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The Civil War and Westward Expansion
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homesteader
settler who farmed land given by the federal government
settler who claimed land in Oklahoma by squatting on it
settler recruited in Europe by a railroad company
African-American settler originally from the South
2
Bimetallism would allow for the exchange of paper currency for
silver only.
gold only.
either gold or silver.
neither gold nor silver.
3
What was John Brown's aim at Harpers Ferry?
to help fugitive slaves reach freedom in the North
seize federal arsenal and start a widespread slave uprising
to challenge Abraham Lincoln in a presidential debate
to keep pro-slavery settlers out of Kansas
4
This colonel attacked Native American warriors at the Little Bighorn resulting in his death.
Davy Crockett
William Bill Cody
William J. Fetterman
George A. Custer
5
Radical Republican leader during Reconstruction
Stephen A. Douglas
Charles Sumner
Hiram Revels
Thaddeus Stevens
6
These members of the Republican Party left their homes after the war and moved to the South.
Radical Republicans
scalawags
African-Americans
carpetbaggers
7
Which is the best word to describe Lincoln's original plan for Reconstruction
harsh
lenient
vindictive
unfair
8
This abolished slavery throughout the United States.
13th Amendment
12th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
9
The Grange did all of the following except
support political candidates.
support the banks.
oppose the railroads.
oppose the banks.
10
This is the vast grassland extending through the west-central portion of the United States.
Great Plains
Trail of Tears
Chisholm Trail
Mississippi River valley
11
Why did Plains farmers in the late 1800s tend to support bimetallism?
It would make the nation's money supply safer.
It allowed them to profit from mineral rights on their land.
It would lower the prices of seed and farm machinery.
It would put more money in circulation.
12
He was nominated by two parties as their candidate for the 1896 presidential election.
William B. Dole
Oliver Hudson Kelley
William McKinley
Williams Jennings Bryan
13
wrote a novel that incited protests against the Fugitive Slave Act
Stephen A. Douglas
Harriet Tubman
Hiram Revels
Harriet Beecher Stowe
14
The final surrender of the Confederate Army took place here.
Chancellorsville
Appomattox
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
15
Which of the following was not central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians?
the buffalo
the horse
land ownership
the extended family
16
___ helped over 300 slaves safely flee the South by using a system known as the ___.
Dred Scott, Underground Railroad
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad
John Brown, Underground Railroad
17
What key difference between the North and the South ultimately led to the Civil War?
South's econ depended on slavery, Northern economy did not.
Southern climate was warm, the Northern climate was cooler.
The South was less densely populated than the North.
South was agricultural, the North was more industrialized.
18
Intended to overrule and nullify the Dred Scott decision, Congress drafted the
Tenure of Office Act.
Amnesty Act.
Thirteenth Amendment.
Fourteenth Amendment
19
Which of the following marked the collapse of Populism?
the "Cross of Gold" speech
the founding of the Grange
the Panic of 1893
the election of William McKinley
20
The Dawes Act was designed to benefit
Native Americans.
both Native Americans and white settlers.
neither Native Americans nor white settlers.
white settlers.
21
What was an important effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It immediately freed Southern slaves.
It united the Republican Party.
It kept Great Britain out of the war.
It gave a moral purpose to the war.
22
Morrill Act
gave land in Kansas to African Americans to settle and farm
gave federal land to states to start agricultural colleges
gave 160 acres to anyone willing to farm it for five years
gave federal land to RR's to encourage railroad building
23
Which president did the House of Representatives impeach?
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
24
The U.S. Army fired cannons on 340 starving, freezing Sioux; killing 300 of them.
Sand Creek Massacre
Battle of Red River
Battle of Wounded Knee
Battle of Little Big Horn
25
This ritual was supposed to restore the Native American way of life.
assimilation
Ghost Dance
Ghost Song
Red Cloud
26
Which marked the end of the wars between the federal government and the Plains Indians?
the massacre at Wounded Knee
the Treaty of Fort Laramie
the Sand Creek Massacre
the death of Sitting Bull
27
Monetary system which the govt would give people silver or gold in exchange for paper currency.
silverites
Gold bugs
greenbacks
bimetallism
28
He organized the Grange.
William McKinley
JP Morgan
Oliver Hudson Kelley
Williams Jennings Bryan
29
He shot President Lincoln just five days after Lee surrendered to Grant.
Andrew Johnson
John Brown
John Wilkes Booth
Jefferson Davis
30
the Union general who burned a path of destruction through Georgia
Robert E. Lee
John C. Calhoun
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
31
What was the aim of "total war" as practiced by Union generals Grant and Sherman?
to break the Southern people's will to fight
to use the most lethal weapons available
to wage war in every part of the South
to fight until the Confederacy had no army left
32
soddy
invention that increased farm production
home made out of prairie turf
person who bought land hoping to resell it at a profit
loan made to frontier farmers by the federal government
33
What happened at Vicksburg?
Troops led by Sherman and Johnston fought to a standstill.
The city surrendered after a long siege by Union forces.
The city surrendered immediately to Union forces.
Confederate troops won a victory after a long fight.
34
With SC leading the way, ___ of the Southern states began after the election of President ___.
popular sovereignty, Abraham Lincoln
secession, Jefferson Davis
popular sovereignty, Jefferson Davis
secession, Abraham Lincoln
35
To curb the violence of the Ku Klux Klan in the South, Congress passed the
Reconstruction Act of 1870.
Ten Percent Plan.
Freedmen's Bureau Act.
Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871.
36
Which of the following does not describe the battle of Gettysburg?
the only time the South invaded the North
a battle with heavy casualties on both sides
a devastating defeat for the Confederates
the battle that cut the Confederacy in two
37
The intent of the Homestead Act was to
prevent African Americans from settling in the West.
settle Native Americans in farming communities.
encourage white families to develop the West.
make money for the government.
38
This party supported the adoption of the gold standard.
Populism
Populist Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
39
Farmers who agreed to give most of their harvest to the landowners were known as
sharecroppers.
the planter class.
scalawags
tenant farmers.
40
His Confederate forces were defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Stonewall Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
41
Which was most responsible for bringing an end to the era of the wide-open western frontier?
the railroad
sheep ranching
barbed wire
bonanza farming
42
stated that no citizen may be denied the right to vote on account of race, color, or condition
Thirteenth Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Fifteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
43
Which was not part of the Union's threepart plan to conquer the South?
blockade Southern ports
split the Confederacy in two
capture the Confederate capital
draft freed slaves to fight for the Union
44
Who were the exodusters?
European immigrants who settled on the Great Plains
former slaves from the South who settled on the Great Plains
Plains Indians forced onto reservations in the 1800s
cowboys who worked long drives in the summer
45
Which of the following events occurred first?
the death of Sitting Bull
the Treaty of Fort Laramie
the Sand Creek Massacre
the massacre at Wounded Knee
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general who won at Vicksburg and became commander of all Union armies
Joseph Hooker
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ambrose Burnside
Ulysses S. Grant