Reconstruction
Southern Whites restricted the freedom of African Americans soon after the Civil War by using
A. The Federal Courts
B. Black Codes
C. Congressional Aid
D. The Freedman's Bureau
B: Black Codes
This reckless American army officer was killed, along with all his men, at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876.
A. Henry Comstock
B. William Jennings Bryan
C. Henry Dawes
D. George Custer
D: George Custer
After the Civil War, railroads began to
A. limit expansion
B. open the country to settlement
C. lose business to auto companies
D. encourage workers to form unions
B: open the country to settlement
Muckrakers were journalists and critics of the early 1900's who wanted to
A. Expose corruption and abuses in American society
B. Put an end to immigration
C. Prevent integration in cities
D. Have the government own all factories and industries
A: Expose corruption and abuses in American society
The push for Women's rights eventually led to the right to vote, which was passed in 1919 with the
A. 16th Amendment
B. 17th Amendment
C. 18th Amendment
D. 19th Amendment
D: 19th Amendment
This man was accused of assassinating President Lincoln
A. Wade Davis
B. Dr. Samuel Mudd
C. John Wilkes Booth
D. William Petersen
C: John Wilkes Booth
This man, who was supported by the Populist and Democratic parties, ran for President in 1896 but was defeated by William Mckinley.
A. Henry Comstock
B. William Jennings Bryan
C. Henry Dawes
D. George Custer
B: William Jennings Bryan
By using the assembly line, the auto industry was able to
A. Produce cars at an affordable price
B. Switch to making airplanes
C. Become a giant trust
D. Gain control of most of the oil refining in the United States
A: Produce cars at an affordable price
A major goal of the Senecan Falls Convention (1848) was to
A. Form a new political party
B. Oppose the Mexican War
C. Publicize the need for Women's rights
D. Improve public education
C: Publicize the need for Women's rights
"There is too much hatred, too many jealousies. It only requires a spark to set the whole thing off." In this description of Europe in 1914, the "spark" turned out to be the
A. Battle of the Marne
B. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
C. Sinking of the Lusitania
D. Russian Revolution
B: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy vs. Ferguson?
A. Segregation was lawful as long as facilities were equal
B. Poll taxes were constitutional
C. Jim Crow laws were constitutional
D. Sharecropping was a form of slave labor
A: Segregation was lawful as long as facilities were equal
Which of the following granted 160 acres of free land to people who agreed to live on the land for 5 years?
A. Dawes Act
B. The Homestead Act
C. Pacific Railway Act
D. Morrill Act
B: The Homestead Act
Corporations, stocks, and trusts are most closely connected with the
A. Rise of labor unions
B. Invention of the camera
C. Rise of big business
D. Invention of the telephone
C: Rise of big business
The separate but equal principle established by the decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896) led to the
A. Start of the Civil War
B. End of Reconstruction
C. Spread of racially segregated public facilities
D. Integration of whites and African Americans in the U.S. military
C: Spread of racially segregated public facilities
What New Deal program helped the most vulnerable Americans by providing a monthly pension for the elderly?
A. Agricultural Adjustment Act
B. Civilian Conservation Corps
C. Social Security Act
D. Reconstruction Finance Corporation
C: Social Security Act
When President Johnson violated the Tenure of Office Act, the House of Representatives voted to
A. reelect him
B. support him
C. impeach him
D. override him
C: impeach him
This Native-American chief refused to sell the sacred Black Hills to the government and led his men against the U.S. Army at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
A. Tecumseh
B. Red Jacket
C. Sitting Bull
D. Two Crows
C: Sitting Bull
What does it mean when a union represents its workers when bargaining for wages and benefits
A. Union bargaining
B. Union representation
C. Collective Bargaining
D. Collective Representation
C: Collective Bargaining
The 1906 publication of Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle helped to expose the
A. Unfair treatment of women
B. Cruelty of modern warfare
C. Unsafe living conditions in tenements
D. Unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry
D: Unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry
In World War II, U.S. and British forces focused their efforts on North Africa first because they
A. Felt an assault on Europe would be too difficult
B. Wanted to liberate prisoner of war camps in North Africa
C. Feared an attack there by Japan
D. Wanted to gather food for their troops
A: Felt an assault on Europe would be too difficult
In the compromise of 1877, Hayes was elected president by agreeing to
A. Support the 15th amendment
B. Remove the last federal troops from the South
C. Allow Congress to approve Cabinet appointments
D. Outlaw the Ku Klux Klan
B: Remove the last federal troops from the South
What political party developed in the late 1800's that focused on the needs and desires of common people?
A. Republican
B. Populist
C. Democratic
D. Freedom
B: Populist
Gaining complete control of an industry is called
A. Monopoly
B. Vertical Integration
C. Horizontal Integration
D. Dividend
A: Monopoly
What law was created to ensure qualified public officials and weaken the spoils system of political machines?
A. Civil Service Act
B. Meat Inspection Act
C. Sherman Antitrust Act
D. Pure Food and Drug Act
A: Civil Service Act
What critical waterway did Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser seize in 1956?
A. Mediterranean Sea
B. Panama Canal
C. Strait of Gibraltar
D. Suez Canal
D: Suez Canal