WorksheetsUS Chapter 2 Warm-up
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that God had bestowed the entire continent to the Americans
b)
The belief that America should buy as much territory as possible
c)
The belief that America should share the continent with Mexico & Canada
d)
The belief that Native Americans should become American citizens
e)
2.
Why did president Polk send American forces into territory disputed with Mexico?
a)
He accidently sent troops to the wrong area
b)
He hoped Mexico would fire the first shot, giving him a reason to declare war
c)
He hoped Mexico would back down
d)
He Hoped Mexico would sell California to the United States
3.
What is considered by many to be the opening act of America’s Civil War?
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
California Gold rush
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
4.
How did a majority of Southerners view secession?
a)
An action to protect Southern manufacturing
b)
An action taken to minimize the institution of slavery
c)
An action to protect their religious liberty
d)
An action taken to uphold their political rights
5.
What advantages did the North have over the South (select all that apply)
a)
More manufacturing (factories)
b)
More money
c)
More experienced officers
d)
More railroad tracks to move men & supplies
6.
Which of the following were features of the Civil War? (select all that apply)
a)
New battlefield tactics
b)
New antibiotics to treat soldiers infected wounds
c)
New technologies
d)
Morale (fighting spirit) of soldiers
7.
What was an important aspect of the Civil War?
a)
It was a war defined by battlefield tactics
b)
It was a war defined by staggering battlefield losses
c)
It was a war of ideals
d)
It was a war of attrition
8.
What speech by Abraham Lincoln served as an important symbol that the War was about preserving the Union and the liberation of slaves?
a)
The Emancipation Proclamation
b)
The Gettysburg Address
c)
Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address
d)
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
9.
Which TWO battles are considered a turning point in the Civil War?
a)
The Battle of Vicksburg
b)
The Battle of Antietam
c)
The Battle of Gettysburg
d)
The Battle of The Wilderness
10.
Which of the following were the leading causes of death during the Civil War? (more than 1 correct)
a)
Diseases
b)
Infection
c)
Battlefield deaths
d)
Starvation
11.
What was the time period called where Southern states were readmitted to the Union after the Civil War?
a)
Reapplication
b)
Reconstitution
c)
Reconfiguration
d)
Reconstruction
12.
With the Compromise of 1877 and the removal of federal troops and supervision, what did the South manage to do? (select all that apply)
a)
Use violence and terror to subjugate millions of black Americans
b)
Enact racial segregation laws
c)
Enact civil right protections
d)
Enact voting restrictions
13.
What is a boomtown?
a)
A town that grows slowly over time
b)
A quickly growing town with rapid economic growth
c)
A quickly shrinking town losing economic opportunities
d)
A town where miners use a lot of explosives
e)
14.
What happened to Hispanics when settlers moved into the Southwest?
a)
They were accepted by the settlers
b)
Their role in society was increasingly more important
c)
Their role in society diminished (decreased)
d)
They were treated as equals
15.
What did The Homestead Act do?
a)
Allowed people to claim public land for a small fee
b)
Allowed the government to sell public lands to Native Americans
c)
Allowed women to establish small home based businesses
d)
Allowed Americans to work from home
16.
Which of the following were new farming technologies used in the Great Plains? (select all that apply)
a)
Steel Plows
b)
Sluices
c)
Threshing machines
d)
Reapers
17.
Which of the following are true about settlers and their treatment of Native Americans? (select all that apply)
a)
Settlers often went to war with Native Americans
b)
Settlers often forced Native Americans to relocate
c)
Settlers frequently broke treaties
d)
Settlers deprived Native Americans of their hunting grounds
18.
What did Native Americans face when forced to live on reservations? (select all that apply)
a)
Harsh tribal governments
b)
Poverty
c)
Despair
d)
Economic opportunities
19.
What was the purpose of Indian boarding schools? (select all that apply)
a)
Provide opportunities for Native Americans
b)
Teach Native Americans how to play musical instruments
c)
Separate Native American children from their families
d)
Americanization
20.
How did military service help black soldiers? (select all that apply)
a)
The army helped black soldiers gain respectability
b)
The army helped black soldiers advance their career opportunities
c)
The army helped black soldiers kill Southern white soldiers who wanted to maintain slavery
d)
The army helped black soldiers become religious leaders
21.
How did railroads help settle the West? (select all that apply)
a)
Railroads helped people stay connected with far away places
b)
Railroads transported goods to markets far away
c)
Railroads were fun to ride
d)
Railroads brought necessary supplies to towns along the railways
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