SIUE History 200 Quiz Questions Review (Midterm 1)
How did the Fourteenth Amendment change American governance? a.Made slavery illegal in all American states b.Asserted the federal government's power to enforce the Bill of Rights over the authority of the states c.Abolished vagrancy laws in the South d.Divided the U.S. South into five military zones to ensure the creation of fair state governments
B. Asserted the federal government's power to enforce the Bill of Rights over the authority of the states.
Which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson's policy of peaceable coercion? a.Using impressments to increase the size of the American navy b.Attempt to use a trade embargo to force Europeans to respect American neutrality c.Creating alliances with European powers to stop Napoleon d.Attack on the Federalist Party from Republican newspapers
B. Attempt to use a trade embargo to force Europeans to respect American neutrality
Germans settled in an area of the country known as the German Triangle. The triangle included all three of these cities EXCEPT a.Milwaukee b.Detroit c.Cincinnati d.St. Louis
B. Detroit
Seminole Indians were aided by what group during the Second Seminole War? a.Cherokee Indians b.Free blacks and escaped slaves c.Spanish royal forces d.British merchants
B. Free blacks and escaped slaves
What was the primary purpose of the Hartford Convention? a.Create foreign alliances that would assist the United States in the War of 1812 b.Gather leaders of the Federalist Party to propose changes to the U.S. Constitution c.Determine how to stop Tecumseh and his allies d.Propose an end to the expansion of slavery
B. Gather leaders of the Federalist Party to propose changes to the U.S. Constitution
Which of the following had the greatest impact on the spread ofslavery? a.Haitian Revolution b.Invention of the cotton gin c.Growth of the American textile industry d.Louisiana Purchase
B. Invention of the cotton gin
Which of the following nations experienced the most successful American filibustering endeavor? a.Cuba b.Nicaragua c.Mexico d.Belize
B. Nicaragua
The nativist "Know-Nothing Party," also known as the American Party, was strongest in what region? a.The South b.Northern cities c.Midwestern rural communities d.Mississippi River Valley
B. Northern cities
The Compromise of 1877 did which of the following? a.Gave the presidency to Samuel J. Tilden b.Promised the removal of federal troops from the South c.Lost the White House for the Republican Party d.Solved problems of voter fraud in Virginia and Texas
B. Promised the removal of federal troops from the South
What was the most common labor pattern in postbellum cotton agriculture? a.Wage labor b.Sharecropping c.Apprenticeships d.Chattel slavery
B. Sharecropping
All of the following were contributing causes of the War of 1812 EXCEPT a.British policy of impressment b.Success of the Embargo of 1807 c.American fears of Britain encouraging Indian uprisings d.Political influence ofthe War Hawks
B. Success of the Embargo of 1807
Which of the following came first? a.Women organized petition writing campaigns b.Women began forming antislavery societies c.Questions over the role of women activists divided the World Antislavery Convention d.Women held the Seneca Falls Convention
B. Women began forming antislavery societies
Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephen's influential "Cornerstone Speech" declared that the cornerstone of the Confederacy rests _________________. a."upon the bedrock of Constitutional liberty" b."upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery... is his natural and normal condition" c."upon the divine will of a loving and all-powerful god, who promises deliverance and strength to all his faithful children" d."upon the power and terrifying might of the Confederate Army"
B."upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery... is his natural and normal condition"
Black men made up what percent of the Union army? a.2% b.5% c.10% d.22%
C. 10%
By 1860, cotton exports made up ____ of all American exports. a.19% b.33% c.60% d.90%
C. 60%
The Civil war resulted in approximately how many deaths? a.200,000 b.600,000 c.750,000 d.1.5 million
C. 750,000
Why didn't the United States immediately annex Texas? a.The U.S. feared that doing so would provoke a war with Mexico, as Mexico never fully acknowledged Texas independence b.Concerns about the imbalance of adding a large slave state c.Both because of concerns regarding war with Mexico and imbalance of adding a large slave state d.The United States did annex Texas as soon as the Revolution was completed
C. Both because of concerns regarding war with Mexico and imbalance of adding a large slave state
What was the goal of the Anaconda Plan? a.Capture the Confederate capital of Richmond b.Isolate the wealthy port cities of Texas c.Cut off access to coastal ports and inland waterways d.Target civilians to destroy the will of southern resistance
C. Cut off access to coastal ports and inland waterways
What proved to be the most deadly aspect of the Civil War? a.New rifle technology b.Explosive grapeshot c.Disease d.Suicide
C. Disease
Why did the Ku Klux Klan attack Allen Huggins? a.He was a former slave who tried to buy his master's land at auction b.He was accused of trying to rape a white girl c.He was a white sheriff and tax collector who supported freedpeople's civil rights d.He was a black minister who had organized a voting campaign in Mississippi
C. He was a white sheriff and tax collector who supported freed peoples' civil rights
Why did women's rights leaders oppose the Fourteenth Amendment? a.Women's rights leaders tended to oppose anything that enhanced the power of the federal government over the power of the states b.Had no mention of gender c. It introduced the word "male" into the Constitution for the first time d.Most women's right leaders opposed granting equal rights to African Americans, and the FourteenthAmendment promised to do that
C. It introduced the word "male" into the Constiution for the first time
The Erie Canal connected industry and consumers in the east with what group? a.Southern planters b.Canadian fur traders c.Midwestern farmers d.New England fishers
C. Midwestern farmers
What is the term for the early American belief that women were essential in nurturing the principles of liberty in the citizenry? a.Cult of domesticity b.Victorian morality c.Republican motherhood d.American feminism
C. Republican Motherhood
What was the most consequential result of the Dred Scott decision? a.Slavery was abolished in Kansas b.The Fugitive Slave Act was repealed c.Ruled that black Americans could not be citizens d.Overturned the Compromise of 1850
C. Ruled that black Americans could not be citizens
General William T. Sherman's Special Field Order No. 15 was intended to do which of the following? a.Destroy railroads in Georgia to weaken the Confederate war effort b.Create voting rights for African Americans in temporary Union southern legislatures c.Set aside land in Georgia and South Carolina as homesteads for freed people d.None of the above
C. Set aside land in Georgia and South Carolina as homesteads for freed people
Thomas Jefferson, in Notes on the State of Virginia, argued for polygenesis. What is polygenesis? a.The belief that environmental changes would lead to changes in race b.The belief in a universal equality of all human nature c.The belief that African descended peoples were created separately from European descended peoples d.The belief in the inevitability of race war and the extinction of weaker races
C. The belief that African descended peoples were created separately from European descended peoples
In a world of racialized violence and dominance, southern society sought to protect the sexual purity of ________. a.Black women b.Black men c.White women d.White men
C. White women
Female activists used which of the following expectations of gender to justify social activism? a.Women were expected to produce wages for the purpose of family stability, and slavery drove wages down b.Women were some of the most vocal supporters of manifest destiny and many feared that slave holders were consuming too much land in the West c.Women were expected to be the moral caretakers of the home and therefore it was their duty to speak out on moral issues d.Most teachers were women; therefore women were understood to be more educated than men. Because of this education, women spoke with authority on social issues
C. Women were expected to be the moral caretakers of the home and therefore It was their duty to speak out on moral issues
Which of the following numbers is closest to the number of enslaved people living in the South in 1860? a.50,000 b.400,000 c.2 million d.4 million
D. 4 million
How did the Second Great Awakening promote "spiritual egalitarianism?" a.Occasionally providing women with opportunities to openly express themselves and participate in spiritual communities b.Expressing equal concern for white and black people's spiritual salvation c.Flouting the codes of self-restraint prescribed by upper-class elites d.All of the above
D. All of the above
The Monroe Doctrine was created partially as a response to which of the following international threats? a.Incursions from the Russians in the northwest portions of the North American continent b.Fears of a Spanish reconquest of South America c.Concerns over British abolitionists in the Caribbean d.All of the above
D. All of the above
The idea of Manifest Destiny meant which of the following? a.The strength of American values and institutions justified moral claims to leadership b.Lands on the North American continent west of the Mississippi River (and later into the Caribbean) were destined for political and agricultural improvement c.God and the Constitution ordained an irrepressible destiny to accomplish redemption and democratization d.All of the above
D. All of the above
Tribal nations west of the Mississippi blended traditional cultural practices, including common land systems, with western practices including which of the following? a.Constitutional governments b.Public schools c.Slavery d.All of the above
D. All of the above
Which of the following statements describes the process of emancipation? a.African Americans took action into their own hands and forced the Union to create a policy b.The First Confiscation Act provided the roots of emancipation, as Congress empowered military leaders to provide freedom to enslaved persons c.The Thirteenth Amendment declared that slavery was illegal in all American territory d.All the above
D. All of the above
Why did Andrew Jackson, and most Americans, support Indian Removal? a.Give white farmers access to fertile soil b.Make it easier for Indians to convert to Christianity c.Freeing up land for mining d.All of the above
D. All of the above
All the following southern following crops required cities to facilitate export, marketing, and/or storage EXCEPT: a.Cotton b.Rice c.Wheat d.All these crops required cities for export, marketing, and/or storage
D. All these crops required cities for export, marketing, and/or storage
Which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson's relationship with the American military? a.He created a large expansive navy to defeat pirates b.He expanded the army to defend against Indian attack c.He used the military as a symbol of American patriotism d.He distrusted the military and dramatically cut its budget and manpower
D. He distrusted the military and dramatically cut its budget and manpower
Why did the Republican Party nominate Abraham Lincoln for the presidency? a.He had the most experience b.No other qualified candidates wanted the job because the nation was so divided c.He had gained great fame by defeating Stephen Douglas in Illinois d.He was less polarizing than the other candidates
D. He was less polarizing than the other candidates
What was the most significant change in the American economy as a result of the Civil War? a.Reduction of tariffs and a rise in free trade b.Temporary abolition of the income tax c.Massive boosts in cotton production d.Increased presence of the federal government in the economy
D. Increased presence of the federal government in the economy
Tecumseh ultimately built alliances that stretched from Canada to Georgia, but from where did he launch this movement? a.Delaware b.Pennsylvania c.New York d.Indiana
D. Indiana
What was the specific spark that ignited the Mexican-American War? a.The United States annexed Texas and Mexico invaded b.The United States withdrew its ambassador from Mexico and Mexico invaded c.America soldiers invaded Mexico in hopes of forcing the sale of California d.Mexican cavalrymen attacked U.S. soldiers in the disputed territory of the Nueces Strip
D. Mexican cavalrymen attacked U.S. soldiers in the disputed territory of the Nueces Strip
What was Mexico's position on slavery immediately prior to the Texas Revolution? a.Protecting slavery was a major cause of the Mexican Independence movement, so the Mexican government adopted a number of laws to protect and expand slaveholding b.The Mexican government protected slavery and imprisoned abolitionists c.There were hardly any slaves in Mexico, but it remained legal and rare through the 1850s d.Mexico abolished slavery in 1829
D. Mexico abolished slavery in 1829
All of the following are true about the Haitian Revolt (or Revolution) EXCEPT a.Many slaveholding refugees brought their slaves to the United States b.Free and enslaved black Americans used the Revolution as inspiration in their freedom struggle c.The Haitian Revolution terrified white slave owners d.Napoleon's support proved essential in the success of the Haitian Revolution
D. Napoleon's support proved essential in the success of the Haitian Revolution
All of the following are true about the political consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act EXCEPT: a.Motivated the creation of the Republican Party b.Energized a new generation of politicians, including Abraham Lincoln c.Led to a miniature war in Kansas d.Resulted in Senator Andrew Butler being beaten on the floor of the Senate
D. Resulted in Senator Andrew Butler being beaten on the floor of the Senate
What was the key issue that divided the Democratic Party in 1860? a.Western land policy b.Tariffs c.Constitutional theory d.Slavery
D. Slavery
How did the Missouri state legislature answer the question of whether African Americans could have citizenship? a.They asserted their ability to deny African Americans citizenship. b.Missouri's state constitution banned black migrants, so all African Americans in the state were enslaved c.Wealthy African Americans in Missouri who met a strict property requirement were granted the rights of citizenship d.All men in Missouri, regardless of race, were granted the rights of citizenship
A. They asserted their ability to deny African Americans citizenship
What was the initial purpose of the legal status of incorporation? a.To fund projects for the public good b.To aid the development of American merchants in relation to their European competitors c.To form the Second Bank of the United States d.To help workers as they tried to form unions
A. To fund projects for the public good
This battle was the first major battle on Union soil and remains the bloodiest single day in American history: a.Gettysburg b.Antietam c.Manassas d.Vicksburg
A. Antietam
The majority of black Union soldiers had ___________. a.Been born enslaved b.Had been born free in northern cities c.Collaborated with radical abolitionists on the Underground Railroad d.None of the above
A. Been born enslaved
When did Reconstruction begin? a.Before the war ended b.With Lee's surrender at Appomattox c.After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln d.When the radical Republicans seized control of Congress
A. Before the war ended
What was the primary consequence of the War of 1812? a.Boost in American nationalism b.Addition of western territory c.Collapse of the Bank of the United States d.Defeat of the Republican Party
A. Boost in American nationalism
Black delegates actively participated in revising the state constitutions of southern states. In addition to election reform, what other major accomplishment did these delegates achieve? a.Established public school systems b.Forming racially integrated mental asylums c.Reinstated an important tariff on Egyptian cotton d.Created hundreds of new racially integrated churches
A. Established Public School Systems
Women on both sides of the war contributed to the conflict by performing all of the following EXCEPT a.Filling shortages of men by serving in state legislatures b.Spying on the enemy c.Nursing wounded or ill soldiers d.Dressing as men and fighting in battles
A. Filling shortages of men by serving in state legislatures
All of the following events contributed to the sectional crisis, but which of these events occurred first? a.Haitian Revolution b.Kansas-Nebraska Act c.Missouri Crisis d.Raid on Harper's Ferry
A. Haitian Revolution
The Depression of 1873 began when a prominent business declared bankruptcy. What was the name of that company? a.Jay Cooke and Company b.Wells Fargo c.Bank of the United States d.B & O Railroad
A. Jay Cooke and Company
Most northern abolition laws _________________ a.Only promised to liberate future children born to an enslaved mother b.Only promised to free women currently enslaved c.Only promised to free elderly slaves d.Only promised to transfer slaves to lifelong indentured servitude
A. Only promised to liberate future children born to an enslaved mother
In the decades before the Civil War, between one-fifth and one-third of all slave marriages were broken up via _________. a.Sale or forced migration b.Divorce or separation c.Masters requiring remarriage to different partners d.Murder
A. Sale or forced migration
What was the "cult of true womanhood?" a.Social standards that emphasized piety, purity, domesticity, and submissiveness b.An idea that challenged the notion of separate spheres c.A radical religious group that advocated spiritual equality and sexual abstinence d.A widely read poem that explained the role of women in a democratic society
A. Social standards that emphasized piety, purity, domesticity, and submissiveness
What is the "Play-off System"? a.The ability of Native Americans to manipulate rivalries between European powers for theirown advantage b.A pan-Indian resistance movement inspired by one prophet's religious vision c.A trading policy between Native Americans that exchanged weapons for furs d.The practice of using metaphorical language in speeches
A. The ability of Native Americans to manipulate rivalries between European powers for theirown advantage
How did the market revolution change the nature of the American family? a.The domestic sphere increasingly signified a family's class status b.Educated, wealthy women began to entire the workforce c.Americans began to value the idea of childhood less d.Divorce became more common
A. The domestic sphere increasingly signified a family's class status
