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US History 7 Semester 2 Review
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1
What was the purpose of the black codes?
to control former slaves
to provide fair wages for freedmen
2
Based on the following quote, which describes Abraham Lincoln’s approach to the South at the end of the Civil War?
The South should be treated with kindness and justice.
The South should be punished for its part in the war.
3
What was a result of immigration in the United States?
religious freedom
cultural diversity
4
Why did U.S. expansionists want to annex the Philippines?
It provided access to Chinese markets.
It was rich in natural resources.
5
What was the goal of trust-busting?
to end racial discrimination
to restore business competition
6
What was an effect of the quota system established by Congress in 1921?
The United States refused to accept any new immigrants.
The United States had fewer immigrants than in the past.
7
Which country won independence through a peace treaty with Spain?
Cuba
Panama
8
What does the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee to citizens?
equal protection of the law
the right to medical care
9
How did monopolies threaten the free-enterprise system?
by reducing prices
by eliminating competition
10
What did slaves most fear?
being sold away from their families
being sent back to Africa
11
Which was a fear of Southern senators if there were more free states than slave states?
losing tax revenue
losing voting power
12
What was the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?
to legislate fair treatment of all citizens
to abolish slavery
13
Why did Southerners who did not own slaves support slavery?
They believed they would be able to own slaves someday.
They knew that the Southern economy depended on slave labor.
14
Which group gained the most from the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914?
U.S. shipping lines
Colombian government
15
What group was most responsible for the completion of the transcontinental railroad?
California miners
Chinese immigrants
16
What is one reason that U.S. immigrants settled in the North?
It offered jobs in mills and factories.
It offered free land
17
What was a contributing factor to the failure of the League of Nations?
European nations refused to join.
The United States did not participate.
18
Between 1880 and 1920, Europeans’ introduction to the United States was at :
Grand Central Station
Ellis Island
19
What caused the Plains Indians to finally move to reservations?
educational opportunities
extreme reduction in the population of the bison
20
How are refugees different from other immigrants?
They are invited to live in a country.
They are fleeing to save their lives.
21
How were farms affected by the growth of big business?
New machinery provided farms a greater crop yield.
Farms were bought up by factory developers.
22
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared that:
slaves in Confederate states were free.
slaves in Union slave states were free.
23
What group was focused on eliminating slavery?
transcendentalists
abolitionists
24
Labor unions were organized to represent the interests of:
workers
consumers
25
Nativism is most closely related to what word?
diversity
prejudice
26
What is true of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie in their later years?
They used their wealth to improve the lives of many people.
They spent their wealth fighting reformers.
27
What was the greatest cause of death in the Civil War?
frostbite
disease
28
What is the significance of the Battle of the Little Big Horn?
It was the last big battle between the army and American Indians.
It was a famous U.S. Army victory.
29
What is an important aspect of industrialization?
machine-made products
government-owned businesses
30
The Union’s Anaconda Plan included all of the following strategies except:
assassinating the Confederate president.
capturing Richmond, Virginia.
dividing the South.
blocking Southern ports.
31
What was Upton Sinclair’s primary goal in writing The Jungle?
to reveal the terrible plight of factory workers
to establish government regulation of the drug industry
32
What was included on the platform of the Populist Party?
an eight-hour workday
women's suffrage
33
Which of these best describes the Underground Railroad?
people who secretly helped slaves escape to the North
people who caught fugitive slaves and returned them to owners
34
John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt worked together on which reform movement?
environmental protection
child labor practices
35
What group would disagree with the following statement? Owning a plot of land provides a sense of freedom.
American Indians
Texas ranchers
36
What did the United States hope to achieve through expansionism?
new markets for U.S. goods
improved foreign relations
37
What described Grant’s terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House?
They were generous so as to avoid further suffering.
They were meant to punish the Confederacy.
38
Which reform movement was the focus of the NAACP?
equal rights
environmental protection
39
What was an effect of the high tariffs that Congress placed on imported goods after the Civil War?
The quality of products improved.
Foreign competition decreased.
40
How did the U.S. government entice railroad companies to take on the transcontinental railroad project?
by providing all the laborers
by offering land subsidies
41
How did yellow journalism contribute to U.S. involvement in Cuba’s fight for independence?
Sales of newspapers funded a revolution in Cuba.
Exaggerated news reports created sympathy for Cuba.
42
What best describes the Industrial Revolution?
a decrease in immigrant labor and an increase in slave labor
a shift from handmade products to machine-made products
43
Why did the South oppose laws to provide federal money for internal improvements, such as roads and canals?
They thought these improvements would benefit only Northern states.
They thought these improvements were unnecessary.
44
What was the model for the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments?
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
45
How did the Hawaiian Islands become part of the United States?
The United States annexed Hawaii.
Hawaii was ceded by Spain.
46
In which way were the lives of slaves and women similar?
Neither was paid for their work
Both were denied rights.
47
What described General Sherman’s march through Georgia?
an example of total war
a peaceful end to the conflict
48
Which event turned the secession crisis into a civil war?
the election of Abraham Lincoln
South Carolina's shelling of Fort Sumter
49
What was the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment?
to protect the voting rights of African American men
to give all citizens the right to vote
50
How did Thomas Edison improve the quality of life in U.S. cities?
by creating an electrical distribution system
by building tenement houses
