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US Midterm Review

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The system in which farmers rent land in exchange for a portion of the crops is known as (a)   .

2.

Bribery and the acquisition of money in illegal ways is called a (a)   .

3.

The (a)   Amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.

4.

Farmers found it difficult to get out of debt because of a (a)   that they were obligated to repay with their crops.

5.

The (a)   began as secret society that used violence to discourage African Americans from voting or exercising their civil rights.

6.

The House of Representatives voted to (a)   President Johnson when he was formally charged with misconduct.

7.

In 1866, General Sherman issued Special Field Order No. 15, promising freed slaves “ (a)   and a mule.”

8.
Why did Lincoln pocket veto the Wade-Davis Bill?
a)
It would restore the South to its previous way of life.
b)
It was too severe a punishment for the Southern states.
c)
It did not include suffrage for African Americans.
d)
It required too many former Confederates to take a loyalty oath to the Union.
9.
In which two ways did the Freedmen’s Bureau make a difference in the lives of freed African Americans?
a)
It tackled the issue of illiteracy.
b)
It fought for the passage of a voting amendment.
c)
It spurred economic recovery.
d)
It provided a way for work issues to be handled fairly
10.
Radical Republicans wanted to make sure African Americans had the right to vote because they
a)
wanted to support Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan.
b)
believed African Americans’ votes would give Southern states more power in Congress.
c)
wanted to ensure Confederate officials were punished appropriately for their actions.
d)
believed it would prevent Southern legislatures from passing racist laws.
11.
What are two reasons Congress divided the former Confederacy into military districts?
a)
to oversee enforcement of black codes
b)
to gather support for the Enforcement Acts
c)
to ensure all Reconstruction laws were being followed
d)
to help register African American voters in the region
12.
How were carpetbaggers and scalawags similar?
a)
Both supported Republicans in the South.
b)
Both came from the North to live in the South.
c)
Both were politicians who wanted to run for local office.
d)
Both were farmers who wanted to revive the Southern economy
13.
How are the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments alike?
a)
All three granted basic rights to all Americans.
b)
All three expanded federal powers over states’ rights.
c)
All three punished the South for seceding from the Union.
d)
All three extended suffrage and property ownership rights to women.
14.
Southern leaders worked to create the “New South” by doing which two of the following?
a)
expanding railroad lines
b)
hiring more workers to plant and harvest crops
c)
increasing iron and steel production
d)
offering newly-freed African Americans the opportunity to become tenant farmers
15.
What does the writer of the excerpt say some Democrats are lying about?
a)
reasons many African Americans moved to Kansas
b)
justifications for the Civil Rights Act of 1866
c)
laws that put liens on crops
d)
techniques used to suppress African American voting
16.
Which event led the House of Representatives to impeach President Johnson?
a)
Johnson vetoed the Fourteenth Amendment.
b)
Johnson fired Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
c)
Johnson ignored recommendations of General Ulysses S. Grant.
d)
Johnson supported the Military Reconstruction Act.
17.
Under the terms described in the contract, newly-freed African Americans such as Henry Bledsoe became
a)
content to earn fair wages for the work they performed.
b)
wealthy as a result of purchasing the land they worked and farmed.
c)
trapped in a job that would never allow them to own the land they worked.
d)
eligible to purchase more land and hire help to plant and harvest crops.
18.
What does this contract make Henry Bledsoe?
a)
a carpetbagger
b)
a plantation owner
c)
a tenant farmer
d)
a sharecropper
19.
What are two reasons why Du Bois believes the Freedmen’s Bureau ended?
a)
It was not well received by African Americans in the South.
b)
It became a tool politicians used to further their own agendas.
c)
Traditional Southern attitudes and prejudices made it too difficult for it to function.
d)
Its services were no longer needed once the Fifteenth Amendment was passed.
20.
Which two generalizations can be made based on the map?
a)
The states with disputed electoral votes are key to deciding the election results.
b)
The largest states have the most influence on the election results.
c)
The candidate who wins the popular vote wins the most electoral votes.
d)
The candidate who wins the popular vote is not assured victory in the election.
21.
What was Lincoln’s approach to Reconstruction?
a)
Harsh punishment for the South
b)
Immediate equality for African Americans
c)
A softer, lenient approach
d)
Military occupation of the South
22.
Which group wanted to transform Southern society to resemble the North?
a)
Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Scalawags
d)
Carpetbaggers
23.
What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
a)
Enforce Black Codes
b)
Provide aid and education to freed slaves
c)
Rebuild Confederate armies
d)
Promote Southern agriculture
24.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
25.
Carpetbaggers were:
a)
Southern Democrats
b)
Northern Republicans who moved South
c)
African American legislators
d)
Confederate generals
26.
The Compromise of 1877 resulted in:
a)
The impeachment of Hayes
b)
The end of Reconstruction
c)
The ratification of the 14th Amendment
d)
The creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau
27.
What were “Exodusters” and why did they move west?
4 lines
28.
T or F? The Black Codes expanded rights for African Americans.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
T or F? The 15th Amendment guaranteed voting rights regardless of race or color.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
T or F? The Freedmen’s Bureau was responsible for distributing land to former slaves.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
T or F? The Enforcement Acts were passed to combat KKK violence.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 do?
a)
Gave voting rights to women
b)
Granted citizenship to all born in the U.S. except Native Americans
c)
Ended Reconstruction
d)
Created the Freedmen’s Bureau
33.
What did the Military Reconstruction Act do?
a)
It divided the former Confederacy into military districts with a Union general in charge of each.
b)
It required the citizens of the former Confederacy to rebuild the South themselves.
c)
It denied any former Confederate state readmission to the Union.
d)
It allowed the former Confederate states to write their state constitutions as they wished
34.

In the Southwest, neighborhoods where many Hispanos settled were called

(a)  

35.

Legislation enforcing segregation in the South were known as

(a)  

36.

By controlling about 90 percent of the oil refining industry, John D. Rockefeller’s company held a on the market

(a)  

37.

After arriving in the United States, many immigrants in large cities lived in crowded multifamily apartments known as

(a)  

38.

Which three of the following were true about boomtowns of the West? Select all that apply.

a)

Many became ghost towns.

b)

Most were sophisticated places.

c)

They grew up quickly around mines.

d)

Some became the nation’s largest cities.

39.

The use of barbed wire to fence off land on the open range

a)

harmed cattle, reducing the number that made it to market.

b)

blocked cattle trails, making it difficult to get cattle to market.

c)

prevented cattle from finding food, so fewer cattle survived.

d)

required too much effort to maintain, so ranchers abandoned using it.

40.

What were two ways the Dawes Act affected Native Americans living in the United States? Select all that apply.

a)

It increased their financial independence.

b)

It broke up their tribal lands into smaller plots.

c)

It added to their political power in Congress.

d)

It forced them to assimilate into American culture.

41.

Which policy best reflects the idea of laissez-faire?

a)

foreign policy that secures resources for U.S. manufacturers

b)

tax policy that rewards retailers for buying products made in the United States

c)

regulatory policy that ensures all food sold in the United States is safe to eat

d)

domestic policy that involves little interference from the U.S. government

42.

Which two reasons caused the U.S. population to almost triple between 1860 and 1910? Select all that apply.

a)

an increase in immigration

b)

better living conditions

c)

the mechanization of agriculture in the Midwest

d)

integration of new states in the West

43.

In the late 1800s, workers’ buying power generally increased because

a)

factories often increased prices.

b)

factories often decreased wages.

c)

prices fell faster than wages.

d)

wages increased faster than prices.

44.

The main goal of nativists was to

a)

encourage philanthropy.

b)

recruit strikebreakers.

c)

restrict immigration to the United States.

d)

increase immigration from Europe.

45.

Select all that apply. In both the Great Railroad Strike and the Homestead Strike, workers were striking for

a)

closed shops.

b)

higher wages.

c)

an eight-hour workday.

d)

safer working conditions.

46.

To which two groups did the Populist Party platform appeal? Select all that apply.

a)

bankers

b)

farmers

c)

immigrants

d)

organized labor

47.

Marie Prisland, From Slovenia to America, 1968. “An English-speaking immigrant asked the nearby guard where we could get a drink of water. The guard withdrew and returned shortly with a pail of water, which he set before the group of women. Some men stepped forward quickly to have a drink, but the guard pushed them back saying: ‘Ladies first!’ When the women learned what the guard had said, they were dumbfounded, for in Slovenia . . . women always were second to men. . . .”

Based on the excerpt, what major difference existed between Slovenia and the United States? Select all that apply.

a)

racial

b)

political

c)

economic

d)

cultural

48.

Why did many Europeans immigrate to the United States in the late 1800s?

a)

to seek economic opportunities such as jobs and higher wages

b)

to join the U.S. military during peacetime

c)

to expand European empires through colonization of U.S. territories

d)

to escape the harsh climate of Europe

49.

Based on the map titled Federal Land Grants to Railroads, why might the planners of railroads have focused on the Northern part of the United States?

a)

Planners had no interest in building over the mountain ranges in the south.

b)

Land was relatively flat and gave easy access to prime areas for settlement.

c)

There were no settlers living there.

d)

The land in these areas was Native American territory.

50.

Which conclusion about the effect of government land grants on westward expansion can be drawn from the map titled Federal Land Grants to Railroads?

a)

Government land grants had little influence on the growth of Western areas.

b)

The amount of land set aside for railroads was not significant enough to affect growth in the West.

c)

Providing land for railroads over mountainous areas caused a delay in westward settlement.

d)

Western areas that had railroad lines probably experienced the greatest growth.

51.

A. Cahan, Yekl, A Tale of the New York Ghetto, 1896: “Hardly a block but shelters Jews from every nook and corner of Russia, Poland, Galicia, Hungary, Roumania... Jewish refugees from crying political and economical injustice; people torn from a hard-gained foothold in life and from deep-rooted attachments by the caprice of intolerance or the wiles of demagoguery—innocent scapegoats of a guilty Government for its outraged populace to misspend its blind fury upon; students shut out of the Russian universities, and come to these shores in quest of learning...” Based on this excerpt, what are two reasons that Jewish people immigrated to the United States? Select all that apply.

a)

to escape prejudice

b)

to start a new government

c)

to get an education

d)

to meet Jews from other countries

52.

Using the diagram titled Vertical Integration showing an integrated steel company controlling a steel mill, shipping facilities, and sources of raw materials (iron mine, limestone quarry, coal mine), identify the economic strategy illustrated and how Andrew Carnegie used it during the Industrial Revolution.

a)

Vertical integration; Carnegie acquired raw materials, transportation, and mills to reduce costs and dominate steel production.

b)

Horizontal integration; Carnegie merged different industries like railroads and textiles to diversify.

c)

Laissez-faire; Carnegie relied on minimal government to manage labor without owning inputs.

d)

Mercantilism; Carnegie sought colonies to supply steel and export only finished goods.

53.

Based on nineteenth-century developments, choose the best description of how the growth of railroads transformed the United States.

a)

They connected distant regions into national markets, sped movement of people and goods, encouraged western settlement, and fueled industrialization.

b)

They mainly reduced ocean travel times, consolidating overseas colonies and weakening inland towns.

c)

They primarily replaced factories with farms, reversing urbanization and shrinking industry.

d)

They isolated cities by discouraging trade, slowing migration, and limiting access to resources.

54.

Technologies like sodbusters and mechanical reapers helped improve what across the Great Plains?

a)

Agricultural productivity

b)

Urban sanitation

c)

Maritime trade

d)

Mining output

55.

The theory that applied Darwin’s natural selection to human society, used to justify inequality and racism, was called what?

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Nativism

d)

Progressivism

56.

During hydraulic mining, what is sprayed against a mountain to expose minerals, leaving long-term negative consequences? Select the correct word for Blank 1.

a)

water

b)

acid

c)

alcohol

57.

During hydraulic mining, spraying the mountain leaves long-term negative what consequences? Select the correct word for Blank 2.

a)

economic

b)

social

c)

environmental

58.

In the United States, the Industrial Revolution was spurred by abundant natural resources like what? Select the correct word for Blank 1.

a)

uranium

b)

petroleum

c)

ethanol

59.

In the United States, the Industrial Revolution was supported by a government attitude allowing businesses to operate freely. What term best completes Blank 2?

a)

socialist

b)

despotic

c)

laissez-faire

60.

The reformer who established institutions like Hull House that provided services such as English classes and kitchens to those in need was who? Select the correct word for Blank 1.

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Ida B. Wells

61.

Institutions like Hull House that provided services such as English classes and kitchens to those in need were known as what? Select the correct word for Blank 2.

a)

settlement houses

b)

community gardens

c)

Protestant churches

62.

Place admittance of new states into the correct bucket: Causes of Westward Expansion or Effects of Westward Expansion.

a)

Causes of Westward Expansion

b)

Effects of Westward Expansion

63.

Place increased conflict with Native Americans into the correct bucket: Causes of Westward Expansion or Effects of Westward Expansion.

a)

Causes of Westward Expansion

b)

Effects of Westward Expansion

64.

Place building of railroads into the correct bucket: Causes of Westward Expansion or Effects of Westward Expansion.

a)

Causes of Westward Expansion

b)

Effects of Westward Expansion

65.

Place discovery of gold and silver into the correct bucket: Causes of Westward Expansion or Effects of Westward Expansion.

a)

Causes of Westward Expansion

b)

Effects of Westward Expansion

66.

Place poor sanitation and disease into the correct bucket: Problems for People Living on the Great Plains or Problems for People Living in Cities.

a)

Problems for People Living on the Great Plains

b)

Problems for People Living in Cities

67.

Place pollution into the correct bucket: Problems for People Living on the Great Plains or Problems for People Living in Cities.

a)

Problems for People Living on the Great Plains

b)

Problems for People Living in Cities

68.

Place dry soil into the correct bucket: Problems for People Living on the Great Plains or Problems for People Living in Cities.

a)

Problems for People Living on the Great Plains

b)

Problems for People Living in Cities

69.

Place overcrowding into the correct bucket: Problems for People Living on the Great Plains or Problems for People Living in Cities.

a)

Problems for People Living on the Great Plains

b)

Problems for People Living in Cities

70.

Place drought into the correct bucket: Problems for People Living on the Great Plains or Problems for People Living in Cities.

a)

Problems for People Living on the Great Plains

b)

Problems for People Living in Cities

71.

Place hard to pay mortgages into the correct bucket: Problems for People Living on the Great Plains or Problems for People Living in Cities.

a)

Problems for People Living on the Great Plains

b)

Problems for People Living in Cities

72.

Classify pioneered by John D. Rockefeller under the correct bucket: True of Vertical Integration or True of Horizontal Integration.

a)

True of Vertical Integration

b)

True of Horizontal Integration

73.

Classify a coffee company has its own coffee fields under the correct bucket: True of Vertical Integration or True of Horizontal Integration.

a)

True of Vertical Integration

b)

True of Horizontal Integration

74.

Classify each tactic under the correct bucket: Tactics Used by Workers or Tactics Used by Businesses — unionization.

a)

Tactics Used by Workers

b)

Tactics Used by Businesses

75.

Classify each tactic under the correct bucket: Tactics Used by Workers or Tactics Used by Businesses — lockouts.

a)

Tactics Used by Workers

b)

Tactics Used by Businesses

76.

Classify each tactic under the correct bucket: Tactics Used by Workers or Tactics Used by Businesses — anti-union oaths.

a)

Tactics Used by Workers

b)

Tactics Used by Businesses

77.

Choose the most likely order of events: Gold is discovered in the territory; Prospectors rush to the territory; Boomtowns emerge; The territory becomes a state.

a)

Gold is discovered → Prospectors rush → Boomtowns emerge → Territory becomes a state

b)

Prospectors rush → Gold is discovered → Territory becomes a state → Boomtowns emerge

c)

Boomtowns emerge → Gold is discovered → Prospectors rush → Territory becomes a state

d)

Gold is discovered → Boomtowns emerge → Territory becomes a state → Prospectors rush

78.

Match the term with the correct phrase or definition — Pikes Peak.

a)

site of the Comstock Lode

b)

site of a battle between Native American and U.S. Army soldiers

c)

site in Colorado of early rush for minerals

d)

site of the first Native American boarding school

e)

site of the Gold Rush and “Forty-Niners”

79.

Match the term with the correct phrase or definition — Little Bighorn.

a)

site of the Comstock Lode

b)

site of a battle between Native American and U.S. Army soldiers

c)

site in Colorado of early rush for minerals

d)

site of the first Native American boarding school

e)

site of the Gold Rush and “Forty-Niners”

80.

Match the term with the correct phrase or definition — California.

a)

site of the Comstock Lode

b)

site of a battle between Native American and U.S. Army soldiers

c)

site in Colorado of early rush for minerals

d)

site of the first Native American boarding school

e)

site of the Gold Rush and “Forty-Niners”

81.

Match the term with the correct phrase or definition — Virginia City, Nevada.

a)

site of the Comstock Lode

b)

site of a battle between Native American and U.S. Army soldiers

c)

site in Colorado of early rush for minerals

d)

site of the first Native American boarding school

e)

site of the Gold Rush and “Forty-Niners”

82.

Match the term with the correct phrase or definition — Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

a)

site of the Comstock Lode

b)

site of a battle between Native American and U.S. Army soldiers

c)

site in Colorado of early rush for minerals

d)

site of the first Native American boarding school

e)

site of the Gold Rush and “Forty-Niners”

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