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1
How did World War II affect the workforce in the United States?
Women filled vacancies in the workforce.
Prisoners were released early to support the war industries.
Unemployment rates rose to unprecedented levels in U.S. history.
Workers′ wages and salaries were reduced.
2
The Declaration of Sentiments from the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 proclaimed that
California should be admitted as a free state
Men and women should have the same rights.l
The sale of alcoholic beverage should be illegal
The abolition of slavery was necessary
3
How did conflicts that developed from the Articles of Confederation affect the politics of the United States?
They accelerated the possible development of a monarchy.
They increased the power of the state governments.
They required the creation of a stronger national government.
They prevented the government from developing a republic.
4
What does the Declaration of Independence says about the relationship between the government and the people?
The government is all-powerful and cannot be challenged.
The people have the right to replace or overthrow tyrannical rulers.
The Founding Fathers wanted to create their own monarchy in America.
The people hold all of the power.
5
What did Chief Joseph fight for?
Peace and nonviolence
to end discrimination and resettlement
freedom to talk to the press
To end the buffalo hunts
6
"they are barefooted and otherwise naked.” George Washington, December 23, 1777...what battle is he describing?
Jametown
York Town
Valley Forge
Saratoga
7
How did Roosevelt feel about Trusts?
All Trusts are bad and should be taken down
Good trust are fine, but bad trusts should be regulated
Only the meat packing industry should be taken down
Only railroad trusts are acceptable
8
How did President Abraham Lincoln plan to support Reconstruction when he delivered his second inaugural address?
By punishing the Southern secessionists who became traitors
By hastening the restoration of the Union without harsh punishments
By allowing slavery to remain in the states where it already existed
By prohibiting former Confederates from participating in the government
9
How was Abraham Lincoln’s victory in the 1860 presidential election a turning point in American history?
Lincoln’s victory prompted Southern secession and the Civil War began.
Whigs, Know-Nothings, and Democrats ran a third-party candidate.
Lincoln won the electoral vote, but not the popular vote.
There was a tie in the Electoral College and Lincoln became president.
10
In what way was the Credit Mobilier company associated with federal congressmen?
Most Congressmen wanted nothing to do with Credit Mobilier
The Union Pacific was owned by the US government
Members of Congress began Credit Mobilier
Congressmen were offered stock options and bribes for their cooperation
11
This engraving of the Boston Massacre, which was sent to newspapers all over the colonies, is an example of
colonial resistance
Propaganda
British brutality
tyranny
12
In Feb. 1960, African Amer. students staged a sit in at a Woolworth's store in Greensboro, NC.
Civil Disobedience
Retaliation
Anarchy
Abomination
13
How did economic opportunities encourage the Chinese and the Irish to immigrate to the West Coast?
The massive cattle drives lacked cowhands.
Oil companies in Texas required drillers.
Corporate farms needed workers
The transcontinental railroad needed builders.
14
In his farewell address, how did George Washington attempt to influence the foreign policy of the United States?
He advised to favor those countries with commercial ties to the US.
He recommended a policy of neutrality with other nations.
He encouraged politicians to promote a foreign policy of imperialism.
He advocated for an alliance with European nations.
15
How did the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Dred Scott (1857) increase sectional tension in the United States?
The ruling emancipated slaves when taken into free territories.
The ruling declared that regardless of location, blacks were not citizens.
Decision struck down the power of Congress to prohibit slavery in the US.
The decision supported the Missouri Compromise.
16
A major result of the War of 1812 was
a decline in economic output
increased patriotism
the end of all Native American resistance
renewal of the Federalist Party
17
The cartoonist is most clearly accusing President Jackson of which behavior?
Violating the federal constitution by granting titles of nobility
Involving the United States in European wars
Exceeding the constitutional limits of his authority
Using government funds to support an extravagant lifestyle
18
Compromise of 1877
Official ended Reconstruction by withdraw of Northern troops
Resolved all problems between the North and the South
allowed the South to rejoin the Union
all of these answers
19
What was the Constitutional issue involving the National Bank?
Should the government-issue paper money instead of hard currency?
Is the bank an implied power of Congress?
Should the U.S. pay off the debts of the states?
Is the bank an enumerated power of Congress?
20
The 14th amendment did what?
right for all to vote
right for all to own land
freed the slaves
right for all citizens protection under the law
21
What is the purpose of this political cartoon
Advocated American expansionism
It was propaganda produced by US gov't.
Political message fueled by the Red Scare
Shows a critical view of American expansionism
22
What was the Trail of Tears?
Indians were moved off their land, making the area available for whites
A book about the constant betrayal of NA by the US gov't
A court case about the constant betrayl of NA by the US gov't.
where Indians moved to Texas
23
What was the purpose of poll taxes and grandfather clauses ?
to prevent immigrants from becoming citizens
to disenfranchise African Americans
to extend the right to vote to women and immigrants
to raise money for political campaigns
24
How did the Harlem Renaissance impact US society?
It gave preferential treatment to African-Americans.
It gave exposure to African American writing and art.
Allowed African Americans to escape the Great Depression
It helped African American actors find jobs in the south.
25
How did General Sherman’s March to the Sea affect Southern society and the end of the Civil War?
It destroyed the plantation system, destroying the Confederacy economy.
It ended the war by destroying plantations, forcing many citizens to flee.
It caused the surrender of Southern troops .
It created an active abolitionist movement among Southern women.
26
Throughout the course of American history, the impact of the Declaration of Independence can be seen in events such as
the invention of the lightbulb
the abolition of slavery.
the growth of cities.
prohibition of alcohol.
27
The Camp David accords negotiated during President Jimmy Carter’s administration were an attempt to:
Decrease United States control of the Panama Canal
Establish peace in the Middle East
End inflammatory oil prices
Encourage the use of solar power
28
"Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"- Ronald Reagan, 1987
Paris
Warsaw
London
Berlin
29
What group would most likely be responsible for the image below?
Sons of Liberty
Federalists
Loyalist Mobs
British Parliament
30
How did the decision in Brown v. Board of Education change the role of the government in public education?
State govts to create separate educational systems for boys and girls
Overturned limits & restrictions imposed on education by state local govts
It gave local boards of education the right to censor school activities.
Prevented the U.S. Congress from making law that affected public education.
31
The "iron curtain" refers to which of the following?
The separation of communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe
The Berlin Wall that was constructed to separate East & West Berlin
The separation of communist North Korea and democratic South Korea
The European countries that surrendered to the Allies following WWII
32
Why did President Kennedy decide to focus U.S. resources on going to the moon?
The US wanted to land on the moon b/c the USSR was going to blow it up.
The United States wanted to get to the moon before Britian.
The United States wanted to colonize the moon.
The United States wanted to win the race to the moon against the Soviets.
33
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
He believed in a moderate approach to abolishing slavery
He was the owner of an antislavery newspaper, the North Star
He believed in the immediate universal abolition of slavery
He published the Genius of Universal Emancipation newspaper
34
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
A declaration against foreign interference in the United States.
A foreign policy declaring against foreign intereference in the Americas
A bilateral treaty between the US and Britain.
A treaty declaring against foreign interference in the Americas.
35
Marbury vs Madison
established the principle of judicial review
a type of court case
Ruled that states could nullify a federal law
A case against Madison't war.
36
2nd Great Awakening led to:
The rise in religious intolerance as Christianity grew across the US.
The decline in church membership across most Christian religions.
The decline in political participation for white men,
Rise of the temperance , the abolition, and the suffrage movements.
37
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Guaranteed rights to those arrested for a crime
legalized abortion
"Separate but equal" was legalized
Ruled slaves were property and could not sue
38
What was Manifest Destiny?
Belief that US should expand West
Belief that US should expand North
Trail used to transport Indians
Belief that Texas was part of Mexico
39
Which component of the Compromise of 1850 was the most controversial?
Slaveholding was permitted in Washington, D.C.
California was admitted as a free state.
The passing of a harsher Fugitive Slave Act.
Texas lost a boundary dispute with New Mexico.
40
To what extent did the Whiskey Rebellion have a lasting impact on the power of the federal government?
Federal troops used to stop the rebellion became the nation′s military.
The power of the Treasury was increased by charging a fee for distillers.
The power of the federal government to regulate commerce was increased.
Washington′s use of federal troops showed the power of the national gov't
41
When Franklin Roosevelt became president in 1932, his most daunting task was
controlling big business.
regulating trusts.
relieving unemployment.
uncovering political corruption.
42
Selective service act
A draft for military service in Cuba
A draft of young men for military service in Europe
A draft for young men for military service Vietnam
43
How was the election of 1800 a key turning point in U.S history?
As a result of a tie in Electoral College votes, John Adams was president.
As a result of a tie in Electoral College votes Burr dueled Hamilton.
As a result of negotiations, Aaron Burr became the first Dem
As a result of negotiations, Thomas Jefferson became president,
