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American History Final

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Which group of immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s came to the United States because of a famine and were distrusted because of their religion and because they were said to take American jobs?
a) English immigrants
b) German immigrants
c) Italian immigrants
d) Irish immigrants
d) Irish immigrants
In the 1820s and 1830s, New England textile mills such as the one founded at Lowell, Massachusetts initially tended to employ as mill workers:
a) African-American slaves as slavery was only gradually being phased out in northern states
b) Young women from New England farms who lived in boarding houses and worked long hours for low wages
c) Entire New England farming families who worked part-time in the mills during times of the year in which they had less work to do on their farms.
d) Immigrants who would work for low wages because they were desperate for a job
b) Young women from New England farms who lived in boarding houses and worked long hours for low wages
What was the long-term consequence of the invention of the cotton gin?
a) The North became industrialized
b) Farmers were able to grow cotton in Great Lake states such as Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana
c) Slavery became more important in the South
d) Tensions between Britain and the United States were reduced
c) Slavery became more important in the South
Which American city experienced great economic growth because of the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825?
a) New York, New York
b) Boston, Massachusetts
c) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
d) Cleveland, Ohio
a) New York, New York
Who invented the steamship in 1807 and established the first commercial steam boat service in the United States?
a) Eli Whitney
b) Robert Fulton
c) Samuel Morse
d) Cyrus McCormick
b) Robert Fulton
What sort of life were women and children expected to live in upper and middle class families in the United States between 1820 and 1860?
a) Women were expected to be educated and to pursue a career, with children either in day care facilities or in school
b) Women and children stayed at home while men worked, but women and children were expected to make many products the family used at home
c) Similar to working class families, women and children in upper and middle class families were expected to work alongside their husbands in offices or factories
d) Women and children stayed home while men worked, with the women tended to the children and purchasing good for the family's consumption, while children played and attended school
d) Women and children stayed home while men worked, with the women tended to the children and purchasing good for the family's consumption, while children played and attended school
What three cities formed "the German Triangle" because the area between them attracted so many German immigrants between 1820 and 1860?
a) Charleston, South Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina and Richmond, Virginia
b) New York, New York, Boston, Massachusetts and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
c) New York, New York, Baltimore, Maryland and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
d) St. Louis, Missouri, Cincinnati, Ohio and Milwaukee, Wisconsin
d) St. Louis, Missouri, Cincinnati, Ohio and Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Know'Nothing Party was:
a) A Nativist political party that opposed immigration, especially Catholic immigration
b) An anti-education political party that opposed government spending on public schools
c) A racist, pro-slavery political party
d) A negative label that Federalists used to describe their political opponents in the Democratic-Republican party
a) A Nativist political party that opposed immigration, especially Catholic immigration
Under what was known as coverture, women's legal status was such in early America that:
a) A women's legal rights and financial holdings all fell under the authority of her husband
b) Women were not equal to men, although because of the notion of companionship marriage, divorce was easier to legally obtain and somewhat common
c) Women were completely equal to men, although many did not work because of their responsibilities in the home and with children
d) Middle and upper-class women typically were ore educated and were able to work and control their on money more than lower class women
a) A women's legal rights and financial holdings all fell under the authority of her husband
What was the relationship of northern states to slavery between 1820 and 1860
a) Northern states had completely abolished slavery by 1820 and had little economic interaction with southern slavery
b) Slavery came to and end in northern states during this period as northern slave owners sold all of their slaves to southern slave owners
c) Slavery was gradually abolished in the north, although it still existed in some northern states by 1860, while northern insurance companies and textile mills were indirectly involved with southern slavery
d) The abolition movement was strong in the north beginning in the 1820s, leading to the complete abolition of slavery in northern states by 1840 and an increasing distaste for southern slavery in the north between 1840 and 1860
c) Slavery was gradually abolished in the north, although it still existed in some northern states by 1860, while northern insurance companies and textile mills were indirectly involved with southern slavery
Put the following in chronological order
-The Panic of 1837
-The invention of the cotton gin
-The completion of the Erie Canal
-President James Madison's speech to Congress urging transportation improvements
1- The invention of the cotton gin
2- President James Madison's speech to Congress urging transportation improvements
3- The completion of the Erie Canal
4- The Panic of 1837
What did the Missouri Compromise decide with respect to slavery and westward expansion?
a) It established the principal that new states would decide for themselves whether to become a slave state or a free state
b) It established the principal that every time a slave state came into the Union that a free state must come with it, and vice-versa
c) It allowed Missouri to come into the Union as a free state and Arkansas to come in as a slave state
d) It compromised on how to end slavery in the North by giving slaves their freedom after they reached age 25
b) It established the principal that every time a slave state came into the Union that a free state must come with it, and vice-versa
As a result of the Panic of 1837, the majority of ordinary Americans:
a) Deepened their admiration for Andrew Jackson as the champion of the common people
b) Became convinced that their troubles stemmed from industrialization and capitalism, but trusted Whig promises of sweeping economic reforms
c) Demanded that tariffs be raised to keep out foreign-made factory goods and create jobs for American workers
d) Blamed Jackson, and especially his successor Martin Van Buren, for having brought economic disaster on the country
d) Blamed Jackson, and especially his successor Martin Van Buren, for having brought economic disaster on the country
The "corrupt bargain," the political intrigue that resulted when the presidential election of 1824 was decided in the House of Representatives, consisted of:
a) Jackson's successful effort to get John C. Calhoun to withdraw from the presidential race and become his vice-presidential running mate, with the understanding that Calhoun would run for president the next election
b) John Quincy Adam's apparent deal with Henry Clay in which their supporters combined forces in the House of Representatives to elect Adams as president
c) Bribes paid by John Quincy Adams's wealthy New England backers to purchase the votes of enough members of the House to ensure his election
d) The efforts of the three slaveholding presidential candidates (Jackson, Crawford, and Clay) to unite in order to block the election of the one antislavery candidate, John Quincy Adams
b) John Quincy Adam's apparent deal with Henry Clay in which their supporters combined forces in the House of Representatives to elect Adams as president
Which of the following occurred while Andrew Jackson was president?
a) Controversy between South Carolina and the federal government over tariffs and nullification
b) Disagreements between Jackson and Great Britain over western land
c) Disagreements between Jackson and Mexico over western land
d) A bitter falling out between Jackson and hand-picked successor Martin Van Buren
a) Controversy between South Carolina and the federal government over tariffs and nullification
The Whig party:
a) Was primarily based in the northern states and was an anti-slavery, pro-industry party
b) Was deeply opposed to Andrew Jackson, and was compromised of Jackson's enemies in both the North and the South
c) Had no connection to minor parties such as the Anti-Masonic Party and the Know-Nothing Party
d) Managed to obtain a majority in the congress, but was unable to win a presidential election
b) Was deeply opposed to Andrew Jackson, and was compromised of Jackson's enemies in both the North and the South
Which prominent member of the Democratic party and close associate of Andrew Jackson was known as "the little magician" for his ability to organize the party and run political campaigns?
a) Martin Van Buren
b) John C. Calhoun
c) Henry Clay
d) John Tyler
a) Martin Van Buren
During the Eaton Affair, or the "Petticoat Affair":
a) Society women in Washington D.C. had little impact on politics as the entire affair was a private matter between women
b) Andrew Jackson challenged John Eaton to a duel because of his wife Peggy Eaton's scandalous behavior
c) Andrew Jackson sided against Peggy Eaton, a move that split his cabinet and led to several resignations
d) Andrew Jackson sided with Peggy Eaton, a move that split his cabinet and led to several resignations
d) Andrew Jackson sided with Peggy Eaton, a move that split his cabinet and led to several resignations
John C. Calhoun:
a) Helped John Quincy Adams win the election of 1824 in that Andrew Jackson and his supporters called "the corrupt bargain"
b) Was a prominent supporters of tariffs, the authority of the federal government and the Union
c) Fought a duel with Henry Clay because of scandalous accusations against his wife during the Eaton Affair
d) Served as Andrew Jackson's first vice-president, but had a falling out with Jackson because of the Nullification Crisis and the Eaton Affair
d) Served as Andrew Jackson's first vice-president, but had a falling out with Jackson because of the Nullification Crisis and the Eaton Affair
Which of the following was true about politics in the United States between 1820 and 1840
a) Free African-American men in the North were typically allowed to vote
b) The Masons were popular as a social club for men and were typically associated with common men and greater democracy
c) Many people distrusted Catholic immigrants as Catholics were seen as controlled by the Pope, who in turn was out to control the United States
d) Tariffs were popular in both the North and the South
c) Many people distrusted Catholic immigrants as Catholics were seen as controlled by the Pope, who in turn was out to control the United States
What occurred as a result of the 1840 election?
a) Whig candidate William Henry Harrison defeated Democrat Martin Van Buren, although Harrison died shortly after taking office and was succeeded by John Tyler, who governed like a Democrat
b) Democrat Martin Van Buren won a narrow re-election victory, although he was ineffective in his second term of office because the Whigs controlled the Congress
c) Whig candidate William Henry Harrison defeated Democrat Martin Van Buren because the Eaton Affair had damaged Van Buren's reputation
d) Andrew Jackson abandoned his associate Martin Van Buren and threw his support behind William Henry Harrison because of Harrison's leadership during the War of 1812
a) Whig candidate William Henry Harrison defeated Democrat Martin Van Buren, although Harrison died shortly after taking office and was succeeded by John Tyler, who governed like a Democrat
Put the following in chronological order
-The Panic of 1837
-The Missouri Compromise
-The Nullification Crisis
-The "Corrupt Bargain"
1- The Missouri Compromise
2- The "Corrupt Bargain"
3- The Nullification Crisis
4- The Panic of 1837
The 1848 Seneca Falls Convention:
a) Was a major abolitionist meeting
b) Brought together independents, discontented Whigs and Democrats in the North to form a new party, the Republican Party
c) Was a gathering of women's rights activists
d) Was one of the largest revival meetings during the Second Great Awakening
c) Was a gathering of women's rights activists
Which statement about William Lloyd Garrison is correct?
a) He was a prominent abolitionist and was the publisher of The Liberator
b) He was an important revival preacher during the Second Great Awakening
c) He was the leader of the Oneida Perfectionist, a religious group known for its utopian community
d) Garrison was the first abolitionist to run for president in 1840
a) He was a prominent abolitionist and was the publisher of The Liberator
The Mormons were:
a) Controversial because they practiced what was known as "complex marriage"
b) The largest church in America after the Second Great Awakening
c) First led by Brigham Young, with Joseph Smith taking over and leading the Mormons to Utah after Young's death
d) A restorationist religious group that claimed to have a new Scripture that had been revealed to Joseph Smith by angelic beings
d) A restorationist religious group that claimed to have a new Scripture that had been revealed to Joseph Smith by angelic beings
Which of the following ideas was associated with the Temperance movement?
a) Discouraging people from drinking alcohol
b) Banning slavery through moderate and gradual emancipation
c) Advocating for equal rights for women
d) Banning immigration from Catholic countries such as Ireland because Catholics were considered extremists
a) Discouraging people from drinking alcohol
As a spiritual and intellectual movement, Transcendentalism:
a) Stressed individualism, optimism, personal mystical experiences and oneness with nature
b) Stressed science and reason over emotion and intuition
c) Reflected the ideas of the Enlightenment and was inspired by the writings of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin
d) Were supported by religious figures such as Joseph Smith and Charles Finney
a) Stressed individualism, optimism, personal mystical experiences and oneness with nature
Before the Civil War, the United States saw the emergence of several new religious groups that lived in communes. Which one practiced "complex marriage" in which all men were married to all women in the group, and vice versa
a) The Shakers
b) The Stone-Campellites
c) The Oneida Perfectionists
d) The Mormons
c) The Oneida Perfectionists
What sorts of people tended to support the Temperance Movement?
a) Irish immigrants
b) Lower class workers
c) Native Americans and white missionaries who defended the rights of Native Americans
d) Women and middle class Protestants
d) Women and middle class Protestants
Which religious group saw tremendous growth during the Second Great Awakening and was the most popular denomination in the United States by 1850?
a) The Mormons
b) The Unitarians
c) The Presbyterians
d) The Methodists
d) The Methodists
Charles Grandison Finney was:
a) Along with William Lloyd Garrison, an important politician and leader of the abolitionist movement
b) An influential revivalist preacher who stressed emotion, spiritual perfectionism and human choice in salvation
c) Known as one of the most important Transcendentalist thinkers and writers
d) The organizer of the Brook Farm utopian community
b) An influential revivalist preacher who stressed emotion, spiritual perfectionism and human choice in salvation
Which abolitionist was a former slave who escaped from slavery and was known for his popular 1845 autobiography and his powerful anti-slavery speeches?
a) Frederick Douglass
b) Nat Turner
c) Sojourner Truth
d) Angelina Grimke
a) Frederick Douglass
Put the following in chronological order
-The Seneca Falls Convention
-The Cane Ridge revival
-The establishment of The Liberator
-The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
1) The Cane Ridge revival
2) The establishment of The Liberator
3) The Seneca Falls Convention
4) The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Which of the following was a reason for the growth of cotton in the south in the 19th century?
a) The invention of the cotton gin
b) Indian Removal Act of 1830
c) The Industrial Revolution
d) A & B
e) B & C
f) All of the above
g) None of the above
f) All of the above
By 1860, cotton made up what percentage of the US total exports?
a) 50
b) 60
c) 70
d) 80
b) 60
Which of the following lists offers the best reflection of the southern social hierarchy (from most powerful to least powerful).
a) Yeoman Farmers, Planters, Free Blacks, Landless Whites, Slaves
b) Yeoman Farmers, Planters, Landless Whites, Free Blacks, Slaves
c) Planters, Yeoman Farmers, Free Blacks, Landless Whites, Slaves
d) Planters, Yeoman Farmers, Landless Whites, Free Blacks, Slaves
d) Planters, Yeoman Farmers, Landless Whites, Free Blacks, Slaves
In the middle of the nineteenth century, cotton replaced what crop as the staple of the southern economy?
a) Sugar
b) Rice
c) Indigo
d) Tobacco
d) Tobacco
Which of the following best describes the southern economy during "The Cotton Revolution?"
a) It was a time of capitalism, panic, stress, and competition
b) It was a time in which reliance on slavery slowly declines in the south
c) It was a time in which the northern states became less dependent on slavery (either directly or indirectly)
d) It was a time of conservative, agrarian traditionalism
a) It was a time of capitalism, panic, stress, and competition
How did cities change the social landscape of the south in the early nineteenth century?
a) Cities decreased the need for slavery in the southern states
b) Cities reinforced the southern two-class system that was based primarily on land ownership
c) Cities introduced an urban middle class that had not previously existed in the rural south
d) Cities narrowed the economic gap between planters and yeoman farmers
c) Cities introduced an urban middle class that had not previously existed in the rural south
Which of the following was a part of slave culture as it developed in the early nineteenth-century south?
a) Family and kinship ties
b) Systems of illicit trade
c) Linguistic codes
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
d) All of the above
Inspired by his faith, which Virginia slave led a revolt in 1831 in an attempt to free the region's enslaved population?
a) Harriet Jacobs
b) William Wells Brown
c) Nat Turner
d) Frederick Douglass
c) Nat Turner
Which of the following best represents the southern code of honor?
a) Dueling
b) Harsh prosecution faced by those who engaged in violence
c) Evangelical religion
d) Marriage
a) Dueling
One of the greatest fears if southern writers, planters, farmers, merchants, and politicians in the nineteenth century was the fear of _______________.
a) A booming industrial economy
b) Slave rebellion
c) New technology
d) Steam power
b) Slave rebellion
Put the following events in chronological order
- Introduction of slavery to Jamestown
- Introduction of steam power to
- Nat Turner's Rebellion
- Invention of cotton gin
1) Introduction of slavery to Jamestown
2) Invention of cotton gin
3) Introduction of steam power to
4) Nat Turner's Rebellion
How did the federal government incentivize settlement in the west after the panic of 1819 caused many migrant farms to lose their farms?
a) They offered free land in exchange for military service
b) They forgave all debts and offered new loans to farmers in order to help them "start over"
c) They required payment for the land in specie (precious metal) to keep the price for land from rising too quickly
d) They lowered the acreage requirement for purchasing land from the government, so that farmers could purchase more manageable lots (allowing them to be productive more quickly)
d) They lowered the acreage requirement for purchasing land from the government, so that farmers could purchase more manageable lots (allowing them to be productive more quickly)
The treaty that ended the Mexican-American War was the
a) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b) Treaty of Ghent
c) Treaty of Velasco
d) Treaty of Mexico City
a) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
By 1861, over _________ Native Americans were forced west by the "Indian Removal" policies of the United States
a) 50,000
b) 60,000
c) 70,000
d) 100,000
b) 60,000
Prior to the Mexican-American (US-Mexican) War, who had practical control of what is now the southwestern United States?
a) Mexico
b) United States
c) Comanche
d) Spain
c) Comanche
Which of the following is not considered one of the long-term causes of the Mexican-American War?
a) Texas Revolution
b) Disputes between the US and Mexico over the Nueces Strip
c) American ideas of Manifest Destiny
d) Mexican cavalrymen attacking American soldiers in the disputed territory north of the Rio Grande River, in April of 1836
d) Mexican cavalrymen attacking American soldiers in the disputed territory north of the Rio Grande River, in April of 1836
In the 1830s, American policy regarding Native American tribes shifted from a focus on ___________ to plan for _________
a) treatymaking ; forced removal
b) reservations; expulsion
c) forced removal; treatymaking
d) expulsion; assimilation
a) treatymaking ; forced removal
Which of the following did not contribute to the Texas Revolution?
a) American immigration into northeastern Mexico after the Mexico War of Independence
b) Concern over the growing influence of American (Anglo) culture in Mexico
c) The discovery of oil in Texas
d) Mexico closing their border to immigration on 1830
c) The discovery of oil in Texas
Which of the following is not one of the reasons that Americans supported Manifest Destiny in the 19th century?
a) Many believed that Americans could make the land west of the Mississippi River more productive agriculturally and politically.
b) Many believed that Americans were destined to conquer Europe in the next century.
c) Many believed that American values justified the United States' leadership in the western hemisphere
d) Many believed that it was an American responsibility to spread democracy throughout the world
b) Many believed that Americans were destined to conquer Europe in the next century.
In what ways did the frontier alter gender norms for women?
a) Suitable wives were often in short supply in the west, giving women more "bargaining" power within the household
b) Because of the "openness" of the frontier, women were able to do anything they wanted
c) Women gained more independence as they worked in factories
d) women have less independence as they increasingly relied on their husbands for survival on the frontier
a) Suitable wives were often in short supply in the west, giving women more "bargaining" power within the household
Which of the following is not an example of Native American resistance to the US encroachment on their land?
a) Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831 Supreme Court Case)
b) Seminole Wars
c) Blackhawk War
d) Trail of Tears
d) Trail of Tears
Put the following events in chronological order:
- Mexican-American War
- Gadsden Purchase
- Trail of Tears
- Indian Removal Act
- Texas Revolution
1) Indian Removal Act
2) Trail of Tears
3) Texas Revolution
4) Mexican-American War
5) Gadsden Purchase
Which of the following WAS NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?
a) Kansas entered the union as a free state
b) The Fugitive Slave Laws were strengthened
c) California entered the Union as a free state
d) Slave trade was abolished in Washington DC
a) Kansas entered the union as a free state
Who was once a slave, became a leader of the abolitionist movement, and published his autobiography condemning slavery and racism?
a) Nat Turner
b) Frederick Douglass
c) David Walker
d) Dred Scott
b) Frederick Douglass
The Wilmot Proviso proposed a resolution to
a) Prohibit slavery from all territory acquired from Mexico
b) Divide Kansas and Nebraska into separate states
c) Annex Cuba to avoid southern secession
d) Allow slavery in all territory acquired from Mexico
a) Prohibit slavery from all territory acquired from Mexico
The Supreme Court ruling in Scott v. Sandford
a) Declared that only white persons could be citizens of the United States
b) Ruled that the temporary residence in a free state did not automatically free a slave
c) Ruled that Congress has no power under the Constitution to bar slavery from a territory
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
Which of the following WAS TRUE of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a) It led to the disintegration of the Democratic Party
b) It was a measure that the North had been demanding for decades
c) It led to the formation of the Republican Party
d) It reaffirmed the Missouri Compromise of 1820
c) It led to the formation of the Republican Party
Why was maintaining an equal number of free states and slave states so important in the early 19th century US?
a) It maintained a balance of power in the House of Representatives, meaning that any legislation pertaining slavery had to be approved by both slave and free states
b) It maintained a balance of power in the Supreme Court, meaning that any legislation pertaining slavery had to be approved by both slave and free states
c) It maintained a balance of power in the Senate, meaning that any legislation pertaining slavery had to be approved by both slave and free states
d) All of the above
a) It maintained a balance of power in the House of Representatives, meaning that any legislation pertaining slavery had to be approved by both slave and free states
The US Supreme Court Case Prigg v. Pennsylvania established what precedent?
a) Pennsylvania's personal liberty law trumped the federal Fugitive Slave Law
b) The federal Fugitive Slave Law trumped Pennsylvania's personal liberty law
c) It established the precedent of "separate but equal"
d) Ruled that Congress has no power under the Constitution to bar slavery from a territory
b) The federal Fugitive Slave Law trumped Pennsylvania's personal liberty law
What was the Underground Railroad?
a) The name of the abolitionist newspaper edited by William Lloyd Garrison
b) An informal network of people who secretly helped fugitive slaves
c) An organization of railroad investors who lobbied Congress for regional tax exemptions
d) An association of abolitionist groups that met yearly to discuss strategies to end slavery
b) An informal network of people who secretly helped fugitive slaves
The Free Soil Party platform in 1848 focused on which of the following?
a) finding an effective (and lasting) compromise on the issue of slavery in the territories
b) Promoting slavery throughout the US.
c) Ending slavery throughout the US.
d) Ending slavery in DC.
d) Ending slavery in DC.
Why were so many northerners troubled by the Fugitive Slave Act?
a) It undermined state and local authority
b) It fostered corruption by offering federal commissioners more money if they determined a defendant was a slave
c) Many northerners were morally opposed to slavery
d) a & b
e) b & c
f) All of the above
f) All of the above
Put the following events in chronological order:
- Missouri Compromise
- Compromise of 1850
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Mexican-American War
- Election of 1860
1) Missouri Compromise
2) Mexican-American War
3) Compromise of 1850
4) Kansas-Nebraska Ac
5) Election of 1860
Which of the following DID NOT cause divisions in the Confederacy?
a) The draft (conscription)
b) Food shortages
c) Heavy taxes on the planter class
d) Unequal burdens of military service
c) Heavy taxes on the planter class
The 1860 Republican platform stated that
a) The Party was opposed to Slavery
b) The government ought to aid in the construction of a transcontinental ralroad
c) The government should give free homesteads in the West
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
The Emancipation Proclamation applied to
a) All slaves
b) Only slaves in the border states
c) Only slaves in the rebellious states of the Confederacy
d) Only slaves in the Union-controlled parts of the Confederacy
c) Only slaves in the rebellious states of the Confederacy
The chief architect of the Union victories in the West was
a) George McClallan
b) Ulysses S. Grant
c) Robert E. Lee
d) Stonewall Jackson
b) Ulysses S. Grant
The Anaconda Plan was
a) the northern military strategy for winning the Civil War
b) A siege of Richmond
c) A plan to assassinate Abraham Lincoln
d) The southern military strategy for wining the Civil War
a) the northern military strategy for winning the Civil War
Union victory in the West was assured in 1863 by
a) The Battle of Tennessee
b) The Siege of Vicksburg
c) The Battle of Shiloh
d) The Battle of Antietam
b) The Siege of Vicksburg
The 54th Massachusetts Volunteers is best known as
a) A regiment of free blacks who charged Fort Wagner, South Carolina
b) A contraband regiment that attacked Darien, Georgia
c) A regiment that seized Richmond in its final surrender
d) The first regiment to see battle in the war
a) A regiment of free blacks who charged Fort Wagner, South Carolina
Which of the following battles was not a significatn Confederate victory in the Civil War?
a) Battle of Chancellorsville
b) First Battle of Bull Run
c) Battle of Gettysburg
d) Battle of Fredericksburg
c) Battle of Gettysburg
The _______ were prompted by fears that the Emancipation Proclamation would result in freed slaves taking the jobs of working-class immigrants in northern cities.
a) Confiscation Acts
b) New York City Draft Riots
c) Scorched Earth Policy
d) Confederate Desertions
b) New York City Draft Riots
Which of the following was not one of the ways in which the Union government attempted to expand federal power over the US economy (economic nationalism)
a) Homestead Act
b) Morrill Land Grant Act
c) Pacific Railroad Act
d) Confiscation Acts
d) Confiscation Acts
Put the following in chronological order:
- Battle of Fort Sumter
- Battle of Vicksburg
- Crittenden Compromise
- Sherman's March to the Sea
- Election of Abraham Lincoln
1) Election of Abraham Lincoln
2) Crittenden Compromise
3) Battle of Fort Sumter
4) Battle of Vicksburg
5) Sherman's March to the Sea
The Freedmen's Bureau's Greatest achievement were in
a) Education and health care (social issues)
b) Legal representation and employment
c) Land redistribution and law enforcement
d) Prosecuting Confederates and rebuilding southern infrastructure
Education and health care (social issues)
The "Black Codes" of the South
a) Declared Black Suffrage
b) Were a series of steps outlined by the Freedman's Bureau to gain employment
c) Were codes of conduct that ex-slaves developed to demonstrate their Christianity and education
d) Resembled old slave codes and placed many restrictions upon ex-slaves' freedom
d) Resembled old slave codes and placed many restrictions upon ex-slaves' freedom
The Fourteenth Amendment
a) abolished slavery
b) Declared that anyone born or naturalized in the United States was a citizen
c) Established the Freedmen's Bureau
d) Severely punished the ex-Confederates
b) Declared that anyone born or naturalized in the United States was a citizen
The Thirteenth Amendment
a) Abolished Slavery
b) Declared that anyone born or naturalized in the United States was a citizen
c) Established the Freedmen's Bureau
d) Severely punished the ex-Confederated
a) Abolished Slavery
Laws in the South that were designed to limit the rights of African-Americans were called what?
a) Progressive Laws
b) Reconstruction Laws
c) Civil Rights Acts
d) Black Codes/ Jim Crow Laws
d) Black Codes/ Jim Crow Laws
Which of the following WAS NOT part of the "Reign of Terror" in the South during Reconstruction?
a) Violent Murders of African-American and white Republicans.
b) Violence and Intimidation at Polling Sites, to discourage African-Americans from voting
c) Freedmen's Bureau
d) the establishment of the KKK
c) Freedmen's Bureau
Which of the following did not contribute to the failure of Reconstruction in the 1870s?
a) Depression of 1873
b) Thirteenth Amendment
c) Electoral Fraud & Voter Intimidation
d) Compromise of 1877
b) Thirteenth Amendment
In 1866, the National Women's Rights Convention merged with the American Antislavery Society to form the _________
a) American Equal Rights Association
b) American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
c) Women's Loyal National League
d) National Organization of Women
a) American Equal Rights Association
Which of the following led to a decrease in African American participation in politics in late Reconstruction?
a) Violent intimidation of voters by white supremacists groups, such as nightriders
b) Electoral fraud
c) Jim Crow Laws
d) All of the Above
d) All of the Above
Failure to create an effective plan to (re-) distribution led to the creation of an agricultural economic model known as ______, which many considered to be nothing more than "slavery by another name."
a) Yeoman Farming
b) Feudalism
c) Sharecropping
d) Tenancy
c) Sharecropping
Put the following in chronological order:
- Ratification of Constitutional Amendment Guaranteeing the Equal Rights and Protections to All Citizens of the United States
- End of the American Civil War and Constitutional Abolition of Slavery
- Ratification of the Constitutional Amendment Giving African Americans the Right to Vote
- End of Reconstruction
- Depression of 1873
1) End of the American Civil War and Constitutional Abolition of Slavery
2) Ratification of the Constitutional Amendment Giving African Americans the Right to Vote
3) Ratification of Constitutional Amendment Guaranteeing the Equal Rights and Protections to All Citizens of the United States
4) Depression of 1873
5) End of Reconstruction
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