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WorksheetsUnit 1 (US History)
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which does Manifest Destiny mean?
God predetermined that America should expand across the continent.
Mexico's destiny was to be independent from Spanish rule.
Native Americans are divinely entitled to land in North America.
It is America’s destiny to help Mexico expand across the continent.
What was the result of President Jackson's forced removal of Native Americans?
It led to physical cultural and genocide.
Treaties were designed to keep Native Americans on their ancestral land.
President Andrew Jackson was elected for a second term.
Many Native Americans voluntarily relocated because they thought it was best for everyone.
The violence in Kansas, which became known as “Bleeding Kansas,” demonstrated which of the following?
Southern States are inherently more violent than Norther states
The policy of allowing popular sovereignty increased sectional tensions.
Pro and anti slavery advocates could band together if they had a common enemy
Americans are willing to commit violent acts against one another if they are taxed too heavily
How did the 15th Amendment build upon the rights guaranteed to African Americans in the 14th Amendment?
It granted African American women the right to vote.
It protected a man's right to vote & outlawed voting intimidation/prevention.
It granted full citizenship to all men born in the United States, regardless of race.
It allowed African American men to hold public protests, exercising the right to free speech.
What voting restriction required citizens to pay to vote, which violated the 15th amendment?
poll taxes
literacy tests
the grandfather clause
14th amendment
Which of the following was NOT an effect of Reconstruction? (aka, NOT TRUE)
Amendments that laid the foundations for civil rights
"Separate but equal laws" segregated the South
The country was politically divided
African Americans had unrestricted voting rights
All of the following would have been negative impacts of urbanization EXCEPT:
Overcrowding
Suburban Neighborhoods
Increased pollution
Sanitation and health problems
Why did first labor unions form?
CEO's & business owners wanted to protect their workers
It became mandated by the government for all workers to unionize
Workers wanted to improve pay & conditions
Workers’ pressure on the government to enact safety regulations
Why were immigrants from abroad drawn to cities?
They wanted to live in urban areas because they all came from cities abroad
Immigrants banned from the countryside by many laws
They wanted to have the glamorous jobs associated with cities at the time
They could find jobs & live near relatives in immigrant communities.
What type of housing did many immigrants live in?
Sweatshops
Single family homes
Massive group homes
Crowded tenements
____ is an inclination to favor native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants.
nativism
Americanization
assimilation
progressivism
Which if the following contributed to the mass amount of Native Americans on reservations?
The Declaration of Indpendence
The Missouri Compromise
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Indian Wars
Why was the Missouri Compromise significant?
It enabled the federal government to regulate slavery
Why was Abraham Lincoln's election so significant?
The Southern States viewed this as a threat so it prompted secession
Which side had the major advantages when it came to industrialization?
The North (Union)
The South (Confederacy)
Which of the following banned slavery in all 50 states?
The 3/5ths Compromise
The 14th Amendment
The 13th Amendment
The Emancipation Proclamation
What allowed state governments to limit individual freedoms?
Jim Crow Laws
The Grandfather Clause
The Freedmen's Bureau
The Compromise of 1877
What event left really made many Americans more suspicious of Unions due to a violent explosion?
The Homestead Strike
The Pullman Strike
The Haymarket Riot
The Chinese Exclusion Act
