

c)

Sit-Ins

d)

March on Selma

163.

This Civil Rights Legislation outlawed Housing Segregation

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1968

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1965

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1967

164.

The controversial event that led to the US directly intervening in Vietnam.

a)

Gulf of Tonkin

b)

Tet Offensive

c)

Operation Rolling Thunder

d)

My Lai Massacre

165.

3) Reagan's plan to build up the military to make enemies believe the U.S. was prepared to retaliate at any time.

a)

Reagan Doctrine

b)

Peace Through Strength

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Truman Doctrine

166.

3) What scandal was discovered that would later be known as the Iran-Contra Affair?

a)

The U.S. was supplying drugs to minority communities in its borders

b)

The Reagan Administration sold weapons to Iran and gave profits to anti-Communist "Contras" in Nicaragua

c)

The U.S. fought Soviet soldiers in secret on the island of Grenada

d)

The President was having an affair with a White House intern

167.

3) Which describes Reaganomics/Supply-Side/Trickle Down Economics?

a)

The government increasing taxes on the wealthy

b)

The decrease in sales of weapons to other countries

c)

The technology growing out of NASA into public markets

d)

Tax cuts focused on the rich hoping they will spend which grows the economy and creates jobs for poorer Americans

168.

3) The first female Supreme Court Justice, appointed by Ronald Reagan.

a)

Ruther Bader Ginsberg

b)

Sandra Day O'Connor

c)

Sonia Sotomayor

d)

Elena Kagan

169.

4) What happened in 1991 which marks the end of the Cold War?

a)

The Soviet Union was invaded by the U.S.

b)

The Soviet Union withdraws from Afghanistan

c)

The Soviet Union was removed from the United Nations Security Council

d)

The Soviet Union collapsed when major nations declared independence.

170.

4) Bill Clinton had his wife, Hillary Clinton, take charge of what policy issue in the United States?

a)

Federal Budget gaps

b)

Increased participation of females in Congress

c)

increased civil rights for minority citizens

d)

Health insurance for uninsured Americans

171.

4) The list of conservative promises that Republicans would work for in government if they won elections in 1994 was called the-

a)

The Grand Old Plan

b)

The Contract With America

c)

The Conservative Manifesto

d)

The Reagan Doctrine

172.

4) The list of conservative promises that Republicans would work for in government if they won elections was called the-

a)

The Grand Old Plan

b)

The Contract With America

c)

The Conservative Manifesto

d)

The Reagan Doctrine

173.

4) What is the purpose of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

a)

It created a new intercontinental defense system using radar and aerospace technology

b)

It created a new trade association which phased out tariffs between member countries to stimulate their economies.

c)

It created a free trade zone with China and other Asian countries

d)

It created a new trade pact between Mexico, Japan, and the United States

174.

4) Why did the US participate in Desert Shield/Desert storm in the Persian Gulf War?

a)

To liberate Israel from Iran's cotrol

b)

To liberate Kuwait from Iraq's control and protect Saudi Arabia

c)

To increase U.S. bases in the Middle East

d)

To show off strength and military force after the Cold War ended

175.

4) Why was Bill Clinton impeached?

a)

He tried to spy for Russia

b)

He was sabotaging Congress's election efforts

c)

He lied under oath about having an affair

d)

He used taxpayer money to fund his own businesses

176.

4) What are effects of scandals like Bill Clinton and Watergate?

a)

Campaign finances have to be regulated

b)

People lose trust in the government

c)

Elected officials face scrutiny about their personal lives

d)

Media outlets focus on policy issues of presidents.

177.

5) What stopped the 2000 election controversy which gave Bush the victory?

a)

The Campaign Recount law passed by Congress

b)

The Supreme Court's decision in Bush v Gore stopped the Florida recount

c)

President Clinton suspending election after November 8th

d)

An FBI investigation showing mass voter fraud

178.

5) What powers did the government gain from the PATRIOT ACT making it a controversial law.

a)

It gained the power to imprison American citizens without due process rights

b)

To gave the President war powers similar to the War Powers Act

c)

It gave the government power to conduct surveillance without warrants

d)

It gave the Congress the power to oversee military courts

179.

5) What caused the massive damage and flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?

a)

The storm's strength broke the levees designed to stop flooding

b)

The city had no flood prevention technology

c)

The government had cut funding for essential infrastructure upgrades

d)

The city had been recently renovated removing flood protection levees

180.

What has been the major impact of technology on business? (Review Sheet Question 22)

a)

It has caused prices to go down but has made the US lose manufacturing jobs to countries overseas

b)

It has made prices go down but increased pollution in the US

c)

It has made-education cheaper but fewer people attend college

d)

It has increased the US dependency on foreign goods and oil

181.

What is the main effect of a third party candidate in American presidential elections? (Review Sheet Question 19)

a)

They rig elections

b)

They sabotage national security

c)

They steal money from voters

d)

They act as a spoiler by taking votes away from another candidate.

182.

What impact did Ross Perot have on the 1992 Election?

a)

He won the presidency, the first time for a 3rd party candidate

b)

He split the conservative vote with Bush, causing Clinton to win the election

c)

He split the liberal vote with Clinton, causing Bush to win

d)

He caused a scandal which postponed the 1992 election by 6 months

183.

What was the US government's immediate response to the September 11, 2001 attacks

a)

The US declared war on Afghanistan

b)

The War on Terror began and Afghanistan was invaded

c)

The US withdrew forced from bases in the Middle East

d)

A UN coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein

184.

Why did the US and UN invade Iraq in 2003?

a)

The Iraqi government was hiding Osama bin Laden

b)

The Iraqi government masterminded 9/11

c)

Saddam Hussein was allegedly hiding weapons of mass destruction

d)

Iraq has just invaded Kuwait for its oil reserves

185.
Increased carbon emissions are believed to be causing what disastrous environmental effect?
a)
Increased food prices
b)
Increased gasoline prices
c)
Climate Change
d)
Increased rates of poverty
186.
Who was the first minority President of the United States?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Hillary Clinton
d)
George W Bush
187.
What most contributed to the destruction of Hurricane Katrina?
a)
Climate Change
b)
breaking levees
c)
Increased fuel prices
d)
Poor city planning
188.
What religious group formed to promote family values and support conservative politicians?
a)
Great Society
b)
New Right
c)
Moral Majority
d)
Social Gospel
189.
What disease saw its first cases during Reagan's presidency?
a)
AIDS
b)
Hepatitis
c)
Cancer
d)
Herpes
190.

Which of these (choose 4) describe Conservative values from the 1980s?

a)

Reduce size of federal govenrment

b)

Create a strong, powerful military

c)

Tax cuts for Americans and corporations

d)

Reduce/cut regulations on businesses

e)

Increase regulations on businesses

191.

The belief that the U.S. should fight to "roll-back" communism and help freedom fighters against the Soviet Union/Communism.

a)

Reagan Doctrine

b)

Peace Through Strength

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Truman Doctrine

192.

What happened to the federal deficit (debt) due to Reagan's Peace Through Strength policies?

a)

The debt decreased and was paid off

b)

The debt increased to pay for the military upgrades

193.

What caused Reagan to withdraw U.S. forced from Beirut, Lebanon?

a)

OPEC threatened another oil embargo

b)

The Soviet Union sent in soldiers to aid the rebels

c)

A suicide bomber killed 241 Marines and 58 French paratroopers

d)

The U.S. was caught trying to secretly supply weapons to Iran