US Hist Qt 1
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
