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1. The Kansas-Nebraska Act, marshaled by Stephen Douglas through
Congress, did what?
A. Re-established popular sovereignty for new territories, which
repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed slavery to exist in
all new territories based on vote of the people of that territory.
This caused a bloody feud in Kansas.
B. Made Kansas a slave state and Nebraska a free state thus putting
the question of the expansion of slavery in the territories on hold.
C. Established the Missouri Compromise Which prohibited the expansion
of slavery north of 36 30' latitude.
D. Did not receive any opposition from the citizens of the United
States because it established popular sovereignty in all new territories;
in essence this allowed slavery to exist in any of them.
2. The first seven states to secede from the Union did so because:
A. They believed that the election results were unfair and demanded
a recall of the election results.
B. The government refused to recognize the South's right to own
slaves and to bring them into the territories.
C. They were convinced that the incoming Lincoln administration
would destroy the existing power structures throughout, the South,
abolish slavery, and raise both landless poor whites and blacks
to positions of economic and social equality.
D. The South did not secede because Congress managed to settle the
differences between the two regions.
3. The Mexican American War did which of the following?
A. It added about 33 percent to the landmass of the United States,
which created the question: Should slavery exist in the new territories?
B. Caused outrage from Southern citizens by the United States loss
in the war and resentment to the U.S. government's policies toward
Mexico. Southern resentment about Mexico drove the nation to War.
C. Caused disunion amongst the nation in which the North supported
the war and the South condemned it.
D. Left the United States open to attack by other nations because
of the weaknesses shown during the war.
4. The formation of the Republican party helped push the United
States into a Civil War because:
A. The party stood on a platform, which prohibited the expansion
of slavery into the territories, which Southerners wanted. This
created a geographical split between the North and the South.
B. It opposed the Roman Catholic immigrants, while supporting Protestants
and their southern industrial interests.
C. They divided the United States between the West and the East
based on the tariff.
D. It brought pro-slavery men from the former Whig party and other
smaller parties to run against the Democratic Party.
5. The North's surrender of Fort Sumter by Major Robert Anderson
to the Confederates caused what kind of reaction in the North?
A. The Northern people agreed that Fort Sumter belonged to the South
and did not have sour feelings for it.
B. The Northern people answered Lincoln's call for troops and called
for vengeance for the Southern attack on Fort Sumter.
C. The Northern people saw it as an outrage and demanded that congress
open diplomatic talks with the Confederate States.
D. The Northern people did not receive word of the attack on Fort
Sumter because of the governments desire to keep it quiet.
6. Abraham Lincoln won the Presidential election of 1860 because:
A. The Democratic Party split between Stephen Douglas and John C.
Breckinridge.
B. Lincoln won the support of the African American race because
of his role in the Civil War.
C. Lincoln won a greater number of Electoral College votes than
any of the other candidates combined.
D. The whole nation supported Lincoln.
7. In the case Dred Scott v. Sandford the United States Supreme
Court opinion written by Chief Justice Taney stated that:
A. African Americans were not citizens of the United States, and
therefore they could not sue in federal courts under the diversity-of-citizenship
clause of the Constitution. The Court also stated that the Missouri
Compromise was unconstitutional and that Scott was never free despite
moving to free territory.
B. Dred Scott was free because he had lived in the free state of
Illinois and the free territory of Minnesota.
C. Dred Scott did have the right to sue in federal courts but remained
a slave because he lived in the free state of Illinois and a free
territory, but then returned to Missouri, which was a slave state.
The Court stated that Scott was under the jurisdiction of Missouri
Law and it considered him a slave.
D. The Court said it could not decide on the case because Scott
did not have a right to sue under the constitution and answered
none of the other questions presented to the Court.
8. What did Southern States pass after the Civil War to keep the
African American race in a state similar to slavery:
A. The 14th Amendment
B. Wade-Davis Bill
C. Black Codes
D. Ku Klux Klan Act
9. President Johnson's plan for reconstruction differed from that
of congress in what way?
A. It provided stricter restrictions for states re-entering the
Union.
B. It was more lenient on the Southern states that wanted to enter
the Union.
C. President Johnson and Congress had the same plan for reconstruction.
D. He did not have a plan and intended to follow Congresses plan.
10. The New American industrial system changed rural society in
what way?
A. It created a stronger desire to have a rural yeoman lifestyle.
B. Made rural areas more popular to live in due to the overpopulation
of cities.
C. It made the idea of a family farm based on diversified production
obsolete and caused a migration of workers from rural areas to the
cities.
D. It changed the Jeffersonian idea that people should desire to
own land and farm it.
11. The Populist Party tried to help the American worker in what
way?
A. The Populist support of the gold standard helped secure more
backing for the U.S. dollar.
B. The Populist created a better work environment for urban wage
earners along with passing legislation to help farmers earn profits.
C. The Populist tried to squash unions because they restricted the
rights of the worker and promoted the rights of big business.
D. It tried to unite white people against all other races to stop
racial competition for jobs.
12. Which reason can explain why the United States entered WWI?
A. A Revolution in Russia, which replaced the monarchy with a democratic
form of government.
B. The British Navy seizure of American goods headed to Germany,
which caused starvation in Germany.
C. The German practice of unrestricted submarine warfare, which
destroyed many British vessels with citizens on them.
D. The Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor.
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