Final Exam ReviewFinal Exam Review

differences between north and differences between north and southsouth

Which of the following was Which of the following was an advantage the North had an advantage the North had

over the South?over the South?

a.a. more experienced generalsmore experienced generals

b.b. military support from Britainmilitary support from Britain

c.c. more money to spend on warmore money to spend on war

d.d. full support of all its citizensfull support of all its citizens

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• what was fugitive slave act and its impact

• why did states secede

Event that starts the war…Event that starts the war…

• A) South fires on Fort Sumter

• B) Lincoln Assassinated

• C) Gold discovered in California

• D) Supreme Court hands down Dred Scott decision

The Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation freedfreed

• a. all enslaved people living in the United States.

• b. enslaved people living in areas controlled by the Confederacy.

• c. enslaved people living in the Union states.

• d. enslaved people living in the territories.

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Turning Points of the Civil War!Turning Points of the Civil War!

• A) Shiloh and Antietam

• B) Lincoln’s Assassination

• C) Gettysburg and Vicksburg

• D) March to the Sea

The Freedmen’s Bureau The Freedmen’s Bureau succeeded insucceeded in

• a. redistributing formerly white-owned land to black southerners.

• b. keeping ex-Confederate supporters out of office.

• c. providing clothing, medical care, food, and education to many freed people.

• d. electing African Americans to southern state governments.

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Officially Ended SlaveryOfficially Ended Slavery

• A) 12th amendment

• B) 13th amendment

• C) 14th amendment

• D) 15th amendment

• what was 14th amendment

Southern state governments Southern state governments restricted the rights of former restricted the rights of former

slaves byslaves by

• a. passing black codes.

• b. holding constitutional conventions.

• c. refusing to pay war debts.

• d. refusing to pass the Thirteenth Amendment.

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• Describe three conditions during and after reconstruction that denied “freedpeoples” their equal rights.

Which was a major success of Which was a major success of Reconstruction in the South?Reconstruction in the South?

• a. an end to racist government policies

• b. the transformation into an industrialized, urban region

• c. the creation of a public school system

• d. an end to tensions between the South and the North

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The Reconstruction Act of 1867The Reconstruction Act of 1867

• a. closed the South to Democrats.

• b. closed the South to scalawags.

• c. put the South under military rule.

• d. gave voting rights to all Southerners.

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The Supreme Court case of Plessy The Supreme Court case of Plessy vs Ferguson is important becausevs Ferguson is important because

a) It outlawed lynching.

b) It ended Reconstruction

c) It declared that poll taxes were illegal.

d) It ruled that segregation was constitutional.

Reconstruction came to end whenReconstruction came to end when

• a. the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified.

• b. federal troops were removed from the South.

• c. President Johnson was impeached.

• d. the Freedmen’s Bureau was dismantled.

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In 1870, thanks to the Fifteenth In 1870, thanks to the Fifteenth Amendment, southern black menAmendment, southern black men

• a. voted for the first time.

• b. took charge of the Senate.

• c. received free government land.

• d. produced their own Reconstruction plan.

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Critics of powerful industrialists Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them asreferred to them as

• a. captains of industry.

• b. philanthropists.

• c. robber barons.

• d. anarchists.

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• what was the impact of the explosion in new inventions on American business

• What was the effect of industrialization on the lives of children?

The goal of the Sherman Antitrust The goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act was toAct was to

• a. encourage industries to form cartels.

• b. promote fair industrial competition.

• c. place higher taxes on business profits.

• d. encourage the growth of business monopolies.

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Which one of the following is a Which one of the following is a lingering myth about the West?lingering myth about the West?

• a. It was settled by a variety of races.

• b. Settlers were nearly all white males.

• c. Settlers nearly destroyed Native American peoples.

• d. Western settlement damaged the environment.

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The challenges and hardships of The challenges and hardships of settling the Great Plains led settlers settling the Great Plains led settlers

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• a. desire isolation from their neighbors.

• b. rely on the government for aid.

• c. depend on help from each other.

• d. abandon the West.

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A Native American Victory in a A Native American Victory in a series of defeats…series of defeats…

• A) Battle of Wounded Knee

• B) Battle of Little Big Horn

• C) Battle of Sand Creek

• D) Battle of Red River

• what did it mean to “assimilate” native americans

Opportunities for profit in the cattle industry developed after the Civil

War largely because

A. meat-packing companies moved to the West.B. the Native Americans depended mainly on buffalo.C. growing cities of the North provided markets for meat.D. mining did not compete with ranching.

What was one key requirement that What was one key requirement that applicants had to meet to receive applicants had to meet to receive land under the Homestead Act?land under the Homestead Act?

• a. They had to live on the land all year long.

• b. They had to farm the land for five years in a row.

• c. They had to file a claim with a bank.

• d. They had to wheel portable cabins from plot to plot.

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Legislation that led to the breakup Legislation that led to the breakup of Indian Reservationsof Indian Reservations

a) The Dawes Act

b) The Great Sioux Treaty

c) The Battle of Little Big Horn

d) The Emancipation Proclamation

What drew many new immigrants What drew many new immigrants to the West?to the West?

• a. the opportunity to learn new languages

• b. the climate on the plains

• c. “land-grant” colleges

• d. cheap land and new jobs

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• What pulled or pushed people west

ethnic diversity in the United States because of immigration often leads

to

A. increased social tension.B. a decrease in urban populations.C. increased religious tolerance.D. an extended economic decline.

By the 1890s, immigration patterns By the 1890s, immigration patterns had shifted dramatically, with most had shifted dramatically, with most

immigrants now coming fromimmigrants now coming from

• a. northern European countries.

• b. southern and eastern European countries.

• c. Mexico and Central America.

• d. China and Japan.

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A Young Man who immigrated A Young Man who immigrated temporarily to return home latertemporarily to return home later

• A) Joe Plumber

• B) Coalmine Canary

• C) Bird of Passage

• D) Work Horse

Where did European immigrants Where did European immigrants often settle in the United States?often settle in the United States?

• a. in western railroad towns

• b. in their ports of entry

• c. in the South

• d. near lakes

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• Describe reasons people are “pushed” to move somewhere else and reasons that “pull” people to move somewhere else.

• What did the statue of liberty mean to immigrants

Growth of the CitiesGrowth of the Cities

• A) Ruralization

• B) Urbanization

• C) Pluralization

• D) Homoginization

• what problems were present in American life during the late 1800s and early what reforms were created to address these issues

• how and why did the United States acquired territory.

• positive results of American Imperialism and negative results of American Imperialism.

• why did the United States entered World War I.

• how did American women help the war effort?

• Compared to life at the turn of the century, women’s lives changed dramatically in the twenties. Describe several of the new “freedoms” women enjoyed in the 1920s.

• Explain why the American government felt it necessary to establish limits on the number of immigrants entering the United States in the 1920s.

ANSWERS!ANSWERS!

Which of the following was Which of the following was an advantage the North had an advantage the North had

over the South?over the South?

c.c. more money to spend on warmore money to spend on war

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The Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation freedfreed

• b. enslaved people living in areas controlled by the Confederacy.

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During the early part of the war, During the early part of the war, Lincoln’s main goal was toLincoln’s main goal was to

• b. preserve the Union.

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The Freedmen’s Bureau The Freedmen’s Bureau succeeded insucceeded in

• c. providing clothing, medical care, food, and education to many freed people.

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Southern state governments Southern state governments restricted the rights of former restricted the rights of former

slaves byslaves by

• a. passing black codes.

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Which was a major success of Which was a major success of Reconstruction in the South?Reconstruction in the South?

• c. the creation of a public school system

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The Reconstruction Act of 1867The Reconstruction Act of 1867

• c. put the South under military rule.

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Reconstruction came to end whenReconstruction came to end when

• b. federal troops were removed from the South.

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In 1870, thanks to the Fifteenth In 1870, thanks to the Fifteenth Amendment, southern black menAmendment, southern black men

• a. voted for the first time.

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Critics of powerful industrialists Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them asreferred to them as

• c. robber barons.

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The goal of the Sherman Antitrust The goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act was toAct was to

• b. promote fair industrial competition.

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According to the theory of According to the theory of Social Social DarwinismDarwinism, the government should, the government should

• a. stay out of the affairs of business.

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Economists call periods of boom Economists call periods of boom and bustand bust

• d. the business cycle.

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How did industrial growth affect the How did industrial growth affect the distribution of wealth in the United distribution of wealth in the United

States?States?

• c. Wealth was concentrated in the hands of a few industrialists.

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Without the Bessemer process, Without the Bessemer process, Americans might not have been Americans might not have been

able to createable to create

• d. the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Many agreements between Native Many agreements between Native Americans and the federal Americans and the federal

government fell apart becausegovernment fell apart because

• a. Native Americans and settlers had differing concepts of land ownership.

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Which one of the following is a Which one of the following is a lingering myth about the West?lingering myth about the West?

• b. Settlers were nearly all white males.

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The challenges and hardships of The challenges and hardships of settling the Great Plains led settlers settling the Great Plains led settlers

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• c. depend on help from each other.

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Most African American Exodusters Most African American Exodusters migrated west to migrated west to

• b. escape racial violence in the South.

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What was one key requirement that What was one key requirement that applicants had to meet to receive applicants had to meet to receive land under the Homestead Act?land under the Homestead Act?

• b. They had to farm the land for five years in a row.

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What drew many new immigrants What drew many new immigrants to the West?to the West?

• d. cheap land and new jobs

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As American settlers moved west in As American settlers moved west in search of land, many Native search of land, many Native

American nationsAmerican nations

• d. were weakened or destroyed.

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By the 1890s, immigration patterns By the 1890s, immigration patterns had shifted dramatically, with most had shifted dramatically, with most

immigrants now coming fromimmigrants now coming from

• b. southern and eastern European countries.

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One of the reasons that political One of the reasons that political machines gained power in the late machines gained power in the late

1800s was that they1800s was that they

• c. provided jobs and other help for immigrants.

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Where did European immigrants Where did European immigrants often settle in the United States?often settle in the United States?

• b. in their ports of entry

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Which of the following best Which of the following best characterizes urban areas by the characterizes urban areas by the

early 1900s?early 1900s?

• a. slums and tenements

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Which of the following resulted from Which of the following resulted from rapid urbanization?rapid urbanization?

• d. a widening gap between rich and poor

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Prohibition groups saw a link Prohibition groups saw a link between drinking andbetween drinking and

• b. lower public morals.

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In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Courtthe Supreme Court

• b. established the “separate-but-equal” doctrine, upholding segregation.

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During the late 1800s and early During the late 1800s and early 1900s, what segment of American 1900s, what segment of American society was most likely to attend society was most likely to attend

college?college?

• a. wealthy white men

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How did southern states keep How did southern states keep African Americans from gaining African Americans from gaining

political power?political power?

• c. voting restrictions

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Which event led to the Spanish-Which event led to the Spanish-American War?American War?

• a. Cubans rebelled against Spanish rule.

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Why was the Open Door Policy Why was the Open Door Policy important to the United States?important to the United States?

• b. It gave the United States access to millions of consumers in China.

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The United States followed a policy The United States followed a policy of expansionism in the late 1800s of expansionism in the late 1800s

becausebecause

• d. the nation sought more markets for its goods.

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As a result of the Spanish-As a result of the Spanish-American War,American War,

• a. Puerto Rico became an unincorporated territory of the United States.

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Under imperialism, the stronger Under imperialism, the stronger nation attempts tonation attempts to

• a. dominate a weaker country.

• b. sell its products to a weaker country.

• c. create an empire.

• d. all of the above.

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Americans sided with the Cuban Americans sided with the Cuban rebels against Spain as a result ofrebels against Spain as a result of

• d. yellow journalism.

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President Roosevelt’s Progressive President Roosevelt’s Progressive record included all the following record included all the following

exceptexcept

• d. establishment of the Federal Reserve System.

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Progressivism was halted byProgressivism was halted by

• b. World War I.

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Which belief was held by most Which belief was held by most Progressives?Progressives?

• a. The government should be more accountable to its citizens.

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Journalists known as muckrakers Journalists known as muckrakers worked atworked at

• b. exposing political and business corruption.

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One way reformers hoped to end One way reformers hoped to end corruption in government was tocorruption in government was to

• b. give voters more direct say in lawmaking.

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The progressive movement The progressive movement focused mainly on the problems offocused mainly on the problems of

• b. urban residents.

• .

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Many Americans became more Many Americans became more supportive of suffrage as a result ofsupportive of suffrage as a result of

• a. women’s activities in World War I.

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Which event sparked World War I?Which event sparked World War I?

• d. the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne

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Which was true of African Which was true of African Americans during World War I?Americans during World War I?

• d. African American troops were segregated and rarely allowed to fight.

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Which best describes the Great Which best describes the Great Migration?Migration?

• b. the movement of African Americans to northern cities

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Under the terms of the Sussex Under the terms of the Sussex pledge, the German government pledge, the German government

promised thatpromised that• c. German U-boats would warn ships

before attacking.

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The Selective Service Act was a The Selective Service Act was a means ofmeans of

• c. drafting young men for the military forces.

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After Vladimir Lenin seized control After Vladimir Lenin seized control of Russia in 1917,of Russia in 1917,

• d. Russia withdrew from the war.

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The death toll from World War I The death toll from World War I waswas

• c. extraordinarily high.

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The Sedition Act made it illegal toThe Sedition Act made it illegal to

• c. discuss anything negative about the government, the Constitution, the army, or the navy.

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Under the terms of the peace Under the terms of the peace treaty, Germany had totreaty, Germany had to

• b. pay reparations to the Allies.

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One result of Prohibition during the One result of Prohibition during the 1920s was1920s was

• c. the rise of organized crime.

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How did life change for American How did life change for American women in the 1920s?women in the 1920s?

• a. Many women felt freer to experiment with bolder styles and manners.

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African Americans migrated north African Americans migrated north in the early 1900s mainly because in the early 1900s mainly because

ofof

• c. an industrial boom.

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Clubs in the Harlem district of New Clubs in the Harlem district of New York City were among the hottest York City were among the hottest

places to listen toplaces to listen to

• c. jazz.

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What legal right was at issue in the What legal right was at issue in the Scopes trial?Scopes trial?

• d. the right to teach evolution in schools

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One group that suffered One group that suffered economically during the 1920s was economically during the 1920s was

thethe• b. farmers.

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Key features of Republican Key features of Republican administrations of the 1920s administrations of the 1920s

includedincluded

• b. isolationism and laissez-faire business policy.

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The Red Scare was a response toThe Red Scare was a response to

• c. the Russian Revolution.

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The economy grew in the 1920s as The economy grew in the 1920s as consumersconsumers

• d. began to buy goods on credit.

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Many Americans believed that Many Americans believed that Sacco and Vanzetti were executed Sacco and Vanzetti were executed

because they werebecause they were

• d. immigrants with radical beliefs during the Red Scare.

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Generally, the 1920s were marked Generally, the 1920s were marked byby

• b. rising stock prices.

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Despite the prosperity of the 1920s, Despite the prosperity of the 1920s, life remained hard for many life remained hard for many

• a. farmers and factory workers.

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Throughout most of the 1920s, Throughout most of the 1920s, Americans were generallyAmericans were generally

• b. confident that business would bring continued prosperity.

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Not long after Black Tuesday, the Not long after Black Tuesday, the stock market crash was affectingstock market crash was affecting

• c. millions of Americans, many of whom had never owned stocks.

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The Crash led toThe Crash led to

• d. unemployment for millions of workers.

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