Civil War and Reconstruction
Reconstruction and the African American Experience
The West and Native American Experience
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution: Farmers, Populism & Labor
100
What was the main reason for the emergence of the Radical Republicans following the Civil War?
A. Radical Republicans desired equal rights for freedmen.
B. Traditional Republicans favored the passage of Black Codes in the South.
C. Radical Republicans supported President Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan.
D. Traditional Republicans favored the imprisonment of all Confederate officers following the Civil War.
Radical Republicans desired equal rights for freedmen.
100
What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?
to abolish slavery nationally
to grant voting rights to freedmen
to guarantee citizenship to freedmen
to overturn the Emancipation Proclamation
to abolish slavery nationally
100
What is the major impact of the trend shown on the chart?
frontier trading posts became more prosperous
white settlers became dependent on buffalo products
Plains Native Americans lost their main source of food, shelter, and clothing
Native American reservations were relocated closer to buffalo migration routes in the south
Plains Native Americans lost their main source of food, shelter, and clothing
100
Which economic system does laissez faire favor?
unionism
socialism
capitalism
communism
capitalism
100
"Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests, and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: 'You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."
Based on this speech, what did Bryan demand in his subsequent campaign for the Presidency?
The acquisition of colonies to increase employment opportunities.
The creation of a national park system to protect the nation's wildlife.
Higher tariffs to protect American manufacturers from foreign competition.
A policy of bimetallism that would help farmers by increasing inflation and rising crop prices.
A policy of bimetallism that would help farmers by increasing inflation and rising crop prices.
200
Use the chart below to answer the following question.
Which Reconstruction Plan would southern states find most objectionable?
The Ten Percent Plan
President Lincoln's Plan
President Johnson's Plan
The Radical Republican's Plan
The Radical Republican's Plan
200
Use the information below to answer the following question.
Which option could be associated with "The Nadir of American Race Relations"?
passage of Jim Crow laws
passage of the 15th Amendment
establishment of the Democratic Party
establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau
passage of Jim Crow laws
200
Use the picture below to answer the following question.
What was an effect of Westward Expansion on the lives of Plains Native Americans?
The steam engine resulted in decreased Native American reliance on buffalo and a shift to farming culture.
The United States designated the buffalo as a protected species to help the Plains Native Americans thrive.
The decline in the buffalo population caused by white settlers forced Plains Native Americans off of tribal lands.
The railroads avoided areas that had high concentrations of Native Americans and buffalo in order to avoid conflict.
The decline in the buffalo population caused by white settlers forced Plains Native Americans off of tribal lands.
200
How did the theory of Social Darwinism impact the Industrial Revolution?
Big business leaders exploited the working classes.
The competition between races justified child labor.
The competition between races justified labor unions.
Big business leaders sympathized with the working class.
Big business leaders exploited the working classes.
200
What was the purpose of the Populist movement?
to fight the corruption of political machines in the cities
to break rural isolation of farmers and represent their interests
to halt the influx of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe
to agitate for government ownership of railroads, telegraphs and telephones.
to break rural isolation of farmers and represent their interests
300
What was the major reason the Radical Republicans opposed President Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan?
A.The plan granted too many rights to formerly enslaved persons.
B. The plan did not allow for a quick way to readmit southern states.
C. The plan demanded payments from the South that would have damaged its economy.
D. The plan offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who were willing to swear allegiance to the United States.
The plan offered amnesty to nearly all Confederates who were willing to swear allegiance to the United States
300
What do the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments all have in common?
They all limited the power of the state governments.
They all created more economic opportunities for freedmen.
They were all intended to correct the injustices created by slavery.
They were all intended to solve the problems created by Reconstruction.
They were all intended to correct the injustices created by slavery.
300
Use the cartoon below to answer the following question.
According to the political cartoon, what was one of the main problems of the Dawes Act?
The livestock raised on Native American reservations were diseased.
Native Americans went hungry while federal Native American agents grew wealthy.
The federal government provided Native Americans with all the supplies they needed.
Federal Native American agents assisted Native Americans in growing crops on the reservation.
Native Americans went hungry while federal Native American agents grew wealthy.
300
What was the purpose of a company entering a trust?
conserve natural resources
equalize opportunities among businesses
eliminate competition and decrease costs
maximize profits and pay workers higher wages
eliminate competition and decrease costs
300
In the late 1800s, how did railroad monopolies create economic hardships for farmers?
By claiming productive land for business leaders to develop
By charging high prices to ship agricultural goods to market
By separating farmers from profitable markets in Western cities
By isolating farmers from technological developments in eastern cities
By charging high prices to ship agricultural goods to market
400
Use the excerpt below to answer the following question.
The Confederate States chose to secede of their own free will. Now that they have been defeated, those former states belong to the US government as federal territory. Thus it is the role of Congress to determine how and when those territories will be re-admitted to the Union and who will be allowed to represent the newly admitted states.
This statement could likely be attributed to which of the following groups at the beginning of Reconstruction?
A. Free Soilers
B. Southern Democrats
C. Northern Democrats
D. Radical Republicans
D. Radical Republicans
400
Use the excerpt below to answer the following question.
The right citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
– The Fifteenth Amendment
Which practices were introduced in southern states after Reconstruction to circumvent this amendment?
Jim Crow laws imposed racial segregation in public places, including trains, restaurants, and hotels.
Freedmen increased their participation in government in the nation's first experiment in biracial democracy.
White and African American children in southern states were required to attend separate, racially segregated public schools.
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and residency requirements were passed, which affected African Americans more than other citizens.
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and residency requirements were passed, which affected African Americans more than other citizens.
400
Use the image below to answer the following question.
Which phrase best completes the diagram?
Lure Native Americans to migrate to the frontier
Entice Native Americans to move to urban areas
Give Native Americans jobs in the federal bureaucracy
Push Native Americans to adopt an agricultural lifestyle
Push Native Americans to adopt an agricultural lifestyle
400
Use the image below to answer the question that follows.
Which issue is addressed in the cartoon?
The powerful influence of labor unions
The excessive power of big business
The dangerous conditions of factory labor
The corruption of political machines in American cities
The excessive power of big business
400
Which of the following caused workers at the Pullman Company to go on strike in 1894?
The US attorney general issued an injunction prohibiting Pullman workers from striking.
Company officials demanded that Pullman workers sign a pledge never to join any union.
The Railway Union's switchmen went on strike and asked for support of Pullman workers.
The company cut wages drastically and then refused to meet with a delegation of workers.
The company cut wages drastically and then refused to meet with a delegation of workers.
500
What was a result of the tension between Radical Republicans and President Andrew Johnson?
A. Congress voted to impeach President Johnson.
B. The Freedmen's Bureau was denied federal funding.
C. The 14th Amendment was never ratified by the states.
D. Most of the Confederate leaders were imprisoned for treason.
Who is the Congress that voted to impeach President Johnson.
500
Use the excerpt below to respond to the following question.
"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."
– 14th Amendment to the Constitution
Which of the following was an effect of the passage of this Amendment?
Violence broke out amongst freedmen in the South.
All African Americans were granted the right to vote.
The federal government ordered military occupation of the South.
The federal government overturned Black Codes in southern states.
The federal government overturned Black Codes in southern states.
500
Use the excerpt below to answer the following question.
"A great general has said that the only good Indian is a dead one, and that high sanction of his destruction has been an enormous factor in promoting Indian massacres. In a sense, I agree with the sentiment, but only in this: that all the Indian there is in the race should be dead. Kill the Indian in him, and save the man.”
– Richard H. Pratt, 1892
Which of the following federal actions does this excerpt support?
the continuation of the Indian Wars
the passage of the Homestead Act
the establishment of the Reservation System
the creation of Native American boarding schools
the creation of Native American boarding schools
500
What was one reason the United States industrialized so rapidly in the 1800s?
The United States was a vast area of free trade.
Companies in the United States paid higher wages.
The United States government financially supported industries.
The United States used tariffs more effectively than other countries.
The United States was a vast area of free trade.
500
This controversial event in Chicago (1886) resulted in seven police and four protester fatalities. It also greatly discredited the union movement.
Wrigley Riot
Pullman Strike
Haymarket Riot
Homestead Strike
Haymarket Riot