Final Exam Chapters 5-8

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true of African American involvement in the Civil War
A. They were put on the frontlines by the Union army on the battlefields
B. They received lower wages than their white counterparts
C. Black regiments were generally limited to hauling supplies, serving as cooks, and digging trenches
D. When captured, black regiments often received harsher treatment than their white counterparts at the hands of the Confederate soldiers
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 1

They were put on the frontlines by the Union army on the battlefields

Question 2

Border ruffians helped to __________.
A. Chase abolitionists out of Missouri
B. Elect a pro slavery legislature
C. Capture runaway slaves
D. Disseminate abolitionist literature in Kansas
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 2

Elect a proslavery legislature in Kansas

Question 3

All of the following were strengths of the Confederacy except _______________.
A. The ability to wage a defensive war
B. Shorter supply lines
C. The resources of the Upper South states
D. A strong navy
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 3

A strong navy

Question 4

All of the following were strengths of the Union except ___________________.
A. A large population
B. Substantial industry
C. An extensive railroad
D. The ability to fight defensively, rather than offensively
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 4

The ability to fight defensively, rather than offensively

Question 5

How did the Union General Benjamin Butler respond to refugee slaves who made it through Union lines to escape slavery?
A. He captured and returned them to the plantations they ran away from
B. He executed them since they were considered contrabands
C. He shielded them from capture so they didn’t have to return to slavery
D. He imprisoned them and sent them to African colonies
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 5

He shielded them from capture so they didn’t have to return to slavery

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true about the Emancipation Proclamation?
A. It did not immediately free slaves in the confederate states, but set the course for future emancipation
B. It did not free slaves in border states because, by definition, they were not considered in rebellion
C. It contributed to violent race-based violence in the northern states
D. It had an immediate impact, giving jurisdiction to Union Soldiers to free slaves one plantation at a time
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 6

It had an immediate impact, giving jurisdiction to Union Soldiers to free slaves one plantation at a time

Question 7

Why did John Brown attack the armory at Harpers Ferry?
A. To seize weapons to distribute to slaves for a massive uprising
B. To hold as a military base against pro slavery forces
C. In revenge after the sacking of Lawrence
D. To prevent southern states form seceding
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 7

To seize weapons to distribute to slaves for a massive uprising

Question 8

What was General Sherman’s objective on his March to the Sea?
A. To destroy Military and Civilian resources wherever possible
B. To free black prisoners of war
C. To join his army with General Grant’s troops
D. To capture General Robert E. Lee
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 8

To destroy Military and Civilian resources wherever possible

Question 9

___________ was a journalist and abolitionist who worked to alert the public of the evils of slavery by identifying it as a national sin and calling for its immediate end.
A. Edwin Stanton
B. William Lloyd Garrison
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. Jefferson Davis
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 9

William Lloyd Garrison

Question 10

Which political party did not oppose the spreading of slavery into the West?
A. Democratic Party
B. Republican Party
C. Liberty Party
D. Free-Soil Party
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 10

Democratic Party

Question 11

Which was NOT a provision of the Crittenden Compromise?
A. The five civilized tribes would be admitted to the confederacy
B. That the 36 30 line from the Missouri Compromise would be restored and extended
C. That Congress would be prohibited from abolishing slavery where it already existed
D. That the interstate slave trade would be allowed to continue
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 11

That the Five Civilized Tribes be admitted into the confederacy

Question 12

Which of the following did the North NOT do to mobilize for war?
A. Institute a military draft
B. Form a military alliance with Great Britain
C. Print paper money
D. Pass the Homestead Act
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 12

Form a military alliance with Great Britain

Question 13

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the weakening of the Confederacy during the war?
A. England and France found alternative sources of cotton importation, which weakened the southern economy
B. Class division divided the poor whites with the wealthy slave holders
C. Politicians disagreed over the amount of authority a centralized Confederate government should have over the state governments
D. The inability to print paper money created an imbalance in the southern economy that had to rely on Union currency
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 13

The inability to print paper money created an imbalance in the southern economy that had to rely on Union currency

Question 14

What was President Zachary Taylor’s top priority as President?
A. Preserving the union
B. Ensuring the recapture of runaway slaves
C. Expanding slavery
D. Enlarging the state of Texas
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 14

Preserving the Union

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT a component of the Compromise of 1805?
A. The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
B. The admission of Kansas as a free state
C. The admission of California as a free state
D. A ban on the slave trade in Washington D.C.
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 15

The admission of Kansas as a free state

Question 16

Which of the following does NOT represent a goal of the Confederate States of America?
A. To protect slavery from any effort to abolish it
B. To protect the domestic slave trade
C. To ensure slavery would be allowed to spread into western territories
D. To ensure that the international slave trade would be allowed to continue
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 16

To ensure that the international slave trade would be allowed to continue

Question 17

On what grounds did Dred Scott sue for freedom?
A. The inherent inhumanity of slavery
B. The cruelty of his master
C. The fact that his family had lived in free states
D. The fact that his family would be torn apart
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 17

The fact that his family lived in free states

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a reason why many people opposed Lincoln’s reelection in 1864?
A. He appeared to have overstepped his authority by suspending the writ of habeas corpus
B. He issued the emancipation proclamation
C. He replaced General George. McClellan
D. He was seen as a power-hungry dictator
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 18

He replaced General George. McClellan

Question 19

Which of the following did NOT contribute to Lincoln’s victory in the election of 1860?
A. The split between northern and southern democrats
B. The defeat of the Whig Party
C. Lincoln’s improved national standing after his senatorial debates with Stephen Douglas
D. The Constitutional Union party’s further splintering the vote
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 19

The defeat of the Whig Party

Question 20

___________ was the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a direct response to the fugitive slave acts.
A. Catharine Beecher
B. Harriet Tubman
C. Frederick Douglas
D. Harriet Beecher Stowe
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 20

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT true about Harriet Tubman?
A. She was an escaped slave
B. Fear prevented her from ever returning to the South after her initial move
C. She was a devout Christian
D. She helped enslaved men and women escape bondage
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 21

Fear prevented her from ever returning to the South after her initial move

Question 22

How did the strategy of members of the Liberty Party differ from the abolitionists?
A. They sought to work within the existing political system to promote change
B. They advocated violence
C. They sought to work within churches to preach the evils of slavery
D. They promoted that slave states splintered from the rest of the nation
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 22

They sought to work within the existing political system to promote change

Question 23

Which of the following was NOT an intended outcome of the Kansas-Nebraska bill?
A. To promote party unity and satisfy people on both sides is the slavery issue
B. To create two territories, each of which could decide through population sovereignty whether to adopt slavery
C. To repeal the Fugitive Slave Act
D. To expand the reach of the transcontinental railroad
E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 23

To repeal the Fugitive Slave Act

Question 24

Which of the following was a focus of the new Republican Party?
A. Supporting Irish Catholic immigration
B. Encouraging the use of popular sovereignty to determine where slavery could you exist
C. Promoting states rights
D. Halting the spread of slavery
E. I don’t know what he answer

Answer 24

Halting the spread of slavery

Question 25

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates? A. Douglas was elected senator of Illinois B. Lincoln’s national profile was raised C. Citizens in both the North ans South followed the debates closely D. Lincoln successfully defended the principle of popular sovereignty E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 25

Lincoln successfully defended the principle of popular sovereignty

Question 26

Which of the following political parties was NOT a contender during the 1856 Presidential election? A. Republican Party B. Anti-immigrant American Party C. Whig Party D. Democratic Party E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 26

Whig Party

Question 27

At which important Atlantic port did conflicts between the Union and Confederacy ignite the Civil War? A. Fort Sumter B. Fort Knox C. Fort Jackson D. Fort Pickens E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 27

Fort Sumter

Question 28

Which of the following tribal nations was NOT considered one of the “Five Civilized Tribes” as defined by the federal government? A. Cherokee B. Shawnee C. Creek D. Seminole E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 28

Shawnee

Question 29

Although ultimately unsuccessful, which European nation did the Confederacy hope to secure as an ally in order to secure their victory? A. Spain B. Italy C. Great Britain D. Denmark E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 29

Great Britain

Question 30

The American Civil War provided a pretext for which European nation to attempt to restore its colonial empire in the Americas, specifically in Central America? A. France B. England C. Spain D. Portugal E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 30

France

Question 31

In the context of the antebellum era, what does colonization refer to? A. Great Britain’s colonization of North America B. The relocation of African Americans to Africa C. American colonization of the Caribbean D. American colonization of Africa E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 31

The relocation of African Americans to Africa

Question 32

Which of the following did William Loyd Garrison NOT employ in his abolitionist efforts? A. Moral suasion B. Immediatism C. Political involvement D. Pamphleteering E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 32

Political involvement

Question 33

Which community or movement is associated with transcendentalism? A. The Oneida Community B. The Ephrata C. Brook Farm D. Fourierism

Answer 33

Brook Farm

Question 34

Which religious community focused on the power of patriarchy? A. Shakers B. Mormons C. Owenites D. Rappites

Answer 34

Mormons

Question 35

John C. Calhoun argued for greater rights for Southerners with which idea? A. Polygenism B. Nullification C. Concurrent majority D. Paternalism E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 35

Concurrent majority

Question 36

Which of the following was NOT considered one of the ideals of Southern white womanhood as identified by writers like Thomas Roderick Dew in his Dissertation on the Characteristic Differences Between the Sexes? A. Modesty B. Meekness C. Wit D. Grace E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 36

Wit

Question 37

The ____________ River became the essential water highway in the United States as the cotton industry boomed. A. Missouri B. Rio Grande C. Mississippi D. Tennessee E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 37

Mississippi

Question 38

Which of the following was NOT one of the effects of the cotton boom? A. U.S. trade increased with France and Spain B. Northern manufacturing expanded C. The need for slaves grew D. Port cities like New Orleans expanded E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 38

U.S. trade with France and Spain increased

Question 39

Under the laws in the antebellum South, Slaves were _______________. A. Servants B. Animals C. Property D. Indentures E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 39

Property

Question 40

_____________ is the mapping of the cranium to specific human attributes, which was developed as a way to better understand the effects of a rapidly changing world during the antebellum period. A. Phrenology B. Sociology C. Pathology D. Craneology E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 40

Phrenology

Question 41

Sylvester Graham’s reformers targeted _____________. A. The human body B. Nutrition C. Sexuality D. All of the above E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 41

All of the above

Question 42

The first temperance laws were enacted by ________________. A. State governments B. Local governments C. The federal government D. Temperance organizations

Answer 42

State governments

Question 43

Between 1820-1860, ____________ had the largest slave market in the United States where American traders sold a million or more slaves. A. New Orleans B. Miami C. Mobile D. Charleston E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 43

New Orleans

Question 44

Following the 1808 legalized banning of slave importation from West Africa, where did smugglers continue to bring slaves into the United States from? A. Canada B. Mexico C. Cuba D. Nova Scotia E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 44

Cuba

Question 45

Who led the rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia 1831, leading the state legislature to actually consider (although it didn’t) ending slavery in order to provide greater security to the area’s white population? A. Nat Turner B. Harriet Tubman C. Charles Deslondes D. Manuel Andry E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 45

Nat Turner

Question 46

The largest group of whites in the South ____________. A. Owned no slaves B. Owned between one and nine slaves each C. Owned between ten and ninety-nine slaves each D. Owned over one hundred slaves E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 46

Owned no slaves

Question 47

Yeoman farmers referred to the class of ___________. A. Wealthy planters B. Small landowners C. Landless whites D. Freed blacks E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 47

Small landowners

Question 48

The abolition of the foreign slave trade in 1807 led to ____________. A. A dramatic decrease in price and demand for slaves B. The rise of a thriving domestic slave trade C. A reform movement calling for the complete end of slavery in the United States D. The decline of cotton production E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 48

The rise of a thriving domestic slave trade

Question 49

A “mulatto” referred to a person with ___________. A. One black great-grandparent B. One black parent one white parent C. One black grandparent D. One Native American parent and one black parent E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 49

One black parent and one white parent

Question 50

Where did the majority of free blacks live during the antebellum period? A. New England B. Deep South C. Midwest D. Upper South E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 50

Upper South

Question 51

The controversy at the heart of the Ostend Manifesto centered on the fate of: A. Ostend, Belgium B. Nicaragua C. Cuba D. Louisiana E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 51

Cuba

Question 52

Why did southern expansionists conduct filibuster expeditions? A. To gain political advantage B. To annex new slave states C. To prove they could raise an army D. To map unknown territories E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 52

To annex new slave states

Question 53

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Second Great Awakening? A. Greater emphasis on nature B. Greater emphasis on religious education of children C. Greater Church Attendance D. Belief in the possibility of a better world E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 53

Greater emphasis on nature

Question 54

Transcendentalists were most concerned with _____________. A. The afterlife B. Predestination C. The individual D. Democracy E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 54

The individual

Question 55

Which of the following authors is NOT associated with transcendentalism? A. Walt Whitman B. Ralph Waldo Emerson C. Margaret Fuller D. Charlotte Perkins Gilman E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 55

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Question 56

Which female reformer focused on women’s roles as the educators of children? A. Lydia Maria Child B. Sarah Grimke C. Catherine Beecher D. Susan B. Anthony E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 56

Catherine Beecher

Question 57

Why did William Lloyd Garrison’s endorsement of the Grimke sisters divide the abolitionist movement? A. They advocated equal rights for women B. They supported colonization C. They attended the Seneca Falls Convention D. They lectured to the co-ed audience E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 57

The lectured to co-ed audiences

Question 58

Most people who migrated within the United States in the early 19th century went ____________.

Answer 58

West towards Ohio

Question 59

What colonial figure did Mason Locke “Parson” Weems craft a fictitious story about in 1800 as a way of teaching young children about virtue and honesty? 1. Thomas Jefferson 2. Benjamin Franklin 3. George Washington 4. Alexander Hamilton 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 59

George Washington

Question 60

Which group saw and expansion of their voting rights in the early 19th century? 1. Free blacks 2. Non-property-owning men 3. Women 4. Indians 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 60

Non-property-owning men

Question 61

Which of the following groups supported the abolition of slavery? 1. Northern business elites 2. Southern planter elites 3. Wage workers 4. Middle class northerners 5. I don’t know

Answer 61

Middle class northerners

Question 62

Which social class was most drawn to amusements like P.T. Barnum’s museum? 1. Wage workers 2. Middle class northerners 3. Southern planter elites 4. Northern business elites 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 62

Wage workers

Question 63

On January 24th, 1848, James Marshall and his partner ___________ discovered gold in the milrace of their sawmill on the south fork of California’s American River- a factor that prompted the gold rush. A. Sullivan Osborne B. John Sutter C. Henry Clements D. Chester Arthur E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 63

John Sutter

Question 64

Eli Whitney is known for inventing ___________.

Answer 64

The Cotton Gin

Question 65

Robert Fulton is known for inventing _____________.

Answer 65

The Steamship engine

Question 66

The practice of allowing residents of territories to decide whether their land should be slave of free was called __________. A. The democratic process B. The Wilmot Proviso C. Popular Sovereignty D. The Free Soil solution E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 66

Popular Sovereignty

Question 67

Which of the following was not a provision of the Compromise of 1850? A. California was admitted as a free state B. Slavery was abolished in Washington D.C. C. A strong fugitive slave law was passed D. Residents of New Mexico and Utah were to decide for themselves whether their territories would be slave or free E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 67

Slavery was abolished in Washington D.C.

Question 68

What is the most accurate definition of an artisan?

Answer 68

A skilled, experienced craft worker

Question 69

How did most Anglo-Americans in the United States view Native Peoples in the 1820s? 1. As Savages 2. As being in touch with nature 3. As slaves 4. As shamans 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 69

As savages

Question 70

The 1830 Indian Removal Act is best understood as _____________. 1. An example of President Jackson forcing Congress to pursue an unpopular policy 2. An illustration of the widespread hatred of Indians during the Age of Jackson 3. An example of laws designed to integrate Indians into American life 4. An effort to deprive the Cherokee of their slave property 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 70

An illustration of the widespread hatred of Indians during the Age of Jackson

Question 71

What did the famed “Northwest Passage” refer to? 1. A water route across the North American continent offering a quick route to the Pacific Ocean. 2. A water route across the Northern part of Central America offering a quick route to the Pacific Ocean 3. A river way granting access to the Ohio River Valley from the Atlantic 4. A collection of waterways that connected the Great Lakes 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 71

A water route across the North American continent offering a quick route to the Pacific Ocean.

Question 72

____________ was the Native American wife of Charbonneau, a French guide and interpreter, who helped Luis and Clark navigate their way through many Native encounters during their expeditions. A. Nancy Ward B. Pocahontas C. Sacagawea D. Zitkala-Sa

Answer 72

Sacagawea

Question 73

Texans defeated the army of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at the battle of _____________. A. The Alamo B. San Jacinto C. Nacogdoches D. Austin E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 73

San Jacinto

Question 74

Texas forces were led by ___________ who assured his troops with rallying cries of “Victory is Certain!” and “Remember the Alamo!” A. Sam Houston B. Davy Crockett C. Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana D. William Travis E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 74

Sam Houston

Question 75

As a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty, the United States gained which territory from Spain? A. Florida B. New Mexico C. California D. Nevada E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 75

Florida

Question 76

The winner of the 1840 election was? 1. A Democrat 2. A Democratic-Republican 3. An Anti-Federalist 4. A Whig 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 76

A Whig (William Henry Harrison)

Question 77

Which of the following did NOT characterize political changes in the 1830s? 1. Higher Voter participation 2. Increasing political power of free black voters 3. Stronger partisan ties 4. Political battles between Whigs and Democrats 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 77

Increasing political power of free black voters

Question 78

How did President Jackson respond to Congress’s rechartering of the Second Bank of the United States? 1. He vetoed it 2. He gave states the right to implement it or not 3. He signed it into law 4. He wrote a counter proposal 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 78

He vetoed it

Question 79

Following the newly formed Texas republic, Anglo-American settlers attempted to expand their reach further into the Mexican province of ___________. A. New Mexico B. Arizona C. Oklahoma D. Oregon E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 79

New Mexico

Question 80

Texas won its independence from Mexico in __________.

Answer 80

1836

Question 81

Long Expedition established a short-lived republic of Texas known as _____________. A. The Lone Star Republic B. The Republic of Texas C. Columbia D. The Republic of Fredonia E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 81

The Republic of Texas

Question 82

A proposal to prohibit the importation of slaves to Missouri following its admission to the United States was made by ____________. A. John C. Calhoun B. Henry Clay C. James Tallmadge D. John Quincy Adams E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 82

James Tallmadge

Question 83

To balance votes in the Senate, __________ was admitted to the Union as a free state at the same time that Missouri was admitted as a slave state. A. Florida B. Maine C. New York D. Arkansas E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 83

Maine

Question 84

South Carolina threatened to nullify which federal act? 1. The abolition of Slavery 2. The expansion of the transportation infrastructure 3. The protective tariff on imported goods 4. The rotation in office that expelled several federal officers 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 84

The protective tariff on imported goods

Question 85

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Panic of 1819? 1. The Second Bank of the United Stated made risky loans 2. States chartered too many banks 3. Prices for American commodities dropped 4. Banks hoarded gold and silver 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 85

Banks hoarded gold and silver

Question 86

The election of 1828 brought in the first presidency of which political party? 1. The Democrats 2. The Democratic-Republicans 3. The Republicans 4. The Bucktails 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 86

The Democrats

Question 87

What was the actual result of Jackson’s policy of “rotation in office”? 1. An end to corruption in Washington 2. A replacement of Adam’s political loyalists with Jackson’s political loyalists 3. The filing of government posts with officials the people chose themselves 4. The creation of the Kitchen Cabinet 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 87

A replacement of Adam’s political loyalists with Jackson’s political Loyalist

Question 88

How were the New England textile mills planned and built?

Answer 88

New England merchants and British migrants memorized plans from British mills.

Question 89

What best characterizes the “Rhode Island system”?

Answer 89

Families were hired to work in textile mills and their earnings are paid in “credit” to redeem towards rent and goods.

Question 90

Which is the best characterization of mill workers in the early 19th century

Answer 90

Young farm women whose behavior was closely monitored

Question 91

Outraged by the Mexican government’s nullification of its agreement which him to settle his land grant claim, Haden Edwards organized a small party of men and declared the formation of the ____________ between the Sabine and Rio Grande Rivers. A. Republic of Texas B. Republic of Fredonia C. Lone Star Republic D. American Republic of Texas E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 91

Republic of Fredonia

Question 92

What was the significance of the Cumberland Road?

Answer 92

It gave settlers a quicker way to move west

Question 93

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the transportation revolution? 1. The steam-powered locomotive 2. The canal system 3. The combustion engine 4. The government funded road system 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 93

The combustion engine

Question 94

According to the treaties signed in 1818 and 1827, with which country did the United States jointly occupy Oregon? A. Great Britain B. Spain C. Mexico C. France

Answer 94

Great Britain

Question 95

Which of the following was NOT a reason the United States was reluctant to annex Texas? A. The United States did not want to fight a war with Mexico B. Annexing Texas would add more slave Territory to the United States and anger abolitionists C. Texans considered U.S. citizens inferior and did not want to be part of the country. D. Adding Texas would upset the balance between free and slave states in Congress E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 95

Texans considered U.S. citizens to be inferior and did not want to be part of the country

Question 96

During the war between the United States and Mexico, revolts broke out in ____________. A. Florida and Texas B. New Mexico and California C. California and Texas D. Florida and California E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 96

New Mexico and California

Question 97

Which of the following was NOT part of the U.S. military strategy during their conflict with Mexico? A. Capture Mexico City B. Set up a U.S. military outpost in La Paz C. Occupy California D. Seize control of northern Mexico, including New Mexico E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 97

Set up a U.S. military outpost in La Paz

Question 98

Which treaty was signed in February 1848 and declared a triumph for the United States in which Mexico ceded nearly half of its land? A. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo B. Treaty of the Rio Grande C. Treaty of Greenville D. Treaty of Alto California E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 98

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Question 99

Select all that applies: what were the goals of organizations like the Working Men’s Party? 1. Reduce long work days 2. Increase wages 3. Remove women from the labor force 4. Represent worker’s rights 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 99

Reduce long work days Increase wages Represent workers rights

Question 100

What was the lasting impact of the Bucktail Republican Party in New York? 1. They implemented universal suffrage 2. They pushed for the expansion of the canal system 3. They elevated Martin Van Buren to the national political stage 4. They changed state election laws from the appointee system to a system of open elections 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 100

They changed the state of election laws from the appointee system to a system of open elections

Question 101

Who won the popular vote in the election of 1824? 1. Andrew Jackson 2. Martin Van Buren 3. Henry Clay 4. John Quincy Adams 5. I don’t know the answer

Answer 101

Andrew Jackson

Question 102

Which of the following was NOT a prominent contribution made by African Americans during Westward expansion? A. They fought as Buffalo Soldiers in wars against Indians B. They became farmers who cultivated the land C. They became Cowboys who worked in the the Texas cattle industry D. They became Fishermen in the Pacific Northwest E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 102

They became Fishermen in the Pacific Northwest

Question 103

Choose all that apply: Which of the following reasons serves as the basis for Native hostilities against American settlers and the U.S. government during the late 19th century? A. Forced relocation to southern plantations to serve as sharecroppers B. Continuous encroachment onto reservation lands C. Breaking treaty agreements and failing to pay annuities D. White militias committing unprompted genocide among Native communities willing to cooperate E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 103

Continuous encroachment onto reservation lands Breaking treaty agreements and failing to pay annuities White militias committing unprompted genocide among Native communities willing to cooperate

Question 104

Which do the following was NOT a part of the concept of Manifest Destiny? A. That Americans were divinely ordained to expand democracy B. That Americans were meant to develop a new religion in the West C. That American’s would “improve” the lives of the West’s Native inhabitants D. That Americans were destined to economically dominate the West E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 104

That Americans were meant to develop a new religion in the West

Question 105

Which of the following does NOT represent an outcome of the Reconstruction that contributed to the building of southern white resentment? A. Affirmative action suits were filed throughout the south to bring equality and balance to labor B. Public education systems were established for both white and African American children. C. New taxes on property were levied to pay for the rebuilding of the South’s infrastructure D. African Americans began to take on positions of authority as sheriffs, congressmen, and city council members E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 105

Affirmative action suits were filed throughout the south to bring equality and balance to labor

Question 106

Check all that apply: What were the goals of the black codes? A.Create economic stability in the South through labor contracts and vagrancy laws B. Eliminate labor contracts with former slaves who competes with whites for jobs C. Legally challenge acts under the guise of white supremacy D. Reinforce the southern radical order under the notion of white supremacy E. Establish better conditions for slaves F. I don’t know the answer

Answer 106

Create economic stability in the South through labor contracts and vagrancy laws Reinforce the southern radical order under the notion of white supremacy

Question 107

What brought the majority of Chinese immigrants to the U.S.? A. Gold B. Cattle industry C. The Homestead Act D. Chinese Benevolent Association E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 107

Gold

Question 108

Of the following choices, which specific hardship was NOT commonly faced by American Midwestern homesteaders? A. Droughts B. Insects Swarms C. Hostile Indian Attacks D. Limited Building Supplies E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 108

Hostile Indian Attacks

Question 109

Select all that applies: Who already resided in the American West before the period of massive westward expansion in the later part of the 19th century? A. Indians B. Buffalo Soldiers C. Hispanics D. Chinese E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 109

Indians Hispanics

Question 110

Which of the following was NOT one of the functions of the Freedmen’s Bureau? A. Collecting taxes B. Reuniting families C. Establishing schools D. Helping workers secure labor contracts E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 110

Collecting taxes

Question 111

How were Hispanic citizens deprived of their wealth and land in the course of western settlement? A. Indian raids B. Land seizures C. Prisoner of war status D. Infighting E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 111

Land seizures

Question 112

Which of the following groups was least impacted by the invention of barbed wire? A. Ranchers B. Cowboys C. Farmers D. Illegal Prostitutes E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 112

Illegal prostitutes

Question 113

Which is the following is NOT true about the social impact of the Civil War?

Question 114

Which of the following is NOT one of the methods the Ku Klux Klan and other terrorist groups used to intimidate blacks and white supporters? A. Burning public schools B. Petitioning Congress C. Murdering freedmen tried to vote D. Threatening, beating, and killing those who disagreed with them E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 114

Petitioning Congress

Question 115

Which of the following unstated assumptions is the author of the cartoon making? (Use cartoon above) A. This political cartoon depicts the many messengers used by President Johnson to implement his policies B. This political cartoon depicts the many personalities of President Johnson throughout his presidency C. This political cartoon depicts the steady shrinkage of President Johnson’s support and influence D. This political cartoon depicts President Johnson’s dependency on Southern Lobbyists E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 115

This political cartoon depicts the steady shrinkage of President Johnson’s support and influence

Question 116

What was Lincoln’s primary goal immediately following the Civil War?

Question 117

Which of the following is NOT an example of a method or policy employed by reformers in their pursuit to “Americanize” Native peoples in the late 19th century? A. The passing of the Comstock Act B. Placing Indian children in boarding schools C. The passing of the Dawes Severity Act D. Laying a path for Indian people to be granted citizenship rights through land ownership E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 117

The passing of the Comstock Act

Question 118

Which of the following examples do NOT represent some of the new found freedoms that the 15th Amendment afforded African Americans in the 1870s? A. The extension of Union Leagues into the South to serve both political and civic functions within black communities B. The election of African Americans into the U.S. Congress C. The outlawing of racial segregation in the American schools D. The elimination is the black codes E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 118

The outlawing of racial segregation in the American schools

Question 119

The primary objective of the National Women’s Suffrage Association was to ____________. A. Support efforts for black men to vote first so that they may pave the way for women’s suffrage B. Argue that the 14th amendment ensured that women were citizens and, therefore, has the immediate right to vote. C. Argue that the Plessy v. Ferguson case confirmed that freed people were not citizens and did not have the right to vote. D. Support the efforts of American Indians to become citizens of the United States and be able to vote in the state and national elections.

Answer 119

Argue that the 14th amendment ensured that women were citizens and, therefore, has the immediate right to vote.

Question 120

Which of the following is NOT an example of the importance of the cattle industry to the development of the West? A. It fostered the expansion of railroad lines B. It provided much needed beef to the American East C. It provided employment for women as “Cowgirl” D. It led to a growing population in the American West E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 120

It provided employment for women as Cowgirls

Question 121

Under Radical Reconstruction, which of the following did former Confederate states not need to do in order to rejoin the Union? A. Pass the 14th Amendment B. Pass the 15th Amendment C. Revise their state constitutions D. Allow all freed men over the age of 21 to vote E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 121

Pass the 15th Amendment

Question 122

In 1864 and 1865, Radical Republicans were most concerned with ___________. A. Securing civil rights for freed slaves B. Barring ex-Confederates from political office C. Seeking restitution from Confederate states D. Preventing Andrew Johnson’s ascent to the presidency E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 122

Barring ex-Confederates from political office C

Question 123

Select all that applies: What choices were Hispanics living in the American southwest given under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? A. Obtain dual citizenship with Mexico and the United States B. U.S. citizens with all rights under the constitution C. Leave for Mexico D. Declare their intent to live in the United States but retain Mexican citizenship E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 123

U.S. citizens with all rights under the constitution Leave for Mexico Declare their intent to live in the United States but retain Mexican citizenship

Question 124

The American cowboy owes much of its model to what other culture? A. Mexican B. Indians C. Northern European immigrants D. Chinese Immigrants E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 124

Mexican

Question 125

Check all that apply: Which of the following are examples of how freed people exercised their freedom following emancipation. A. Pursue education B. Move to a new home C. Participate in politics D. Search for family members E. Take over the belongings of former Confederate southerners F. I don’t know the answer

Answer 125

Pursue education Move to a new home Participate in politics Search for family members

Question 126

The House of Representatives impeached Andrew Johnson over ______________. A. The Civil Rights Act B. The Fourteenth Amendment C. The Military Reconstruction Act D. The Tenure of Office Act E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 126

The Tenure of Office Act

Question 127

Which of the following was NOT a primary method by which the American government dealt with American Indians during the period of western settlement? A. Relocation B. Appeasement C. Extermination D. Assimilation E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 127

Appeasement

Question 128

Which do the following represents an action that the U.S. government took to help Americans fulfill the goal of western expansion? A. The passage of the Homstead Act B. The official creation of the philosophy of Manifest Destiny C. The development of stricter immigration policies D. The introduction of new irrigation techniques E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 128

The passage of the Homstead Act

Question 129

Check all that apply: what factors contributed to the weakening of the Republican control in the South at the end of Reconstruction? A. Internal differences within the Republican Party that created factions B. A drop in public opinion due to a whiskey tax scandal C. A national economic depression D. A party-switching movement that resulted in a large population of freedmen switching from the Republican to the Democratic Party E. I don’t know the answer

Answer 129

Internal differences within the Republican Party that created factions A drop in public opinion due to a whiskey tax scandal A national economic depression