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U.S. History Final - Complete Edition - 2022
What is manifest destiny?
What organization did Samuel Gompers lead?
U.S. History Final - Complete Edition - 2022
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1
What organization did Samuel Gompers lead?
theFederal Trade Commission
theAmerican Federation of Labor
the progressives
National Urban League
2
What is manifest destiny?
The belief that the rich were destined to getricher.
The belief that America should police thewestern hemisphere.
belief that France would one day regain North America.
The belief that America should expand across thecontinent.
3
This law paid railroad companies in government land for building the transcontinental railroad.
Mann-Elkins Act
Homestead Act
Pacific Railway Act
Morrill Act
4
Progressives often attacked "political machines" because they often-
charged higher rates for farmers to use the railroad
had monopolies on utilities
stole public money through overpriced contracts
wasted money on military spending
5
All of the following are true of Andrew Jackson’s policies towards Indians
except
which?
he forced Cherokee to leave, resulting inthe Trail of Tears
he sawIndians as being competitors for land
support Court’s decision againstGA forcing Natives off land
Jackson thought they were culturally different
6
Allof the following describe a capitalist system
except which?
no social classes
laissez-faire system
freeenterprise
freedomto pursue your own wants
7
How did the publication of Upton Sinclair's
The Jungle
contribute to a change in U.S. culture?
The govt passed laws for the inspection of food products
Federal troops were sent to break strikes by labor unions
The govt passed laws banning companies from discrimination
Congress created a regulatory agency to audit railroads
8
Which of the following accurately describes life on the Oregon Trail?
men/women tried unsuccessfully to maintain gender roles
they faced constant attacks from Native Americans
the journey usually took about a year to make
most of the travelers on the trail were young, single men
9
Lewis and Clark traveled up the __________ River for a year and a half.
Canada
Missouri
Mississippi
Red
10
All of the following describe early mining towns except which?
lawlessness
vigilante justice
family community
uncomfortable
11
In the election of 1840, the Whigs got Harrison elected by using all of the following
except
emphasizing Harrison’s image as a war hero andIndian fighter
giving away campaign souvenirs
forcing the election to be decided in the House of Reps
using campaign slogans and symbols
12
What was the Gospel of Wealth?
Carnegie idea - wealthy donate money to help fellow man
explanation of how to become wealthy
belief that one should donate money to the church
none of these
13
Which was NOT a provision of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
The US government settled debts owed to UScitizens.
Mexico had to pay the US $15 million in damages.
New Mexico was acquired.
California was acquired.
14
All the following were destroyed in the south from the Civil War except which?
Southern cities like Richmond, Savannah, and New Orleans
thousands of southern factories
barns, bridges, and roads were destroyed
southern railroads
15
As a result of Jackson’s veto of the National Bank re-charter, all of these happened EXCEPT
federal revenue was diverted to state banks
Jackson won re-election
the National Bank expired in 1836
the economy prospered for the next 20 years
16
Allof the following were progressive presidents EXCEPT which?
Teddy Roosevelt
William Taft
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
17
Which group did NOT usually move onto the plains in the late 19th century?
poorwhite factory workers from the east
ex-slaves
wealthycotton plantation owners
European immigrants
18
The Embargo Act hurt which of the following most?
England
Holland
New England
France
19
Which group did NOT usually move onto the plains in the late 19th century?
ex-slaves
poor white factory workers from the east
wealthy cotton plantation owners
European immigrants
20
Which of these includes two of the most important reasons why some Americans opposed slavery?
religious teaching and economic gain
political gain and financial jealousy
desire to return Africans to Africa and racialinsecurity
political equality and religious morality
21
All of the following describe early mining towns except which?
family community
vigilante justice
lawlessness
uncomfortable
22
What did the 13th Amendment do?
none of these
abolished slavery
gave blacks voting rights
gave blacks citizenship
23
How much did the Louisiana Territory cost the United States?
15 million dollars
all of these are correct
triple the U.S. budget
six (6) cents an acre
24
All of the following describe a communist/socialist system
except which?
public ownership of capital
private ownership of capital
dictatorship of the proletariat
no social classes
25
All of the following were ways entrepreneurs built up their wealth/power
except which?
soldstocks to establish corporations and raise capital
formedmonopolies using horizontal integration
They actually used all of these tactics
pulledtheir businesses together to form trusts
26
The Zimmermann Note suggested an alliance between what twonations?
Canada and Germany
Germany and the United States
Italy and Germany
Mexico and Germany
27
The first two political parties were the Democratic-Republicans and the
Antifederalists.
Federalists.
Whigs.
Republicans.
28
For workers wanting change but to work within the system, what steps might they take?
sabotage the factories
kill the factory owner
participate in trade unions
participate in communist/socialist organizations
29
All of the following were restriction on freed blacks with the "black codes" except which?
couldn't marry
had to sign 1-year working contracts
couldn't own a gun
couldn't serve on juries
30
All of the following contributed to the end of the cattle boom except which?
bad weather killed off cattle
barbed wire fenced in the open range
railroads connected TX with the east
drop in demand for beef
31
The belief that if you work hard and catch a break, you will succeed is called...
Algerism
social Darwinism
the American Way
all of the above
32
What is a "carpetbagger"?
freed slave
white northerner who moved south after the war
southern Democrat who moved west after the war
southern white who supported abolition
33
Which is true about the density of railroads in the United States in the late 19
th
century?
there were more tracks east of the Mississippi than west
many railroads were built to run supplies north and south
there were more tracks west of the Mississippi than east
there weren’t any railroads that ran to California
34
The first state to secede from the Union was
Georgia
Louisiana
South Carolina
East Virginia
35
All the following were destroyed in the south from the Civil War except which?
southern railroads
barns, bridges, and roads were destroyed
thousands of southern factories
Southern cities like Richmond, Savannah, and New Orleans
36
Allof the following were long term causes of World War I except which?
alliances
demilitarization
imperialism
nationalism
37
Why did the Populists demand that gov't employees be placed under civil service regulations?
toimprove on spoils system, which they hoped to keep
the spoils system did not provide the best gov't workers
none of these
becausethey would be most likely to fill those jobs
38
Allof the following were progressive presidents EXCEPT which?
William McKinley
William Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
39
The surrender of the south happened at
Petersburg
Richmond
Appomattox Courthouse
Savannah
40
Wealthy business leaders were sometimes called “robber barons.” Why?
they worked their way up to wealth from childhood poverty
they donated millions of dollars to help the less fortunate
used questionable business tactics to gain wealth and power
they were innovators in their fields
41
What rights were denied to women in the early 1800s?
right to an equal education
right to vote
property rights
all of these
42
In what ways did democracy expand in the 1820s and 1830s?
land-owning restrictions were dropped
women received the right to vote
all free African Americans could vote
political parties disappeared completely
43
All of the following were ways entrepreneurs built up their wealth/power
except which?
They actually used all of these tactics
pulled their businesses together to form trusts
sold stocks to establish corporations and raise capital
formed monopolies using horizontal integration
44
George Washington advised the nation not to
tax the people
both politcal parties and foreign affairs
get involved with foreign affairs
form political parties
45
All of the following were beliefs held by the Republicans EXCEPT
loose construction
lower taxes
small government
no national bank
46
Only doing what the Constitution says that you can is called
strict construction
implied power
literal interpretation
loose construction
47
The “man of the people” elected president in 1828 was
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams
Andrew Jackson
48
Why did the Dred Scott decision please southerners?
it made the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
Supreme Court helped ensure slavery wouldn’t beabolished
it made slavery legal everywhere in the UnitedStates
all of the above
49
All of the following describe a capitalist system
except which?
freedom to pursue your own wants
free enterprise
no social classes
laissez-faire system
50
The destruction of which animal helped end the way of life of the plains Indians?
prairie dogs
horses
buffalo
longhorns
51
What group was at the top of the class system in white society in the south?
the cottonocracy
small farmers
poor whites
planters
52
The Battle at Fort McHenry inspired
the U.S. sailors
none of these
citizens of the U.S.
the Star Spangled Banner
53
All of the following were industries that attracted people to the west EXCEPT which?
cattleranching
farmingon the plains
mininggold and silver
cottonfactories
54
Which best summarizes the Progressive reforms of the early 20th Century?
Protection of American business interests
Improvement of social and economic conditions
Abolition of slavery in the South
Settlement of the American West
55
All of the following were strengths of the Union at the start of the war except which?
better military leaders
more industry
larger population
more railroads and telegraph lines
56
The attempt to convert Native Americans into an American way of life was called what?
cultural development
civilization
assimilation
none of these
57
The destruction of which animal helped end the way of life of the plains Indians?
prairie dogs
buffalo
horses
longhorns
58
What did the 13th Amendment do?
gave blacks citizenship
none of these
abolished slavery
gave blacks voting rights
59
All of the following describe politics in the early 1900s except which?
African Americans did not have the right to vote
the spoils system led to unqualified officials
politician were often very corrupt
politicians ignored the needs of citizens
60
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
18
16
17
none of these
61
What is a "carpetbagger"?
southern Democrat who moved west after the war
southern white who supported abolition
white northerner who moved south after the war
freed slave
62
All of the following describe a communist/socialist system
except which?
dictatorship of the proletariat
public ownership of capital
private ownership of capital
no social classes
63
Why was there less physical destruction of the north in the Civil War?
the Union had better technology
'Cause the north rules!
all of the fighting took place on the western frontier
almost no fighting took place in the north
64
Which Amendment made slavery illegal in the United States?
16th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
65
Alexander Hamilton suggested all the following policies as treasury secretary EXCEPT which?
new taxes and protective tariffs
selling bonds to get the nation out of debt
establishing a national bank
creating an alliance with France
66
All of the following were industries that attracted people to the west EXCEPT which?
cattle ranching
mining gold and silver
cotton factories
farming on the plains
67
Which characteristics describe progressives?
young,college educated men
lowerclass, little education
old,wealthy, and college educated
menand women, college educated, middle class
68
Which Supreme Court case supported segregation?
Brown vs. Board of Education
Gideon v. Wainwright
Plessy v. Ferguson
Scott v. Sanford
69
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
16
18
17
none of these
70
What was the view of Reconstruction in the early 20th century as it was looked back upon?
Huge failure because of mismanagement
good effort, but fell short of the goal
great success creating equality
none of these
71
All of the following were nations that fought for the Allied Powers except which?
France
Great Britain
Turkey
Russia
72
What organization did Samuel Gompers lead?
the Federal Trade Commission
the progressives
the American Federation of Labor
National Urban League
73
How did the abolitionist movement affect the way the South viewed northerners?
made them feel the need to defend slavery evenmore
argued slaves taken better care of than“Wage slaves” innorth
made them thinknortherners wanted to destroythe slave system
all of these
74
All of these were benefits of the raising Texas longhorns except which?
they lived all year on grass
they were immune to Texas fever
the meat was tender and delicious
they required little water
75
Writers who exposed problems in society, business, and cities were known as
investigative journalists
yellow journalists
sensationalists
muckrakers
76
Writers who exposed problems in society, business, and cities were known as
sensationalist
yellow journalists
muckrakers
investigative journalists
77
The American Federation of Labor excluded which of the following groups?
women
immigrants
all of these were excluded
African Americans
78
What did the slogan '54°40 or Fight!' mean to the people who used it?
If the US didn't have 40 states by 1854, they'dgo to war.
They'd go to war to set the border of Mexico at54°40'.
They'd go to war to set the border of Oregon at54°40'.
They wanted to have 54 southern senators by theyear 1840.
79
In the case of
Marbury v. Madison
, the Supreme Court
confirmed the power of Congress to expandjudicial authority.
denied Adams's right to appoint "midnightjudges"
ordered Madison to deliver Marbury's commission.
affirmed its power to nullify an act ofCongress.
80
During the Gilded Age, people moved from _____ areas to ______ areas.
rural, urban
urban, rural
eastern, western
western, eastern
81
Wealthy business leaders were sometimes called “robber barons.” Why?
theyworked their way up to wealth from childhood poverty
used questionable business tactics to gain wealth and power
theydonated millions of dollars to help the less fortunate
theywere innovators in their fields
82
The 14th Amendment does all of the following EXCEPT which?
protects life liberty and property on the states level
gives African Americans citizenship
gives freed slaves the right to vote
provides "equal protection of the laws"
83
Why was there less physical destruction of the north in the Civil War?
all of the fighting took place on the western frontier
almost no fighting took place in the north
'Cause the north rules!
the Union had better technology
84
How did the steel industry impact society?
American casualties increased.
It made an increase in rural residencies.
It improved industrialization and urbanization.
It caused government distrust.
85
All of the following were restriction on freed blacks with the "black codes" except which?
couldn't marry
couldn't own a gun
couldn't serve on juries
had to sign 1-year working contracts
86
The Battle of the Ironclads is also sometimes known as
the Battle of the Atlantic.
the Battle of Fredericksburg.
the Battle of Hampton Roads.
the Battle of Vicksburg.
87
Which characteristics describe progressives?
young,college educated men
men and women, college educated, middle class
old,wealthy, and college educated
lower class, little education
88
All of the following were motivations for individuals to move west EXCEPT which?
religion - escape persecution; convert Native Americans
artistic – artists looking inspiration for their paintings
economic reasons (jobs; chance to own your own land)
living space for a growing American population
89
Which battle was the bloodiest in American history?
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Antietam
90
All of the following contributed to the end of the cattle boom except which?
drop in demand for beef
railroads connected TX with the east
bad weather killed off cattle
barbed wire fenced in the open range
