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EOC Review

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A general vote on a question brought to electors

a)

Referendum

b)

Recall

c)

Initiative

d)

Bill

2.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

a)

Angel Island

b)

AFL

c)

NAACP

d)

NWO

3.

Added to Monroe Doctrine - US could interfere in Latin American Affairs

a)

Big Stick Diplomacy

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Fourteen Points

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

4.

Officially stated separate but equal was legal

a)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

b)

Brown vs. Board of Education

c)

Jim Crow

d)

Harpers Ferry

5.

Non-English speaking, often Jewish, culturally diverse

a)

Eastern and Southern European Immigrants

b)

Asian and Irish Railroad Workers

c)

Western Europeans

d)

Angel Island

6.

Exclusive control or possession of the supply of a commodity, trade or service

a)

Communism

b)

Populist Party

c)

Progressive Party

d)

Monopolies and Trusts

7.

New York/East Coast immigrant processing center

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

8.

Teddy Roosevelts foreign policy to use US military as "motivation" in dealing with other countries

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Big Stick Diplomacy

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

MOnroe Doctrine

9.

The right to organize a law or legislation on a ballot

a)

Referendum

b)

Recall

c)

Direct Election of Senators

d)

Initiative

10.

The practice of using children in factories and other workplaces as cheap labor

a)

Slavery

b)

Child Labor

c)

Trafficking

11.

Who is the progressive president; Big Stick diplomacy; national parks; Square Deal

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

James Monroe

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Harry Truman

12.

17th Amendment, gave voters direct control over who represents them

a)

Direct Election of Senators

b)

Recall

c)

Referendum

d)

Initiative

13.

Presidents who sought to improve US society and economy: Teddy Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson

a)

Welfare Presidents

b)

New Age Presidents

c)

Populist Presidents

d)

Progressive Presidents

14.

The right to remove elected officials from office during their term

a)

Initiative

b)

Referendum

c)

Recall

15.

Allowed for ranchers to keep cattle in one place

a)

Barbed Wire Fencing

b)

Electrical Fencing

c)

Cattle Dogs

d)

Shepherds

16.

What was the large animal relied upon by Indians, depopulated by White Settlers

(a)  

17.

A progressive initiative to improve working conditions

a)

8-hour work day

b)

Decrease in wages

c)

Longer hours

18.

Improved communication system developed by Samuel Morse

(a)  

19.

Improved communication system developed by Alexander Graham Bell

(a)  

20.

the practice of a powerful country taking over a less powerful country for resources

(a)  

21.

Important contributors to construction of Transcontinental Railroad

a)

Slaves

b)

Asian and Irish Workers

c)

Eastern and Southern European Immigrants

22.

American Steel Tycoon, Robber Baron

a)

Carnegie

b)

Rockefeller

c)

Vanderbilt

23.

Developed the Lightbulb allowed cities and things to be built because of electricity for streets

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham-Bell

c)

Samuel Morse

24.

Journalists who uncovered scandals and unacceptable conditions in American workplace

a)

Muckrakers

b)

Yellow Journalist

c)

Scalawags

d)

Carpet Baggers

25.

American Oil Tycoon, Robber Baron

a)

Rockefeller

b)

Carnegie

c)

Vanderbilt

26.

California/West Coast immigrant processing center

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

27.

Union designed to unite workers

a)

American Federation of Labor

b)

United Farm Workers

c)

NAACP

28.

Passive project in Central America connecting Atlantic to Pacific; Completed by the US under Teddy Roosevelt

a)

Suez canal

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Atlantic Channel

d)

Pacific Canal

29.

A massive railway system connecting cities across the entire US

a)

Interstate Highway

b)

Route 66

c)

Amtrak

d)

Transcontinental RailRoad

30.

Conflict between US and Spain over Cuba, Philippines

a)

Spanish-American War

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Vietnam

d)

Korean War

31.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act concerned which issue?

a)

the expansions of slavery into new territories

b)

the sale of federal lands to slave owners

c)

the right of Northerners to own slaves

d)

the return of slaves who had escaped from the South

32.

This time period in US History consisted of the Civil War and the struggle to end slavery.

a)

1845-1890

b)

1765-1776

c)

1865-1877

d)

1861-1865

33.

Which of these was a direct consequence of the Civil War?

a)

the extension of voting rights to African American men.

b)

the use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery

c)

the addition of new states to the Union

d)

the disintegration of the Whig Party

34.

The Guilded Age started in and ended in .

a)

1901, 1914

b)

1865, 1877

c)

1878, 1900

d)

1890, 1915

35.

The 14th Amendment was proposed by Congress in response to which of the following?

a)

the emergence of white resistance to the civil rights movement

b)

the passage of the Black Codes in the South

c)

the rise of violence against emancipated slaves

d)

the attempts of Democrats to limit the voting rights of African Americans

36.

Which of the following was a pull factor that drew African Americans north during the Great Migration?

a)

the sale of inexpensive land by the federal government

b)

the construction of low-cost government housing in growing cities

c)

the absence of segregation and racial discrimination outside the South

d)

the availability of good jobs in the North and the West

37.

This political cartoon is a criticism of which practice in the 19th century?

a)

industrialism

b)

laissez-faire capitalism

c)

monopolization

d)

vertical integration

38.

The Gentleman’s Agreement between President Theodore Roosevelt and Japan resulted in a decrease of which of these?

a)

Japanese immigration to the US

b)

Japanese troops stationed in Manchuria

c)

tariffs between Japan and the US

d)

U.S. and Japanese fleets in the Pacific Ocean

39.

This time period in US History consisted of economic growth and prosperity, rise of the automobile, and the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance.

a)

1901-1914

b)

1946-1960

c)

1920-1929

d)

1961-1973

40.

This time period in US History lasted from 1890-1915 and included the Spanish American War, the annexation of Puerto Rico, and Cuban independence from Spain.

a)

Imperialism

b)

The Gilded Age

c)

WWI

d)

Western Expansion

41.

Why does the cartoon depict Roosevelt carrying his "big stick" through the Caribbean?

a)

Roosevelt felt that the United States had a moral responsibility to protect citizens from civil unrest in Caribbean nations.

b)

Roosevelt wanted to seize control of resources available in the Caribbean to promote U.S. business interests.

c)

Roosevelt believed that a strong military presence in the Caribbean was needed to protect the United States from attack by Latin American nations.

d)

Roosevelt believed that an aggressive foreign policy was needed to prevent Caribbean nations from incurring major debts with European nations.

42.

Which of the following describes a reason for U.S. involvement in WWI?

a)

U.S. leaders feared that Germany might gain too much control and negatively affect American security and trade.

b)

U.S .leaders argued that the stage of war might shift from European soil to territory in the United States.

c)

U.S citizens worried that the Central Powers might be swayed to adopt a non-democratic form of government.

d)

U.S. citizens were persuaded by German propaganda that placed Britain and France's cruelty on display.

43.

This time period consisted of social activism and political reform across the United States, and lasted from 1901-1914.

a)

Imperialism

b)

The Gilded Age

c)

The Roaring Twenties

d)

The Progressive Era

44.

The excerpt below comes from a speech given by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917: “The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. We shall be satisfied when those rights have been made as secure as the faith and the freedom of nations can make them.”


What was the purpose of this speech?

a)

to justify the acquisition of overseas territory

b)

to persuade the Senate to ratify the Treaty of Versailles

c)

to convince Congress to declare war on Germany

d)

to reassure the public of his commitment to U.S. neutrality.

45.

Which entrepreneur had a significant impact on the cosmetics industry?

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Madame C.J. Walker

c)

Emily Dickinson

d)

Sojourner Truth

46.

Which of the following was the main reason that the federal government created a method for Native Americans to become U.S. citizens?

a)

to reduce the amount of money spent supporting Native Americans

b)

to encourage Native Americans to assimilate into mainstream society

c)

to undermine the legal basis of the treaties made with Native American tribes

d)

to guarantee that Native Americans enjoyed constitutionally protected civil rights

47.

This time period in U.S History consisted of the struggle to end racism in the United States.

a)

Civil Rights Era

b)

Civil War Era

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Reconstruction Era

48.

What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?

a)

to ensure the spread of manufacturing across the frontier

b)

to remove import taxes for goods shipped from one state to another

c)

to prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates

d)

to protect American agriculture and industry from foreign competition

49.

Which of the following was a goal of the Dawes Act of 1877?

a)

Push Native Americans to adopt an agricultural lifestyle

b)

Lure Native Americans to migrate to the frontier

c)

Entice Native Americans to move to urban areas

d)

Give Native Americans jobs in the federal bureaucracy

50.

This made the production of steel more efficient and affordable.

a)

Combustion Engine

b)

Horizontal Integration

c)

Vertical Integration

d)

Bessemer Process

51.

The invention of the by Henry Ford allowed manufacturing production to be more efficient allowing for different factories to produce more profits.

a)

Car

b)

Assembly Line

c)

Bessemer Process

d)

Combustible Engine

52.

Which statement describes the role played by the U.S. journalists during the Spanish-American war?

a)

Journalists exaggerated events to build support for the war, giving the president and Congress little chance to resolve the conflict diplomatically.

b)

Journalists ignored the signs of impending war until it was too late to inform the public of the government’s intentions to declare war on Spain.

c)

Journalists focused on bad news rather than good news in order to criticize the decisions made by the president and military leaders

d)

Journalists provided frequent reports of the fighting, allowing the public to follow a foreign war closely for the first time.

53.

What was the main purpose of this poster?

a)

to encourage young men to enlist in the army

b)

to demonstrate the reason for entering the war

c)

to generate financial support for the war effort

d)

to create public distrust of Germans

54.

The timeline below shows changes in U.S. tariff policy between 1920 and 1930:

May 1921— Emergency Tariff increases import taxes on agricultural products

September 1922— Fordney-McCumber Tariff raises tariffs on farm and manufactured goods

June 1930— Smoot-Hawley Tariff increases tariff levels to record high level.


What conclusion can be drawn from this timeline?

a)

The American economy was almost entirely self-sufficient throughout the 1920s.

b)

During the 1920s, the United States shifted from an export-based economy to an import-based economy.

c)

Crop prices and corporate profits increased steadily during the 1920s as a result of government policy

d)

During the 1920s, Congress supported domestic producers with a protective trade policy.

55.

Passage of which of these represented a shift from the foreign policy that dominated American politics between the two world wars?

a)

the Wagner Act

b)

the Espionage Act

c)

the Lend-Lease Act

d)

the Taft-Hartley Act

56.

This was the first permanent English settlement in America.

a)

Plymouth

b)

Jamestown

c)

Roanoke

d)

Salt Lake City

57.

In this document the US stated their freedom from British control.

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Treaty of Paris

58.
In general, why were MOST of the New England colonies founded?
a)
make money
b)
better soil
c)
economic opportunity
d)
religious freedoms
59.
What was the document that the men signed aboard the ship in the New World which intended to be an agreement for a democratic set of laws?
a)
The Jamestown Compact
b)
The Mayflower Compact
c)
The Jamestown Agreement
d)
The Mayflower Agreement
60.
What nickname was given to the Middle Colonies?
a)
The Breadbasket Colonies
b)
The Midlings
c)
The Potbelly
d)
The Topnotcher
61.
What is the Middle Passage?
a)
Water Route Through North America
b)
European slave trade with India
c)
European Slave trade with North America
d)
European slave trade with the Americas
62.

Prohibited (stopped) settlers from moving west of the Appalachian Mnts. in hope that it would stop conflict with Native Americans.

a)

FRENCH & INDIAN WAR (1754 – 1763)

b)

PROCLAMATION LINE OF 1763

c)

BOSTON MASSACRE (1770)

d)

THE ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS (1689)

63.

During the early to mid-1700s, the British policy of salutary neglect toward the American colonies contributed to

a)

a decline in colonial maufacturing

b)

the decline of slavery in the northern colonies

c)

a decrease in French and Spanish influence in North America

d)

the development of independent colonial trade practices

64.
According to the Land Ordinance of 1785, one section of each township was to be used to support ????
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
schools
d)
farmers
65.
The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--
a)
Representation in the Senate
b)
How slaves should be counted for representation
c)
How states should be represented
d)
Borders of states
66.
Which court case establishes Judicial Review?
a)
Mculloh V Maryland
b)
Marbury V Madison
c)
Plessy V Ferguson
d)
Hamilton V Jefferson
67.
All of the following are true of Alexander Hamilton's financial plan  except 
a)
The Federal Government would create a Bank of the United States 
b)
The Federal Government would assume the debt of each of the states  
c)
Hamilton did not want any taxes on the general population 
d)
There would be tariffs on imports 
68.
Which of the following stopped European colonization in America.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Watauga Compact
d)
Convention of 1818
69.
Why were many more people allowed to vote during Andrew Jackson's presidency?
a)
A man didn't have to own property anymore to vote
b)
tariffs were lowered
c)
women gained the right to vote
d)
African Americans were allowed to vote
70.

Jacksonian Democracy

a)

an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen

b)

The practice of giving government jobs to political backers

c)

The period of expanding democracy that gave voting rights to all white males

d)

The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional

71.
The nullification crisis occurred when
a)
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
b)
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
c)
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
d)
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
72.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
73.
The lands gained by the United States as a result of the Mexican War are known as the 
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Gadsen Purchase
74.
In this treaty, the U.S. promised to protect the freedom of Mexicans living in the lands gained from Mexico. 
a)
Mariano Vallejo
b)
Guadalupe Hidalgo
75.
This was a mini-Civil War fought in the Kansas territory between pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers 
a)
Missouri Compromise 
b)
Summer if 1856
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas
76.
This law (act) opened the Kansas and Nebraska territory to being possible slave states 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act 
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Missouri Compromise 
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act 
77.

What is popular sovereignty?

a)

Where sovereignty is left to the government to decide

b)

Where sovereignty is left to the people to decide

78.

Which Of The Following Was In The Final Ruling in the Dred Scott Decision?

a)

Slavery ended in Kansas

b)

Slaves Were Property And Not Citizens And Could Not Sue In Court

c)

Slavery Helped The Economy

d)

Slaves Were Essential To A Healthy Life

79.

John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry led to?

a)

The Battle of Atlanta

b)

Publishing of Uncle Tom's Cabin

c)

The passage of the 19th amendment

d)

Increased tensions between the North & South

80.
What state was first state to secede from the union?
a)
Georgia
b)
Alabama
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
81.
What is the subject/main idea of the Gettysburg Address?
a)
Freedom 
b)
Self-Reliance
c)
Voting Rights 
d)
Equality
82.

According to Lincoln, men gave their lives at Gettysburg

a)

to hallow the ground.

b)

so that the nation might live.

c)

to stop the Confederate advance into Pennsylvania.

d)

so that slavery would be abolished.

83.
Where did the Civil War begin?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Fort Sumpter
d)
Manassas
84.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
85.
3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
The Atlanta Campaign
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
86.

This gave all men regardless of race the right to vote.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

87.

This Reconstruction plan was meant to punish the south for the war.

a)

Presidential Reconstruction

b)

Johnson's Reconstruction Plan

c)

Military Reconstruction Plan

d)

Radical Republican Reconstruction

88.

The 13th Amendment

a)

gave former slaves citizenship

b)

gave former slaves the right to vote

c)

gave slaves their freedom

d)

gave women the right to vote

89.

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution ...

a)

abolished slavery

b)

gave former slaves their citizenship

c)

gave former slaves the right to vote

d)

gave women the right to own property

90.

Roads, skyscrapers, prisons, sewers, schools, railroads, etc, are all examples of what?

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Rural Expansion

c)

Assimilation

d)

Nativism

91.

Americans who were anti-immigration due to the fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called-

a)

Bootlegger

b)

Monopolies

c)

Communists

d)

Nativists

92.

New __________________ like the light bulb made manufacturing processes more efficient.

a)

Innovations

b)

Manufactoring

c)

Ideas

d)

Infrastructure

93.

Cities populations grew in the West, expand in communication and commerce, and growth in settlers are due to-

a)

The Transcontinental Railroad

b)

The Klondike Gold Rush

c)

The Chinese Exclusion Act

d)

The Telegraph

94.

The Populist party was most attractive to

a)

Business people

b)

Farmers

c)

Teachers

d)

Whigs

95.

The last battle between the Native Americans and the U.S. Army in the United States was called?

a)

Battle of Wounded Knee

b)

Battle of Nooksack

c)

Battle of White Mountain

d)

Battle of Antietam

96.

Georgia was created as a __________________ colony to block the Spanish in Florida

a)

Tax

b)

Buffer

c)

Religious

d)

Farming

97.

After the Battle of Antietam Lincoln?

a)

Gave his 2nd Inaugural Address

b)

Issued the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Gave the Gettysburg Address

d)

Suspended Habeas Corpus

98.

The Kansas Nebraska act overturned which piece of legislation?

a)

The Missouri Compromise

b)

The Compromise of 1850

c)

The Dred Scott Decision

d)

The Emancipation Proclamation

99.

The Carnegie Steel company would have contributed most to what industry?

a)

Shipping

b)

Railroads

c)

Farming

d)

Oil

100.

What was the purpose of the labor unions?

a)

To force workers to work in dangerous conditions

b)

To protect workers rights

c)

To make big business more profitable

d)

To expand businesses overseas

101.

Who created the American Federation of Labor?

a)

Samuel Gompers

b)

Fredrick Douglass

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Henry Clay

102.

Lincoln suspended Habeas Corpus to ?

a)

free the slaves in the border states

b)

put confederate sympathizers in jail

c)

convince the Union army to keep fighting

d)

convince the British to back in Union in the Civil War

103.

What is the significance of the Pullman Strike?

a)

it turned violent and the president was forced to call in the army

b)

it was peaceful and the RR industry increased pay

c)

it turned violent and the police officers were called in

d)

it was peaceful and the workers gained vacation days.

104.

Sherman and Grant used this strategy, which the goal was make the Confederacy give up or lose the will to win?

a)

Anaconda Plan Warfare

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

Guerrilla Warfare

d)

Total War