US Hist Qt 1

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Which of the following officially ended the Revolutionary War and set the boundaries of the new nation? - Treaty of Paris - Olive Branch Petition - Treaty of Versailles - New Jersey Plan

Treaty of Paris

Which is the best word to describe Lincoln's original plan for Reconstruction, which Johnson largely followed? - lenient - unfair - vindictive - harsh

lenient

What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800's? - fire safety standards - new methods of making steel - cheap electric power - the invention of the elevator

new methods of making steel

Which of the following does NOT describe the battle of Gettysburg? - a devastating defeat for the Confederates - the North battled the South - a battle with heavy casualties on both sides - the battle that cut the Confederacy in two

the battle that cut the Confederacy in two

The result of Shay's Rebellion was to demonstrate that - individual states had too much power. - the government could function effectively in a time of crisis, - citizens will always protest new taxes. - the government was unable to resolve many of the national problems, in particular, increased state taxes

the government was unable to resolve many of the national problems, in particular, increased state taxes

Under popular sovereignty, who would decide whether slavery would be allowed in a territory? the residents of the territory the president the Senate the House of Representatives

the residents of the territory

Choose ALL that apply. Which of the following describes what the Emancipation Proclamation declares? - It declares that slaves should not have equal rights. - It declares freedom of the slaves. - It declares that slaves are allowed to join the armed forces. - It declares slaves rights to be paid decently for working.

- It declares freedom of the slaves. - It declares that slaves are allowed to join the armed forces. - It declares slaves rights to be paid decently for working.

Choose ALL that apply. What was the goal of the Ku Klux Klan? - To support the right of African Americans to vote. - To throw out Reconstruction governments. - To destroy the Republican Party. - To prevent African Americans from exercising their political rights.

- To throw out Reconstruction governments. - To destroy the Republican Party. - To prevent African Americans from exercising their political rights.

Select ALL that apply. Why did immigrants tend to group together in cities? - to pool their money to build churches and synagogues - for support and access to jobs - to speak their own language - to practice their customs and religions together

- to pool their money to build churches and synagogues - for support and access to jobs - to speak their own language - to practice their customs and religions together

Select ALL that apply. Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel industry by doing which of the following? - underselling his competitors. - buying out his competitors. - buying out his suppliers. - cutting the quality of his products.

- underselling his competitors. - buying out his competitors. - buying out his suppliers.

What was the Bessemer Process? - A technique of injecting air into molten iron to remove carbon to create steel. - A method of converting electrical energy into mechanical energy. - A method of converting bamboo in light bulb filament. - It changed the nature of business and created new jobs for women.

A technique of injecting air into molten iron to remove carbon to create steel.

Who was named the first secretary of the treasury by George Washington? - Henry Knox - Thomas Jefferson - John Jay - Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Reconstruction Act of 1867? - All African-American families would receive 40 acres and a mule. - The South would be divided into military districts. - Southern states had to give African Americans the right to vote. - Southern states had to pass the Fourteenth Amendment.

All African-American families would receive 40 acres and a mule.

Which group largely supported adding a bill of rights to the constitution? - small states - Federalists - large states - Antifederalists

Antifederalists

During which event did the first fighting between redcoats and minutemen occur? - Battle of Lexington - Boston Massacre - Battle of Bunker Hill - Battle of Monmouth

Battle of Lexington

What did the Supreme Court declare in the "Dred Scott" decision? - Slave owners could not travel through free territory with slaves. - Being in free territory automatically made a slave free. - Being in free territory did not make a slave free. - Slave owners could not move into free territory with slaves.

Being in free territory did not make a slave free.

Who led Tammany Hall in defrauding New York City when building the New York County Courthouse?

Boss Tweed

Which event was a direct result of the Compromise of 1850? - Slavery was ended in Washington, D.C. - The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. - Violence broke out in Kansas. - California was admitted as a free state.

California was admitted as a free state.

Which European country supported the American colonies during the Revolutionary War? - Spain. - Italy. - France. - Germany.

France

The XYZ Affair damaged the relationship between the United States and which other country? - Mexico - France - Canada - England

France

How did Edwin L. Drake help industry to get larger quantities of oil? - He convinced the railroads to transport it for free. - He used cheap labor to take oil to different locations. - He used a steam engine to extract oil from beneath the Earth's surface. - He used a power boat to transport along the river.

He used a steam engine to extract oil from beneath the Earth's surface.

Which action showed that President Andrew Johnson did not support greater rights for African Americans in the South? - He supported a Reconstruction plan similar to President Lincoln's plan. - He vetoed the Freemen's Bureau Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1866. - He fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in 1868. - He allowed many high-ranking Confederates to vote without swearing allegiance to the United States.

He vetoed the Freemen's Bureau Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

What did the 13th Amendment change? - That no one could be stopped from voting. - The rights of African Americans to vote. - It abolished slavery completely in the United States. - None of these are correct.

It abolished slavery completely in the United States.

What was an important effect of the Emancipation Proclamation? - It immediately freed Southern slaves. - It kept Great Britain out of the war. - It united the Republican Party. - It gave a moral purpose to the war by turning a struggle into a fight to free the slaves.

It gave a moral purpose to the war by turning a struggle into a fight to free the slaves.

Why is the battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War? - It cut the Confederacy in two. - It convinced the Confederacy to surrender. - It made the South give up the idea of invading the North. - It marked the first Union victory on the battlefield.

It made the South give up the idea of invading the North.

Why was Pullman, Illinois, an unusual town? - It was built by a company to house its workers. - It specialized in a regional product. - It had one main industry. - It owned its prosperity to the railroads.

It was built by a company to house its workers.

Whose concepts did Jefferson draw upon as he drafted the Declaration of Independence? - Marquis de Lafayette's - Samuel Adams' - John Locke's - Benjamin Franklin's

John Locke's

Tammany Hall was the name of a:

New York City political machine

Who used the power of the presidency to clean up the New York Customs House but was unable to get support from Congress for civil service reform? - Benjamin Harrison - Rutherford B. Hayes - Chester A. Arthur - Grover Cleveland

Rutherford B. Hayes

What message is the cartoonist sending by portraying the monopolists as larger in size than the senators? - The monopolists have more power to influence the government. - The monopolists work harder. - The monopolists voice the concerns of the people more effectively. - The monopolists represent the majority of the population.

The monopolists have more power to influence the government.

Who wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense arguing that the time had come for American independence? - General Thomas Gage - Samuel Adams - Thomas Paine - John Locke

Thomas Paine

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in order to appease the Antifederalists' concern over individual rights.

appease the Antifederalists' concern over individual rights.

The Pendleton Civil Service Act required cities to provide services such as - clean water to their residents. - government workers to renounce all party loyalties. - applicants for government jobs to pass examinations. - native-born Americans to treat immigrants with courtesy.

applicants for government jobs to pass examinations.

An example of patronage would be:

appointing a friend to a political position

Which of the following resulted from the investigation of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire? - changes in local labor laws for women and children. - the adoption of equal wages for men and women - the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act. - the imprisonment of company officials.

changes in local labor laws for women and children.

What is the name of the system that maintains the separation of powers among the branches of the Federal Government? - reserved powers - two-house Congress - delegated powers - checks and balances

checks and balances

Which of the following issues prompted the assassination of President Garfield? - kickbacks - civil service reform - tariffs - immigration

civil service reform

The Judiciary Act of 1789 allowed state court decisions to be appealed to a federal court when - it created three executive departments. - it helped federal laws remain the supreme law of the land. - constitutional issues were raised. - it created federal circuit and federal district courts.

constitutional issues were raised.

The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to - create segregated classrooms. - stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the United States. - decrease Chinese immigration. - settle a disagreement between China and the United States.

decrease Chinese immigration.

Which was NOT part of the Union's three part plan to conquer the South? - split the Confederacy in two - draft freed slaves to fight for the Union - capture the Confederate capital - blockade Southern ports

draft freed slaves to fight for the Union

Which time zone had the largest concentration of railways in 1890?

eastern

Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage? - the accumulation of wealth - Industrialization - hard work - government regulation

government regulation

The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called:

graft

Alexander Graham Bell - first successfully used a steam engine. - opened the way for worldwide communication with the telephone. - made a fortune in steel and donated most of his profits. - created trusts and was criticized as a robber baron.

opened the way for worldwide communication with the telephone.

Which of the following does not describe a typical supporter of a political machine? - opposed to immigration - urban - factory worker - poor

opposed to immigration

The Sherman Antitrust Act - encouraged the establishment of large-scale businesses. - was supported by millionaire industrialists. - outlawed the formation of trusts that interfered with free trade. - was used by labor unions to fight for workers' rights.

outlawed the formation of trusts that interfered with free trade. outlawed the formation of trusts that interfered with free trade.

Thomas Alva Edison + invented the typewriter. - organized coal miners, their wives, and children to fight for better working conditions. - developed a cheap and effective manufacturing process for making steel. - perfected the incandescent light bulb, created an electrical power system, and organized electrical power plants.

perfected the incandescent light bulb, created an electrical power system, and organized electrical power plants.

Who organized the Industrial Workers of the World? - female workers in the dressmaking trade - railroad workers, both skilled and unskilled - African-American workers, both skilled and unskilled - radical unionists and socialists

radical unionists and socialists

The use of standardized time and time zones was introduced in order to benefit railroad companies and train travelers.

railroad companies and train travelers.

Which of the following is an example of graft? - using a cartoon to illustrate political fraud - saying a project cost more than it did and keeping the difference for yourself - choosing your friends for political offices - using the threat of force to get people to vote for a particular candidate

saying a project cost more than it did and keeping the difference for yourself

The main purpose of the company known as Crédit Mobilier was to steal railroad money for its shareholders.

steal railroad money for its shareholders

Colonial opposition to the Stamp Act was stronger than opposition to the Sugar Act because - merchants feared reduced profits. - the Sugar Act actually reduced the tax on molasses. - the Stamp Act included a tax on newspapers. - the Stamp Act affected colonists directly

the Stamp Act affected colonists directly.

Which of the following abolished slavery? - the Compromise of 1850 - the Emancipation Proclamation - the Gettysburg Address - the Thirteenth Amendment

the Thirteenth Amendment

Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800's? - they were socialists - they were part of management - they were workers used to break strikes - they were federal troops

they were workers used to break strikes

What was the aim of "total war" as practiced by Union generals Grant and Sherman? - to wage war in every part of the South - to break the Southern people's will to fight - to gather allies from different countries - to use the most lethal weapons available

to break the Southern people's will to fight

What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act? - to build new railroads - to lower excessive railroad rates - to increase the power of railroads - to destroy the railroad industry

to lower excessive railroad rates

When the Civil War began, what was Abraham Lincoln's main goal? - to restore the Union - to punish the South - to bring an end to the war - to instate women's rights

to restore the Union

What is the main purpose of patronage? - to reward one's supporters - to increase government funds - to avoid concentrating power in one individual or group - to increase government efficiency

to reward one's supporters

What was John Brown's aim at Harper's Ferry? - to keep pro-slavery settlers out of Kansas - to challenge Abraham Lincoln in a presidential debate - to help fugitive slaves reach freedom in the North - to seize a federal arsenal and start a widespread slave uprising

to seize a federal arsenal and start a widespread slave uprising

What did Christopher Sholes invent? - steel - Dr. Scholls inserts - safer and less expensive electricity - typewriter

typewriter


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