SSUSH.8 - SSUSH.11 Monroe Doctrine through Progressive Era

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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

45 sec

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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

2 mins

1 pt

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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