Practice Questions

1. Practice Questions Civil War, Reconstruction, Westward Expansion, Immigration, Industrialism

2. Which of the following was an advantage the North had over the South? a. more experienced generals b. military support from Britain c. more money to spend on war d. full support of all its citizens 1

3. The Emancipation Proclamation freed • 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. 2

4. The Freedmen’s Bureau succeeded 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. 4

5. Southern state governments restricted the rights of former slaves by • a. passing black codes. • b. holding constitutional conventions. • c. refusing to pay war debts. • d. refusing to pass the Thirteenth Amendment. 5

6. Which was a major success of 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 6

7. The 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. 7

8. Reconstruction 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. 8

9. In 1870, thanks to the Fifteenth Amendment, 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. 9

10. Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as • a. captains of industry. • b. philanthropists. • c. robber barons. • d. anarchists. 10

11. The goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act 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. 11

12. According to the theory of Social Darwinism, the government should • a. stay out of the affairs of business. • b. protect the rights of workers. • c. raise taxes on the rich. • d. outlaw trusts and cartels. 12

13. Economists call periods of boom and bust • a. a recovery. • b. economies of scale. • c. a recession. • d. the business cycle. 13

14. How did industrial growth affect the distribution of wealth in the United States? • a. All Americans enjoyed a higher standard of living. • b. The income gap between farmers and factory workers widened. • c. Wealth was concentrated in the hands of a few industrialists. • d. The income gap between rich and poor grew smaller. 15

15. Which one of the following is a 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. 16

16. The challenges and hardships of those who settled the Great Plains led them to • a. desire isolation from their neighbors. • b. rely on the government for aid. • c. depend on help from each other. • d. abandon the West. 17

17. What was one key requirement that applicants had to meet to receive 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. 18

18. What drew many new immigrants 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 19

19. By the 1890s, immigration patterns had shifted dramatically, with most immigrants now coming from • a. northern European countries. • b. southern and eastern European countries. • c. Mexico and Central America. • d. China and Japan. 20

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21. Which of the following was an advantage the North had over the South? a. more experienced generals b. military support from Britain c. more money to spend on war d. full support of all its citizens 1

22. The Emancipation Proclamation freed • 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. 2

23. The Freedmen’s Bureau succeeded 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. 4

24. Southern state governments restricted the rights of former slaves by • a. passing black codes. • b. holding constitutional conventions. • c. refusing to pay war debts. • d. refusing to pass the Thirteenth Amendment. 5

25. Which was a major success of 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 6

26. The 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. 7

27. Reconstruction 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. 8

28. In 1870, thanks to the Fifteenth Amendment, 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. 9

29. Critics of powerful industrialists referred to them as • a. captains of industry. • b. philanthropists. • c. robber barons. • d. anarchists. 10

30. The goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act 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. 11

31. According to the theory of Social Darwinism, the government should • a. stay out of the affairs of business. • b. protect the rights of workers. • c. raise taxes on the rich. • d. outlaw trusts and cartels. 12

32. Economists call periods of boom and bust • a. a recovery. • b. economies of scale. • c. a recession. • d. the business cycle. 13

33. How did industrial growth affect the distribution of wealth in the United States? • a. All Americans enjoyed a higher standard of living. • b. The income gap between farmers and factory workers widened. • c. Wealth was concentrated in the hands of a few industrialists. • d. The income gap between rich and poor grew smaller. 15

34. Which one of the following is a 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. 16

35. The challenges and hardships of those who settled the Great Plains led them to • a. desire isolation from their neighbors. • b. rely on the government for aid. • c. depend on help from each other. • d. abandon the West. 17

36. What was one key requirement that applicants had to meet to receive 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. 18

37. What drew many new immigrants 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 19

38. By the 1890s, immigration patterns had shifted dramatically, with most immigrants now coming from • a. northern European countries. • b. southern and eastern European countries. • c. Mexico and Central America. • d. China and Japan. 20