Conflicts Since Emancipation

Reconstruction

100

1.) Why did the Constitutional Amendments passed during Reconstruction lead to several different types of conflict in the United States? a. Because many people did not want to emancipate slaves b. Because many people did not want to give African Americans any rights c. Because many emancipated slaves did not have any homes, money, or skills d. All of the above

d. All of the above

200

2.) How did Reconstruction contribute to the development of rights for ex-slaves? a. By the addition of new Constitutional amendments b. By the creation of "black codes" c. By legalizing of "Jim Crow laws" d. By repaying ex-slaves for their years of unpaid labor

a. By the addition of new Constitutional amendments

300

3.) How did "black codes" and "Jim Crow laws" impact the lives of African Americans? a. They promoted segregation b. They were both intended to promote equality for African Americans c. They both denied African Americans their rights d. They were designed to give African Americans more job opportunities

c. They both denied African Americans their rights

400

4.) Why did emancipation lead to immediate economic conflict for freed slaves? a. Freed slaves didn’t have any resources to use for survival b. Freed slaves wanted to have control over government policies c. Freed slaves desired to have the same rights as other Americans d. Freed slaves physical fought against people who didn’t support abolition

a. Freed slaves didn’t have any resources to use for survival

500

5.) Why did Military Reconstruction lead to change in the Southern states immediately after the Civil War? a. It emancipated slaves b. It forced them to pass laws that gave African Americans rights c. It replaced their leaders with one's chosen by the national d. It gave those states opportunities to industrialize government

b. It forced them to pass laws that gave African Americans rights

Sharecropping and Industrialization

100

7) Which of these was an effect of the sharecropping system put in place after the Civil War? A) Many emancipated slaves worked for people who were formerly their owners. B) Land was transferred from large plantation owners to small farmers. C) Agricultural output grew and created a boom in the Southern economy. D) The Southern economy became more industrial.

A) Many emancipated slaves worked for people who were formerly their owners.

200

7.) Why did sharecropping create economic conflict for sharecroppers? a. most sharecroppers were able to gain prosperity b. most sharecroppers went into deep debt c. most sharecroppers were able to eventually buy their own farms d.most sharecroppers were able to save enough money to make a life for their family

b. most sharecroppers went into deep debt

300

8). How did economic conflict caused by sharecropping contribute to the development of industrialization? a. The people who owned the land used for sharecropping sold it to factory owners b. Sharecroppers needed to find ways to own land so they invested in businesses c. Workers grew tired of poor conditions and left the farms for other types of work d. Industrial workers got tired of poor conditions and left the factories for the farms

c. Workers grew tired of poor conditions and left the farms for other types of work

400

9.) African American migration into cities increased segregation. Which of the following is most likely not a way in which segregation created conflict? a. It led to debate in government over whether segregation should be legal b. It denied African Americans access to some types of resources c. It increased the quality of life for both white and black people d. It produced arguments between people who supported segregation and people that supported integration

c. It increased the quality of life for both white and black people

500

10.) What was the goal of labor unions during the late 1800s? a. To end conflict between employees and bosses by improving working conditions b. To keep workers from demanding too much from their bosses c. To create more jobs for sharecroppers in the South d. To promote the rights of African Americans

a. To end conflict between employees and bosses by improving working conditions

World Wars I and II

100

11. Why did the United States enter World War I? A) a request by the Central Powers for American aid B) the political results of the Russian Revolution C) German submarine attacks on non-combat ships D) a desire to acquire more territory in Latin America

C) German submarine attacks on non-combat ships

200

4. A major reason for the isolationist trend in the United States following World War I was A. The people wanted the country to focus on itself instead of other countries B. The public’s desire to end most trade with other nations C. The failure of the United States to gain new territory D. A disillusionment over the outcomes of the war

A. The people wanted the country to focus on itself instead of other countries

300

13.) After World War I, why did American farmers fail to share in the general economic growth of the United States? A. Many immigrants were settling in the west and competing with the farmers. B. The Federal Government reduced the number of acres on which farmers could grow subsidized crops. C. Farmers could not produce enough to keep up with demand. D. A surplus of crops that could not be sold caused prices to fall

D. A surplus of crops that could not be sold caused prices to fall

400

Why did the United States abandon isolationism and join the Allied Powers in World War II? a.) because Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor b.) because Germany sunk the Lusitania, an English ship with Americans on-board c.) because Japan sunk the Lusitania, an English ship with Americans on-board d.) because Germany attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor

a.) because Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor

500

15. How did World Wars I and II change the role of women and minorities in the American economy? A. a shortage of traditional labor created new opportunities in the workplace B. more educational opportunities increased the number of skilled workers in these groups C. labor unions successfully demanded equal opportunities for these groups D. new civil rights legislation forced businesses to change their hiring practices

A. a shortage of traditional labor created new opportunities in the workplace

Social Conflicts of the 1920s

100

16.) Which action is an example of nativism in the 1920s? A. widespread violation of Prohibition laws B. efforts to improve living conditions for Native American Indians C. passage of laws restricting immigration D. provision of credit to farmers

C. passage of laws restricting immigration

200

17.) What was the major theme of the social and political conflicts which occurred during the 1920s? A. conflict between conservative and liberal values B. trend toward mass consumption of consumer goods C. hostility of certain groups toward ethnic minorities D. debate over the role of government in the economy

A. conflict between conservative and liberal values

300

18.) What is the general difference between a "liberal" and a "conservative?" a.) conservatives want to preserve traditional American values, while liberals believe that America should be open to change b.) conservatives want to restrict immigration, while liberals do not c.) liberals believe that the government should promote equality for all, but conservatives do not d.) liberals believe that people should decide on social issues, while conservatives believe that the government should decide for the people

a.) conservatives want to preserve traditional American values, while liberals believe that America should be open to change

400

19.) Why would a state representative who practiced temperance vote for the amendment which created Prohibition? a.) because the representative believed that it was ok to drink alcohol b.) because the representative believed that immigration would be bad for the country c.) because the representative did not believe that it was ok to drink alcohol d.) because the representative believed that immigration would be good for the country

c.) because the representative did not believe that it was ok to drink alcohol

500

20.) Why did many religion-practicing teachers support teaching Darwinism in schools during the 1920s? a.) they felt that it was the schools jobs to teach religion b.) they felt that it would restrict their right to think freely if the government did not allow them to c.) they felt that evolution is more likely to be true than religious creationism d.) they felt that it would violate the principle of separation of church and state

b.) they felt that it would restrict their right to think freely if the government did not allow them to

Grab Bag

100

21.) Which of the following is the best reason why some Southerners who lived during the antebellum period might think that Uncle Tom's Cabin should be banned? a.) because the book was written by a slave b.) because the book encouraged the South to secede c.) because the book encouraged the abolition of slavery d.) because the book was written by a Northerner

c.) because the book encouraged the abolition of slavery

200

22.) How did the people that created the Missouri Compromise attempt to solve the debate over slavery? a.) they let the people in the Kansas and Nebraska territories vote on slavery b.) they added California as a free state and Texas as a slave state c.) they let the people in the Utah and New Mexico territories vote on slavery d.) they drew a line that divided slave land from free land

d.) they drew a line that divided slave land from free land

300

23.) Why would some Northern politicians disagree with the terms of the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas Nebraska Act? a.) because these compromises drew the southern half of the USA for slavery b.) because their use of “popular sovereignty” could possibly turn free land into slave land c.) because it created Missouri as a slave state d.) because the compromises created California as a free state even though half of it is below the Missouri Compromise Line

b.) because their use of “popular sovereignty” could possibly turn free land into slave land

400

24.) How did the addition of new land begin a debate over slavery? a.) the North and South each had different economies that both wanted to use the resources of the West b.) the East and West both wanted to take their own slaves into the West c.) the North and South both wanted to take their own slaves into the West d.) the East and West each had different economies that both wanted to use the resources of the West

a.) the North and South each had different economies that both wanted to use the resources of the West

500

25.) Which of the following is the best explanation why no Southern states voted for Abraham Lincoln in the Election of 1860? a.) because he was a Republican b.) because he opposed the spread of slavery c.) because he wanted to free their slaves d.) because he was a Democrat

b.) because he opposed the spread of slavery