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SOCIAL STUDIES MIDTERM STUDY GAME

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which event most directly led to the creation of this recruitment poster?

a)

The issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln

b)

The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

The conclusion of the Civil War

d)

The establishment of the Missouri Compromise

2.

Which group benefited most from the Underground Railroad?

a)

Union soldiers

b)

Escaped slaves seeking freedom

c)

Southern plantation owners

d)

Abolitionist politicians

3.

Who benefited most from the passage of the 14th Amendment?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Formerly enslaved African Americans

c)

Women

d)

Civil War veterans

4.

The "separate but equal" facilities shown in this picture were made possible by which of the following?

a)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

b)

The 15th Amendment

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

The 19th Amendment

5.

Which of the following upheld that separate but equal is legal?

a)
Jim Crow laws
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
The Big Stick policy
d)
The 18th Amendment
6.

Which of the following was a harmful impact of the railroad?

a)

It disrupted wildlife habitats

b)

It made transportation faster

c)

It helped cities expand

d)

It increased trade across the country

7.

What political figure is depicted in this cartoon?

a)

Thomas Nast

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Boss Tweed

d)

Upton Sinclair

8.

Who is the man who created political cartoons about Boss Tweed?

a)
Thomas Nast
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Boss Tweed
d)
Upton Sinclair
9.

Which president is depicted addressing the 'Meat Scandal' in this cartoon?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

James Garfield

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

10.

Who founded Hull House?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Florence Nightingale

c)

Eleanor Roosevelt

d)

Clara Barton

11.

The increase shown in the graph can best be explained by ________________ .

a)

a decrease in consumer demand

b)

the adoption of mass production techniques

c)

a movement of workers to rural areas

12.

According to David Von Drehle, what were two conditions faced by people living in urban areas in the early 1900s?

a)
Skyscrapers and plenty of high pay for work
b)
Little space and dirty conditions
c)
Plenty of space and good temperatures
d)
No bad conditions-everything was wonderful
13.

What social issue did the Temperance Movement in the United States primarily address?

a)

Alcohol consumption and its effects

b)

Women's suffrage

c)

Child labor laws

d)

Employment for African Americans after the Civil War

e)

Anger management programs

14.

Which Amendment gave Women the right to vote?

a)
17th
b)
18th
c)
19th
d)
20th
15.

Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was responsible for the prohibition of alcoholic beverages?

a)

16th

b)

18th

c)

21st

d)

22nd

16.

Where was Angel Island?

a)
New York Harbor
b)
Next to Ellis Island
c)
San Francisco Bay in California
d)
Florida
17.

Where was Ellis Island?

a)
New York Harbor
b)
Canada
c)
San Francisco Bay in California
d)
Washington D.C.
18.

After what Southern victory was General Stonewall Jackson killed?

a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Shiloh
c)
Battle of Chancellorsville
d)
Gettysburg
19.

What was the cause of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s fatal injury?

a)

He was wounded by Union artillery fire

b)

He was accidentally shot by his own troops

c)

He was poisoned by a spy

20.

Which battle had the bloodiest day of the war?

a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Chancellorsville
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Battle of Shiloh
21.

What organization helped slaves after the Civil War by giving food, clothing, and helping to find jobs?

a)
Reconstruction Society
b)
Freedmen’s Bureau
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
The Rough Riders