The Missouri Compromise attempted to create

a balance of free and slave states

Which of the following was the main issue in the Scopes Trial?

the role of science and religion in public schools

"Bleeding Kansas" is the name we give to

Violence before the Civil War over the issue of slavery

Labor unions were created to

obtain better hours, wages, and working conditions

The Dred Scott v Sanford case decided slaves

were property to be taken anywhere

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turing point in the Civil War?

It made the South give up the idea of invading the North.

Fundamentalists believed that

The Bible tells the literal truth

The Harlem Renaissance was?

The African American literary and artistic movement of the 1920s

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1
The Missouri Compromise attempted to create
fewer disputes between states
a balance of free and slave states
a solution to where to put Native Americans
a path for exploration
2
The____ said voters would decide if a territory should be a free or slave state
Three Fifths Compromise
Kansas Nebraska Acts
Fugitive Slave Act
Reconstruction Acts
3
The process of cities developing is called
Nativism
Distillation
Homesteading
Urbanization
4
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the US entering World War 1?
Zimmermann Telegram to Mexico
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany's invasion of Russia
Sinking the Luisitania
5
The end of the Civil War was at
Appomattox
Atlanta
Antietam
Applebees
6
_____ is when a business buys up all of its suppliers and means of production
horizontal consolidation
a monopoly
vertical integration
labor unions
7
What act offered land to families moving West, as long as they worked the land for 5 years
The Jones Act
The Homestead Act
The Dawes Act
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
8
This railroad developer had corrupt business practices.
Nikola Tesla
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D Rockefeller
William Jennings Bryan
9
Which of the following was the main issue in the Scopes Trial?
the role of science and religion in public schools
Validity of the theory of evolution
The accuracy of the bible
the credibility of fundamentalism
10
"Bleeding Kansas" is the name we give to
the raid of John Brown on Harper's Ferry
Mr. Weitzner in middle school
the election of 1860 in which Lincoln was elected
Violence before the Civil War over the issue of slavery
11
Labor unions were created to
help factories pay for safer equipment
obtain better hours, wages, and working conditions
Organize strikes against corporations
fight against scabs
12
What battle led to the massacre of the Sioux tribe?
Little Big Horn
Battle of San Juan Hill
Custard's Last Stand
Wounded Knee
13
Who represented the Republican party in the 1912 election?
William H. Taft
Eugene V.. Debs
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
14
What is prohibition?
no bars or speakeasies
no parties on Sunday
no selling or making alcohol
no drinking alcohol
15
Which president followed Abraham Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
John Wilkes Booth
Andrew Jackson
William Henry Harrison
16
The Emancipation Proclamation made it known slaves would be free
anywhere in the South, except new territories
anywhere in the Union
only in the North
born after 1853
17
The Dred Scott v Sanford case decided slaves
had the right to sue the federal government
were free if they made into free territory
were only 3/5 of a person
were property to be taken anywhere
18
Why did the US create the Federal Reserve?
To help stabalize the economy
To stop private investment
To help the stock market
To stop competition between states
19
Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turing point in the Civil War?
it divided the Confederacy
it was the first Union victory on the battlefield
it forced the Confederacy to surrender
It made the South give up the idea of invading the North.
20
Fundamentalists believed that
Evolution should be studied
The Bible tells the literal truth
Evolution is a loose interpretation of creation
Poeple should study the bible to determine their own interpretation
21
Who led the Populists in their crusade against the corruption government?
William Jennings Bryan
William "the Fresh Prince" Smith
William McKinley
William "Boss" Tweed
22
The Sacco and Venzetti trial fueled the nation's fear about?
Political instability of Latin America
Corruption in the White House
Ubridled growth of corporate power
Threat of Radical Revolution
23
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North?
great farming economy
great transportation
large manufacturing industry
larger population
24
Who preached the "gospel of wealth" despite being the one of the richest men, thanks to steel?
Thomas Edison
John D Rockefeller
J P Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
25
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was designed to
improve working conditions in factories
regulate the railroads and prevent corruption
Break up monopolies
prevent union strikes
26
The 15th Amendment
gave all men the right to vote
freed all of the slaves
ended the Civil War
guaranteed everyone equal protection under the law
27
Which group of people would support Social Darwinism?
Populists
urban industrial workers
Republicans
wealthy business owners
28
___ were where many immigrants wound up upon arriving to America.
tenement houses
labor unions
political machines
halfway houses
29
The period just after the Civil War is best known as
The Gilded Age
The Progressive Era
Reconstruction
Antebellum
30
The Harlem Renaissance was?
A Jazz club in New York
The African American literary and artistic movement of the 1920s
A New York City train going uptown
The lost generation of white writers
31
What document said the USA was "off limits" to exploration?
The Monroe Doctrine
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
Manifest Destiny

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