Sectional rivalries between the north and south were over which main issues?

States rights, the expansion of slavery, and tariffs

Which event sparked the beginning of WWI?

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

What was one major outcome of the Dred Scott decision?

All restrictions on slavery were ended for violating the Constitution

The KKK was started as...

A social group of southerners to keep slave traditions alive

Which was responsible for repealing (overturning) the Missouri Compromise?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

What were black codes?

Strict state laws that freed slaves were required to follow

What is Social Darwinsim?

A belief that a person's wealth was determined by God's favor

A state's representation in the House of Representatives is based on...

The size of the state's population

What is yellow journalism?

Sensational and exaggerated stories to get strong reactions

What was the main effect of "The Jungle"?

Led to reform of the meatpacking industry and food safety rules

What do "Checks and balances" do?

Limits the actions of the other branches

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1
Which of these refers to when the people of a state got to vote and choose whether a new state would allow slavery?
Once free, always free
Sectionalism
Compromise of 1850
Popular sovereignty
2
In 1860, after Abraham Lincoln was elected, South Carolina led the south in separating from the nation, called _______
Secession
Sectionalism
Popular sovereignty
Nullification
3
Which amendment abolished slavery forever?
14th
15th
13th
16th
4
Sectional rivalries between the north and south were over which main issues?
foreign policy, abolition of slavery, and national currency
States rights, the expansion of slavery, and tariffs
Conservation, foreign policy, and women's voting rights
Tariffs, currency regulation, and regulation of trusts
5
Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was known as...
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Ten Percent Plan
Radical Reconstruction
Lincoln never had a plan
6
Which Amendment guaranteed African Americans the right to vote?
16th
13th
14th
15th
7
Which event sparked the beginning of WWI?
Russian Revolution of 1917
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
US abandoning isolationsim
Rise of German militarism
8
Andrew Jackson's tariffs on imported goods led to this issue:
Indian Removal Act
Bleeding Kansas
War of 1812
Nullification Crisis
9
Which activist was born as a slave?
Upton Sinclair
Booker T Washington
WEB Du Bois
Carrie Chapman Catt
10
Sherman's March effectively destroyed Georgia due to his use of ______?
Total annihilation
Total war
Total death
Total destruction
11
What was the name of the treaty signed at the end of WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Peace
Treaty of France
12
What was one major outcome of the Dred Scott decision?
Scott was denied his freedom because he lived in Missouri, a slave state
Scott won his freedom after living in free territory
All restrictions on slavery were ended for violating the Constitution
The decision immediately ended slavery around the nation
13
The KKK was started as...
A paramilitary group for the North
A club for freed slaves who fought for independence
A philanthropist group to help rebuild the war torn South
A social group of southerners to keep slave traditions alive
14
Which was responsible for repealing (overturning) the Missouri Compromise?
The Compromise of 1850
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
The Mason Dixon line
The Election of 1860
15
Who won the presidential election in 1860?
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Dred Scott
Stephen Douglas
16
Branch of government that interprets the law
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Federal
17
When political leaders reward their friends with powerful positions in government:
Nullification
Spoils system
Popular sovereignty
Secret handshake deals
18
Which of the following was an advantage of the Union Army?
Home field advantage
More supplies
Better military leaders
Better skilled soldiers
19
This made thousands of Native Americans have to give up their land and move to reservations (1830s)
Forced Relocation of Natives Amendment
Compromise of 1850
Indian Removal Act
Missouri Compromise
20
Which of the following is NOT a cause to the Civil War?
Slavery
Manifest Destiny
John Brown
Election of Abraham Lincoln
21
What were black codes?
Secret information only known in the black community
Rules that white people had to follow when owning slaves
Strict state laws that freed slaves were required to follow
Groups of freed slaves that formed to fight violence and KKK
22
When the concerns of one region are placed above those of the rest of the nation
Patriotism
Sectionalism
Capitalism
Nationalism
23
Which amendment protects your freedom of speech, religion, etc.?
4th
2nd
3rd
1st
24
Define: Representative democracy (republicanism)
Citizens elect representatives
Each citizen votes on every issue
Government by the people
Three branches of government
25
What was the main goal of abolitionists?
Eliminate slavery
Maintain a balance in the Senate
Expand westward
Support Native Americans
26
What does MANIA stand for?
Goals of the Progressive Era
Justifications for American Imperialism
Causes of World War I
Marvelous! Another New Informational Adventure!
27
Who led a raid on a federal armory at Harpers Ferry, VA?
Frederick Douglass
John Brown
Robert E Lee
Dred Scott
28
What is Social Darwinsim?
A belief that a person's wealth was determined by God's favor
Survival of the fittest was based on your number of employees
The idea that people and animals fought for the same resources
Everyone is capable of adapting to their industrial surroundings
29
Which country was NOT part of the Central Powers during WWI?
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Russia
30
What was the goal of the women's suffrage movement?
Right to divorce
Voting rights
Holding political office
Owning land
31
What was a muckraker?
A farmer in the deep south
An investigative journalist
A factory worker
A wealthy business owner
32
Which of the following did the most to help African Americans in the south?
Black codes
Sharecropping
Jim Crow laws
The Freedmen's Bureau
33
What peacekeeping organization was formed at the end of WWI?
United Nations
League of Nations
League of Shadows
Nations United
34
A state's representation in the House of Representatives is based on...
Number of electors in a state
3/4th vote of the Senate
The size of the state's population
Appointment by the President
35
The War of 1812 united the country, promoting an "Era of Good Feelings" and a sense of ________?
Industrialization
Sectionalism
National pride
Disparity
36
Which amendment deals with the five rights of accused persons?
5th
8th
1st
9th
37
What is yellow journalism?
Holding journalists to high ethical standards
Sensational and exaggerated stories to get strong reactions
Racist messaging in newspapers
Using media to spread news quickly
38
What was the main effect of "The Jungle"?
Immediately caused a socialist revolt
Led to environmental protection laws and regulations
Led to better pay for workers
Led to reform of the meatpacking industry and food safety rules
39
What do "Checks and balances" do?
Protected by the Bill of Rights
Limits the actions of the other branches
Divides the government into three branches
Gives power to the states
40
When a state refuses to follow federal law because they think it's unconstitutional:
Secession
Being whiny baby pants
Nullification
Spoiled system
41
Which amendment grants powers to the states that aren't claimed by the federal government?
8th
7th
10th
9th
42
Branch of government that enforces the law
Federal
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
43
Who has the power to declare war?
The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Mr. Hereth
The President
Congress
44
Which amendment grants you the right to a speedy public trial?
3rd
6th
4th
7th
45
What action can stop a new bill from becoming law?
Judicial Review
Presidential veto
Impeachment
Passing an amendment
46
The increase of black involvement during the Civil War was due to...
Election of Stephen Douglas
The Gettysburg Address
Southern secession
The Emancipation Proclamation
47
Which amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishments?
8th
10th
6th
3rd
48
He was known as the Great Compromiser
Andrew Jackson
John C. Calhoun
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
49
A president's term in office is...
for life
2 years
6 years
4 years
50
What was the first system of government used by the United States?
The Articles of Confederation
Finders Keepers losers
The Constitution
Presidential authority
51
Who was responsible for assassinating Abraham Lincoln?
James Earl Ray
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
52
The Emancipation Proclamation came after which major battle?
Gettysburg
New Orleans
Antietam
Vicksburg
53
What is a monopoly?
A type of manufacturing that speeds up the rate of production
An unfair level of control over a market or industry
A game where everybody makes up their own rules and steals money
A process in which all factors of production are vertically integrated
54
Who was a former slave that ended up becoming an important political leader in the US?
Frederick Douglass
Dred Scott
Samuel Worcester
Abraham Lincoln
55
People who moved from the North to the South to start a business were called...
Scalawags
Carpetbaggers
Yankees
Rebels
56
What guarantees and protects certain individual liberties for the citizens of the US?
Article II
Article I
The Bill of Rights
Article III
57
The Worcester v. Georgia case ruled:
In favor of Georgia leading to the displacement of the Cherokee
For the Cherokee, a huge win for nullification
For the Cherokee, who were displaced when Jackson wouldn't enforce decision
In favor of Georgia, forcing Worcester to give up his land
58
Which state was added to the country as part of the Compromise of 1850?
Kansas
California
Maine
Missouri
59
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called...
The Articles
The Citizens Protections
The Preamble
The Bill of Rights
60
What was Bleeding Kansas?
Congress debate over whether slavery would be allowed in Congress or not
The presidential campaign struggle to win the electoral vote in Kansas
Violent race to settle Kansas and decide if it would have slavery
Deadly disease that spread through Kansas among Native Americans
61
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War (number of casualties) was...
Appomattox
Ft Sumter
Antietam
Gettysburg
62
Which most directly led to US involvement in WWI?
The Zimmerman Telegram/Note
Wilson's 14 Points Plan
Sinking of the Lusitania
The Annexation of Hawaii
63
The Missouri Compromise said that slave states would be allowed...
North of the Mason Dixon (36, 30) line
South of the Mason Dixon (36, 30) line
Everywhere since limiting it was unconstitutional
If the people voted to allow it
64
Branch of government that makes the laws
Judicial
Legislative
Federal
Executive
65
Which amendment protects citizens from having to quarter soldiers in their homes?
4th
6th
1st
3rd
66
The 14th Amendment ...
Granted equal protection under the Constitution
Segregated whites and blacks
Guaranteed the right to vote
Abolished slavery
67
What two groups make up Congress?
House of Representatives and Supreme Court
Senate and House of Representatives
Senate and the President
Supreme Court and Post Office
68
Which amendment deals with your right to bear arms?
1st
2nd
7th
5th
69
What was the goal of Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?
Didn't care about protecting free slaves
Wanted an easy Reconstruction plan
Wanted to give more protections to freed slaves
Wanted to punish the South
70
Why is the Battle of Ft. Sumter important?
It was the beginning of the end for the Confederacy
It was the first battle of the Civil War
It was the first Confederate victory
It was the bloodiest single day of combat
71
Which idea describes the division of government into three branches (but not necessarily the balance of power aspect)?
Limited government
Separation of powers
Federalism
Checks and Balances
72
What event led to the start of the Spanish-American War?
The invasion of Cuba by the Spanish
The election of William McKinley
Economic crisis in the US
The explosion of the USS Maine
73
Which was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
74
What was one thing that happened because of the invention of the cotton gin?
More people moved north to manufacture the machine
Slavery expanded as the machine allowed even greater cotton production
More slaves were set free because their labor wasn't needed anymore
The south saw its profits decline
75
What event allowed Washington to show that the federal government would back up its laws?
The creation of the National Bank
The Whiskey Rebellion
The ratifying of the Constitution
The election of a new president
76
Nationalism is when...
The needs of the whole country are placed first
The needs of one part of the country are placed first
The laws of the Constitution are placed first
The freedom of the citizens is placed first
77
Who was the Confederate President during the Civil War?
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
78
The early Union plan for winning the Civil War was called ...
Total War
Sherman's March
The Anaconda Plan
The Emancipation Proclamation
79
The US Constitution establishes a federal system, which means it...
Is protected by the Bill of Rights
Allows people elect their own representatives
Gives some power to the states and some to national government
Supports the people
80
After Lincoln's assassination, who took over the presidency?
Robert E. Lee
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
81
The Emancipation Proclamation ....
Freed slaves in the south once they escaped Confederate rule
Freed slaves in all states across the country
Freed all slaves in the north
Made slavery illegal
82
Which of the following was an advantage of the Confederate Army?
Easier transportation of supplies and troops
More supplies
Better military leaders
Higher population
83
Whose ideas and theories provided the basis for many ideas found in the Constitution?
John Locke
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
84
Intended to unify the economies of the country's different regions so it could be more self-sufficient:
The cotton gin
Mass production
Nullification
The American System
85
Reconstruction was largely considered a failure when it came to...
Punishing the south
Rebuilding the South
Readmitting the southern states back into the Union
Protecting the rights of freed slaves

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