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1800s
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Late 1800s to 1930s
Early 20th Century
100
The Kansas Nebraska Act addressed which issue?
a. the right of Northerners to own slaves b. the sale of federal lands to slave owners c. the expansion of slavery into new territories d. the return of slaves who had escaped from the South
100
The excerpt below was printed in a magazine in the South in 1866: We should be satisfied to compel them to engage in coarse, common manual labor, and to punish them for dereliction of duty or non fulfillment of their contracts with such severity, as to make them useful, productive laborers. Which of the following would the author of this excerpt most likely have supported?
a. the formation of the Freedmen's Bureau b. the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment c. the passage of Black Codes and Jim Crow laws d. the relocation of emancipated slaves to colonies in Africa
100
This quote is from Farmer's Alliance member Mary Elizabeth Lease in the late 1800s: "The great common people of this country are slaves, and monopoly is the master...The politicians said we suffered from overproduction. Overproduction, when 10,000 little children, so statistics tell us, starve to death every year in the United States...We will stand by our homes and stay by our fireside by force if necessary, and we will not pay our debts to the loan-shark companies until the government pays its debt to us. Based on this quote, with which statement would Lease agree?
a. Although slavery has been abolished in this country, African Americans still find themselves held in bondage. b. Greater control over large corporations will help agricultural workers reclaim their livelihood and regain their financial footing. c. Farmers produce more food than the population can handle, but they are not permitted to sell their surpluses to other markets. d. Although child labor is a severe problem in the country, government leaders have done nothing to prevent children from working.
100
Which statement explains one reason for the change in urban population in the Northeast from the 1870s to 1900?
a. Thousands of veterans returned from the Civil War b. Millions of people from the rural Midwest moved to cities c. Millions of immigrants arrived from Southern and Eastern Europe d. Thousands of immigrants arrived in the United States from China
100
What does this map show about the importance of completing the Panama Canal?
a. It made it easier for the U.S. Navy to patrol Latin America b. It shortened shipping routes between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans c. It created a security buffer between South America and the United States d. It prevented cheap Latin American goods from flooding the U.S. market
200
Which of these was a direct consequence of the Civil War?
a. the disintegration of the Whig Party b. the addition of new states to the Union c. the use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery d. the extension of voting rights to African American men
200
1.Chief Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse lead the Lakota off their reservation 2. The U.S. Army is sent to force the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho back to their reservations. 3. Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse defeat the U.S. Army Which event is described in this diagram?
a. The Battle of Sioux Falls b. The Sand Creek Massacre c. The Battle of the Little Big Horn d. The Wounded Knee Massacre
200
What describes a pull factor that drew African Americans during the Great Migration?
a. the availability of good jobs in the North and West b. the sale of inexpensive lands by the federal government c. the construction of low-cost government housing in growing cities d. the absence of segregation and racial discrimination outside the South
200
The Gentleman's Agreement between President Theodore Roosevelt and Japan resulted in a decrease of which of these?
a. Japanese troops stationed in Manchuria b. Japanese immigration to the United States c. tariffs between Japan and the United States d. U.S. and Japanese fleets in the Pacific Ocean
200
Which of the following describes a reason for U.S. involvement in World War I?
a. U.S. citizens worried that the Central Powers might be swayed to adopt a non-democratic form of government b. U.S. citizens were persuaded by German propaganda that placed Britain and France's cruelty on display c. U.S. leaders feared that Germany might gain too much control and negatively affect American security and trade. d. U.S. leaders argued that the stage of war might shift from European soil to territory in the United States.
300
What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?
a. providing aid and education to emancipated slaves b. helping Confederate states get readmitted to the Union c. securing protections for African Americans' voting rights d. preventing violence against African Americans in the South
300
Which of the following was the main reason that the federal government created a method for Native Americans to become U.S. citizens?
a. to reduce the amount of money spent supporting Native Americans b. to encourage Native Americans to assimilate into mainstream society c. to undermine the legal basis of the treaties made with Native American tribes d. to guarantee that Native Americans enjoyed constitutionally protected civil rights
300
This political cartoon is a criticism of which practice in the 19th century?
a. vertical integration b. monopolization c. industrialism d. laissez-faire capitalism
300
Why does this cartoon depict Roosevelt carrying his "big stick" through the Caribbean?
a. Roosevelt believed that an aggressive foreign policy was needed to prevent Caribbean nations from incurring major debts with European nations. b. Roosevelt believed that a strong military presence in the Caribbean was needed to protect the United States from attack by Latin American nations. c. Roosevelt felt that the United States had a moral responsibility to protect citizens from civil unrest in Caribbean nations. d. Roosevelt wanted to seize control of resources available in the Caribbean to promote U.S. business interests
300
The excerpt below comes from a speech given by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917: "The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. We shall be satisfied when those rights have been made as secure as the faith and the freedom of nations can make them."
a. to justify the acquisition of overseas territories b. to convince Congress to declare war on Germany c. to persuade the Senate to ratify the Treaty of Versailles d. to reassure the public of his commitment to U.S. neutrality
400
The passage below is an excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment: No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State Deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. This amendment was proposed by Congress in response to which of the following?
a. the rise of violence against emancipated slaves b. the passage of Black Codes throughout the South c. the emergence of white resistance to the civil rights movement d. the attempts of Democrats to limit the voting rights of African Americans
400
Goals of the Dawes Act 1. Assimilate Native Americans into American society 2.? 3. Accustom Native Americans to individual land ownership Which phrase best completes the diagram?
a. Lure Native Americans to migrate to the frontier b. Entice Native Americans to move to urban areas c. Give Native Americans jobs in the federal bureaucracy d. Push Native Americans to adopt an agricultural lifestyle
400
Which statement describes both the First and Second Industrial Revolutions?
a. Both revolutions resulted in migration from urban to rural areas. b. Both revolutions led to an increase in the number of farmers. c. Both revolutions produced technologies that improved productivity. d. Both revolutions relied on steel and oil resources to promote growth.
400
The U.S. acquisition of which of the following territories limited Spain's influence in the Western Hemisphere?
a. Samoa b. Hawaii c. Puerto Rico d. the Virgin Islands
400
What was the main purpose of this poster?
a. to create public distrust of Germans b. to encourage young men to enlist in the army c. to demonstrate the reasons for entering the war d. to generate financial support for the war effort
500
What was the main effect of the system of debt peonage that emerged in the South during the late 19th century?
a. African Americans were unable to afford to work agricultural jobs b. African Americans left the South in large numbers to escape their debts c. African Americans labored in a system that was nearly the same as slavery d. African Americans had to work for low wages to pay off their emancipation costs
500
What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?
a. to ensure the spread of manufacturing across the frontier b. to remove import taxes for goods shipped from one state to another c. to protect American agriculture and industry from foreign competition d. to prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates
500
Which entrepreneur had a significant impact on the cosmetics industry?
a. Harriet Beecher Stowe b. Emily Dickinson c. Sojourner Truth d. Madame C.J. Walker
500
Which statement describes the role played by the U.S. journalists during the Spanish American war?
a. Journalists provided frequent reports of the fighting, allowing the public to follow a foreign war closely for the first time. b. Journalists focused on bad news rather than good news in order to criticize the decisions made by the president and military leaders. c. Journalists ignored the signs of impending war until it was too late to inform the public of the government's intentions to declare war on Spain. d. Journalists exaggerated events to build support for the war, giving the president and congress little chance to resolve the conflict diplomatically.
500
Which movement benefitted the most from its members' contributions to the war effort during World War I?
a. populism b. civil rights c. temperance d. women's sufferage