Final Exam Review

1. Final Exam Review

2. Pre-Civil War What are some differences between the north and south 1

3. Which of the following was an advantage the North had over the South? a. more experienced generals b. military support from Britain c. more money to spend on war d. full support of all its citizens 2

4. Describe the fugitive slave act 3

5. Why did some states secede? 4

6. Event that starts the war… • A) South fires on Fort Sumter • B) Lincoln Assassinated • C) Gold discovered in California • D) Supreme Court hands down Dred Scott decision 5

7. The Emancipation Proclamation freed • a. all enslaved people living in the United States. • b. enslaved people living in areas controlled by the Confederacy. • c. enslaved people living in the Union states. • d. enslaved people living in the territories. 6

8. Turning Points of the Civil War! • A) Shiloh and Antietam • B) Lincoln’s Assassination • C) Gettysburg and Vicksburg • D) March to the Sea 7

9. The Freedmen’s Bureau succeeded in • a. redistributing formerly white-owned land to black southerners. • b. keeping ex-Confederate supporters out of office. • c. providing clothing, medical care, food, and education to many freed people. • d. electing African Americans to southern state governments. 8

10. Officially Ended Slavery • A) 12th amendment • B) 13th amendment • C) 14th amendment • D) 15th amendment 9

11. Explain the 14th amendment 10

12. Southern state governments restricted the rights of former slaves by • a. passing black codes. • b. holding constitutional conventions. • c. refusing to pay war debts. • d. refusing to pass the Thirteenth Amendment. 11

13. Describe three conditions during and after reconstruction that denied “freedpeoples” their equal rights. 12

14. Which was a major success of Reconstruction in the South? • a. an end to racist government policies • b. the transformation into an industrialized, urban region • c. the creation of a public school system • d. an end to tensions between the South and the North 13

15. The Reconstruction Act of 1867 • a. closed the South to Democrats. • b. closed the South to scalawags. • c. put the South under military rule. • d. gave voting rights to all Southerners. 14

16. The Supreme Court case of Plessy vs Ferguson is important because • It outlawed lynching. • It ended Reconstruction • It declared that poll taxes were illegal. • It ruled that segregation was constitutional. 15

17. Reconstruction came to end when • a. the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified. • b. federal troops were removed from the South. • c. President Johnson was impeached. • d. the Freedmen’s Bureau was dismantled. 16

18. In 1870, thanks to the Fifteenth Amendment, southern black men • a. voted for the first time. • b. took charge of the Senate. • c. received free government land. • d. produced their own Reconstruction plan. 17

19. Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as • a. captains of industry. • b. philanthropists. • c. robber barons. • d. anarchists. 18

20. what was the impact of the explosion in new inventions on American business 19

21. What was the effect of industrialization on the lives of children? 20

22. The goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act was to • a. encourage industries to form cartels. • b. promote fair industrial competition. • c. place higher taxes on business profits. • d. encourage the growth of business monopolies. 21

23. Which one of the following is a lingering myth about the West? • a. It was settled by a variety of races. • b. Settlers were nearly all white males. • c. Settlers nearly destroyed Native American peoples. • d. Western settlement damaged the environment. 22

24. The challenges and hardships of settling the Great Plains led settlers to • a. desire isolation from their neighbors. • b. rely on the government for aid. • c. depend on help from each other. • d. abandon the West. 23

25. A Native American Victory in a series of defeats… • A) Battle of Wounded Knee • B) Battle of Little Big Horn • C) Battle of Sand Creek • D) Battle of Red River 24

26. what did it mean to “assimilate” native americans 25

27. Opportunities for profit in the cattle industry developed after the Civil War largely because A. meat-packing companies moved to the West.B. the Native Americans depended mainly on buffalo.C. growing cities of the North provided markets for meat.D. mining did not compete with ranching. 26

28. What was one key requirement that applicants had to meet to receive land under the Homestead Act? • a. They had to live on the land all year long. • b. They had to farm the land for five years in a row. • c. They had to file a claim with a bank. • d. They had to wheel portable cabins from plot to plot. 27

29. Legislation that led to the breakup of Indian Reservations • The Dawes Act • The Great Sioux Treaty • The Battle of Little Big Horn • The Emancipation Proclamation 28

30. What drew many new immigrants to the West? • a. the opportunity to learn new languages • b. the climate on the plains • c. “land-grant” colleges • d. cheap land and new jobs 29

31. What pulled or pushed people west? 30

32. ethnic diversity in the United States because of immigration often leads to A. increased social tension.B. a decrease in urban populations.C. increased religious tolerance.D. an extended economic decline. 31

33. By the 1890s, immigration patterns had shifted dramatically, with most immigrants now coming from • a. northern European countries. • b. southern and eastern European countries. • c. Mexico and Central America. • d. China and Japan. 32

34. A Young Man who immigrated temporarily to return home later • A) Joe Plumber • B) Coalmine Canary • C) Bird of Passage • D) Work Horse 33

35. Where did European immigrants often settle in the United States? • a. in western railroad towns • b. in their ports of entry • c. in the South • d. near lakes 34

36. Describe reasons people are “pushed” and “pull” people to move somewhere else. 35

37. What did the statue of liberty mean to immigrants? 36

38. Growth of the Cities • A) Ruralization • B) Urbanization • C) Pluralization • D) Homoginization 37

39. what problems were present in American life during the late 1800s and what reforms were created to address these issues 38

40. Compared to life at the turn of the century, women’s lives changed dramatically in the twenties. Describe several of the new “freedoms” women enjoyed in the 1920s. 39

41. Explain why the American government felt it necessary to establish limits on the number of immigrants entering the United States in the 1920s. 40

42. How did southern states keep African Americans from gaining political power? • a. lynching • b. segregation • c. voting restrictions • d. de facto discrimination 41

43. Which event led to the Spanish-American War? • a. Cubans rebelled against Spanish rule. • b. The United States annexed Cuba. • c. Spain destroyed American-owned sugar plantations in Cuba. • d. The Spanish navy sank two American ships in the Pacific. 42

44. how and why did the United States acquire territory. 43

45. Why was the Open Door Policy important to the United States? • a. It gave the United States territory in China. • b. It gave the United States access to millions of consumers in China. • c. It increased Chinese investments in the United States. • d. It kept European goods out of China. 44

46. The United States followed a policy of expansionism in the late 1800s because • a. European nations were eager to sell rights to their colonies. • b. many Americans were demanding high-quality foreign goods. • c. U.S. factories needed foreign laborers. • d. the nation sought more markets for its goods. 45

47. As a result of the Spanish-American War, • a. Puerto Rico became an unincorporated territory of the United States. • b. Cuba was divided into spheres of influence. • c. the Philippines became a Spanish colony. • d. the United States gained rights to the Panama Canal. 46

48. Under imperialism, the stronger nation attempts to • a. dominate a weaker country. • b. sell its products to a weaker country. • c. create an empire. • d. all of the above. 47

49. positive results of American Imperialism and negative results of American Imperialism. 48

50. Americans sided with the Cuban rebels against Spain as a result of • a. the charge up San Juan Hill. • b. the Platt Amendment. • c. the Treaty of Paris. • d. yellow journalism. 49