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11th
grade
SSUSH.8 - SSUSH.11 Monroe Doctrine through Progressive Era
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which statement most accurately describes the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson?
Johnson was impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, but the impeachment was motivated by personal conflicts with senators.
Johnson was impeached for violating the Office of Tenure Act, but the impeachment was motivated by conflict with Congress over Reconstruction.
Johnson was impeach for failing to upload the Civil Rights Act, but the impeachment was motivated by his sympathy for former Confederates.
Johnson was impeached for publicly defaming Congress, but the impeachment was motivated by his opposition to Congressional Reconstruction.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Under which president did the United States gain the territory labeled the Mexican Cession?
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Martin Van Buren
- 3. Multiple Choice
Second. That the Writ of Habeas Corpus is suspended in respect to all persons arrested, or who are now, or hereafter during the rebellion shall be, imprisoned in any fort, camp, arsenal, military prison, or other place of confinement by any military authority of by the sentence or any Court Martial or Military Commission.
Which President made the proclamation?
James Madison
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was the goal of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust?
to shield his children's inheritance from estate taxes
to create a monopoly, thereby controlling oil prices and distribution
to support small oil distributors
to create environment regulations for the oil industry
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why were labor unions formed by workers in the United States in the late 1800's?
To gain investors in order to start their own factories
to convince consumers to buy manufactured goods
to improve working conditions and obtain higher wages
to create more job opportunities for women and children
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a primary goal of President Abraham Lincoln at the outset of the Civil War?
to abolish slavery in both the Union and Confederate states
to restore the Confederate states to the Union
the punish the Confederate states for secession
to prevent slavery from spreading to western territories
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Confederate bombardment of which fort on April 12-13, 1861, marked the beginning of the American Civil War?
Fort Pickens
Fort Sumter
Fort McHenry
Fort Donelson
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following geographic features gave the North an advantage over the South during the Civil War?
dry and moderate climate
advanced railroad system and a large network of waterways
dense forests and flat terrain
control over the major Atlantic Ports
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following BEST describes what occurred during the Industrial Revolution that helped people migration west open and operate successful businesses?
the development of large cities in the region, which allowed businesses to pay workers very low wages because of the high level of competition for jobs at their factories
the establishment of a trade agreement between the government and Mexico, which allowed Mexico to purchase products from these new businesses for low prices
the establishment of peace treaties between the government and American Indian tribes, which prevented any conflict that could harm the new businesses.
the development of railroads and canals, which could be used to ship products to Northern and Southern states, and to ship important farm products and other goods back out West.
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