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1.
The term reconstruction refers to the
Period immediately following the civil war
2.
President Lincoln’s reconstruction plans were committed to
Rapid readmission of the southern states to the union
3.
President Andrew Johnson was
Opposed by radical republicans
4.
Which one of the following constitutional amendments abolished slavery?
13
5.
Black codes showed that
Southerners wanted African Americans to return to positions of servility
6.
The first bill ever passed over a presidential veto was the
Civil rights act of 1866
7.
The radical republicans believed
That the rights of the freedom should be ensured by the federal government
8.
On the sea islands in the early 1860’s, former slaves seemed to aspire to live as
Independent farmers
9.
Why was the Abraham Lincoln’s reconstruction policy called the 10 percent plan?
Former confederate states could reestablish their government once 10 percent of voters
pledged loyalty to the union
10. The freedmen’s bureau was established as
An all-purpose relief agency for the south
11. Carpetbaggers were
Northerners who moved south after the civil war
12. Which statements about the 14
th
amendment is NOT true?
It permitted former high ranking confederates to hold office
13. The house of representatives voted to impeach president Johnson because
He removed the secretary of war without house approval
14. Redeemers portrayed themselves as
Saviors of the south from corrupt republicans rule
15. Which statement best describes the outcome of the compromise of 1877?
The south gave up the presidency in exchange for more regional autonomy
16. All of the following are true of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision except that
The supreme court justices unanimously ruled against homer A. Plessy
17. What combination of factors accounted for the ultimate abandonment of
reconstruction?
Weak presidential leadership, the waning engagement of northerners, and the violence
and legal machinations of white southerners
18. All of the following tribes lived on the great plains except the
Chinook
19. How did the railroad benefit western farmers most?
It enabled them to get their products to market
20. How did Helen hunt Jackson call attention to the unjust treatment of native Americans?
By writing a book
21. What happened at wounded knee, south Dakota in 1890?
More than two hundred Sioux ghost dancers were slaughtered
22. A major obstacle to the development of the western cattle industry was the introduction
of barbed wire in the 1870s
True
23. The ghost dance religion helped to prepare the Sioux for life on a reservation
False
24. The main purpose of the Dawes act of 1887 was to turn individual native Americans into
land-owning farmers
25. The majority of the great plains tribes were root and berry gatherers
False
26. “Friend and fellow citizens: I stand before you tonight under indictment for the alleged
crime of having votes at the last presidential election, without having a lawful right to
vote. It shall be my work this evening to prove to you that in thus voting. I not only
committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen’s right, guaranteed to me
and all united states citizens by the national constitution, beyond the power of any start
to deny,” who said these words and in favor of what cause?
Susan B. Anthony in favor of voting rights for women
27. Laissez-faire was a philosophy typically held by
Conservative capitalists
28. By 1879, john Rockefeller’s company controlled 90% of the nations
Oil refining capacity
29. The inventors of a business model known as the “ trust” was
John Rockefeller
30. The workplace of the late 1800s included all of the following except
Increasing numbers of skilled craftsmen
31. Why did many married African-American women take part in the paid workforce?
Out of economic necessity
32. Which of the following best describes Andrew Carnegie’s “ gospel of wealth” ?
The belief that free market creates opportunities and benefits for all
33. What is the difference between vertical integration and horizontal integration?
Vertical integration involves control of all phases of production whereas horizontal
integration involves buying out rival companies producing the same product
34. Andre Carnegie became representative of those in big business who believed that
The affluent should return some wealth to the public through philanthropy
35. The most important advances in industrialization
Came in the last third of the nineteenth century
36. How did the American government affect industrial growth?
It provided incentives for growth
37. Which of the following was not a factor in American industrial development
Industrialization of the south
38. Industrial growth was concentrated in the
Northeast
39. The development of a national railway system
Led to an integrated national economic system
40. The most important figure in American finance was
J.P. Morgan
41. The most important development in the communications system in nineteenth-century
America was the
Telephone
42. Unlike the knights of labor, the American federation of labor
Emphasized economic goals for workers
43. The rise of cities and industry
Caused sweeping changes in all segments of American society
44. As the new immigrants entered American society, they
Clung to the customs of their native counties
45. Tenements were
Urban apartment buildings that tended to be over crowded
46. Most native-born americans welcomed the immigrants with open arms
False
47. New immigrants to America maintained their loyalty to their old world cultures. By
speaking the native languages, practicing their religious faith, reading their own
newspapers, and often attending parochial schools
True
48. The neighborhoods little Italy and Chinatown are examples of ethic enclaves
True
49. The new woman is described as working class women seeking to live a middle class
lifestyle through upward mobility in the workforce
False
50. Which of the following forms of leisure and entertainment did not emerge as popular
during the gilded age?
Radio serials
51. Theodore Roosevelt resigned from his position as _________ to organize the rough
riders
Assistant secretary of the navy
52. Which of the following choices was the least effective determining factors at influencing
the U.S.
government’s changes in foreign policy during the 1890’s?
Cautionary examples and concern over U.S. imperialism against native Americans and
Mexico during earlier 19
th
century decades
53. For many political religious leaders, expansionism
Would mean the triumph of American civilization around the globe
54. Josiah strong
Fostered the concept of the righteousness of American expansion
55. William Seward’s foreign policy included
56. The leading advocate of a powerful navy in late nineteenth century America was
Alfred Thayer mahan
57. According to the theories of Alfred Thayer mahan
A strong navy was an integral part of America’s wealth and power
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58. To the publisher of yellow journalism,
Sensational new articles would increase sales
59. Which of the following did not play any role in bringing on the Spanish-American war in
1898?
The annexation of Hawaii
60. Which of the following was not an argument opposing annexation of the Philippines?
The natives could not be converted from Catholicism into protestants
61. The leader of the Filipino resistance movement against the U.S. occupation of the
Philippines was
Emilio Aguinaldo
62. By 1900, China
Had become vulnerable to European imperialism
63. In 1898, Theodore Roosevelt was one of the prominent Americans opposed to the war
with Spain
False
64. Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines were all Spanish colonies before the
Spanish-American war
False
65. The Spanish-American war’s first battle began in
The Philippine islands
66. Which of these individuals served as U.S. president during the Spanish-American war
William McKinley
67. The progressive era targeted social problems in American society caused by
Both a and b ( urbanization and industrialization)
68. The teller amendment
Pledged that the united states would not annex Cuba
69. The treaty of Paris
Forced Spain to cede holdings including Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the united
states
70. Upton Sinclair’s novel, the jungle, led to passage of the
Meat inspection act
71. Upton’s Sinclair’s novel, the jungle, was set in which American city?
Chicago
72. Who were muckrakers?
Journalist who published stories exposing the corruption of business and politics
73. Leading up to the Spanish-American war, the majority of the U.S. congress
Supported intervention in cuba, and if necessary war against Cuba in contrast to
president McKinley’s ambition to avoid war
74. “ a ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted a friendly vessel. From the mast of
the unfortunante vessel was seen a signal,” water, water; we die of thirst!” the answer
from the friendly vessel at once came back, “ cast down your bucket where you are.” …
the captian of the distressed vessel, at last heeding the injunction, cast down his bucket,
and it came up full of fresh, sparkling water..” who stated these words and under what
context?
Booker t. Washington demanding cooperation between the races in support of
economic reform in the region that would include true opportunities for black
southerners
75. His programmed practically accepts the alleged inferiority of the negro races.. in the
history of nearly all other races and peoples the doctrine preached at such crisis has
been that manly self-respect is worth more than lands and houses, and that a people
who voluntarily surrender such respect, or cease striving for it….” Who is WEB Dubois
referring to?
Booker t. Washington
76. During world war 1, the war industries board
Oversaw the production of America’s factories
77. As a result of their participation in the. War effort, African Americans
Were more and more inclined to fight discrimination
78. The only one of the following components of the Wilson’s fourteen points to actually to
implemented was
Establishment of an independent Poland
79. “ flappers” were
Young women who shocked their elders by wearing short hair and short skirts
80. First to fly solo across the Atlantic was
Charles Lindbergh
81. During the red scare of 1919-1920
A.
Mitchell palmer
82. Prohibition
Bred a profound disrespect for the law
83. Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted of murder primarily because they were
Anarchists
84. Each of the following statements about the KU Klux Klan of the 1920s is true except
It admitted European American Catholics
85. The immigration legislation of the 1920s
Aimed to reduce the number of immigrants from lesser underdeveloped regions
86. Austria-Hungary held England responsible for the assassination of archduke Franz
Ferdinand
False
87. During world war 1, the women’s suffrage movement suspended its campaign in order
to support the war effort
False
88. The government funded the war effort primarily by selling war bands
True
89. Which act prohibited anti-government speech during the war?
The sedition act
90. In the Zimmerman telegram, German foreign minister Arthur Zimmerman negotiated in
support of
A border war between Mexico and the united states
91. President Wilson promoted all of the following in his fourteen points speech to congress
except
U.S. territorial expansion
92. a riot that killed 48 people in east St. louis, Illinois was one of many that reveled tension
between
white workers and black workers
93. the main effect of the espionage act was to
discourage free speech
94. those who opposed prohibition were referred to as flappers
false
95. the immigration act of 1924, significantly restricted emigration from eastern Europe
true
96. the scopes trial revealed fundamentalists rejection of
evolution
97. who was the black leader who favored establishing an independent nation in Africa
Marcus Garvey
98. what was one major effect of the widespread use of radios in American homes in the
1920s?
the development of mass culture
99. the Harlem renaissance
produced some of the greatest literature and music of the jazz age
100.
these became extremely popular during prohibition
speakeasies
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