Duplicate of 2021-2022 American Studies Midterm Review

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

One advantage the South had over the North was:

Who was elected (unanimously) to be the nation's first president?

What was one unintended consequence of the cotton gin?

When was the Declaration of Independence written?

Which historical movement inspired the ideas of the Revolution & founding documents?

Which of the following was NOT a muckraker during the Progressive Era?

Which of the following is NOT a reason for imperialism?

Which Reconstruction amendment made slavery illegal?

Which organization provided free education, medical care, food, clothing, and shelter to people after the Civil War?

During the Gilded Age, laborers protected themselves against unfair labor practices by creating:

Which of the following is TRUE about Andrew Carnegie?

Which event killed nearly 4,000 Cherokees and was an example of the effects of manifest destiny?

Which innovation encouraged westward expansion?

Which of the following was an advantage the Confederacy had over the Union?

Who were the largest groups of immigrants during the *mid-1800s?*

Which of the following was a reason why the United States got involved in World War I?

What was Lincoln's position on slavery early in his career?

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, each state decided to be slave/free through _______

Which reformer changed the education system and believed that poverty was the root of inequality?

All of the following were abolitionists EXCEPT

Which Union general was known for burning Southern plantations toward the end of the Civil War?

Which of the following was NOT a major idea in Washington's Farewell Address?

Which of the following was NOT a PROslavery argument?

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves

Puerto Rico, Guam, and Cuba were gained during which war?

Which document advocated for women's equality and the right to vote?

"New" immigrants at the turn of the 20th century were mostly coming from:

Which document declared the United States as protector of the Western Hemisphere?

Which political machine was in charge of politics in New York during the Gilded Age?

Who was responsible for coining the term "manifest destiny"?

During which war did the US gain states such as Arizona, Utah, California, New Mexico, etc.?

Which administration during WWI was responsible for producing propaganda to rally support for the war?

Which event officially ended Reconstruction?

Which of the following was a product of the new nativism of the late 1800s?

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

All of the following were failures of Reconstruction EXCEPT

Who gave the "City Upon a Hill" sermon?

What is one reason why monopolies were able to form during the Gilded Age?

The Industrial Revolution changed the makeup of the workforce. Who mostly worked in factories in the mid-1800s?