By the end of the 1850s, the two-party system in the United States

accentuated rather than muted regional controversy.

The fighting at Wounded Knee

a massacre of Indians, including women and children.

Helen Hunt Jackson's book entitle A Century of Dishonor (1880) recounted?:

the record of injustices against American Indians.

an Atlanta editor who favored the "New South" idea

The settlement of the western territories

divided the N and the S over slavery in the territories

Northerners who accepted the concepts of "free soil" and "free labor" believed

slavery was dangerous because of what it did to whites.

Through personal liberty laws, Northern states attempted to

use state authority to interfere with the fugitive slave act

Which of the following was NOT a flaw in the Homestead Act?

The land was too costly for most settlers.

The two factors that did most to stimulate rapid western settlement were?:

the Homestead Act and the railroad.

Which of the following was not a central thrust of the Reconstruction amendments

redistribution of the former slaveowners’ land

Which of the following was NOT enacted by the Republican Party during the Civil War?

hard money policies requiring all payments in gold or silver

passed the House by not the Senate.

The "long drive" in the open-range cattle industry referred to the process of

herding cattle from the ranges to the nearest railroad

American efforts to buy or seize Cuba failed because

antislavery forces in the North opposed it.

Which of the following was NOT part of President Polk's policy regarding NM and CA?

ceasing all diplomatic contact with Mexico

The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in December 1865,

abolished slavery throughout the Union.

American immigrants into Oregon

outnumbered the British by 1850.

The Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871

Grant sent Fed marshals to arrest hundreds of accused KKK

The federal government's Indian policy between 1876 and 1900 was characterized by?:

encouraging the Indians to learn the ways of white society.

The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following EXCEPT

the national government would not pay the Texas debt.

Which of the following was NOT a significant factor behind the Union’s defeat of the South?

Confederate soldiers grew to think that slavery was wrong

Which was not true of black soldiers during the Civil War?

They fought mostly for the North, but also for the South.

laws that sought to regulate the lives of former slaves.

The war with Mexico was criticized

by Northerners-it was a plot to bring in more slave states.

Abraham Lincoln’s January 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed

some slaves,but exempted those in areas under Union control.

Which was not a principal task of the Freedmen’s Bureau (1865–1870)?

to support black churches and businesses

The question of statehood for Kansas and Nebraska became a critical issue because

of whether they would be slave or free states.

allowed a black family to rent part of a plantation

Which of the following was NOT a major effect of Reconstruction on southern society?

It inspired a mass exodus of southern blacks

"Jim Crow" is a nickname for

the system of laws and customs that kept the races separate

The purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was to

weaken tribes,allot land to Indians,& promote assimilation

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the U.S. Supreme Court established the general principle that

states could require separate accommodations for blacks

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1
By the end of the 1850s, the two-party system in the United States
had reduced slavery to a minor issue.
de-emphasized the role of the federal government.
accentuated rather than muted regional controversy.
was the only thing holding the nation together.
2
The first seven Southern states that seceded were
the home of the most outspoken "fire eaters."
not possessed of the military strength to fight a war.
All the answers are correct.
in the lower South.
3
King Cotton diplomacy
was a failure.
enabled the South to get materials needed from Europe.
worked for most of the war.
worked for the North.
4
The fighting at Wounded Knee
led to a revision of Indian policy.
a massacre of Indians, including women and children.
resulted in an Indian victory.
was Custer's redemption after the Battle of Little Big Horn.
5
Radical Republicans in the Reconstruction era shared the view that
equal rights for all
women should get the vote along with black men
expatriate fugitives should be repatriated.
government should minimize its involvement in the economy
6
Helen Hunt Jackson's book entitle A Century of Dishonor (1880) recounted?:
discriminatory practices against African-Americans.
the abuses involving big business trusts in America.
American imperialism and its effects on the middle class.
the record of injustices against American Indians.
7
Henry W. Grady was
an Atlanta editor who favored the "New South" idea
governor advocating that blacks should migrate from the S
the builder of the American Tobacco Company
person responsible for Birmingham becoming a steel producer
8
The settlement of the western territories
united the North and South with nationalism
created more slave states than free states.
divided the N and the S over slavery in the territories
eliminated the need for debate over the issue of slavery.
9
The House approved articles of impeachment against President Johnson for violation of what law?
the Tenure of Office Act
the Reconstruction Act
the Fourteenth Amendment
the Civil Rights Act
10
What fencing material revolutionized agriculture on the prairies and plains?
chain link
split rails
chicken wire
barbed wire
11
Northerners who accepted the concepts of "free soil" and "free labor" believed
slavery was dangerous because of what it did to whites.
slavery was what made the South a glorious civilization
slavery closed the door to economic opportunity for whites.
slavery opened the door to economic opportunity for whites.
12
Through personal liberty laws, Northern states attempted to
use state authority to interfere with the fugitive slave act
extend the right to vote to all tax-paying adults.
force industries to recognize labor unions.
legalize the "underground railroad."
13
Which of the following was NOT a flaw in the Homestead Act?
The land was too costly for most settlers.
The law did not provide capital for machines and the like.
All of these are flaws of the Homestead Act.
One hundred sixty acres was not enough land in the West.
14
During the Civil War, the term “contraband camps” was used to refer to
training grounds for drummers and other musical instruments
camps where materials such as rifles and gunpowder were kept
camps of fugitive slaves.
stored items seized by authorities 4 failure to pay tariffs
15
The two factors that did most to stimulate rapid western settlement were?:
removal of the buffalo and Native Americans from the plains.
the gold rushes and the rise of the great cattle kingdoms.
the removal of the Indians and the gold rushes.
the Homestead Act and the railroad.
16
many nineteenth-century Americans called the Far West the
Intermountain Barrens.
Prairie Wilderness.
Great American Desert.
Trans-Mississippi Wasteland.
17
Which type of mining came first as new fields opened?
strip (open pit)
placer (pan)
quartz (lode)
chemical
18
The historian who wrote "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" was
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Charles A. Beard.
Frederick Jackson Turner.
Albert Bierstadt.
19
Which of the following was not a central thrust of the Reconstruction amendments
redistribution of the former slaveowners’ land
empowerment of the federal gov to protect citizens’ rights
the right to vote, regardless of race
equal citizenship for blacks and whites
20
Critics of native Southern whites who joined the Republican Party called them
scalawags.
white camellias.
whippersnappers.
carpetbaggers.
21
By the end of the century, agriculture on the Great Plains was increasingly
being displaced by industry.
truck farming.
subsistence in nature.
commercially oriented.
22
Which of the following was NOT enacted by the Republican Party during the Civil War?
a new National Bank Act
increased taxes on almost all goods and services
higher tariffs
hard money policies requiring all payments in gold or silver
23
The Wilmot Proviso
drew very little attention outside of Congress.
was supported by Southern militants.
passed the House by not the Senate.
went into law without the president's signature.
24
The "long drive" in the open-range cattle industry referred to the process of
herding cattle from the ranges to the nearest railroad
rounding up the cattle for branding in the spring.
moving the cattle south to Texas in the winter
using cattle to pull wagons for settlers in the West.
25
American efforts to buy or seize Cuba failed because
established Southern planters feared Cuban competition.
international pressure was put on President Pierce.
there was little nationalism in the nation by the 1850s.
antislavery forces in the North opposed it.
26
Southerners who believed in the "positive-good" theory argued
Northern factory workers were better off than slaves
slavery was good for blacks.
slavery enhanced the over-all American economy.
slavery was not profitable for whites, but it kept order
27
The single event that most convinced Southerners they could not live safely in the Union was
the election of Lincoln.
the Dred Scott decision.
John Brown's raid.
the Pottawatomie Massacre.
28
Which of the following was NOT part of President Polk's policy regarding NM and CA?
ceasing all diplomatic contact with Mexico
sending troops to the Nueces River in Texas
US would respond to a revolt against MX by CA inhabitants
Pacific commander to seize CA ports if Mexico declared war
29
Northerners opposed to the Union cause were known as
Blacklegs.
Copperheads.
Diamondbacks.
Lobsterbacks.
30
The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in December 1865,
asserted that African-Americans were American citizens.
abolished slavery throughout the Union.
asserted the US would proceed “with malice toward none.”
asserted that black men could vote.
31
American immigrants into Oregon
had little impact on the few Native Americans there.
outnumbered the British by 1850.
were mostly fur trappers.
did not outnumber the British until after the Civil War.
32
Which of the following best describes Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction?
completely unsupported
ruthless
nonexistent
relatively lenient
33
Which of the following groups was not a major target of the New York City draft riots?
conscription officials
Irish immigrants
affluent Republicans
African-Americans
34
The Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871
asserted South Carolina’s right to nullify any federal law
sought to sue for peace with Britain and Spain
Grant sent Fed marshals to arrest hundreds of accused KKK
sought to enforce the Black Codes
35
The idea that God and history had selected America to expand
nativism
Manifest Destiny.
American exceptionalism
divine right.
36
The federal government's Indian policy between 1876 and 1900 was characterized by?:
an attempt to compensate the Indians for past mistreatment.
a concern for the preservation of a tribal lifestyle
encouraging the Indians to learn the ways of white society.
a program to protect and maintain the buffalo herds.
37
The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following EXCEPT
California would come in as a free state.
the slave trade would be abolished in DC.
pop sov in the lands acquired from Mexico
the national government would not pay the Texas debt.
38
Which of the following was NOT a significant factor behind the Union’s defeat of the South?
pro-Union initiatives on the part of the slaves
Confederate soldiers grew to think that slavery was wrong
the ruthless resolve of Union generals like Grant & Sherman
the superior material resources of the North
39
The first seven Southern states that seceded were
the home of the most outspoken "fire eaters."
All the answers are correct.
not possessed of the military strength to fight a war.
in the lower South.
40
Which was not true of black soldiers during the Civil War?
They fought mostly for the North, but also for the South.
They could not attain the rank of commissioned officer
They initially received lower pay than white soldiers.
They were assigned to labor rather than combat.
41
The Black Codes were
codes of honor by which newly freed black Americans lived.
laws that sought to regulate the lives of former slaves.
a secret code combining elements of Creole & Pidgin English.
secret codes used by freed blacks
42
In the summer of 1865, President Andrew Johnson ordered nearly all land in federal hands to be
given to freed blacks.
given to the railroads.
returned to its former owners.
given to poor blacks and whites.
43
The war with Mexico was criticized
by Democrats from all sections of the nation.
by Northerners-it was a plot to bring in more slave states.
by Southerners bec war was on behalf of Northern interests.
by Texas Mexicans who favored reunification with Mexico.
44
Abraham Lincoln’s January 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed
the slaves in the border tlates
the slaves only in areas controlled by Union forces.
all the slaves in the US, “henceforth and forever more.”
some slaves,but exempted those in areas under Union control.
45
Which was not a principal task of the Freedmen’s Bureau (1865–1870)?
to provide aid to the poor and aged
to support black churches and businesses
to secure former slaves equal treatment before the courts
the establishment of schools
46
The question of statehood for Kansas and Nebraska became a critical issue because
many believed that they could never support a population
of rivalry between Chi & STL as location of eastern terminus
of whether they would be slave or free states.
of S fear that a transcont. RR would be built thru them
47
Sharecropping
black families shared their crops with each other
allowed a black family to rent part of a plantation
have people share the wealth in rural towns
was a method of harvesting crops
48
Which of the following was NOT a major effect of Reconstruction on southern society?
It inspired a mass exodus of southern blacks
It helped restrain southerners from exploiting former slaves
It saw the spread of schools and churches across the South,
fed gov't took a role in relations between black & whites
49
"Jim Crow" is a nickname for
black people who pretended to be friendly toward whites
the system of laws and customs that kept the races separate
white Southerners who used violence or intimidation
black people who won favor with whites by acting polite
50
The purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was to
geographically disperse the reservations
increase tribal loyalty and reduce violence
weaken tribes,allot land to Indians,& promote assimilation
revitalizing the bison herds
51
In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the U.S. Supreme Court established the general principle that
states could not prevent blacks from voting
Congress could take away a state's seats in the House
states could require separate accommodations for blacks
states could use poll taxes and literacy tests
52
Construction of the early transcontinental railroad lines was financed mainly by
Wall Street investors
European investors
gov't subsidies in the form of favorable loans & land grants
small investors such as farmers and local merchants
53
“government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth”?
second inaugural
Gettysburg Address
first inaugural
Emancipation Proclamation
54
The Dred Scott decision
affirmed Missouri law.
was a victory for the antislavery movement.
affirmed that the Constitution guaranteed slavery.
outlawed the interstate slave trade.
55
The Homestead Act
assisted states in establishing “agricultural colleges.”
offered people a rail ticket to the West
guaranteed all freed men right to thirty acres and a mule.
offered 160 acres of free land to settlers in the West.

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