U.S. History Midterm Review 2020

How did the Yellow Press affect American public opinion of Spain just before the Spanish-American War?

Which of the following documents required Northerners to return slaves to their southern owners?

The Dawes General Allotment Act divided Native American reservation land into private family plots?

Which of the following is true about Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan?

What group provided Americanization programs, English lessons, vocational classes, and child care for new immigrants?

President Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan was lenient because he wanted to reunite the country as quickly as possible.

Who did Americans blame for the explosion that sunk the U.S.S. Maine ("Remember the Maine!")

What happened as a result of the Confederates opening fire on Fort Sumter?

Which of the following Progressive Era amendments allowed citizens to participate in a direct election of senators?

To influence Congressmen, big businesses did all of the following except:

Which leader believed African Americans should demand equality immediately and fight for an end to segregation?

The election of 1912 witnessed a split Republican vote, leading to a Democratic victory.

Which of the following is a system of consolidating firms in the same business (think: belly, belly, belly, belly)?

Disease was the cause of death for which of the following groups after they had contact with the Europeans?

Which of the following plans stated that states' representation in Congress should be based on population?

Which of the following Reconstruction amendments granted citizenship to African Americans?

Which of the following documents freed the slaves in states that were still in secession against the Union?

Which of the following refers to business leaders who serve in a positive way?

Which leader believed segregation would end naturally after African Americans get educated or learn a skill?

Which of the following concepts keeps one branch from becoming too powerful?

Strong, lightweight steel was created through:

Which of the following is true about the Chinese Exclusion Act?

Enforcement Acts created a civil service system to require the government to hire based on merit, not the spoils system.

Wilson's statement that the U.S. wouldn't use force to assert worldly influence, but would work to promote human rights:

Socially conscious journalists who dramatized the need for reform were known as:

Which of the following Progressive Era amendments gave congress the ability to levy an income tax?

Which of the following Progressive Era amendments granted women the right to vote?

What did the implementation of reservations cause?

Which of the following was a Populist candidate who ran for President 3 times?

Which of the following methods was NOT used to limit African American voting rights in the South?

Which of the following groups was most likely to support the Populist Party?

organization that wins voter loyalty and guarantees power to a small group of leaders, who abuse it for personal gain

Who was the first presidential candidate to run under the Progressive "Bull Moose" Party?

Famine, unemployment, persecution, and war are all examples of:

Newspapers that used sensational headlines and exaggerated stories in order to promote readership?

Which of the following refers to leaders who build their fortune by stealing from the public?

An abolitionist disagreed with the institution of slavery.

Which of the following Reconstruction amendments granted voting rights to African American males?

Which of the following court cases declared that slaves were property and therefore didn't have the right to sue?

What did Great Britain initiate to help them pay their debt from the French and Indian War?

1862 law that gave 160 acres of land to persons willing to live on and cultivate it for five years?

Which of the following groups used violence to keep African Americans from voting?

Which concept stated that Americans had the God-given duty to expand their culture, religion, and values to the Pacific?

A system of consolidating firms involved in all steps of a product's manufacture (think: head, shoulders, knees, toes)?

Which of the following documents encouraged people to support the ratification of the Constitution?

Why did President Roosevelt send the Great White Fleet on a "good will cruise?"

Rapid growth of cities and their population:

Which of the following were laws passed in Southern states to enforce racial segregation of public facilities?

Which of the following promotes the absence of government control over personal and economic life?

Which of the following describes a monopoly?

American statement that the government did not want colonies in China, but favored free trade there:

Which of the following plans stated that each state should only receive one vote in Congress?

Which of the following is NOT a reason the Southern States seceded from the Union?

Theodore Roosevelt's policy of creating and using, when necessary, a strong military to achieve America's goals:

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Which document stated that European monarchies could not meddle in American affairs, including Latin America?

President Taft's policy of expanding American investments abroad:

Which group helped African Americans find jobs, receive an education, and reunite with family members?

A good economy, jobs, and peace are all examples of:

Which of the following Reconstruction Amendments abolished slavery?

What was America able to do after helping the Panamanian rebels gain independence from Columbia?

Which of the following Progressive Era amendments banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol?

Laws, also known as the Ku Klux Klan Acts, that made it a federal offense to interfere with a citizen's right to vote: