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James K. Polk was president during which war that started in 1846?
A. Civil War
B. Spanish-American War
C. Mexican-American War
D. The War of 1812
C. Mexican-American War
The group of people known as the _____ made their fame by profiting off the California Gold Rush of 1848?
A. The Gold Diggers
B. The Silverites
C. The Forty-Niners
D. Free Soilers
C. The Forty-Niners
What invention carried tapped, coded messages across coper wires?
A. Telephone
B. Telegraph
C. Gramophone
C. Telegram
B. Telegraph
The Alamo, where Texas rebels defeated Mexican Troops under Santa Anna, was used as what type of establishment?
A. Bar
B. Hotel
C. School
D. Church Mission
D. Church Mission
Which state lead the way to Secession from the United States after the election of President Abraham Lincoln?
A. Virginia
B. South Carolina
C. Louisiana
D. Arkansas
B. South Carolina
What was the reason why Henry Clay created the Compromise of 1850?
A. Avoid Civil War over issue of Slavery.
B. Eliminate the practice of Popular Sovereignty.
C. Provide stricter penalties for harboring fugitive slaves.
D. Ensure that New Mexico and Utah enter the Union as Free States.
A. Avoid Civil War over issue of Slavery.
Where did Southern General Robert E. Less finally surrender to Northern General Ulysses S. Grant and finally ended the Civil War?
A. Appomattox Court House
B. Chancellorsville
C. Bull Run
D. Gettysburg
A. Appomattox Court House
The Gold Rush is responsible for creating a diverse population in which western state?
A. Missouri
B. Colorado
C. New Mexico
D. California
D. California
During the Civil War, the Battle of Antietam was known as _____ battle in US. History.
A. Shortest
B. Bloodiest
C. Scariest
D. Cleanest
B. Bloodiest
A. Marbury vs. Madison
B. Plessy vs. Ferguson
C. McCulloch vs. Maryland
D. Dred Scott vs. Heller
D. Dred Scott vs. Heller
This was the first official battle of the civil war and was a Confederate victory.
A. Gettysburg
B. Antietam
C. Shiloh
D. Bull Run
D. Bull Run
Who did the new Confederate States elected as their first and only President?
A. Robert Lee
B. Stonewall Jackson
C. Jefferson Davis
D. Abraham Lincoln
C. Jefferson Davis
What legislation ended Reconstruction efforts in the South?
A. 13th Amendment
B. Wade-Davis Bill
C. Compromise of 1877
D. Homestead Act
C. Compromise of 1877
What region of the United States did the 13th Amendment officially end slavery?
A. Southern
B. Western Territories
C. Northern
D. All regions
D. All regions
What amendment passed states that no one can be kept from voting because of race, color, or former enslavement?
A. Fourteenth
B. Fifteenth
C. Twelve
D. Thirteenth
B. Fifteenth
Which Confederate general opposed Secession, but sided with his home state and became the leading general of the Confederate Army?
A. William Sherman
B. Ulysses S. Grant
C. George B. McLellan
D. Robert E. Lee
D. Robert E. Lee
Who was the first African-American U.S. Senator?
A. Hiram Revels
B. Frederick Douglass
C. William Carney
D. Christian Fleetwood
A. Hiram Revels
What group used violence to keep African Americans from participating in politics?
A. Skinheads
B. Carpetbaggers
C. Ku Klux Klan
D. Scalawags
C. Ku Klux Klan
John Booth assassinated which U.S. President?
A. Ronald Reagan
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. James Garfield
D. John F. Kennedy
B. Abraham Lincoln
This President was an honest man & war hero, but his administration was plagued by scandal?
A. Ulysses S. Grant
B. Andrew Johnson
C. Chester Arthur
D. Jefferson Davis
A. Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the founder of the Red Cross and worked as nurse during the Civil War?
A. Clara Barton
B. Sojourner Truth
C. Harriet Beecher Stowe
D. Belle Boyd
A. Clara Barton
Which President violated the Tenure of Office Act and became the first President to be impeached?
A. Ulysses S. Grant
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Rutherford B. Hays
D. Andrew Johnson
D. Andrew Johnson
What was not a part of the Union's three-part plan to conquer the South?
A. Drafting freed slaves to fight for Union
B. Splitting the Confederacy in two
C. Blockading Southern Ports
D. Capturing the Confederacy capital
A. Drafting freed slaves to fight for Union
Which event started the Civil War, but is not considered an official battle?
A. Lexington & Concord
B. Shiloh
C. Sumter
D. Vicksburg
C. Sumter
Gen. Grant & Sherman's strategy of _____ targeted not only the confederate army but the South's civilian population.
A. Siege
B. Indirect
C. Total
D. Clear & Hold
C. Total