WorksheetsUS1 Final Exam
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
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1.
Which of the following descriptions most accurately represents the message being sent by the author of this political cartoon?
a)
That the US was embracing slavery expansion
b)
That the people were attempting to stop slavery expansion
c)
That the US government was forcing slavery to places the people did not want it
d)
That the slave population was dominating the free working class
2.
Nativism was a movement that looked to limit the power of which group?
a)
Immigrants
b)
Former Slaves
c)
Women
d)
The Poor
3.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Dred Scott case?
a)
the Supreme Court ruled that he was free
b)
the Supreme Court stated that a black man "had no rights a white man was bound to respect"
c)
the Chief Justice was a slave-supporting southerner, Roger Taney
d)
the Supreme Court ruled that 2.5 years in free territory was not enough to be free
4.
This Union victory was a turning point in the war, and featured one of Lee's worst decisions of the war: Pickett's Charge.
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Bull Run
d)
Petersburg
5.
Lincoln used this address to challenge the way Americans viewed freedom, specifically in which document?
a)
The US Constitution
b)
The Articles of Confederation
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
The Compromise of 1850
6.
This excerpt is from what major piece of legislation?
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Reconstruction Act of 1867
7.
The prohibition of government from depriving persons of life, liberty, or property without a fair procedure is known as?
a)
Citizenship
b)
Privileges
c)
Due Process
d)
Equal Protection
8.
People from various groups are protected from discrimination thanks to which theory found in this text?
a)
Citizenship
b)
Privileges
c)
Due Process
d)
Equal Protection
9.
Which statement best describes the system outlined in the passage?
a)
A system that allowed former slaves to achieve a reasonable living
b)
A system that created a vicious cycle of poverty for former slaves
c)
A system that led to steady economic growth in the South
d)
A system that encouraged former slaves to start their own farms
10.
Which statement best describes the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan?
a)
To limit economic opportunities for African Americans
b)
To restore white supremacy through racial violence
c)
To bring back slavery to the South
d)
To convince African Americans to vote for Democrats
11.
This legislation passed in response to...?
a)
Fear of reprisals for African Americans voting in the 1868 election.
b)
Democratic efforts to reclaim Southern state governements
c)
The Ku Klux Klan's use of violence to intimidate voters
d)
Freedmen petitioning the government for the right to vote
12.
The tactics associated with this business model were most frequently attributed to
a)
captains of industry
b)
business tycoons
c)
robber barons
d)
manufacturing heads
13.
This passage is most useful in studying
a)
the rise of organized labor and labor relations
b)
negotiating tactics
c)
Andrew Carnegie's business tactics
d)
Gilded Age industrialization
14.
The biggest impact of this legislation was that
a)
immigrants spread throughout the frontier
b)
indigenous people left their reservations to privately own land
c)
African Americans fled the south in record numbers
d)
indigenous people were displaced from their traditional lands
15.
The legacy of this treaty is
a)
that it established a trusting relationship between the United States and indigenous people
b)
that it served as a model for how to successfully negotiate with indigenous tribes
c)
that it represents the poor treatment and displacement of indigenous people in the 19th century
d)
that it created a permanent autonomous area for indigenous people
16.
What is the main idea of this cartoon?
a)
The Senate is working for the people, not for special interests.
b)
Owners of business monopolies control the Senate.
c)
Ordinary people are not allowed in the Senate.
d)
Senators can be bribed for small amounts of money.
17.
Which claim is best supported by the evidence in these charts?
a)
Industrialization in the U.S. coincided with a decrease in immigration to the country.
b)
The manufacturing sector provided only a small number of jobs during Industrialization.
c)
Immigrant women did not participate in manufacturing in the U.S. because their cultures forbid them from working.
d)
Immigration to the U.S. provided a steady source of laborers for a rapidly growing manufacturing sector.
18.
The “temporary unequal distribution of wealth” that Carnegie refers to in the excerpt resulted most directly from the. . .
a)
growth of cities in both size and number
b)
consolidation of corporations into trusts and holding companies
c)
efforts by workers to organize local and national unions
d)
government policy of reducing tariffs to promote free trade
19.
Susan B. Anthony’s position as stated in this document is most often associated with
a)
abolitionism
b)
boycott
c)
suffrage
d)
temperance
20.
The basic problem identified in this speech was addressed in 1920 by
a)
a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote
b)
an executive order allowing women to serve in the military
c)
a Supreme Court decision granting women additional privacy rights
d)
a law allowing women to petition the government
21.
Which action best illustrates Jacob Riis’s response toward the conditions he witnessed in New York’s Lower East Side?
a)
Civil disobedience
b)
Settlement work
c)
Muckraking
d)
Boycotting
22.
Which statement best describes the problem depicted in this book excerpt?
a)
Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side engaged in criminal behavior.
b)
Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side were employed in large factories.
c)
Jewish immigrants worked in their homes which served as unregulated and unsanitary sweatshops.
d)
Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side intentionally spread smallpox
23.
What problem is being described in this book excerpt?
a)
The scarcity of oil and other resources available for industrial use
b)
The dangerous conditions in iron, steel and copper mines
c)
The excessively expensive price of the Standard Oil Company’s stock
d)
The unfair monopolization of trade by the Standard Oil Company
24.
Passage of which legislation was likely the result of the problem exposed in this book excerpt?
a)
The Antiquities Act
b)
Laws prohibiting Child Labor
c)
Antitrust Laws
d)
Laws establishing an Income Tax
25.
This flier mentions the cities of Waco, Memphis and East St. Louis most likely in reference to which events?
a)
Battles that took place during the Civil War
b)
The founding of African American communities in these cities by migrants from southern states
c)
Recent incidents of deadly violence against African Americans in those cities
d)
Attempts by African Americans to vote in those cities
26.
Which best describes the central purpose of this flyer?
a)
to publicize for white Americans the issues important to African Americans
b)
to convince the general public of the importance of joining this parade
c)
to inform police of the peaceful aims of the parade
d)
to clarify for African Americans the reasons why they should join the parade.
27.
Establishments such as this served the purpose of
a)
providing basic medical services
b)
helping immigrants find housing and employment
c)
protecting women's reproductive rights
d)
caring for victims of domestic abuse
28.
Establishments such as this likely catered to
a)
poor immigrant men
b)
wealthy native women
c)
wealthy immigrant women
d)
poor immigrant women
29.
The events described in this headline directly led to the start of
a)
the annexation of Cuba
b)
the Open Door Policy
c)
the Philippine-American War
d)
the Spanish-American War
30.
This newspaper story is an example of
a)
investigative reporting
b)
yellow journalism
c)
muckraking
d)
foreign correspondence
31.
What is the cartoonist saying about China?
a)
China is famous for its pies
b)
China asked for foreign support to maintain order
c)
China was powerless to stop stronger nations from carving it up for their own use
d)
The US was left out of China's wealth
32.
The "Open Door Policy" was America's attempt to
a)
Establish a strong American trading presence in China
b)
Prevent China from being dominated by a single colonial power
c)
Assert American power and influence in eastern Asia
d)
All of the above
33.
The Roosevelt Corollary was America's attempt to
a)
Keep European nations out of the western hemisphere
b)
Justify the Spanish American War
c)
Assert itself as a police presence in Latin America
d)
Colonize Latin America
34.
Roosevelt's "Big Stick Diplomacy" can best be summarized as
a)
Using the military to impose America's will
b)
Bribing foreign governments for US benefit
c)
Peacefully negotiating trade deals
d)
Negotiating peacefully with a strong military as backup
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