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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat colony did France found along the St. Lawrence River in 1608 for the purpose of establishing and protecting a successful fur trade?JamestownQuebecPlymouthNew Orleans
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIn Which of the following states was slavery legal in 1860?OhioNew YorkNorth CarolinaVermont
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat would supporters of popular sovereignty have MOST LIKELY felt about the Dred Scott Case and the Kansas-Nebraska Act?They would have been supportive of both because the Court's decision meant that states could reject slavery if enough people voted against it, while the Kansas-Nebraska Act maintained balance by admitting one state as free and the other as a slave state.They would have opposed the Dred Scott decision because it meant that a person could not be deprived of property (a Slave) even if a state's citizens voted against slavery; however they would have supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act because it instituted popular sovereignty.They would have opposed both because together, the two abolished slavery without ever allowing citizens the right to vote on the issue.They would have supported the Dred Scott decision because it allowed citizens to decide for themselves whether or not their state would have slaves, but they would have opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act because it showed favoritism toward free states.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIn order to achieve their goal of annexing territories rich in raw materials and natural resources, the Japanese had to first eliminate the threat of the United States' Pacific Fleet. This reality led toan invasion of the Philippinesthe use of kamikaze pilotsthe decision to bomb Pearl HarborJapan's decision to use the atomic bomb
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe purpose of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" was toroot out Communism in the federal governmentend poverty in the United Statesslow down the pace of civil rights in the South.win support for the war in Vietnam
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIncreased U.S. industrialization in the years following the Civil War led torapid population growth in urban areasincreased reliance on agriculture as the foundation of the U.S. economy.fewer immigrants arriving in the United States.less call for reforms from pogressives
- 7. Multiple ChoiceBenjamin Franklin's ability to rise from the status of a poor candlemaker's son to a respected member of the colonial upper class and a man of great wealth is an example ofsocial mobilitynatural rightsthe plantation systemthe Enlightenment
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect did the end of Reconstruction have on African Americans?It presented them with more opportunities because it meant the end of racist policiesIt resulted in greater opportunities for education, the chance to hold political office, and the revival of the African American church.It led to oppression because southern states had more sovereignty and used it to implement things like Jim Crow laws, literacy tests, and poll taxes.It meant the loss of political influence because it made the Republicans more powerful and most African Americans were Democrates.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe House of Burgesses was significant in the history of Virginia because itwas the first place tobacco was soldwas where Powhatan and the leaders of Jamestown signed a historic treaty.was the first representative body of government in the British coloniesestablished Jamestown as an official colony.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich statements is TRUE regarding the Treaty of Versailles?It was Germany's official surrender and divided the country in half between the democracies of the West and the Soviet Union.It was a treaty that ended World War I and basically returned conditions to what they were before the war.it ended WWI and imposed harsh conditions on Germany.It was never signed because Adolf Hitler came to power and plunged the world right back into war.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAfter WWII, the United States implemented what was known as the Marshall Plan. The purpose of this plan was tosupply West Berlin with much needed supplies, despite the Soviets' decision to block access to the city.provide European nations with the money they needed to rebuild after WWII, in order to prevent the spread of Communist ideasprevent Communists from taking over countries in Southeast Asia.provide returning U.S. soldiers with jobs, homes, and educational opportunities as they returned from the war.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat reaction did MOST leaders and businessmen in New York have to the Erie Canal?They were upset because the canal would inevitably lead to other cities drawing business away from New YorkThey were thrilled because the canal would benefit New York and give it access to new marketsThey were angered because the canal was controlled by the British until 1900They did not care because the Erie Canal was built in Virginia and therefore had little impact on New York.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe Red Scare led toViolent conflicts on Native American reservationsthe end of the Cold Warratification of the Thirteenth Amendment.increased restrictions on immigration
- 14. Multiple ChoiceSputnik concerned leaders in the United States becuaseIt was an agreement between the USSR and Cuba that placed nuclear missiles within ninety miles of the United States.it was a Soviet satelite that signaled that the United States was far behind the Soviets in the space race.it was a submarine that U.S. Ships were defenseless againstIt was a bomb ten times more powerful that the atomic bomb dropped on Japan
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following made Franklin Roosevelt an appealing candidate for president in 1932He was a RepublicanHe was new to politics and therefore seen as trustworthyHe trusted laissez-faire capitalism to cure the nation's woe.He promised to take government action to deal with the depression
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following presidents would have DISAGREED the most concerning the role of government?Barry Goldwater & Ronald ReaganJimmy Carter & Bill ClintonFranklin Roosevelt & Lyndon JohnsonRonald Reagan & Lyndon Johnson
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following effects did the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson have on U.S.society?It affirmed segregation laws as constitutionalIt granted women the right to voteit ended segregation in public placesIt made abortion legal throughout the United States
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA poor family living in the Appalachian mountains of north Georgia in 1934 would have benefited MOST from theGreat MigrationTennessee Valley AuthorityWagner ActTruman Doctrine
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWorld War I affected African Americans in which of the following ways?Blacks were finally accepted as equal to whites because so many African Americans fought in the warBlacks and whites served side-by--side in integrated army units, after Congress struck down segregation in the militaryMany African Americans migrated from the South to northern and western urban area, in search of work and better way of lifeMost African Americans emigrated back to Africa, to avoid fighting for a country they felt treated them unjustly.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy did many U.S. businessmen in the late 1800s who favored imperialism consider the Pacific to be so important?They feared the Japanese were planning an attack and wanted to strike firstThey could not compete in markets on the other side of the Atlantic and saw nations across the Pacific as their last hopeThey wanted access to the foreign markets of China and Southeast AsiaWar with Hawaii meant that the United States needed to establish military bases close to the islands
- 21. Multiple ChoiceFranklin Roosevelt's domestic program for addressing the Great Depression that featured deficit spending and which was often criticized as either too little or socialism was calledthe first hundred daysthe Fair Dealthe New Dealthe court-packing scheme
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA good campaign strategy for Jimmy Carter in 1980 would have been to focus onthe Camp David Accordsthe Iran Hostage Crisisthe state of the economySALT II
- 23. Multiple ChoiceBuffalo Soldiers were African American soldiers who fought for the U.S. Armyagainst the Confederacyin the western territoriesin Europe during WWI.in the Philippines
- 24. Multiple ChoiceJoseph McCarthy's efforts and HUAC were both examples ofhow Communism had infiltrated the government after WWII.Congress' attempts to stamp out Communism in government in the 1940s and 50s.Southern Democrats' unwillingness to support civil rightsthe need to build interstate highways after WWII
- 25. Multiple ChoiceSomeone who supported John C. Calhoun and backed the state of South Carolina during the Nullification Crisis MOST LIKELY supporteda strong central governmentstates' rightsthe Union during the Civil WarAbraham Lincoln in the election of 1860
- 26. Multiple ChoiceUpton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, and Jane Addams can all be described asmuckrakersnativistsprogressivesimperialists
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following did Presidents Ford, Carter and Reagan have in commonThey were all Republicans who had to strive to rebuild the public trust after WatergateThey each served as president during the last two decades of the Cold WarThey each rejected Detente in favor of tougher stances with the Soviet UnionThey each played major roles in a new conservative movement in U. S. politics
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe war with Mexico was, in large part, inspired bythe Nullification CrisisThe Compromise of 1850the Emancipation Proclamationmanifest desting
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat did presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson all have in commonThey were all concerned about Castro in CubaThey each were president at different periods of the Vietnam conflictThey each were very concerned about the spread of CommunismThey were each Democrats who strongly favored civil right
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThis Supreme Court decision declared that a woman had privacy rights in the 4th amendment to get an abortion.Baker v. CarrRegents of California v. BakkeMiranda v. ArizonaRoe v. Wade
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich Civil Rights organization began and remained non-violent in its strategies?SCLCSNCCCOREBlack Panthers
- 32. Multiple ChoiceTactic used by SNCC in which students sit at lunch counters in the south in diners that were white only until they were served or arrested?Freedom RidesSit-insBus BoycottsHunger Strikes
- 33. Multiple ChoiceInterest group created in 1966 to promote equal rights and opportunities for women.UFWNOWNAACPTVA
- 34. Multiple ChoiceFounder and creator of the National Organization for Women.Ida TarbellRachel CarsonBetty FriedanJane Addams
- 35. Multiple ChoiceFounder of the United Farm Workers (UFW) that used non-violent methods to get labor laws passed for Hispanic farm workers.William GarrisonJefferson DavisUpton SinclairCesar Chavez
- 36. Multiple ChoiceCesar Chavez, as a tactic, organized a boycott onPublic BusesCalifornia Table GrapesImported FruitsFast Food Diners
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThis individual started the modern Environmental Movement.Rachel CarsonJane AddamsIda TarbellBetty Friedan
- 38. Multiple ChoiceRachel Carson wrote this book protesting the use of chemicals (DDT) in farming.The JungleHow the Other Half LivesSilent SpringGrapes of Wrath
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThis day was set aside in 1970 to raise awareness of environmental issues.Earth DayD-DayArbor DayPresidents Day
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement would a member of the women's movement have MOST DISAGREED with?"There is no reason why women should not be allowed to serve in combat as part of the U.S. military""Women are fulfilled by being good wives and mothers, but husbands need to show more appreciation for what their wives do""If a woman does not want to get married, that's fine. If she does, that's fine too. What's important is that she is not defined by whether or not she's a 'good wife'""The idea that women should refrain from being sexually active before marriage while men run around 'sowing their wild oats' is a ridiculous and outdated way to think
- 41. Multiple ChoiceRachel Carson is credited with inspiring the modernenvironmentalist movementwomen's movementmigrant workers' movementantiwar movement
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThis candidate winning the Republican nomination in 1964 indicated a rise in the modern conservative movement.Jimmy CarterGeorge W. H. BushBarry GoldwaterGerald Ford
- 43. Multiple ChoiceA migrant worker in the 1960s would have been MOST loyal toCesar ChavezRachel CarsonDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Barry Goldwater
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following two people would have had the LEAST in common?Al Gore and Rachel CarsonDr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert KennedyBarry Goldwater and Earl WarrenJackie Robinson and James Meredith
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWho would have been MOST supportive fo Justice Earl Warren?a conservative who believes the Supreme Court should not get involved in social issuesan activist who wants the government to use its influence to affect changea segregationistsomeone who believed in personal rights and opposed government intervention
- 46. Multiple ChoiceU.S. society during the 1960s can BEST be described ascalm, reserved, and traditionalfull of unrest, divisions, and social transformation.unpatriotic and favoring Communisma time in which free speech was suppressed and political authority was unquestioned
- 47. Multiple ChoiceUnder Johnson's domestic programs, a lower-income, elderly person would benefit MOST from which of the following?Job CorpsHead StartVISTAMedicare
- 48. Multiple ChoiceThe term "Great Society" refers toKennedy's domestic programsJohnson's domestic programsU.S. foreign policy during the '60sthe U.S. after it won the war on poverty
- 49. Multiple ChoiceKennedy and Johnson's attitudes towards civil rights can BEST be described assupportivethey opposed civil rightsindifferentsuspicious
- 50. Multiple ChoiceThe Supreme Court's ruling in the Miranda case officially established thatMexican immigrants must be treated equally to whiteslaw enforcement officials must have a warrant before conducting a searchanyone arrested of a crime must be informed of their right to an attorney and their right to not incriminate themselvesthe government must provide lawyers for criminal defendants who cannot afford to hire their own
- 51. Multiple ChoiceIn 1968, televised riots here left many Americans wondering if the U.S. could continue to tolerate dissent.Kent State UniversityDemocratic National ConventionDallas, TexasAtlanta, Georgia
- 52. Multiple ChoiceSenior citizens could receive better health care under this Great Society program?Head StartJob CorpsSocial SecurityMedicare
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhich program was a declaration of war on poverty made by President Lyndon Johnson?New DealGreat SocietyReaganomicsTrickle Down
- 54. Multiple ChoiceThis person was running for president in 1968 when he was assassinated?Martin Luther King, Jr.John F. KennedyRobert KennedyBarry Goldwater
- 55. Multiple ChoiceThis event caused riots in over 100 cities across the U.S. but persuaded Congress to pass the Civil Rights Acts of 1968.Great SocietyMLK,Jr. assassinationMedicareDemocratic National Convention
- 56. Multiple ChoiceThis event gave Lyndon Johnson political capital to force the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through Congress?Tet OffensiveJFK assassinationKent State incidentSputnik
- 57. Multiple ChoiceThis court case resulted in police being mandated to read criminal suspects their rights before being interrogated?Marbury v. MadisonMiranda v. ArizonaGideon v. WainwrightBakke v. Regents of California
- 58. Multiple Choice"In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." WHO?Dwight EisenhowerJohn F. KennedyGeorge C. WallaceHarry Truman
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